Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-04

II know of the great sorrow that
Mrs. Kingsley has gone through" con-
tinued the specialist. 80 can speak
freely. You sent q telegram telling
him that the girl he was engaged to
marry few years ago was dead. The,
news Of her death is the cause OF his
mortal insanity" u. Il!
Mortal! DO you really mean mortal.
doctor?''
! Then just In the same cold. matter
of-fact manner that the doctor In
Montreal had told me that the little
singer. Of the GroSvenor Concert was
doomed. the director OF the insane
asylum said:
HE win not HIVE eight days. I am
going to tell Maitre Marcadian 50 that
The can prepare Mime. Kingsley. We
must be very careful. am Nine.
Kingsley's medical advisor and know
that the shock might be very serious
for her."
Then he said to me IN confid entail
tone 80 as not to be overheard;
TT Is a cardiac case. and We must
be very careful. From the time that
her fatherin-law was numbered BY
that stranger whom you adopted we
have been twice at the point Of losing
her. She might live for years, or she
might be taken on at any moment"
i MY heart seemed to stop beating
at the doctors brutal confidence. but
he had not time to see the paIfor which
came over my face. Marcadian and
Evelyne Joined us at the end Of the
passage, and we stood before Cell
No. 10.
II think said the alienist, "that 1t
Is better for me to go In alone with
Mr.. Douglass first.
Evelyne agreed, and she and her UNI
Gle remained outside. I must admit
that my heart beat quickly az passed
Through the padded door. William was
seated on the edge Of the couch. How
he had altered! His thin face and his
strangely glittering eyes gave me q
shock He raised hls thin hand to his
forehead as II to chase away The clouds
which obscured his thoughts. He was
sitting IN the same attitude that g.
. had whenaI first saw him. There was
the same prostration, the same delu-
siye look. recalled his dangerous
Lombroso theory Of mental derange-
lments, which were so current but
visible only to those who we're experts
Ion the deases OF the brain. and here
was the sanity expert before my eyes,
not Stimulating madness like Polydore,
but the victim OF an irremediable
Ilunacy.
He looked at me with q strange ex.
preston. There was curiosity mingled
4 with anguish IN his look. Then SUD
! denly his face broke into . smile He
made feint Of saluting me military
fashion.
J said the doctor.
! He shook his head and replied:
my father has never been my
friend"
He recognized me, then, thought.
Then the poor fellow said In stern
voice:
"What have you come to do here.
Addison Kingsley? Do you wish to kill
nv mother or my sweetheart Lucie7
I will protect them both."
And he pressed against him two
dolls which he had carefully dressed
in silk fnery. He fondled them and
rocked them In his arms with tender
words.
.Do not be afraid, mother Do not
be afraid. Lucie, my darling. 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 10 the
first time he has not spoken IN anger.
| He went to the door and made
sign to Marcadian and Evelyne to
come In.
Evelyne had only taken two steps
in the cell when the poor maniac
jumped up quickly from his couch TO
which he was fastened with leather
straps which held him like reins. He
stretched his arms out toward Eve
Ilyne and cried in q piercing voice:
"Lucie! Lucie! My darling! You
have cn,ne at last. have waited 30
long for you.
Eyelyne turned away her head.
l passed my arm around her Ten
derby.
Get US go,T I said. "Come away,
Evelyne. dear" !.
/ Irecalled the time when had carried
her trembling body in my arms the
day she visited -. thought she
would lean ON me now, but she turned
and walked, with head erect, beside me
down the long passage, her proud
young face wearing a look OF profound
sadness -,
We thanked the director OF the asy-
lum and went back to the automobile.
which stood at the entrance gate OF
the grounds.
Again / thought OF Kingsley. won
dered if,he had seen poor William to-
day Il his vengeance would have given
him the happiness that he thought
Then / thought Of William In the
full strength Of his intelligence. !
Thought OF the day when he had hired
1.-The risky little dog and English dog
cart from the Rue de Paris and drove
me over to Bry to visit the scnlptor's
home.
| I had an intense wish to visit my
little home again. It was an irresis-
| tible desire which took hold OF me sud-
denly. For a moment tried to con-