The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-30

| Found Out That He Was Physician.
harm. went to see her. and found
her pretty and frail and sad. She made
q piteous appeal to me, and though |
was not greatly taken with her, | de-
cided she would do as we'll as any one
for a companion.
"She did not bother me during the
voyage, but fluttered about and was
quite popular on board, especially with
q tall, disagreeable man with a cruel
jaw and small eyes, who always made
me feel as If he would gloat over any
one in his power found out that he
was a physician, a specialist In mental
diseases, 80 Mrs. Chambray told me,
and she talked great deal about his
skill and insight into such maladies.
AT New York my cousin Richard
met US and literally took possession
Of US. Without my knowledge, the
cruel-looking doctor was included In
the party. did not discover it until
we were on the train, bound, as l sup
posed, for my old home just beyond
Buffalo. It was some time since |
had been In New York, and naturally
did not notice much which way we
were going. The fact was, every plan
was anticipated, and | was told that
all arrangements had been made. Mrs.
Chambray began to treat me like a
little child and say: You see, we are
going to take good care of you, dear,
so don't worry about thing"
Il had taken the drawing.roo com.
partment. not SO much because l had
a headache, as l told them, as because
! wanted to get away from their so.
ciety. My cousins marked devotion
became painful to me. Then, too, the
attentions and constant watchfulness
OF the disagreeable doctor became
most distasteful
We had been sitting on the OBJ
servation platform, and it was late in
the afternoon, when said | was goine
to lie down. and the two men got I'D to
60 into the smoker In spite of nv
protests, Mrs. Chambray insisted upon
following me in, to see that was per
fectly comfortable. She fused around
me, covering me up and offering smell
ing salts and eau de cologne for my
head. | let her fuss, thinking that was
the quickest way to get rid of her.
closed my eyes, and she said she
would go out to the observation plat
form. l lay still for awhile, thinkins
about her and how much | wanted tf
get rid Of her. She acted as II she
had been engaged to stay with me for
ever, and 1t suddenly became yer,
plain to me that | ought to have 4
talk with her and tell her that l shoult
need her services no longer after thi,
Journey was over. 1t might make ,
difference to her II she knew It a,
once. and perhaps now would be a,
good a time to talk as any, for she VA,
probably alone out on the platform.
got up and made a few little change,
IN my dress. for 1t would soon be tim,
TO 80 into the dining-car. Then I ven
out to the observation platform. bu
she was not there. The chairs ver,
oil empty, 20 chose the one next I,
the railing, away from the car door
and sat down to wait for her. think
ing we would soon be back.
We were going so fast, throu.,
. pretty bit Of country. It was dusk,
ana restful out the a. so leaned bacl
and closed my 5. Presently
heard voices app ching. above III,
rumble of the II /. and, peepin,
around the dcorw saw Mrs. Cham
bray, Richard. an lie doctor comm,
from the othsI c. lAeat quiet. hon