The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-01

DE Sacran thief" gasped Mr.. VIII
loughby; 80 is incredible. have knownA
him since he first came TO America threasl
years ago have bofriended him, havos1
always deemed him honorable. And now,
to discover that he is criminal"
mo-" interrupted Kingston, brusquely,s
mot a criminal. That is why told Dick I
detective was not needed, A detective
would have landed him in prison, would have 4
blasted his future. AS it is But come
inside
De Sacran did not appear to see thenl-3
He remained motionless, the same expression
of ghasty terror on his countenance.
9 Is he dead 7" murmured Mr.. Willoughby~x
drawing back.
by Jove' from Dick, he. seems frozen
in his tracks,"
Z You've hit it, snapped Kingston, locking
the door and adjusting the curtains.
g merely gave him time to leave the DIM
ing room, pass through his own apartment,
and enter here. Then | struck the gong"
" The gong What has that to do with 4
it2"
Everything Listen. Many years ago,
when | was fresh from college, took trip \
Charcot was there, and because Charcot was
then conducting at the Salpetriere the hyp-
motto experiments that have made his name 4
world-famous.
" To quote from Charcot himself The in-.@
strument being struck, the patient not ex-
pecting it, he is seen to become suddenly mo- 4
tionless, as though frozen where he stands, /
fixed in the gesture he may have been making
when the gong was sounded"
But what has this to do with the Count ?"Y
| am coming to him. The patients thus y
hypnotizabe we're all of the type known as "
hysterical-a term which covers far greater v
variety of mental and physical ills than most 4
medical men are. aware Among them / 4
noticed a young man who differed from the \
rest by his refined appearance. | made in \
quiries, and was informed that he was an Il
unknown-that he had been found wanderngA
aifnlessly about the streets of Paris and hads@l
been unable to give any account of himself.s
He was finally revealed as young man i
Of good family named"
De Sacran!" father and son exclaimedN
with one voice
Exactly. So that when Dick mentionedM
his name | at once conjectured that it was the u
same man and that he was having recur-
renee Of his old hysterical malady, thoughA
under slightly different form. My little ex-t
pertinent with the gong has proved the cord
rectness of my conjecture"
Then, said Mr.. Willoughby, in a brokend
voice, :" the poor devil is to be ptied rather4
than condemned"
Undoubtedly. But let US make abso-'t
lutely certain"
All this time de Sacran had been standing
immoyable, as though carved out Of marbhsd
Kingston stepped swiftly up to him, .&naasl
gently passed his hands over the Count Ssse-s1
head. His muscles relaxed, his eyes cI&eeA.,i
Kingston led him to chair. ~
He now is in what Charcot used to c6l&4keA
third stage Of bypnotism, . he briefly e3gsinead
TO the others; he can reply intelligenfR ~
any questions | may put, to him.. andsevexsl
reply correctly to questions which it wgazl6hed
impossible for him to answer in kNsCmaiy
state. ~
Tel me, Count" he added, in a loudera
tone, |" and tell me in English. Do youl
know where you are, and why you cameA
here :"
:" Alas, yes" mournfully.
anu WAS lt OcSduSc you were III uee0UkW
money!"
No, no, thousand times no. / c5allSs@
not help myself was obsessed-I was heidi
captive by what you call fixed idea"
This fixed idea-how did it come tog1
gou2"
Il have not been well-I have been agiS3
ated. There is too much hurry, too muchH
confusion in this country. My head begnI
again to feel as in my youth Then read inf
he papers of what you call the Black Handl
'utrages. began to see the form Of blood
hirsty Italian urging me to get money in theI
Black Hand way. Now | can see that the
orm was in my imagination only. But Il
eemed real TO me. l was at its mercy. Il
vas in terror. yielded"
Kingston made an impatient gesture.
You wish to be cured, do YOU not Well,s
hen Al ten O'Clock tomorrow morning youi
.il come to me and conhde all your troubles.J
win advise YOU of a specialist who can give
on the treatment you need. When l count.
hree, YOU will awaken. One, two, threel"
De Saeran rubbed his eyes and sat up
"Ah. " said he. could it be that l have
allen asleep? AID in the midst Of Monsieus
interesting storiesl"
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