The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-11-01
L'HOMME SANS FIGURE
1.-THE MAN WITHOUTA FACE

! death is the cause of his mortal in
sanity"
Mortal! Do you really mean mortal.
doctor?"
Then, just in the same cold, matter-of-
Iact manner that the doctor in Montreal
had told me that the little singer OF the
GfoSFenor Concert was doomed, the di-
rector OF the insane asylum said:
lie VIII not i've eight days / am go
ing 10 tell MaitTe Marcadian so that he
can prepare Nine. kingsley. We must
be very careful ] am Nine. kingsleys
medical advisor, and / know that the
sIocN might be very serious for her"
Then he said 10 me IN a confidential
tone SO as not 10 be overheard:
II is cardiac case, ana we must be
very careful From the time Inat her
iather-in-law was murdered by that
stranger whom you ADOPTED we ave
! been twice at the point Of losing her.
She might live FOR years or she might
! be taken of at any moment
Ny heart seemed 10 stop beating AT
the doctors brutal confidence, but he
! had not time TO see the pallor which
came over my face, Marcadian and
ENelyne Joined US at the end Of the
passage, and we stood before cell No.
Il think" said the aIienist, that it
Is better for me 10 go in alone with
Mr.. Douglass first"
Evelyne agreed, and she and her un-
Gle remained outside, I must admit
that my heart beat quickly, as 1
passed through the paQOeO door. VIII
liam was seated on the edge Of the
couch. How he had altered His thin
face and his strangely glltteTing eyes
gave me a shock He raised his thin
hand TO his forehead as If 10 chase
away the clouds which obScured his
thoughts He was sitting in the same
attitude that L had when 1 first
saw him. There was the same pros
tratiOr, the same deluSiVe look. / re-
called his dangerous LON broso theory
or mental arrangements, which were
50 current but visible only to those
VINO were experts on the diseases or
the brain, and here was the sanity eX-
pert before my eyes, not Stimulating
madness Ike POlvdOre. but the victim
Of an irremedia bic lunacy.
He looked al me with a strange ex-
preston. There was curiosity mingled
with anguish in his look Their sud
denly his face broke into a smile. He
made feint OF salutinS me military
fashion.
zone Of your friends. William" said
the doctor
He shook his head and replied:
My father has never been my
He recognized me. then. I thought.
Then the poor fellow said in stern
voice:
What have you come to do here. Ad-
olson Kingsley DO you wish 70 kill my
mother or my sweetheart LucieG I viii
protect them both"
And he pressed against him two dolls
which he had carefully dressed in silk
tinery- He fondled them and rocked
them in his arms with tender words
DO not be afraid. mother. Do not be
afraid, Lucie, my darling. 7 have YOU
both. and no one shall hurt you now" !
he said. And he covered the dolls faces !
with soft kisses
HE takes YOU for Mr.. Kingsley now
said the doctor. This is the first time
he has not spoken in anger"
He went to the door and made a sign
TO MarCa5ian and Evelyue 70 come in.
Evelyne had only taken two steps in !
the cell when the poor maniac jumped |
up quickly from his couch 20 which he
was fastened with leather straps which ]
held him like Teins. He stretched his /
arms out toward Evelyne and cried In |
a piercing voice:
The Continuation OF This story VIII /
Be Found In Tomorrow
Issue of The Times.