White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-01

he found his mind again, recognizing
me by name with the strongest evil
dences of affection.
II was perhaps at this time that
Mrs. Henry and | were the most un.
easy in mind. Apprehension for his
days was at an end; and worse
fear succeeded. Every day we drew
consciously nearer to a day of reck.
oning; and the days passed on, and
still there was nothing. Mr.. Henry
bettered in strength, he held long
talks with us on great diversity of
subjects, his father came and sat with
him and went again; and still there
was no reference to the late tragedy
or 10 the former troubles which had
brought it on.
Something of the child he exhibit
ed; cheerfulness quite foreign to
his previous character, an interest
readily aroused, and then very tena-
cious, in small matters which he had
heretofore despised When he was
stricken down, l was his only conf.
dant, and may say his only friend,
and he was on terms of division with
his wife; upon his recovery, all was
changed the past forgotten, the wife
first and even single in his thoughts.
He turned to her with all his emo.
tons like child to it's mother and
seemed secure of sympathy; called
her in all his needs with something
of that querulous familiarity that
marks certainty of indulgence; and
must say in justice to the woman,
he was never disappointed.
The mans whole mind stood open
to happy Impressions, welcoming
these and making much of them; but
the smallest suggestion of trouble or
sorrow he received with visible impa-
tience and dismissed again with i'm.
mediate relief. 1t was to this temper
that he owed the felicity of his later
days: and yet here it was, if any
where, that you could call the man
insane. A great part of this life con-
rsists in contemplating what we can
not cure; but Mr.. Henry, il he could
not dismiss solicitude by an effort of
the mind, must instantly and at what
ever cost annihilate the cause of it;
so that he played alternately the os-
trich and the bull 1t is to this siren
uous cowardice of pain that have to
set down all the unfortunate and ex-
cessive steps Of his subsequent career
Certainly this was the reason of his
beating McManus, the groom, thing
so much out of all his former practice
and which awakened so much com.
ment at the time. 1t is to this again
that l must lay the total loss of near
upon two hundred pounds, more than
the half of which / could have saved
if hi simpatience would have suffered
me. But he preferred loss or any des-
perate extreme to a continuance of
mental suffering
All this has led me far from our
immediate trouble: whether he re-
membered or had forgotten his late
dreadful act; and If he remembered,
in what light he viewed it. The truth
burst upon us suddenly, and was in
deed one of the chief surprises of my
life. He had been several times
abroad, and was now beginning to
walk little with an arm, when 1t
CHANGED / should be left alone with
him upon the terrace. He turned to
me with singular furtive smile, such
as schoolboys use when in fault; and
says he, in private whisper and
without the least preface:
Where have you buried him?"
could not make one sound in an
swer.
where have you buried him?" he
repeated. II want to see his grave"
l conceived had best take the bull
by the horns. "Mr. Henry" said 1,
II have news to give that will rejoice
you exceedingly In all human like
lihood your hands are clear of blood.
l reason from certain induces; and by
these it should appear your brother
was not dead, but was carried in
swound on board the lugger BY now
he may be perfectly recovered"
What there was in his countenance,
could not read. "James?" he asked.
Your brother James," | answered.
II would not raise hope that may
be found deceptive; but in my heart
! think it very probable he is alive"
ITO be continued.)