The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-03-10
Copyright BY George X. ror.n Co

tutlng cOmpldcently the VIII 10 Ole Tor
the will TO live which had been in MIN
cunspicuously indomrable.
On Or. BrOwnelrs last visit. he con-
irmed what was In truth a fear.
HAS Mr.. Sidney. to your knowl-
edge" he asked. recently found a su-
preme satisfaction In any eventT"
None that ! know Of" | said.
"whyf"
He's changing. He is different now
from anything ever knew him TO be.
j always have believed that his case
was out Of our province. and that life
and death, for him. depended upon
resolve and that the resolve had
purpose. You have not found things
wholly normal here. have your"
"No, I haven't"
There Is something here" said DR..
Brownell. II don't know what II is.
You don't know what Il is. but de-
pend on II. something OF importance
10 Sidney has happened. II may not
have satisfied his life's resolve, but
| think II has. For the present, he
does not need me-pOssibly never
again"
Jed observed the change in Mr.. Sid.
ney. 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 lacked. There was
no doubt directly as The consequence
OF this, an unbelievable change In
Jed. He was very fond of Mr.. Sidney.
In our unhappy experiences with him.
we had overlooked this fact and had
failed 10 use II as we could lave. His
affection for Mr.. Sidney was the one
thing greater than his cupidity and
self-love, with their attendant train
OF malevolence, violence. surliness,
brutality and treachery.
He was convinced that Mr.. Sidney
was about TO die. and the thought
affected him tremendously. He be
came gentle; he abandoned his rasp-
Ing manner-which. indeed. he never
had carried into Mr.. Sldney's room,
but which was an intermittent provo
cation elsewhere. He was more than
ever with Mr.. Sidney. and each eve
ming. after the others had gone. they
had a bottle OF wine which Jed drank;
but he did not go singing down the
halls afterward. He was quiet and
conslderate. courteous to Mrs. Sidney
and thoroughly friendly to me.
October went and the brown month
OF November took even the white-oak
leaves. and the woods stood In mono
chrome. Isobel and rode every
morning. and just before the early SUM-
down we usually took a short walk.
to rustic the brown leaves underfoot
and enjoy the sweetness OF crisp air
filed with the odors OF seemly de-
cay underfoot. Soon after sunset we
were in Mr.. Sldney's room. He great.
ly enjoyed to have the family about
him, not engaged In entertaining him
or waiting on him, but occupied in
any amusement or work that could be
undertaken by his fire.
Jed had a cot moved In and spen
the night with him. He did not wan'
the nurses tn have this office. and a
he was perfectly competent. | con-
sented.
II was ans intensely happy and "a
tensely unhappy experience for me
Mr.. Sidney, ! was convinced. woul
not live TO the hepatica season. Iso
bel had permitted him to follow tn
changing seasons from spring to win
ter by bringing him flowers. and hi
delight at seeing the first hepatica
had been as great as hers In bringin,
IL 10 him.
Isobel could not realize that her IA
ther was dying. No one would havO
been so brutal as TO tell her-or would
II have been brutal? But Mrs. Sid
ney knew, knew, Jed knew and Mr..
Sidney knew-and was happy.
The day before Christmas came with
a driving snow which set In with an
east wind early In the morning. II
was real Christmas snowstorm.
heavy, persistent and driving, but not
unkindly.
In the afternoon Morgan of the
Metropolitan agency came, driving
with difficulty through the drifted
banks of snow In the roads, TO see
me again. / was full OF apprehension
as l told Jed to show him In. His
mood was different from what II had
been before. when he almost ragged out
OF the house. II seemed TO me every
body's mood was changing.
Nevertheless a child's fancy came
into my mind. Outside was the storm
through which Travelled fierce animals
Of northern forest, and here. out Of
the storm. came the werewolf.
Doctor" said Morgan. Eve have
done a great deal Of work since ]
saw you. ! told you we would, be
cause the case interested me. We
have traced Mr.. Sidney through every
known operation and act-so long as
We can find him as Mr.. Sidney. Every
act Is honorable; many Of them are