Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-02
The Bobbs-Merrm Company
(cHAPTER Xx.-Continued,,
By Mary Roberts-Ri,1eharl

(CHAPTER Xx.-Continued)
"Attic" brought trunks" at once.
Closet" After perhaps a second
and half came dust" showing what
closet was in his mind, and immediate
ly after, to match" he gave ''pen.
A long list of words followed which
told -othing. to my mind, although the
doctors eyes were swapping with ex-
element. Then "traveling-bag' again,
and instead of his previous associa-
ton, woman" this time he gave
"house," he gave guest" 1t came to
me that II his mental process l was
the guest, the substitute bag was in
his mind, as being in my possession.
Quick as a fash the doctor followed
up
Guest" And Wardrop fell. Let
ters," he said.
To great many words, as l said
before; could attach no significance.
Here and there got a ray.
Elderly" brought BLACK"
Warehouse" yard" for no ap-
parent reason.
Eleven twenty-five" &c" was the
answer, given without second s
hesitation.
Eleven twenty-five c! He gave no
evidence Of having noticed any peculi-
arity in what he said; doubt if he
realized his answer To me, he gave
the impression of repeating something
he had apparently forgotten. AS If a
number and it's association had been
subconscious, and brought to the sur
face by the psychologist; as II, for in
stance, some one prompted a-b, and
the corollary sc" came without sum-
moning.
The psychologist took the small
mouthpiece from his lips, and motioned
Wardrop to do the same. The test
was over.
II don't call that bad condition, Mr..
the doctor said. "You
are nervous, and you need a little more
care in your habits. You want to ex-
ercise, regularly, and you will have to
cut out everything in the way of stimu-
lants for a while. Oh, yes, couple
of drinks day at first, then one a day,
and then none. And you are to stop
worrying trouble comes round,
and stares at you, don't ask 1t in to
have a drink. Take it out in the air
and KILT; oxygen is as fatal to anxi-
ETY. as it Is to tuberculosis"
How would Bellwood dor asked.
"Or should, it be the country"
& "BellwoOd, Of course" the doctor
responded heartily. "Ten miles a day
for cigarettes, and three meals
which is more than you have been TAX
ing, MI Wardrop, by two"
put him on the train for Bellwood
myself, and late that afternoon the
three Of us-the doctor, Burton and
myself-met in my Office and went
over the doctors record.
,s.When the answer comes in four
fifths of a second he said, before we
began, ut is hardly worth comment.
There is no time in such an interval
for any mental reservation. Only
those words that showed noticeable
hesitation need be considered"
We worked until almost seven. At
the end of that time the doctor leaned
back In his chair, and thrust his hands
deep in his trousers pockets.
.$,'I got the story from Burton" he
said. after a deep breath. II had no
conclusion formed. and of course am
not a detective. Things looked black
for Mr.. Wardrop, In view of the money
lost, the quarrel with Fleming that
morning at the White Cat, and the cir
cumstance Of his leaving the club and
hunting doctor outside, instead Of
raising the alarm. Still, no two men
ever act alike in an emergency.
Psychology is as exact a science as
mathematics: it gets information from
the source, and a man can not lie in
four-ffths Of q second. Head you
noticed, brought hair in a second and
three quarters. and the next word, 'ice.'
brought the blood that he had held
back before. That doesn't show any
thing. He tried to avoid what was
horrible to him..
"But 7 gave him 'traveling-bag'; after
a pause, he responded with train The
next word, lost showed what was in
his mind; instead of found he said
woman Now then, believe he was
either robbed by a woman, or he thinks
he was. After all, we can only get
what he believes himself.
"'Money-letters.- another slip.
".Shot-staircase'- where are the
stairs at the White Cat?"
II learned yesterday of back stair.
case that leads into one of the upper
rooms 1 said. ut opens on side
entrance, and is used in emergency"
The doctor smiled confidently.
eve look there for our criminal
he said. Nothing hides from the
chronoscope. Now then, staircase
scar Isn't that significant? The as
ISOLATION is clear; a scar that is vivid
enough, disfguring enough, to be the
first thing that enters his mind"
schwartz" Burton said with awe.
doctor, what on earth does eleven
twenty-five G. mean"
81 think that is up to you, gentlemen.
The G belongs there, without doubt.
Briefly, looking over these slips,
make it something like this: Wardrop
thinks a woman took his traveling-bag.
Three times he gave the word letters
in response to gate guest and
money Did he have guest at the
time all this happened at Bellwood p
81 was guest in the house at the
time"
"1id vo,, offer him money for