The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-16
PART THREE
CHAPTER I.


/ O'Clock the next day. 1t was fine,
breezy morning and the countryside
was full OF doors The sky was an IN
tense blue. Astounding in great rolling
white clouds. which spotted it like the
/ continents and islands of huge map
upon which some titanic Napoleon was
/ continually carving and remodeIing new
realms and empires OF the armament
/ / paid less attention to them, however,
| than ] did to the mental empire 1t was
/ now my purpose to overthrow. If thun-
der and lightning could burst the cloud
/ that kept the sunshine from my sweet
| hearts life. 1 was determined to conjure
/ that storm.
/ / had, during my few hours in town.
consulted medical friend upon joys
ease, and while he gave no professional
/ approval to my project he had not de-
I MED the possibility OF its being effective
! in producing a cure. Such conditions as
4 Miss Fieldings were by no means rare,
/ but they had been so little studied, ex-
/ cept phenoInenally. that there was no
authorized course of treatment known
/ Each had to be dealt with according TO
/ lis especial characteristics and accord
/ ing TO circumstances He had talked 10
me a good deal concerning ''sublminal
/ selves" of the theory Of successive
1 planes Of consciousness" and of ''iso-
! lated personalities" ending with the
statement that so far as any definite
/ knowledge of the psychology of multiple
/ or ASSOCIATED personality was concerned,
! even doctors were the merest laymen-
/ OF its actual rationale they knew yirtu-
/ ally nothing, though in some cases the
/ disintegrated personalities had been syn
/ thesized into a normal self by means OF
/ hypnotic treatment.
/ / had left Joy herself yesterday,
/ and, in view of her accelerated al
/ formations. due to the doctors influ-
/ ence, / had every reason to expect
10 find Edna to-day in control My
chief hope was that she and Leah were
/ stiu upon amicable terms. and that they
would be alone in the house. But there
! had been time for many things 10 hap
/ pen, and ] awaited the news with con-
! Siderable anxiety, though braced for any
ordeal that might come-eXcept. of course,
what did come. / dismissed the carriage
/ at the lane and walked the rest OF the
/ way.
/ There was no sign Of life outside the
house: I went up 10 the front door and
| knocked. II was some time before my
| summons was answered. and then, 20 my
! dismay. by Dr. Copin- This was worse
/ than l had feared.
"Oh. how dyou do, CASTER he said.
/ making no move TO let me in.
I'm down again. you see. / believe
/ Miss Fielding is expecting me-" / said.
as cOOlly as / could
! He stood with his hand on the door. de-
/ Tending the entrance. I'm very sorry 70
say that Miss Fielding is not wen to-day.
and she can't see you"
/ She knows perfectly well that l was 10
/ return to-day"
shes said nothing about it to me, il
/ she does. At any rate, she's In no con-
/ ditiOn 10 see anybody. and 1 must ask
/ yog to leave"
Would you mind telling her that I'm
/ here?'' l said
! I'm speak TO her, II you like, though
I don't particularly care to disturb her al
/ present Wait a moment. and III see
| how she is
| he shut the door and / think. locked
/ II. / waited on the step, hoping for
! sight of Leah. and trying to make up
I my mind what to do If / were refused ad-
/ mittanee. I might attempt 10 enter by
| force but. with the doctor there. I ,.uld
/ not possibly put my project into action.
/ He finally reappeared with long face.
Miss Fielding begs to be excused" he
/ announced
IT'S most extraordinary; l must insist
/ on seeing herr I cried.
You certainly don't wish 20 force
yourself in where you're not wanted?"
/ he insinuated
IF I were sure I wasn't wanted. no
But ! don't believe YOU took my mes
sage in to her az all"
'I1I accept that insult, Mr. Castle, and
Wen settle it at some other time. Just
now, ] must ask you 70 leave immedi-
ately. You may happen to recall what
( ] told you the last time We met. AS Miss
! Fielding's fance. IL is not only my
| right but my duty. TO see that you GO
And do YOU recall my own words on
| that occasion? have as good a right 10
insist upon entering, ! maintained.
Well wen, this is no time to discuss
that for my presence is needed in the
house. he replied las I am engaged
10 Miss Fielding No. .. If you please 10
accept that designation. and as it is No
2 who is at present receiving me, you'll
/ perhaps see the force Of my claim"
II was infamous to have to stand bick-
! ering with him. and, as it could do no
good to enact scene I turned away,
| lifted my hat and babe him good morn
/ ing!" He bowed. shut the green door.
/ and this time I distinctly heard the key
turn in the lock.
/ | was for a moment at loss how to
/ proceed. but walked slowly down the
! lane. At the bend looked back and saw
/ Leah at an upper window gesticuiating
to me. I stopped and watched her.
From her signs l gathered that she
| wished to meet me, and, being careful 10
/ make no signal in return, I passed out
/ of sight and waited II was fifteen min
utes before she appeared. coming through
! the underbrush. having made a detour
| from the back OF the house to escape
| observation.
"Oh. Mr. Castle" she said hreathlessfy,
''its dreadful! The doctor has been down
| here since early in the forenoon, and he
| has been with Edna all the time, shut up
| IN the library"
What are they doing7 Could you see
OF hear?'
'Oh, what aren't they doing!" she ex-
claimed. turning away. ITS unbearable.
don't see how you can stand it"'
| 81 can't stand it, I won't stand il. III
| break down the door if they won't let me
/ in / broke out I'm kill him."
/ Leah caught my hand and stopped me.
IT'S no use" she said. Edna herself
won't let you In, Tn afraid. She's differ
ent this morning. l never saw her so
much under his influence. Usually she
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