The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle

"The Blue Wall" by Richard Washburn Child is a story set in the early 1900s. A doctor tries to help a young patient, Virginia Marbury, who has a strange illness. The story suggests that hidden connections influence the illness. Virginia's family and their strange neighbors, the Estabrooks, play a role as secrets emerge. The doctor tries to solve the mystery of Virginia's illness and her unusual connection to a mysterious blue wall that seems to symbolize something hidden. The story creates a feeling of suspense as the doctor realizes that the families are linked, and something unknown is at play.