Putnam patriot., 1914-09-25

and hardly any one outside Of the family ever knew of it. nervous breakdown from overwork brought it on"
 Would you keep skeleton like that from your future wifeY~
 Certainly Why should worry her about a thing that might never hap peni Nervous troubles take various directions There's kleptomania. for instance
 Stealing thincsT"
 "Yes: only we doctors don't speak of it that way We know the difference between an uncomfortable impulse when the mnd k slightly out of bal. ance and vulgar sorlid theft"
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 "A kleptamanEac nearly always tAkes UT for whF.h bp could pay without feel ing t if he dtu hapnen to want 1t"
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 'That'S ktpptnmanin
 Do the magistrates and iuries usual, iy call il that2'
  n person morally innocent but guilty In the opinion of the law. suffers pun ishment when he should be placed un der medical treatment"
 Well. doctor. 1 am glad Of one thing -that if 1 have inherited any mental weakness il does not take the direction of thieverv"
 "Kleptenania, corrected pr. wil ioughhy
 "All right Cali il what you like But weHld rather be q liar than a thief He paused At least think | would Either of them is detestable."
 You are not likely to be troubled to decide between them. my dear James. laughed pr Willoughby in the first place. an uncle is not like direct an, eestor-your father. for example-and again. IL was only when your uncle gave way under the strain of over work
 "Overwork ?" broke in James Cluney violently. stopping in his walk as if he had been shot to face the doctor "That's it Nervous breakdown! That is what you SaidE
 Exactly Dr Willeughby was be coming impatient of his friends ob stinacy, and he spoke shortly.
 "Dr Willoughby. think this mar riage should not be allowed to go on.' "In the name of heaven. why?' roar ed the doctor
 Why" echoed Cluney in a voice al most as loud aS the others Don't you realize have been working like horse to straighten up my affairs 50 that l can leave my business for the four months 1 intended to be away from New York on my-ha. hal my wedding tourI And can't you see that Pm run down and am in my uncie's exact condition when he was stricken | feel even now as if l should have to 20 outside and proclaim that am the emperor of Germany or Lillian Russell or-or-somebody. just for the pleas ure of uttering an outrageous lie Oh, Eve got it. know 1 have!'
 "l)unt be fool. James, said Will ioughby. with the familiarity of com rade "l never knew you to tell de liberate falsehood in your fife"
 I'm glad of it. But that doesn't say 1 may not begin now
 "Fudge, You're uot in the slightest danger Y0ulI be thinking next you're kleptomanic
 No I'm not afraid of that have too much contempt for that sort of thing But the other-this awful dis position To disregard the trnth-thats s what l fear
 Dr. Wiloughby picked up his hat tnd hustled out .tames Clnney put on his hat and stuffed his white gloves into his tail pocket Then he drew his hand ont of the pocket in hurry. gloves and all. and again dived in When his hand came out this time II held valuable lace dolly. which h, recognized as one he had admired at a house he had visited the last after. noon on which he had worn the clothes he now had on.
 For minute or more he stood with the dolly n his hand. staring at 1t va cantly Then be put it on the table and examined the elaborate initial worked in one corner
 ''Yes. it's ~ This is the thiug Mrs NanZuon showed me and said 1t had cost S5U before she had her initial pun on it. Dence take the thing! How did II come into my pocketY
 He rambled np and down, trying to
 .f l. right list into his open left hand and swore softly Then be placed the deli. cate web of lace carefully in his desk aud locked it.
 I'll hay. to get this back to Mrs VanZoOn and explain it the best way | can wonder what 1 was thinking about Probably | wasn't thinking at all Hello, Wlloughby has left that gold mounted fountain pen of his on the table
 Mechanically be placed the fountain pen in the upper poeket of his white waistcoar and took up his hal. gloves and overcoat just as Willoughoy came in
 Hurry. now. James The taxi is at the door. and you haven't 10" much lime Yonve got to be at the honse at least half an b0nr before the ceremony to talk over things wirh yonr new ia ther-in- law and the brides sisters"
 'ls that the regular ihingY
 Always. replied Dr Willonghhy with the confidence Of one who hnd never been through 1t By inc way did you see anything of my fountain pen? 1 thin- l left il on the table.
 Did yput asked Clgney absently .-I wonder how my uew sisters will