Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17

May talk to you in private?" the
with a little gesture. The doctor
nodded. and let the way into long.
inner corridor. into which tho outer
office led
MY sister is suffering from a severe
nervous shock" explained Mona. Il
don't know Just how serious 1t may be,
but have come to the conclusion that
she needs expert attendance and treat.
ment-and your institution has been
recommended to me as one where she
Will receive the best of care. I should
like to discuss her case with you. and
II We can arrange terms. perhaps"
DR.. Ludlow nodded sympathetically,
gestion OF a new patient For few
moments Mona explained. with won
derfully improvtsed completeness. the
details OF her sisters" malady. and
the institution. and the treatment
which he endeavored to administer to
patients of the character dssoTdbed to
what over the terms, and the two &ere
deep in q discussion of the subject
when from somewhere in the building
came the sounds of violent scuffie.
and the shouts of a man.
The next moment a hagRard figure
burst into the corridor. with a uni
formed attendant hanging to his arms.
ana endeavoTing to drag him back. 1t
With a muttered curse. DR.. Ludlow
sprang back from Mona's side and
rushed toward the STRUGGLING pair.
with sudden twist. had 3erked him.
self free from the attendants arms and
hurled the guard Imply into corner.
self on Maxwelrs shoulders. and the
two swayed back and forth. Ludlow,
quite evidently. trying to force the re-
aGs0Fyh oa Which Re he'd psss ss6abeS laso til" hall
Mona could hear the scuff1e continu-
ing behind the door. She hesitated for
q moment and then. stealing forward.
hand and the door swung open. Max-
we'll had been thrown into q chair, al
most unconscious. while Ludlow was
disappearing through another door at
search of reinforcements. Mona saw
that for the time at least the coast
was clear. With a swift glance in the
direction which Ludlow had taken. she
ran to Maxwells side, and as the man
stared up at her stupidity in a kind of
Ssis2 SbssSe .aefp .TafefEgntio0n; y she whispered
subdued. and watch for the appearance
of friends tonight"
Before the other could reply. she
had darted back through the doorway
was In the outer office when DR. Lud-
low made his appearance a few mo-
ments later, with apologies for the
disturbance which had interrupted
their conversation. Mona accepted his
apologies with become ingenuousness.
and stepped aside as Ludlow put a few
formal professional questions to her
1t was / O'clock in the afternoon
when the machine again rolled through
the spiked entrance gateway of the
RestVieW Sanitarium. Mary Eazed
about her with open uncertainty and
hesitancy, but Mona met the situation
berenely. She was confident that II
tne other girl were running into peril,
a q a arrat ainrav
extricate her before serious results
could happen: And they were playing
Tor stakes that demanded a certain
element of risk!
DR.. Ludlow came forward, rubbing
his hands. and with his most sympathe.
tic professional smile on his face II
was not until Mona saw Mary disap-
pear into the building in his company
that her first misgivings as to the out
come of 1t all assailed her What IL
after all their plan should not Gull
inmate as she had arranged? What
II some unforeseen obstacle should in
tervene at the last moment7 She was
convinced that a man Of the stamp
OF DR.. Ludlow would stop at nothing
TO prevent exposure OF his methods
ana the consequent legal complications
That would follow. But she had gone
too far now to draw back! She drew
another deep breath, climbed into the
car. and told the driver to drive back
When they were once well beyond
sight of any curious observer from
the sanitarium, Mona called to the
chauffeur to turn his course. and cir
Gle back again to the institution. Al
roadhouse in It's neighborhood they
picked up the friend" whom the driv.
er had brought into service, a husky,
pleasant-faced young man. who gave
the name Of Green. and who showed
business-like pleasure in the prospect
ahead. which brought a return of con-
ndence to Monais tagging spirits She
was sure that " the worst came to
the worst. her two aides would nOA
0isappolnt her in a crisis.