Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-06


smile, wiping his perspiring forehead with
his table napkin and leaving a dab of the
yolk of an egg over his right eyebrow.
''You are Reinecke the fox and q wizardr"
He had recovered his mind and his courage
by this time, although his cheeks were still
several shades less ruddy than usual.
You will learn to appreciate me, doctor,
as I appreciate your coffeer'
With admirable composure 1 drained my
cup and rehlled ii with steaming mocha.
II have always appreciated you, my friend,
at your full value, and this leads me to ask
if you are thoroughly prepared to continue
your investigations in the manner inaugura-
ted toward me? Have you got the murderer
yet?' be asked, holding up his fat hairy
hand and counting off the questions on his
fingers. Have you settled really who the
murderer is. Is it Cyril Durand? Is 1t
- Mrs. Glaye, or is it DR.. Brandt?'
Be held his extended hand toward me,
smiling his broad German smile over it.
81 have fully prepared my line OF action,
as the guilty will discover" 1 said with
dignity.
'GoodI L will wait here until you sue
ceed, if remain here the entire WINTER
The words were uttered lightly, but In
terpreted them as he intended they should
be interpreted.
1.-THE assurance gives me much pleasure"
1 said, initiating his drawing-room light
ness OF manner, to conceal deeper object
You have anything more to say, my
friend?' he asked, gravely
81 pre- er to wait until you speak.
''Then you will wait for a very long time"
was his dry answer. 81 am not paid to help
all the wise Lecoqs on the police force;
and besides" he added, with another broad
smile, sit would be tearing the laurels from
YOUR brow
II spoke for your sake, doctor, not my
own"
"You are kind, my friend, but you, in
your wisdom, have an undeserved contempt
for my intellect. You are not rank with me;
receive YOU in nv house as a friend, and
YOU suspect me. Nv life is the clearest ice;
you are welcome to look through it, but you
will discover no flaw But it is not amiable
on your part; you should have tried frank
ness first. Tell me, my friend" !" he said,
caressingly, what fault do you find with
me or nv actions?"
If he wished to play part with me, 1 was
equal to the emergency. l Immediately as
sumed frank, simple air.
81 have no suspicion of you. doctor. but
] 4lieve you could give me a good deal
more Information than you have done"
"To one who suspects me, who conceals
facts from me and misinterprets my actions.
DR.. Brandt may be coaxed, but not driven.
But come my friend. make categorical
charges; wherein have 1 failed in my duties
as an honest man?'
First in not sharing with me the knowl-
edge you have OF Mrs. Glaye and her condi-
tien."
"Mrs Glayel" he repeated irritably.
Listen, my friend" he continued impress
sively, until within few hours L had no
doubt of that lady's innocence. So firmly
did believe in her that l paid her the high
est compliment in my power by offering to
marry her."
"You were smitten with her?" L exclaimed,
nightly tickled at the thought.
Love is yesterdays delusion and to-
morrow's nightmare" he answered, calmly.
81 am too old and too wise to play the
poodle; but in all seriousness 1 offered her
my hand and heart, as the saying is;
offered once, twice, thrice, and she had bad
taste enough to refuse. | was not her beau
ideal of husband, she wanted q younger
and softer headed man. 1t was her right
and was not apgered. So much for my
personal relations with Mrs. Glaye."
He paused TO sip at bis coffee, then con-
tinued with increased seriousness:
"Now for nv professional relations: am
asked-I do not offer my services-I am
asked TO attend on Mrs. Glaye; all the medi-
cine she has received you will find in my
prescriptions at the druggists. 1 write my
prescription and go away. l find her case
the most puzzling; 1 have never seen its like
before in all my great experience. When
the key is discovered all is easy, and the ex-
PLANTATION flashes on me this morning for the
first time. My friend, you shall share my
discovery; Mrs. Glaye is the victim of
double consciousness"
Double consciousness" repeated, not
very much enlightened by the words.
'Of double individuality, if you like it
better. Anatomically nv friend, we have |
two brains, as we have two lungs, and in
certain rare conditions each brain can per- |
form its functions independent of the other, |
with the result OF producing two indivdu- |
alities in one person. A person thus |
afflicted may be one individual to-day, an. |
other tomorrow; perfectly moral. virtuous |
citizen on Monday, a consclenceless wretch |
on Tuesday, and what they do in one con-
dition they may be entirely ignorant of in |
another. The phenomenon is well known /
to the profession, Dut if you wish to read up |
on the subject you will find very able ar
ticle OF it, written by your Prot. Proctor,
called Dual Consciousness. and a very
striking case quoted in Prof. Huxley's essay
on Animal Automatism.
81 will look up the articles and read
them, DOCTOR
They will interest you, nv friend. Now,
Mrs. Glaye is victim OF this abnormal con-
dition. You have seen her a calm, sedate
lady. l have seen her a veritable fend.
As fend she loses diamond earring as
a sedate lady she is unconscious of the fact,
and honestly denies il when you charge her
with it. She also denies going out when
witnesses can swear to her doing so; she can
not explain the scratches on her hand, and
nv friend" continued the doctor, impress
lively, had she committed a murder in one
condition she would be utterly unconscious
OF IL in the other"
/ was amazed at this announcement, and
honestly said SO.
"Now, my friend, in her normal condi-
tion, Mrs. Glaye may be a woman of the |
strictest veracitv and morality; in her ab-
normal condition 1 know she is a reckless
liar and that her oath is as little trust
worthy as her word. She is an irresponsible
person, and l doubt whether the law could
holl her either on her false oaths or evil
actions. Finding her in this irresponsible
condition, l can now say to you that which
at first feared to utter On the night of
the murder little before l discovered the
dead body l met Mrs. Glaye. AT first
supposed she had been meeting the young
man with whom she was in love. did not
know her condition then. On seeing me,
with rage for which 1 could not then ac-
count, she rushed at me and received the
wound which has SO aroused your solicitude
Now, nv friend, you know all / know of
Mrs. Glaye."
"You think she committed the murder?"
81 think nothing; but if she should kill
me, you or herself, there would be no cause
for surprise"
"But then Durand must be innocent"
"It is your duty to find out. The woman
may not have committed the particular act
in question, even If she were capable of do
ing it. Your wisdom must decide in the
matter"
"Her place is in the madhouse."
1.-THE law would not agree with you; but
that is not to the point. Just now 1 am
only vindicating myself; it you have fur
ther doubts of me, question me; ii you doubt
my diagnosis of the case of Mrs. Glaye,
summon your own physicians.
1t was impossible to doubt his sincerity,