The evening world., 1911-03-25
A miracles"
Explanation.

"Shc saw n woman coming from tire
direction OF the car line. 50 10 Miss Hen
bricks IL VAS evident that abe had lust
descended from n car Tho woman was
hurrying. so 'sNe was late for an ap-
po!ntment,' AZ soon aS she caught sight
OF tho woman Mrs. Eldrcdge lifted Ed
ward 70 tho ground. And ~ on through
n dozen things which showed tho high
est susceptibility TO suggestion. You
told me that before telling her story
To YOU she had told II to Mrs. Murray.
Miss Hendricks had rushed 10 her AT
once: tho bias and suggestions which
made her testimony apparently % damn
ing against your wlfe could only have
ttne from Mrs. Murray
Eldredge's glance shot to his mother
in-law. But Trant ran on rapidly. II
took up your wife's evidence: and though
apparently entirely at variance with tho
others I saw at oncs that II really cor
roborated the testimony OF the munro
and tho chauffeur"
Her evidence confirmed" Tdreage
demanded brusquely.
Yes" Trant replied; ITO the psy-
biologist. who understood Mrs. FL
drcdgc's mental condition. her evidence
was tho same as theirs. I had already
~ en- FOR myself. by tho aid OF what you
had tod me. Mrs, Eldredge's position In
this household after leaving FOUR once
10 become your wife. ON entering your
house she was brought face to face with
a woman already In control here-a
strong and dominant woman. who had
immenso Influence over you. Every
thing told OF n struggle between these
~omen-sllghts. Instructions. mercfle~
criticisms, OF which your wife could not
complain. which had brought her close
TO nervous prostratlon.
you remember that Immediately after
reading her statement | asked you what
particular thing had occurred Just be-
fore she went motoring to throw her
into that n~oticeablv eNcitable condition
described by the maid and the cnauf-
feur. You said nothing had happened.
Bu, 7 was certain even hen that there
had been something-i know now that
Mrs. Murray had put n climax to her
pcrsecut!on OF your wife by charging
that Mrs, Eldredge was taking tho boy
out to got rid OF him-and my knowledso
OF psychology told me that. allowing Tor
Mrs. Eldredge's hysterical condition. she
had stated In her evidence the same
things that the ihalu anu lHo
had stated.
at "a a fact that In her condition or
hy-neraesthesia "a condition readily
brought on not only In weak women
hut sometimes In strong men, py eN-
element ana excessive strain
her senses would he highly overstim-
ulated. Barely hearing tho SOUND or
the woman's voice. she would honestly
describe her as speaking In q loud
tone.
AN time. Intervals, would also he
greatly prolonged. II truly seemed u
her that the child took IA long time ia
cross the grass and hat the woman
talked with him several m III
stead OF seconds The sensation or a
similarly long time elapsing after the
woman toolt tho boys hand gave her
the impression of a long struggle sac
would honestly believe that II TOOK th'
automobile hfteen minute TO make tht
circuit OF the park. When you askeo
your wife why, IL 40 much time elapsed
she tried to do nothing. she was unable
10 answer, for no time was wasted a
all.
"Bu, most vital % all. I recognized
hor description OF the woman as wear
Ing a red dress as most conclusive con
nrmation OF the maids testimony an'
a nnal proof, not that Mrs. Eldreds'
was trying 10 mislcal you, hut that sh'
was telling the truth as well as sh'
could. dor Il Is a common psycholns
teal fact that lu u hysterlcll condition
red is the color most commonly seer
yublcrtiyeiy. the sensation OF red mo-
ouI. persists I'm hysteria, when othcI
color sensations disappear, huf 81 D.
ommon to have II take the place OF an
other color. especially violet.
"lt was discovered and recorded Nel
thirty Years ago that bon excessive OK
, citlhilty known psyshologicallv "a hN.
pcracsthcsil, all cI1urs are hft"d iu th'
, spectrum scale and, 90 the oNrreNt.io'
I retiua. the shorter waves OF violet may
+, give the sensation ~ the longer one
l. s. .41 -. UILAH 90 NOM LIAIF.