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284 rich manufacturer had a specialist go and examine the man.

"He will recover," said the man of science, after the examination was concluded. "But it will take time, most likely four or five months."

"And will he be in his right mind, doctor?" asked Dave, eagerly.

"I think so," was the cautious reply. "Still, I cannot vouch for that. Nature must take its own course, so far as his mind is concerned. We can look only after the body."