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

sons, aud II was my business 10 Kill
him In her mentality. How was ] 70
do thlsi
One evening when calling on Miss
Bealc said to her, by the bye. | was
introduced into the Army and Navy
club the other day and met Captain
Warburton"
saw that the mention of him seemed
TO disturb hcr--that q panied expires
sion passed across her face. So made
but one more remark about him-a re-
mark conveying something especially
wished to convey "IIe Is not looking
very we'll" Then, without waiting for
a reply. ! turned the subject.
Once or twice after that | mentioned
having met Captain Warburton and
never failed TO remark that he seemed
TO lie Ill. My process or. rather. at
tempted process of cure was neees-
sarily slow one. and by hurrying |
feared TO spoil all. Indeed, ! was not
willing 10 take any risk by haste on
my own account ms we'll as the lady's
When began my course of treatment
simply desired to enable her to get
rid of the image she was creating OF
her former lover. Before | had known
her n month | hoped TO put myself In
his place.
AS soon as | dared act decidedly
wrote her note stating that ! had n
very important communication to
make to her and | hoped she would
nerve herself TO endure n separation.
| would call the same evening.
called and found her anxiously ex-
pecting me.
"Afrs. warburton." began Mt once,
"your husband yesterday called mt my
office to consult me on the matter of
his health | found him suffering from
heart trouble which. should he re-
ceive the slightest shock. might carry
him off. have told him that absolute
quiet Is essential and have advised
him TO go away from the city, from
every one he knows or who knows
him, and to live absolutely alone. not
communicating with any one. He has
taken my advice and asked me to i'm
part the news TO you"
BY this act gave my patient tenn
porary backsct. but this ! expected.
saw that she was going through the
strain she Ind suffered at receiving
the news Of Warburton's death. d,
all | could to comfort her, but would
not say that | believed the course
recommended would restore her hus-
band to health. left her. promising
to return the next evening and give
her more news.
When / saw her again she told me
that the captain had been to see her
before his dcparture-that he looked
very badly, and she was very much
troubled about him. This was an I'M
welcome surprise to me. for | feared
the wrath would see her occasionally
without my permission. ] told her TO
tell him IL he saw her again that the
excitement attending the meeting
might kill him
II was evident that Miss Beale would
not very long bear the strain !
was giving her She couldn't sleep,
suffered from nervous paroxysms and
was rapidly losing flesh. must kill
Captain Warburton ms soon as posi-
Bile / dreaded 10 announce his death
to her, but WAS forced TO choose be-
tween doing so and restoring him to
health. | chose the former course.
Fortifying myself with restoratives. |
went TO see her one afternoon, and
when she came into the room where
was | showed her by my sympathetic
and melancholy expression that ] had
bad news for her.
"He Is dead. she walled.
I'took her hand aud pressed II. but
said nothing. drew her TO n sofa
and, sitting by her side. told her ms
briefly as possible that one evening
while the captain was sitting In his
lonely abode some one had fired u
shot outside. Even so slight shock
had arrested. the beating of his heart.
l was greatly surprised at the resig-
nation with which she received the
melancholy news. She asked me about
the funeral. But had prepared my
self for this | told her that | had al
ready directed that the captain be
buried nj his retreat. confessed TO
have deceived her In many things
about him for his and her good.
left Miss Beale without having had
occasion 10 use the rcstoratives. had
great hopes that would restore her
10 health. and these hopes were full
filed. She improved rapidly after
this and. SO far rs or others could
discover. did not see the figure of her
former lover. though she told me she
dreamed of him. and sometimes these
dreams were so realistic that she was
not sure hut that she was awake
when she dreamed them. ! told her
that the vision was simply the result
of n nervous strain.
As hoped. even these symptoms IN
time faded away. and within six
weeks after had killed Captain War
burton felt sure that had put
quietus on him forever
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