Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-06
CHAPTER XII. Continued.

foated away. Dickie was too 1nslgnl'
fcant to bother with.
"Hallucinations!" observed the com.
modore briskly. Fits you to T."
Bob didn't answer He was trying to
think il she-Miss Gwendoline-hadn't
said something about Authorizations?
you simply imagined all those
things you confided to Mrs. Dan. You
didn't mean to tell what wasn't so,
hut you couldn't help yourself. You
really believed it all, at the time. You
are irresponsible"
Maybe you'll tell me next there
Isn't any Gee.gee," said Bob. ALSO,
that Miss Gid-up is but an empty coin
age Of the brain?"
.'No. we'll do better than that. The
existince Of Gee-gee accounts, in part,
for your condition. First stage, Gee
gee on the BRAIN then, brain-storm!
Gee-gee is part of your obsession!"
you talk, think and dream OF Gee
gee" interposed Clarence. We've
i got It all doped out. You are madly
Jealous You imagine every man is
in love with her. You even attribute
Ito Dan here, Interior motives
Il mentioned to Miss Gerald, pri-
vately, that a certain very fascinating
but nameless young show girl might
be your trouble" said Dickie.
Again Bob did few deep breathing
exercises and again he managed to
conquer himself
Don't you see we've simply got to
lock you up?" said the commodore.
You're a menace to the community;
yoa're a happy home breaker You
t0
Il might" said Bob, looking the
commodore in the eye.
Dan overlooked any covert mean
ing. "We take your case in time"
he went on. You go into an institu-
ton, stay week, or two-or shall
We say, three insinuatingly "and you
come out cured"
wouldn't that be nice?" said Bob.
They were going to put truth in a
crazy house. That's what it amounted
to. "But how about Gid-up? Did
have an obsession about her, too"
"Oh, as Gee-gee's chum she is part
OF the brain-storm and that drags poor
old Clarence in-Clarence, who is as
ignorant Of the existence of Gid-up as
i am Of Gee-gee."
And that's the truth" said Clarence
stoutly
Bob laughed. He couldn't help it.
Perhaps many of the people in jails
and crazy houses were only misguided
mortals who had gone wrong looking
for truth. Maybe some OF them had
met with that other kind of truth
dams kind and Clarence's kind) and
they hadn't the proper vision to see
II was the truth that is, the worlds
TRUTH.
.Got It fixed all right went on the
commodore. DOC, up there at the
/. house. has written letter to the head
Of an eminently respectable institu-
ton for eminently respectable private
patients. It's not far away and the
head IS friend Of Docs. Dickie saw
10 the details It's good place.
Kind gentle attendants; nourishing
food. Isn't that what the Doc said,
Dickie?'
Il guess the food wont hurt him."
said Dickie. regarding Bob. Maybe
Dickie wouldn't have minded II Bob
had had an attack, or two, Of indiges.
ton.
"Doc says they're especially humane
to the violent continued the commo-
dore, unmindful of Bob's ominous 81
lence It seemed as II Dan was talk
ing to gain time, for he looked around
where the bushes cast dark shadows,
as II to locate some spot. None of
that smuggling or straight JACKET bust.
ness! Doc talked it over with the
Judge and some Of the others. Judge
said he'd committed lot of people
who hadn't acted half as crazy as you
have You see Dicl.ie had to take him
into his confidence little bit and the
Doc, too Doc diagnosed your break
down as caused by drugs and alec.
hol.'
$50 you made me out dipso'
maniac?'' observed Bob
"What else was there to do? Didn't
you bring 1t on yourself?"
Dan now stopped, not far from a
clump Of bushes Down the road
stood a stalled motor-car vaguely dis
tinguishable in the dusk. It's occu-
pants had apparently gone to tele-
phone for help.
"You bet made you out a 'dippy,' =
said Dickie with much satisfaction.
A white light shone from Bob's
eyes. Then he shrugged his broad
shoulders.
Good night he said CURLY and
turned to 60.
But at thattinstant the commodore
emitted low whistle and two men
sprang out of the bushes. At the
same moment the trio precipitated
themselves, also, on Bob. 1t was a
large load. He landed" one or two
on somebody and got one or two in
return himself. Dickie rather forgot
himself in the excitement Of the mo-
ment and was rather unnecessarily
forceful, considering the odds. But
Bob was big and husky and for little
while he kept them all busy. His foot
ball training came in handy. Num-
bers, however, finally prevailed, and
though he heaved and struggled, he
had to 60 down Then they sat on
him, distributing themselves variously
over his anatomy.
Thought | was giving you that
charming little chat. just for pleasure