The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-10-19

psiistactictiS ne was NOT q cnafitaSts
man.
And no reason was ever given for
this generosity on Mrs. Lawrenc's
party?"
None but her interest in the fam
lily. his was only one of her many
charities
1 paused for a moments thought.
After all. there was nothing peculiar
about 1t. Mrs. Lawrence would ma
turally be Interested in u family whom
h had known so well, and who had
suddenly been reduced to such des-
perate straits.
DID you ever hear any explanation
of Harriet Kingdoms Madness" l
asked at last.
None but tina of heredity-and
that is an explanation i made to my
self. I'm pretty sure that no one here
except her sister and Mrs. Lawrence
knew that she had been at Blooming
dale"
Mrs. Lawrence knew it, them"
"Oh, yes; it was from her l learned
the story. She came to me for advice
a few months after Harriet Kingdom
had been brought home. 1 don't him
she was ever wholly cured. She a
slight relapses from time to time, and
it was during zone of these. rather
more violent than usual, that Mrs.
Lawrence came to me l made an X
cuse for going to see her. But | saw
#nc-rssson-fcr advising that: hs
sent to an asylum. / did advise, how
ever, that a specialist be brought
down from New York to look at her,
and Mrs. Lawrence did this. He also
advised against the asylum; he said
that rest, and quiet, and freedom from
worry would in time, afford perna-
nent relief. She certainly grew bet
ter as time went on, and, though she
was always somewhat peculiar, / have
re eraTInl her q c whnilN ont nf DANCER.
of relapse, for several years past"
And yet" l objected, barking back,
"heredity OF itself would hardly be suf-
ficient explanation. There must have
been something to induce insanity
some shock or grave trouble
Yes, I agree with you there. | have
a theory, Mr.. Lester, which some
served greatly to strengthen. You re-
member, o remarked that a recur-
renee of insanity would be very likely
If the circumstances attending it We're
related in any way to the original
cause. My theory is that this man
cause of her insanity-that he'd
wronged her"
Yes" l agreed; 'yes-and yet, how
explain his presence here? If he'd
wronged her, he'd hardly seek her
again.
Il don't know; there are queer depths
in human nature. Unfortunately, / see
no way OF proving the theory ]eitiler
right or w~rong-,of putting it to the
test; not. at Least, uutil Lick Kingdom
RECEIVERS and chooses to speak"
Il think 1 can pat it to the test I
said, III youll permit me TO lay ii be-
fore q friend. i must tell yoa. though.
that he's n reporter. and IL the theory
proves to be the right "ne. he'l use it
L see no objection % that said Or.
Schuyler. after Il moments thought;
provided, or course, that ne DOESN'T
use it unless it's fully proved"
And whether it groves right or
wrong, I should like to lulow."
You shall, at the first moment. And,
by the way l added, you We're speak
cot. There lis II rather remarkable
portrait belonging to the Kingdoms
whiGh has her name in the corner
Yes; I'VE seen it,"
Did she really paint it?"
oh, l think there's no doub of
that"
Did she paint anything else?'
"Eae painted three O. four crude por-
traits for people here in town, but
| they've long since been banislled to the
/ garret-where they belong. She had
talent, but she lacked training"
B.. Eot4t lifLCi SSls> nv SUNBEAM W. l. Sall-
Il DON'T know why. Is the portrait a
good one?"
ut isn't a portrait-it's rather ar
impression of her. AS an impression,
it's very good"
He opened his mouth as though to
say something more, then thought bet
ter of it.
You haven't told me yet" he ad-
ded. as 1 rose to go. whether you've
heard anything more from Miss Law
renee. Today's tragedy has so far out
done yesterdays that l nearly forgot
to ask you"
Il believe she's u in m%id-ocean
now L said, and relating briefly the
incident of the telegram and Burr Cur
tiss's starting in pursuit. He'll meet
her at Liverpool" l concluded, and
they can fight out their battle there"
Yes" he nodded. God grant they
find it not too bitter
Godfrey was awaiting me at the ho-
tel, and l told him in detail OF DR..
Schuyler's revelation. pointing out at
the same tilne-not without some
obvious e&ultation-how. at a breath,
it overthrew his deliberately developed
theory.
well. We're all liable to make mis-
takes at times" he said good humour-
edly. Now that were on the RIGHT
track, l don't think therell be much
difficulty In working the whole thing
out"
"Drs Schuyler hopes your be able
10, and so do Though l don't see just
how you're going to do it,"
ooh. I think III be able to dc !t
you see, we've got a starting point now.
But I'll have to go to New York. Won't
you come along?"
l was tempted.
How long will it take?" l asked.
MOI over three or four hours. You
ought to get to bed by midnight, and
you can come down in the morning for
the inquest"
l saw that he wanted me; the
temptation was too strong to be re-
sisted.
An hour later we were in the Office
of the Bloomingdale asylum.
1T was abou 20 years & that Miss
Kingdom was admitted" said Godfrey
to the chief physician, whose interest
he had enlisted, and VINO had been busy
getting out the records, land she re-
NAMED here about a year before she
was discharged as cured"
There oughtn't to be any trouble
finding it." said the chief. In fact,
there ought to be u ~volumnious record
OF a case like that. Let me see-King-
don-Kingdon,' and he ran his finger
down an index. NO, don't see it