New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
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turning on and of an electric light, or by opening and
shutting a door, or by raising and lowering Windg"-
shadc-oh. in a hundred ways. You couldn't 10 II by
tapping with cane or pencil, because then tnei5
wouldn't be any upstrokc to tell how long the space nad
been. But a windowshadc isn't a bad thing at all
The doctor shot quick look at her. Did you ever
hear Of anyone tccgraphing that way:
Pamela shook her head.
"Thcn how did it occur to you that that might be
signals
10 me in AL sorts Of queer ways II was he who taught
me- Sometimes he'd DO it by opening and shutting his
hand or by playing on the piano.
twas the doctors sudden start and stare that checkel
her But he offered no comment on II: 50 She went on
And | got 50 that any combination Of longs ana
shorts made itself into letters for me- without my think,
Ing about il at all. II was that way Saturday night.
was watching the shade go up and down and thinking
how sad II was that anyone should lose his mind like
that when caught the word Hiram Just as plainly asst
someone had written II on piece 81 paper II TOOK me
a minute 10 where II had come from.
The doctor drew a long breath Then, with a shake
Of the head and "A thump Of his big fist on the desk,
"Impossiblc.7 he said absolutely impossible. II 1t
was only that he can't talk the paralysis would a.
count for that But he's got the Of his night hand
Why doesn't ne write, I've offered him paper and pen
I'll a dozen times. and got nothing but scrawls.
But II was perfectly PLAIN that he WASH SATISFIED
He had turned away from her. irownng out the "ndo"
and drumming On the desk with his fingers.
Its chance. that's what it IS he went on at last
1--WE noticed when he was playing with the shade that
he did il irrcgularly. OF course that would makc-wha
do YOU call it, shorts and longs, Well II Just happened
But he didn't follow It up. He sat there thinking
"Onc might happen TO make one letter easily enough,
| suppose" said Pamela and perhaps one short
word Though that would be very strange chance,
making Morse word complete without a single ms
take And il would be a good deal stranger that word
happened TO be one the person might want TO say. But
| watched for an hour and a half Saturday night II
came slowly, OF course that 1t was little hard TO
take SO just put it down-thc dots and dashes a
letter at the time. And for half hour again last
night. And there hardly a mistake.
The doctor looked round at her now, quickly enough
you took it down? IOu-translatcd it,:
Pamela nodded.
and But without asking the third question that
was evidently on his tongue he turned away again
The question he did ask a minute later evidently
something else "You say YOU came TO town to see Mr.
Williams on a matter Of business, He isn't here. He's
in Chicago
Al know" said Pamela. "But he's coming back to-
day, isn't he?'
mot till the end Of the week | have already been
up TO the house this morning
"Oh" said Pamela forlornly. "Yourc quit, sure
"Was it urgent-your business said the doctor
you might see him in Chicago
ITS rather urgent for me- said Pamela. 81 sup
pose | may well go back
The office bell rang just then, and he rose with a
promptncSs that suggested a sort OF relief
about the other natter he said "l'm very much
obliged to YOU I'll take it up with Hiram when he
comes back, and whether he thinks that It is adj
visabe to make test the lines you have suggested
IJANlElh ldu llScU i sic lllc lIp lllDEC lONdIu
L the door though he evidently waiting for it.
There was a moments silence.
"You haven't asked me yet said Pamela, what the
message was that took down. | have it here in my
bag all written out under the dots and daSheS
81 don't any use in my going into that, SAID the
doctor "I wcrc TO make the test 1t seems 10 me better
that we should make it without any predisposition or
prejudice
He said it pretty WELL genialy almost but not well
but that a note Of underlying uneasness didn't ring
little false on PamelaS ear.
He had gone quite TO the door now, and had his hand
on the knob But still she didn't move
But if it's question Of making test at all she
persisted
"Of course" ne interrupted "youl have 10 leave the
question of the advisabiy Of that to people better
equipped than YOU to decide it.
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