Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-12-24

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my point in medical journals, and l
wrote book based on it. But
lacked proof, the actual proof of ex-
perience. So l set out to expert
ment."
He seemed to have forgotten now
that Philip was in the room, and
went on bitterly, as II arraigning
himself for something which he had
not yet disclosed.
1t made me a-a-almost a Grim
inal," he continued. T had no good
thoughts for humanity, beyond my
small endeavors in my little field Of
science was a machine myself,
cold, passionless, caring little for
women-thus proving, If had stop
ped to consider myself. the unrea-
sonsbleness of my own theory Cool
| ly and without thought OF the con-
| sequences. I set out to prove myself
right. When ! think of it now my
action appals me. was not cramped
| for money. So | determined to ex-
pertinent with the six machines
three young men and three young
| women.
II planned that each person should
| be unconscious of the part he or she
| was playing, and that each pair
| should be thrown constantly together
not in society, mind you, for my
| theory was that conditions must be
right Through a trusted and high
| ly paid agent | hired my people
the men, Through another, who was
a woman, hired those of the oppo-
site sex. One of the young women
was sent to an obscure little place
hundred miles back from the Bra
lillian coast, ostensibly to act as
| governess for the children OF an
American family which did not exist.
To this same place, through the other
agent, was sent man, whose duty
was to get information about the
country for party of capitalists.
Do you begin to understand now?"
"Yes, begin to understand" said
Philip.
This place to which they went
was made up of dozen or so ho-
vels." continued the doctor, resum
| ing his nervous walk There was
no one there who could talk or un-
derstand their language but these
two. The conseQuence-conditi
were right. They would be constant
| ly together. They would either prove
| or disprove my theory that men and
women were but machines of pas
| sion. / knew that they would stay
| at this place during the three months
| had allotted for my experiment, for
/ paid them high price. The girl
when she found no American family,
was told to wait until they arrived
The man, of course, had plenty of
supposed work to keep him there"
81 understand" repeated Philip.
1.-THE second couple" continued the
doctor, forcing himself into chair
opposite Philip, were in a similar
way sent up hereto an obscure
northern post which l have reason
for not naming. And the third cou-
pie went to a feverish district down
in Central America"
He rose from his chair again, and
Philip was silent while the doctor
went to his great-coat and from
somewhere within its depths brought
out fresh cigarettes. His hand
trembled slightly as he lighted one
and the flare of the match, playing
for an instant on his face, empha-
sized the nervous tension which he
was under.
81 suppose Won think 1t all very
strange-and idiotic," he said, after
few moments.
Il got six months leave of alb,
sence," he resumed, "and set out to
see the results of my experiments.
First l went to Rio. and from there
to the place where the first couple
had gone. AS a consequence, five
weeks passed between the date of
the last letters of my experimenters
and the day Joined them Heavens,
man! When I made it known that
wanted them, where do you think
they took me?"
He dropped his half-burned cigar
cite and his voice was husky as he
turned on Philip.
'Where-where do you think they
took me?" he demanded.
God knows!" exclaimed Philip
TREMENDOUSLY. Where"
ITO two freshly made graves jus,
outside the village" groaned the doc.
tor. 81 learned their story after a
little. The girl, finding herself use
less there, had begun to teach the
little children. I'm-Im-going tc
skip quickly over this"
His voice broke to a whisper.
"She was an angel. The poor half
naked women told me that through
my interpreter. The children cried
for her when she died. The men hat
brought Towering trees from miles
away to shade her grave-and the