Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-29

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lovely 1t would be If we could eat 'em
without smelling 'em!"
Don't you do anything but eat?"
Wardrop asked, without enthusiasm.
Burton eyed him reproachfully. us
that what | get for doing without lunch
In order to prove to you that you are
not crazy?' He appealed to me. HE
says he's crazy--lost his think works.
Now, ask you, Knox, when go to the
trouble to find out for him that he's
got as many convolutions as anybody,
and that they've only got little con-
volved, is 1t fair. ask you, for him to
reproach me about my food?"
ss"I didn't know you knew each
other" put in, while Burton took
another sardine.
''He says we do" Wardrop said
YEARLY; Says he used to knock me
around at college,"
Burton winked at me solemnly.
Gle doesn't remember me, but he
will" he said tits his nerves that
are gone, and we'll have him restrung
with new wires, like an old piano, In q
week.
Wardrop had that after-debauch sus-
picion Of all men, but think he
grasped at me as dependability.
HE wants me to 60 to doctor, !"
he said. 'Im not sick; it's only"
He was trying to light cigarette, but
the match dropped from his shaking
fingers.
Better see one, Wardrop," urged
and / felt mean enough about doing
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you up
Burton gave him very small drink,
for he could scarcely stand, and we
went down in the elevator. My con-
tempt for the victim between us was
as great as my contempt for myself.
That Wardrop was in bad position
there could be no doubt; there might
be more men than Fleming who had
known about the money in the leather
bag, and who thought he had taken it
and probably killed Fleming to hide
the theft.
1t seemed Incredible that an innocent
man would collapse as he had done,
and yet--at this minute can name q
dozen men who, under the club OF
public disapproval, have fallen into
paresis, insanity and the grave. We
are all Indifferent to our fellow-men
until they are against us.
Burton knew the specialist very
well-in fact, there seemed to be few
people he did not know. And consid-
ering the way he had got hold Of Miss
Letitia and Wardrop, 1t was not sur
prising. He had evidently arranged
with the doctor, for the waiting-room
was empty and we were after hours.
The doctor was a large man, his size
emphasized by the clothes he wore,
very light In color and unprofessional
in cut. He was sandy-haired, inclined
to be bald, and with shrewd, light blue
eyes behind his glasses. Not particu-
larly impressive, except as to size, on
first acquaintance; good fellow. with
a brisk voice, and an amazingly light
tread.
He began by sending Wardrop into
a sort of examining room in the rear
of the suite somewhere, to take on his
coat and collar. When he had gone
the doctor looked at q slip of paper In
his hand.
81 think I've got It all from Mr.
Burton" he said. "Of course, Mr.
Knox, this is little out of my line;
a nerve specialist has as much bust.
ness with psychotherapy as piano
tuner has with musical technique. But
the idea Is Munsterburg's and I've had
some good results. III give him a
short physical examination, and when
ring the bell one of you may come
in. Are you a newspaper man. Mr..
Knox"
IAN attorney" I said briefly.
Press man, lawyer, or DOCTOR" Bur-
ton broke in, I'VE all fatten on the
other fellows troubles, don't WEI"
eve don't fatten very much" cor
rected. I'VE live"
The doctor blinked behind his
glasses.
II never saw a lawyer yet who
would admit he was making money
he said. Look at the way 2 doctor
grinds for q pittance! He's just as
capable as the lawyer; he works a
damn sight harder, and he makes a
tenth the income. A man will pay his
lawyer ten thousand dollars for keep
ing him out of Jail for six months,
and he'll kick like steer II his doctor
charges him hundred to keep him out
of hell for life! Which Of you will
come in? I'm afraid two would distract
him."
Il guess it is Knox's butt-in," Bur-
ton conceded, "but I get 1t later, Doc
tor: you promised"
The physical examination was very
brief; when was called in Wardrop
was standing at the window looking
down into the street below, and the
doctor was writing at his desk. Behind
Wardrop's back he gave me the slip
he had written.
"Test is for association of ideas.
Watch length Of time between word
I give and his reply. often get hold
Of facts forgotten by the patient. A
wait before the answering word is
given shows an attempt at conceal.
ment."
Now, Mr.. Wardrop," he said. will
you sit here, please?"
He drew q chair to the comfortable
for Wardrop, and another. just across
for himself. sat back and to one side
Of the patient, where could see War
drop,a haooard nrOf11a and every move.