Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-12-02

not deceived by little and Impressive
signs 1 noted, Mr.. Sidney was suDsu-
tuting complacently the will to Gle lor
the will to live which had been In MN
conspicuOusly indomitable.
On DR.. Brownell's last VISIT ne con-
6rmed what was in truth fear.
"Has Mr.. Sidney, to your knowl-
edge" he asked, recently found SUI
nreme satisfaction in any eventT
"None that I know Of" 1 SAID
"Why?"
"He's changing. He is different now
from anything ever knew MIN 10 pc
always have believed that MS case
was out of our province, and that lie
and death, for him, depended upon
resolve and that the resolve had
purposs. You have not found things
wholly normal here, have your /
"No, / haven't"
"There is something here" said DR..
BrowneIl 81 don't know what 1t is.
You don't know what 1t is, but de-
pend on it, something Of Importance
to Sidney has happened. 1t may not
have satisfied his life's resolve, out
| think 1t has. For the present ne
does NOT need me-possIbly never
again." 80,
led observed the change IN Mr.. Sid
nov Afterward knew that he was
a much more acute observer than l.
for the good enough reason that his
observation had a background OF
knowledge which l lacked. There was,
no doubt directly as the consequence
of this. an unbelievable change IN
led. He was very fond of Mr.. Sidney.
In our unhappy experiences with him,
we had overlooked this fact and mao
failed to use it as we could have. his
affection for Mr.. Sidney was the one
thing greater than his cupidity ana
self-Ioye with their attendant train
Of malevolence, violence, surllhess'
brutality and treachery.
He was convinced that Mr.. Sidney
was about to die, and the thought
affected him tremendously. he pc
came gentle; he abandoned his rasp-
| ing manner-which, indeed, he never
had carried into Mr.. Sidney's room,
hut which was an intermittent provo
A cation elsewhere. He was more tllan
ever with Mr.. Sidney, and each eve
ming after the others had gone, they
had bottle of wine which Jed drank
hut he did not go singing down TINS
halls afterward He was quiet ant
considerate courteous to Mrs. Sidne!
and thoroughly friendly to me.
- October went and the brown mont
of November took even the white-oal
nt leaves, and the woods stood in mono
70 chrome. Isobel and rode ever.
morning, and Just before the early sun
O. down we usually took a short walk
4 +o rustic the brown leaves underfoo
s, and enjoy the sweetness OF crisp al
= el1ad with the odors of seemly de
IN cav underfoot Soon after sunset "
~ wore in Mr.. Sidney's room. He great
e. ~ enioyed to have the family aDou
IA bim not engaged in entertaining hir
he or waiting on him, but occupied
av any amusement or work that coulo 0
clz undertaken by his fire.
=. Tod had a cot moved in and sper
~ +be night with him. He did not war
~ +ba nurses to have this office, and
he was perfectly competent, COZ
ev scented. ;.
~ If was an intensely happy and i
~ tensely unhappy experience Tor IN
= ~ Mr.. Sidney, l was convinced, wou
Ne NOT live to the hepatica season. is
he'll had permitted him to follow u
IN changing seasons from spring to wi
~, fer by bringing him flowers, ana .
-nu delight at seeing the first hepatl'
us had been as great as hers in brlngll
it to him.
md Isobel could not realize that her 1
lrit +ber was dying. No one would ha
lily haen so brutal as to tell her-or won
IAN. ~ have been brutal? But Mrs. s.
'ed nov knew. I knew, Jed knew and A
sidney knew-and was happy.
The day before Christmas came WI
a driving snow which set in with
ing east wind early in the morning
ect- was a real Christmas snowstor
ned heavy, persistent and driving, but I
'ua' unkindly.
col In the afternoon Morgan of
fter Metropolitan agency came, drlVl
the with difficulty through the drlf'
nds, hanks of snow in the roads, to
ped me again. 1 was full of apprehens
ONE as told Jed to show him in. !
mood was different from what 1t I
Sid been before, when he almost ragged
Ond- of the house. 1t seemed to me eve
low body's mood was changing.
sew Nevertheless a chlld's fancy ca
as into my mind. Outside was the ste
rson through which travelled fierce amin
, as of northern forest, and here, out
the the storm, came the werewolf.
one Doctor" said Morgan, I'VE n
ring done great deal Of work sine
saw you. l told you we would
hree cause the case interested me.
time have traced Mr.. Sidney through eN
fully known operation and act--so long
.ame we can find him as Mr.. Sidney. EN
zane act is honorable; many Of them
mind acts of astonishing charity and K
his ness. That is so far as Mr.. SID
en- exists"