The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-10-10
White Cat
Copyright. 1910. BY BObbs-
Merrill Go.


home has cared for. fed. clothed anC
pampered exactly LIP colored chill
dren Of every condition Of shape anC
misshape, brains and no brains"
at has no other Connection
81 loaned Allan Fleming Thousand
dollars once. | guess my mind was
falling 1t would be about eleven
twenty-five by this time"
Neither Of which explanations suf
feed for the little scrap found in Miss
James room. What connection, If any,
had 1t with her flight? Where was she
now What was eleven twenty-twoi
And why did Miss Letitia deny that
she had lost the pearls, when | already
knew that nine Of the ten had been
sold, who had bought them and ap-
proximately how much he had paid?
| ate light lunch at Bellwood alone.
with Bella to look after me.
"Oh, Bella" | called as she was go
ing out, Il want to ask you something
The night at the Fleming home when
you and | watched the house didn't
you hear some person running along
the hall outside your door? About
o'clock. Think"
She looked at me stolidly.
"No. sir; ! slept all night"
"That's strange. And you didn't hear
ME when | fell down the dumb wait
er shaft?"
"Holy saints she calculated WAS
that where you fell?'
/ Che StpnnaJ hursatf hrt1rlt1v
"You heard that?" | asked gently,
"and yet you slept all night? Bella.
there's hitch somewhere. You didn't
sleep that night at ALL You told Miss
Fleming had been up all night. How
did you know that? II ! didn't know
that you couldn't possibly get around
as fast as the person 10 the house that
night would say you had been in Mr.
Fleming's desk looking for-let US say,
postage stamps May have another
cup of coffee?"
She turned a sickly yellow white
and gathered up my cup and saucer
with trembling hands. | put another
line in my notebook. What does Bella
known
/ got back to the city and found
Wardrop waiting for me at the office.
He seemed to have shrunk in his
clothes, his eyeballs were bloodshot
from drinking and his fair hair had
dropped. neglected. over his forehead.
He looked at me with duh eyes
when / went in. He was sitting on
my desk.
He says he's crazy-lost his think
works." said Burton.
az didn't know you knew each 9th
err" put in.
HE says we do" Wardrop said |
YEARLY; "says he used to knock me
around at college. He wants me to
go to a doctor. Pm not sick. It's
only
Better see one. Wardrop." I urged.
1t seemed incredible that an limo
cent man would collapse as he had
done. and yet at this minute | can
name a dozen men who. under the
club of public disapproyaI. have fallen
into paresis. insanity and the grave.
We are all Indifferent to our fellow
men until they are against us.
Burton was very we'll acquainted
with the specialist to whom we took
Wardrop.
81 think I've got it all from Mr..
Burton" said the doctor when he had
sent Wardrop into another room. ;
1.-THE idea is Munsterberg's. and I've
had some good results. I'll give him
4 short physical examination. and
when l ring the bell one of you may
come in. Are you newspaper man.
Mr. Knox"
"An attorney" I said.
"Press man. lawyer or doctor" Bur e
on broke in. I'VE all fatten on the
,ther fellows troubles. don't WEI" a
I'VE don't fatten very much" ] cor t
ected. I'VE live"
The doctor blinked behind his glass e
s..
81 never saw lawyer yet who :
would admit he was making money" {
e said.
The physical examination was very
REF. When | was called in Wardrop
7as standing at the window looking
own into the street below, and the
octor was writing at his desk. Be g
ind Wardrop's back he gave me the e
lip he had written. 9
TEST is for association OF ideas. 81
Watch length Of time between word g
give and his reply. ! often get hold Oh
{ facts forgotten by the patient. a.
ait before the answering word is Civ .
j shows an attempt at concealment." a.
On q table was an electric instru- u
ent like a small clock. and the first
t was to attach to II two wires with
nall, black rubber mouthpieces.
''Now. Mr.. Wardrop." the doctor said. ~
We will go on with the test. Your y, =,
her condition is fair. think you W
N dismiss the idea of insanity with
it a second thought. but there is -. -
netting more than brain and body ~
be considered. In other words, you -
we been through storm, and some w
your nervous wires are down. Put
Is mouthpiece between your lips,
ease. You see, 40 the same with ~ =,
Inc. And when | give you a word
eak as quickly as possible the as ~
citation it brings to your mind For -
Ut