The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-10-08

paper came to an end. I handed it
back to Ezra Jennings.
'That Is what you heard at his bed
side?' I said.
"Literally and exactly what heard"
he answered, except that the repeti-
tions are not transferred here from my
shorthand notes. He reiterated GER
tain words and phrases a dozen times
over, fifty times over, just as he at
tached more or less Importance to the
idea which they represented. The rep
etitions, in this sense, were of some
assistance to me in putting together
those fragments. Don't suppose" he
added, pointing to the second sheet of
paper, that claim to have reproduce
ed the expressions which Mr.. Candy
himself would have used if he had been
capable Of speaking connectedly. I
only say that I,have penetrated through
the obstacle Of the disconnected ex-
preston to the thought which was un-
derlying it connectedly all the time.
Judge for yourself"
turned to the second sheet of pa
per, which I now knew to be the key
to the first.
Once more Mr. Candy's wanderings
appeared, copied in black ink, the in
| tervals between the phrases being fill
ed up by Ezra Jennings in red ink. I
reproduce the result here in one plain
form, the original language and the IN
depreciation of it coming close enough
| together in these pages to be easily
compared and verified.
- "N1r. Franklin Blake is clever
and agreeable, but he wants taking
down apeg when he talks OF medicine.
He confesses that he has been suffer-
ing from want Of sleep at night. tell
and that he ought to take medicine.
He tells me that taking medicine and
cropping in the dark mean one and the
] same thing. This before all the COM
pany at the dinner table. say to him,
You are cropping after sleep, and moth
ing but medicine can help you to find
it, He says to me, Il have heard Of
the blind lending the blind. and now
know what it means' Witty-but
can give him a nights rest in spite Of
his teeth. He really wants sleep, and
Lady Verinder's medicine chest is at
my disposal. Give him fiv. and twen-
ty minims Of laudanum tonight with
out his knowing it, and then call to-
morrow morning. We'll. Mr.. Blake,
will you try little medicine today?
You will never sleep without it,
There you are out, Mr.. Candy. have
had an excellent nights rest without
it. Then comes down on him with
the truth! You have had something
besides an excellent nights rest. You
had a dose Of laudanum, sir, before
you went to bed. What do you say to
the art of medicine now?'"
Admiration of the ingenuity Which
had woven this smooth and finished
texture out Of the raveled skein was
naturally the first impression that l
felt Oh handling the manuscript back
to Ezra Jennings.
He leaned eagerly nearer to me
across the table that divided u.s.
"Are you willing to try bold ex-
perimcnt?"
II will do anything to clear myself
of the suspicion that rests ON me now."
"Will you submit to some personal
inconvenience for a time?"
Tell me what to do" broke out
impatiently, "and, come what may, I'll
do it,"
"You shall do this, Mr.. Blake" he
answcrcd: "You shall steal the dia.
mond unconsciously for the second
time in the presence of witnesses
whose testimony is beyond dispute"
l started to my feet. l tried to
speak. could only look at him.
II believe it can be DONE" he went
on, land it shall be done if you will!
only help me. Try to compose your.
self Sit down and hear what l have
to say to you. You have resumed the
habit of smoking l have seen that
for myself. How long have you re-
sumcd it,"
For nearly year"
do YOU smoke more or less than
you did:'
More
"Will you give up the habit again
Suddenly, mind, as you gave it up be
fore"
began dimly to see his drift. ~
will give it up from this moment"
j. answered.
every we'll, and now l am bound tt
tell you that there is something to bt
said against the experiment as we'll as
for it. If we could this year exactly
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