The bee., 1908-11-19
Prof. Fulcrum. l believe"
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Can you turn hate to love, or vice
7ersa?' as--e.r- -.--'.'. :
mo; but can destroy either the
one or the other"
Now we are getting down to the
object OF my visit. My son is in
love with a girl whom | do not wish
him to marry. Can you destroy his
love for herr"
yes"
"How?
Recent development In microscopy
has shown us that each sensation has
a minute corrugation on the brain.
On a certain point in your sons brain
will be found a little protuberance
composed OF these minute corruga-
tons. II this protuberance Is removed
the love is killed"
Forever"
mot necessarily. Another operation
is required to prevent It's return.
must cut away a certain tiny particle
in the bump of memory for that par
ticular girl"
very we'll, professor. / will bring
my son to you at once. He is wait
ing without"
Prof. Fulcrum consented only on
the payment of an immense fee and
guaranty of indemnity In case the son
claimed damages. Then the young
man was shown into a room, where
an anesthetic was was turned on and
the operation performed.
On coming TO his senses he found
his head bandaged and was told that
a burglar had shot him, making two
bullet holes in the brain.
'Who is this Amanda Brown who
is sending me fiOwers?" he asked one
morning during ~eonValescence.
His father. who heard the remark
and hoped that he would marry the
donor. was delighted. He rushed on
to Prof. Fulcrum to tell him that the
operation had been emlnently sue
cessful.
Now. professor" he said, there is
a girl wish my son to marry. Can
you make him love herr"
Certainly not"
Are you sure? She loves him and
she is immensely rich" e
Il am perfectly sure. cannot
create; l can only destroy"
Jennie Carr, who had been removed
from Walter Higgins memory, insisted
upon seeing him as soon as 1t was
safe for him to undergo the excite-i
ment of the meeting. Mr.. Higgins,
Sr., curious to know II his som
would remember her on seeing her,
granted permission at once.
"Oh, Walter" she said. plaintlvely,
I'm so sorry"
Let me see" said Walter, looking
at her scrutinizingly. so many peo-
pie have called to see me. Where
have | met your"
This was enough for Mr.. Higgins,
senior He took the girl away and
told her that the shooting had af
fected his sons memory.
One day six months later Mr.. Hig-
gins rushed into Prof. Fulcrums
workroom in rage.
"Ypu have swindled mel" he cried.
How SOP"
"My son has married the girl. after
ALL"
"Wen?"
"You said that you could guard
against his love for her returning by
destroying his memory of her. His
love has returned. He has married
her"
at has not returned. II he loves
her it is a new love. not the old one"
1T is certainly not a new one. for
my son has had nothing TO do with
her since you operated on him"
Il don't believe It, My knowledge
is based on long experiment and Is
exact. Find out what has taken place
between the couple since your sons
recovery and you will prove my posi-
ton"
MIR. Higgins departed, and in few
days sent Prof. Fulcrum the following
signed by his sons wife:
Il always knew that the Higgins
family was opposed to me, and noticed
that they were especially pleased when
| was blotted from Walters memory.
/ had won him once despite their op-
position and resolved to do so again,
keeping my effort a secret from them.
I began at the beginning, in my own
way pledging him not 10 let his fam.
ny know Of his meetings with me;
that when I had won him ! married
him clandestinely before they could
Interiere.'