The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12

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Ft,ctilby ,coke Nth O s;aft
He reused himself with a grea, effort and
tapped the young man lightly on the
shoulder
WHAT hc said with a forced laugh, do
you really expect me TO play lawn tennis on
such dag! You are mad
II am hot. You mean" retorted the inn
perturbable Roileston, blowing a wreath of
smoke.
That's n forcgouo conclusion. said DR..
Chinston, who came up at that moment.
"Such charming novel. cried Julia, who
bad just caught tho last remark.
"What Isl" asked Paterson, latLerpuzzlcd
"Howclls book, a Forecone Conclusion
said Julia, also looking puzzled. Weren't
you talking about iti
"Im afraid this talk is getting Slightly III
coherent" said FeiS with % sigh. We all
seem madden than usual tolay
Speak for yourself. said Ch!nstoa indig-
nantly: I'm as sane a3 any nan .l The
world
Exactly retor:cd the Cher coolly,
chats what say, and you. being q doctor,
ought 20 know tia, every man and woman
in the World is more or less mad
"Where are your facts" asked Chinston,
smiling
MY facts are all visible onas. said Felix,
grayely pointing 10 the company. They're
all crooked on some point or another
There was q chorus OF indignant denial az
this, and then every one burst out laughing
at the extraordinary way in which Mr.. Rol-
lesion was arguing
If You go on ike that in the house, said
Frettlby, amused, you viii, at an events,
have an entertaining parliament"
"Ah. they'll never have an entertaining
parliament till they admit ladies' observed
Paterson, with quizzical glance az Julia
1T viii boa parliament Of love then. re-
torted the doctor dryly, "and not mclinyal
either
While every one was laughing at this ro-
mark. Frcttibv took the doctors arm and
walked away with him. II want you 10
come up TO my study, Doctor he said as
they strolled toward the house, "aud cxalA-
inc me-"
WHY, don't you feel we.lT said Chinston,
as they entered the house.
"Not lately" replied Frt:.Jy "Im afraid
I've got heart disease
The doctor looked sharply az him, and then
shook his head
Nonsense he said, chcerfully, cts a
common delusion with people that they have
heart disease. and in nine eases out Of ten it's
all imagination; unless, indeed" be- added,
waggishly, the patient happens TO be
young man
"Ah! ! suppose sou think im safe as far
as tina, goes," said Frettlby, as they entered
the study; and what did you think OF Rol-
leston's argument about people being madf
1T was amusing, replied Chnston, taking
a seat, FrettIuy doing the same. That's an
say can about it, though, mind YOU, think
there arc more mad people at large than the
world is aware Of"
Indeed
"Ycs; DO YOU remember that horrible story
Of Dickens, in the 'p.cbw.cs Papers about
the man who was mlad. and aucw f.. yet slc-
cessfullv concealed 10 for ya.irl Wen. ! he
lieye there are many people Ike THAI 90 the
world. people Whose lives are one long strus-
gle against insanity. and yet who ear. drink,
tall; and walk with the rest OF thoir fellow
men, evidently as gay and light hearted a5
they are
"tlow extraordinary
Hall the murders and suicides are done in
temporary It's 4 ,usanity." went on Chin
ston, "an1 il "a perscu brools over anything,
his incipient madness IS sure to break out
sooner or later; but, Of course, there are cases
where perfectly sane person may commit a
murder sn the impulse Of the moment, but |
regard such persons as mad for the time be-
ing; but, again, murder may be planned
and executed III the most cold blooded man
ner.n
"And in the latter case" said Frettlby,
without looking at the doctor, and playing
with the raper knife, "do YOU regard tho
murderer a madf
"Yes, / do" answered the doctor, bluntly.
"He is as mad as person who kills another
because he suppoSes he has been told by God
to do so-only there is method in his mad
ness For instance, | believe that hanson
cab murder, in which you were mixed
up =.
% it, sir! / wasn't mixed up in it," in
terrupted Frettlby, pale with anger.
"Reg pardon said Chinston, coolly, "a
slip of the tongue; was thinking of Fitzger-
aid Well, l believe that crime to have been
premeditated, and that the man who com
mtted it was mad He is, no doubt, at large
now, walking about and conducting himself
as sanely as you or |, yet the germ Of in
sanity is there, and sooner or later he viii
commit another crime"
"How do you know it was premeditated"
asked Frettlby, abruptly
"Any one can see that, answered the other.
"Whyte was watched on that night, and
when Fitzgerald Went away the other was
ready to take his place, dressed the same"
That's noihipc." Tetorted- FetubX- look