Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-17

1.-THE nurses" rejoined the doctor. with
a pompousness which somehow irritated
Luke, will have my authorization to for
bid any one having access to Lord Rad
clyffe for the present. / will write out
the certificate now. and this you can pre-
sent to any one who may show a desire
to exercise official authority in the mat
ter Of interviewing my patient"
II daresay that I can do all that is
necessary at the inquest and SO on-Lord
Radcliffe need not be worried
"He mustn't be worried. To begin with.
he would not know any one and he is
wholly unable to answer questions"
THAT settles the matter, Of course. So,
if you will write the necessary certificate,
the subject. Would Lord Radcliffe know
me. do you Think" added the young man,
after a slight pause OF hesitancy
Well replied the doctor ; svas snHas
Wen see how he gets on"
Hell probably ask for me-
THAT is another matter. and If he does,
YOU must, Of course, see him. But unless
there is q marked Improvement during
the day. he won't ask for any one.
Luke was silent a moment or two while
the doctor sat down at the writing table
and sought for pen and Ink.
Very WELL" he said. after awhile,
well leave it at that. Lord Radcliffe
can promise you this-shan on no &C
count be disturbed without permission
from you. How soon will the nurse ar
rive?'
within the hour. The night nurse
will come after tea"
: Doctor Newington wrote out and signed
the usual medical certificate to the effect
that Lord Radclyffes state Of health de-
manded perfect Quietude and rest. and
that he was unable to see any one or to
answer any questions. He read his own
ed the paper in half and handed 1t to
Luke.
This" he said. will make everything
all right. And I'll call again in q couple
Of hours time. You won't forget the
COOKE"
NO. L won't forget the cook
When the doctor had taken his leave
Luke stood for a moment quietly In the
library; he folded up the medical certfh-
| cate which he had received at the hands
Of DR. Newington and carefully put 1t
away in his pocketbook.
You won't forget the cook?'
/ don't think that ever in his life be-
fore had Luke realized the trivialities OF
life as he did at this moment. Remem-
Der. that he was quite man of the world
| enough. quite sufficiently sensible and
shrewd and English, to have noticed that
! the degree Of familiarity in the doctor 6
manner had passed the bOrderIand OF
| what was due to himself: the tone OF con-
| temptuous Indifference savored OF i'm
pertinence. And there was something
| more than that.
| Last night when Luke wandered up and
down outside the brilliantly lighted win
| dows of the Danish legation, trying to
| catch few muffled sounds Of the voice
he so passionately loved to hear. he heard
the first rumors that an awful crime had
| been committed. which, for good or ILL.,
would have such far-reaching bearings on
his own future: but he had also caught
many hints, vague suggestions full OF
| hidden illusions. Of which the burden
was: Seek whom the crime benefits"
| Luke de Mountford was no fool. Men
| OF his stamp-we are accustomed to call
| them commonplace-take q very straight
! outlook on life. They are not hampered
by the psychological problems which a.f-
| feet the moral balance Of a certain class
of people today; they have no sexual
| problems to solve. Theirs is q steady.
wholesome and clean life, and the mir
rors OF nature have not been blurred by
the breath of psychologists.
| Luke had never troubled his head about
his neighbor's wife, about his horse, or
his ass, or anything that is his; there.