Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1924-03-07
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Fifth avenue at night, at eight
thirty. even, IS so different a place
from that other street. the golden street
Of the women-the Fifth avenue Of the
day. Vacant, resounding, It's black,
shining floor passed beneath the lonely
lights. between the palisades of dark
ened buildings and shadowy streets on
either side, free and opened and unem-
barrassed 10 their hurrying taxi-driver
on his way toward the dark elm border
Of Central park.
The ancient motor-vehicle passed the
golden horsemen at the southern gate,
went northward several streets that
Mary Manchester did not accurately
count, turned eastward and stopped
The two figures, the girl and the cold.
courteous, finely dressed man. alighted
and went up the high outside steps to
the door. II was a place obvious
Iy Of much more than responsibility. OF
wealth, security and refnement-the
Office. in point Of fact. of a very cele-
brated doctor.
aCA - ~
spoke to you" said Jasper Haig.
when the two had passed together back
into the private Office OF the celebrated
doctor.
"Wnl you explain to her the eondi.
ton of your patientT' the lawyer
asked him when they were seated
The doctor did so. very simply. very
certainly-in the convincing way which
men OF unusually clear intellect com
mand. His very presence and manner
carried conviction with them.
at is a matter of hours now" he
said, concluding, with Mrs. Ruther-
ford 1 was waiting with some an1i-
ETY. for you 10 come; and now, If you
are willing" he said, rising and inclin-
ing his distinguished head in the direc-
ton OF the girl, we will be going there
at once"
II was not to be very difficult mat
ter after all for a man OF Jasper
Haig's resources 10 present TO her, the
proof Of the extraordinary story-his
theory Of this case.
There. as the yelled visitor cane
into the high sick-room. lay the wom-
an OF the photograph A pronounced
sludder passed over the slender figure
with the yelled face. For there. but
for the grace of God. from every ap
pearance lay her own self. dying
For no one, IN Iact. once seeing IL.
could doubt the condition Of the w1ni-
an in that great bed She was prsc-
tically dead now. Thought had long
passed from those eyes. as the yelled
girl could have seen for herself
For the woman in the great beo
death had come already-to all pra,-
teal purposes; for the woman ST her
bedside health and happiness and life
and wealth were 10 be had for the
taking.
You see - said Jasper Hsig-
Yes" said Mary Manchester. cou
senting. bowling her head to her grea,
new fortune
And yet strange, enough-so insc.
cure is life for all of us-if was thai
very night that Mary Manchester was
found By chance wandering dazei
stricken by the heat. and taken up bi
singular good fo-. -ne by a kindl5
and very famous physician. an<
brought into the great hospital IN biz
own limousine And the next day
never regalning Consciousness. shs
WAS dead.
Mary Manchester Was dead-a nun
Der. one % a million. & working cir
whose very identity after death wouic
have been unknown brr FOR q messags
by maii--Wb0se origin be did nor seen
20 know-to her half drunken srep,a
cher
Nary Manchester vas dead n Belle
sue. you plli fnd Il iu me rscorfs
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greai he.ress by a fortunate urn a.
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