The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-12
Strange Tales Of a Doctor

| is insistcnt and must have his way
| When he becomes emphatic | have "a
obey him. But ! want you to come &c
my room; wish to show YOU some
thing YOU have never yet secn-Cap'
tain Clifford s photograph.
handed me the photograph OF n re.
markably fine looking. picasant-faccd
man.
:'It is good face. ~ said, after
had examined the picture the coun-
tenance OF brave man, am sorry
for you LeoEora.
Toward The evening of the next day
| went 10 Or. IIcrsicts hospital which
was next door 10 his own house. Having
been taken TO my room and given some
refreshments. servant came TO ask me
If | wished to gee my patient. | as
sented. and in my professional cap and
uniform followed tn" girl to the door
Of room on the first floor. | Knocked.
a voice badee, me enter. and ! stepped in
Side. a tail man had risen to receive
me; a lamp stood on the table behind
him, his face and figure were in the
shadow. lie came forward and shook
hands.
Pray sir Gown. nurse" he said. Has
DR.: Herslet told you the nature OF the
Yes" ! replied. He says il is seri-
Exactly, Well a couple Of years ago
received a severe blow on the head
ana Ut IiefSlHl DellcNrS tDerP Is pres
sure on a certain portion OF The brain.
Since the time of the accident ] have
suffered from epileptic fits. To save my
self from the horrors Of a lunatlc asylum
prefer 10 take the chance Of :he sur
Ceons knife. ! returned homo fort
night ago. When with my regiment I
received the blow which ! have just men
toned. | was supposed 10 be dead. but
was taken prisoner instead. have much
10 live for, should the operation prove
successful: If rot. there are certain
friends whom I would just as soon have
believe that | pcrished in India, But ]
must not talk too much M the slightest
excitement brings on n fit, Here is the
key OF my portmanteau. Perhaps, nurse.
you Will go TO my room, and unpack some
of my things.
took the key and went into his bed
room. Which ndjoincd the sitting room,
a large portmanteau stood by the door
[ unlocked 1t and began to put away my
PATIENTS clothes Al the bottom OF the
portmanteeu found pile of papers on
top OF which lay photograph. ! took
the photograph up, and the ell-lsnown
face Of my late patient, Leorora Trefu-
sis. was before me- My mind reverted TO
the man ] had just left. Surely. as he
lamplight fell upon his features. had
noticed something familiar about that
frank. open face Where had I seen II
before? Like a flash OF truth or what
seemed to he the truth, became clear,
The man ] was about tn nurse had only
just returned from India. whore he had
been wounded and taken prisoner. Was
II possible that l had found Leonora's
lost lover? But I must make sure;
must not be rash i returned to the
sitting room.
70 the patient "By the way would you
mind letting me know your name"
My name is Captain Clifford, was
the reply.
ther. 1t was nearly 10 o'clock but re-
solved 10 go straight 10 Leonora and
tell her what | had discovered, / dressed
and was descending the stairs
when when the front door opened and DR..
fIerset entered
Have you seen the patient. nurse?"
he asked
Yes" 1 answered 81 have unpa clsed
Trefusisi l have some important news
for her"
~ am afraid 1 cannot spare YOU now,
he said. THE operation Is to be per-
formed carly i'm the morning and / want
10 talk the case over with you. Come
INTO my consulting room
! followed him down the hall and en-
tered the consulting room.
NOW, nurse" he said what do YOU
mean by saying you have news for Miss
rrcfusiso"
do you not intend to marry her in
Certainly; but what has your news to
10 with that?"
Everything. You engaged yourself
o marry Lconora on a condition. She
promised to wed you only because she
believed her old lover 10 be dead
which he is, ! did say TO her that
( such a thing should happen as that
he dead should return to life. l should
n honor give her up. But I was never
interested To even ask the
,ame OF the gentleman; i preferred TO
lvoid the subject"
You can scarcely avoid il now" said.
'Dr. Hersiet. Leonora's old lover. exists
he is alive and in this house now. His
iamc is Captain Clifford. Go to Lconora
I YOU do not believe me and ask what
Ter lovers namc was. Ask her TO show
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