The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-23
Further Achievements of Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective REEVES

important. They give us the most re-
lIable information concerning the in.
d1vidual. But that is only possible
Kennedy emphasized the point-";f
the patient is in entire rapport with
the doctor. VIII"
There are three kinds of Dreams
those which represent an unrepresscd
wish as fulfilled, those that represent
the realization of a represscd wish
IN an entirely concealed form. and
those that represent the realization of
"a reprcsSed wish in form insuffi-
GENTLY or only partially concealed
Dreams are not OF the future, but
OF me past. except as they show striv-
ing tor unfulfllled wishes. Whatever
may be denied IN reality we never
theless can realize in another way
IN our dreams. And probably more of
our daily llfc. conduct, moods, beliefs
than we think, could be traced to pre-
cedlng dreams"
DR.. Ross was listening attcntivclv.
as CraIS turned 10 him This is per
maps the part OF Freud's theory from
which you dissent most strongly.
Freud says that as soon as Won enter
the intimate life OF patient Won he
gin to hnd sex in some form I,
tact, the best indication of abnormal
Ity would be its absence. Sex is one
OF the strongest of human impulses
yet the ono subjected to the greatest
repression. For that reason il is the
weakest point in our cultural develop-
ment- In normal life, he saws. there
are no neuroses. Let me proceed now
with what the Freudists call the psr-
chanalysis, the soul analysis, OF Mrs.
Maitland"
1t was startling in the extreme to
consider the possibilities to which this
new science might lead, as he pro-
cceded to illustrate it.
Mrs. Maitland" he continued.
your dream OF fear was a dream OF
what we call the fulfllment OF a sup
pressed wish. Consciously YOU feared
the death OF your husband because
unconsclously you wished it."
1t was startling, dramatic. cruel
perhaps, merciless-this dissecting OF
the soul of the handsome woman be-
lore us; but it had come TO a point
where 1t was necessary TO get at the
truth.
Mrs: Maitland, hitherto pale. was
now flushed and indignant. Yet the
very manner OF her indignation show
cd the truth OF the new psychology OF
dreams, for. as | learned afterward.
people often become indignant when
the Freudists strike what is called
the main complex
Let me finish" continued Ken
ncdy. Il want to consider the other
dream also. Fear is equivalent to A
wish IN this sort OF dream 1t also. as
| have said. denotes sex. In dreams
are usually symbols. Now. in
this second dream we find both the
bull and the serpent. from time i'm
symbols OF the continuing
OF the life force. Dreams are always
based on experiences or thoughts OF
the day preceding the dreams. You.
Mrs. Maitland, dreamed OF a mans
face on these beasts There was every
chance OF having him suggested to
you. You think you hate him. Con-
sciously you reject him: unconscious
ly YOU accept him. Any OF the new
who knows the init
mate connection between love and
hate, would understand how that is
possible. Love does not extinguiSir
hate; or hate, love. They repress each
other. The opposite sentiment NAV
very easily grow
The situation was growing moro
tense as he proceeded Was not Ken
nedy actually taxing her with loving
another?
Years ago." he continued, you
suffered what the new psychologists
,all psychic trauma-a soul wound.
\ on were engaged, but your censored
rejected the manner OF
lie OF your france. In pique YOU mar
led Price Maitland But you never
ost your real, subconscious love Tor
another"
She looked startled. Her ordinarily
nscrutable face betrayed everything,
hough it was avcrted from the rest
II us and could be seen only by Ken
lcdy. She knew the truth that she
'trOve TO rcprcsS; she was a raid of
herself.
at is dangerous she murmurcd,
to be with a person who pays at
ention to such little things. If every
me were like you, would no longer
breathe syllable OF my Dreams"
She was sobbing now.
DR.. Ross moved nearer to Mrs.
Maitland as if TO reasSurc her. Craig
vas studying attentively the effect
If his revelation, both on her and
IN the other faces before him.
Mrs. Maitland. her shoulders bent
With the outpourinG OF the Iong-sup-
PRESSED emotion OF the evening and
II The tragic day. called for sympathy
which, | could see, Craig would read
ly give when he had reached the eli
max he had planned.
Kennedy" exclaimed Mastcrson,
cushing aside DR.. Ross. as he bound
d TO the side OF Mrs. Maitland, I'M
bic to restrain himself longer, Ken
cdy, you are a fakcr-nothing but
amncd dream doctor-in scientific
isguiSe."
Perhaps" replied Craig. with a
ulct curl OF the lip. But the threads
# the typewriter ribbon. the align
lcnt OF the letters, the paper, all the
niger prints of that typewriter note
t suicide were those of the machine
clonging to the man who caused the
oul wound. who knew Madeline
iaitland's Utmost heart better than
erself-because he had heard of
'reud undoubtedly. when he was in
'Ienna-who knew that he held her
cal love still, who posed as a pa
lent OF DIR. Ross to learn her secrets
5 we'll as to secure the subtle poison
t the cobra. That man. perhaps,
n