Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-28

uSheu Den ilOiHstcr Ut sUclal butH-
ering.
"Yes. What about herr"
Though she has never been mar
ried. she is known as Mrs. Warbur-
ton"
Indeed" | remarked. looking at her
again. There was nothing In her ap-
pcarnncc to indicate scandal. On
the contrary. there was that to refute
one. at cannot be used reproachfu.
ly?"
Certainly not. She applies It TO
herself" replied HOLSTER.
"iIow do you know all this?" !
asked
"She is my cousin. l know her
story well. She is going out Of the
room. Observe her"
| did so, and as she walked she
seemed TO be looking up. as IL at some
one beside her. And yet there was no
one there.
''She believes" added my csmpan-
ion, 'that the man whom she consid
ers her husband is attending her. He
comes and goes. Whether his being
or not being with her has anything TO
do with greater or less degree OF
mental DETECTION i don't know In
society she Is never seen without him.
On all other subjects | consider her
perfectly rational. She is respected
and beloved and received everywhere.
No one has told her that other people
do not see her attendant and that she
suffers under hallucination. Never
thcless she knows others do not see
him. SIM II Is impossible for her TO
believe that she does not see him her.
self.
This is her story: She is Miss Ma
rion Beale. When the Spanlsh-Ameri-
can war broke out she was engaged to
Sam Warburton. captain In the --th
United States infantry. She was very
much in love with him. and the part
ing with him quite broke her down
He was with his regiment In all the
lighting that occurred from the time
A1F lili NHN
last shot was fired. Indeed. 1t was one
of these last shots that killed him.
1T seems that when he went to the
war his betrothed had prcsentiment
that he would never come back TO her
She scanned all the reports of the
fighting. always dreadlng to see his
name. There We're good many hot
fights in that war. besides lot of dis
ease. Miss Bcalc suffered from the
strain and received terrible shock
nj last News came that the Spanish
forces at Santiago had surrendered
and the war was over The people OF
the United States were rejoicing mt the
victory, and hundreds whose relatives
We're looking forward with delight to
their return Miss Beale shared in
these rejoicings. There came belat-
ed report that her lover was killed at
the very last. She withdrew from the
social world for time. and when she
reappeared was observed to act MS IL
attended by Captain Warburton."
And how do you know that he Is
not attending herr" asked.
HOLSTER looked at me as IL he had
been suddenly struck with the belief
that was rs daft as the lady.
Now. | am a physician, and physi-
clan OF the newest school. In other
word, / believe In autosuggestion.
which means that people suffering
from certain ailments. especially of the
so called nervous order, are producing
the trouble themselves on themselves
by believing they have the ailment in
question. was very much struck
with the personnel OF Miss Beale and
was seized with desire TO cure her
OF her halluclnation. wished Hollis
ter TO tell her that he knew man
who did not share the opinion of most
people that she suffered from halluci
real presence OF Captain Warburton
was possible. My ultimate object was
TO gain her entire confidence.
do You really mean," asked Hollis
ter, that you have any idea whatever
that II wrath is attending herr
MY reply is the question have just
asked. How do you know there is notf"
Il don't know II, but I'll bet you $40
TO 10 cents there isn't"
what use In betting? Neither of lis
could win. since neither of us could
prove his position. However. wish
you 10 introduce me to your cousin"
l received the introduction. | made
no mention of what HOLSTER had told
me. chatting ON trivial subjects.
asked permission TO call upon the lady
and received II. When | called saw
ut once by my reception that HOLSTER
had told her what had said TO him.
In me she had found some one to sym
pathize with her. We had not been to-
gether long before she regretted that
Captain Warburton had gone ont TO his
club. the Army and Navy. else she
would have been pleased TO have me
make his acquaintance.
My theory WIS that Miss Beale's
frnnI1Ia xVns month"; and huI pnmn from