The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, November 11, 1920, Image 8
The
: Mystery of Hart-
: „ ley House
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By C'Ufferi a Bay
| Illustrated by Irwin Myers
(CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK)
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"Aad poMiliy tf you ware tan clad
It would batp (ha llhssten."
Jad rid hlnaalf of collar, da and
coat and dlapoaed of then In the name
fashion.
“Now, 1 tmarine," I said, “we are
reuaonably conrlnclnf as physician
and sinner. What are yoor synp-
toms7“
“You’re a man of renlnsl** Jed ex
claimed. “Walt a minute.”
He ran to the window, concealing
himself behind a curtain.
“He’s almost here,” he said, as he
looked out on the ghastly white lawn.
Then he came running back.
“The door had better be opened,**
be said, and he threw the door to
the office open. Then he sat In one of
the chairs and began to whine loudly.
“It’s sn acute shooting pain, doc
tor,” he said loudly sod then he whis
pered: “What ought it to be?”
"I £eard the front door open and
*1 hare often told you,” I said with
loud professional dignity, “that there
that ear patteut had bean, aa aauui
the night prise u> hta aisnnfnf col
lapses very animated and that after
midnight be had stolen out of the
house for a walk about tha grounds
bad encountered • coselct escaped
from the penitentiary and had come
back In great excitement
Restoratives were given Mr. Sid
ney, but Dr. Brownell said he respond
ed with more difficulty and more slow
ly than In other occasions. For sev
eral days he lay quite passive, as
nearly inanimate as a living person
could be. Hts Immobile features, as
he lay unconscious, were set; and the
expression, it seemed to me, was one
of hate, Indomitable, steady, enduring
hate. /
Dr. Brownell came once every three
days for two weeks, during which time
Mr. Sidney’s recovery was painfully,
slow. His mind cleared and became
active long before any strength came
back to his body. As soon as his mind
did clear, he was. In disposition, bis
former self. 1 thought that If such a
tfilnf were possible |n sogentle U
5? Til even Ipn or of nary
l >m MjjlJprjMn, ttat
the benignity of the man was seraphic.
1 thought I saw a change of mood
In him. There waa. If I was right a
leeo Insistent claim upon life. There
was a yielding, an appearance of pfcyw
tea! and spiritual acceptance of the
law sf three score and tea. If I were
not deceived bp tttfW and Impreeeive
■Ifft* | noted, Mr hide*? was twbefh
lattaj reamdaceatly the will lo die fee
the eii! te live e hi » hod heel
MahAa
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pap eeaat f*
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"Doctor* aald Morgan, “we have
a great deal of wort dneo I
•aw you. I told you we would, be
cause the caae Interested mo. Wo
havo traced Mr. Sidney through every
known operatlqn and act—ao long at
we can find him •• Mr. Sidney. Every
act la honorable; many of them are
acts of astonishing charity and kind-
nesa. That 1> ao far as Mr. Sidney
exists.", ^ .
He paused and looked at roe as tf
to see whether be was reaching any
hidden spring which if touched and
sprung would open the secret. He
did not believe I was truthful.
“Mr. Sidney’s life Is open, honorable
and full of nothing but good for fifty
years back,” Morgan continued. “We
have Investigated very thoroughly.
But fifty years back, Mr. Sidney dis
appears, evaporates. There Is no Mr.
Sidney that can be found. We find
a young man of twenty, and nothing
back of him. There we stop. It Is
a blind alley. You come to nothing
wall. That stopped Inveatlga-
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iha raad N aad had dMculty fa f*
main wholly rompoaed. Mm araaa aad
want to bar husband, taking aoa af
his hands and putting an arm about
his ahouldsra. Thao aha klaaad him
and stood a moment before tha fire
before she trusted herself to come
back to the table.
When the dinner wab done and the
covers were removed, more wine was
brought In. A large Christmas tree
was lighted, and all the servants were
called. Each found a valuable present
In the tree; each had punch from the
great bowl, and each, coming to shake
Mr. Sidney’s hand, was given by Jed
an envelope which, I learned after
ward, contained a hundred-doUar bill.
There was no constraint and no
awkwardness such as might mark
such proceeding^ _the. j>eop!e_of the
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hod my last look at Mr. MdMf Mat
aa I stood by tha doc# giving Jad
hla final Inatructloca for tha night
Jad ant In the armchair. All fit
lights except one by Jad’a chair bad
-been extinguished. The Persian cat
was stretched by Mr. Sidney’s side.
The canaries were asleep perched on
the head of his bed. The fire waa
glowing.
“Good night Mr. Sidney," I said.
“Good night Jed. A pleasant eve
ning.” ^ . 1
“Good night, doctor,” said Mr. Sid
ney. “Just a minute, boy. Come bar#.”
He reached out his hand. jjggfF T
“Good-bye,” he said. ^ •
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(CONTINUED NEXT WEEK)
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find gasped with astonishment, hut re-
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promptness.
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arm—“in the office."
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a oeh, that I took (he only chan*-* I
had—thla wotHferftil Oct«itM*r ib«hhi and
my faithful phyaldan a«leep and •»fi
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momeiit. But Jed—"
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cited and caused me to havq double
dread of his tomorrow. “Jed. call the
p» njjentiary," he commaiided. “There’s |
h convict escaped. 1 met him as I 1
walked down the Inne toward the i
river. Call (he penitentiary instantly, j
He ran when he saw me, but I-reeog- j
ui/.ed him. It was the old fellow 1
saw working In the library at the
prison. Call quickly.’’
Jed took up the telephone.
“Tell them he ran* east toward the }
main- road/’ said Mr. Sidney in great j
agitation. “He saw me and/an. But i
I recognized him. There could not he |
any doubt.”
Jed had the penitentiary on the tele-
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1 and thorougtity friendly to ate.
October oetit and (he hrown month
of Novamlter tmik even the n bite oak
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chrome. Isohel and I rode every
morning, and Just before the early sun
down we usually took a short walk,
to rustle the brown,Jeavi.*s underfoot
and enjoy the sweetness of crisp nlr
filled with tbe odors of « seemly de-»
cay underfoot. Soon after sunset we
were in Mr. Sidney’s room. He great
ly enjoyed to have the family about
him, not engaged in entertaining him
or waiting on him. hut occupied In
nnv amusement or work that could he
undertaken hy his fire.
Jed had a cot moved In and spent
the night with him. He did not want
the nurses to have this office, and as
he was perfectly competent, I con
sented.
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|so|irl should (lave a battle of Madeira,
and I had a mhlaky tnddv, A great
punch howl was brought In. and Jed
miicd gnllona of liquor and many
apices In It.
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with a great log fsr the fire. nnU had
) large cups of punch before they went
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