New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
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cent man would collapse as he had
done. and yet at this minute can
name a dozen men who. under the
club Of public disapproval. have fallen
into paresis. insanity and the grave.
We are oil Indifferent to our fellow
men until they are against US.
Burton was very we'll acquainted
with the specialist to whom we took
Wardrop.
II think I've got 1t 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. Ill give h.::c:
short physical examination. and
when ring the bell one of you may
come In. Are you a newspaper man.
Mr.. Knox?"
IAN attorney" said.
press man, lawyer or Doctor" Bur
ton broke in. I'VE all fatten on the
other fellows troubles. don't WEI"
I'VE don't fatten very much" ! cor
rected. I'VE i've"
The doctor blinked behind his glass
eS.
II never saw hwyer yet who
would admit he was making money"
he said.
The physical examination was very
brief. When l was called in Wardrop
was standing at the window looking
down into the street below. and the
doctor was writing at his desk. Be-
hind Wardrops back he gave me the
slip he had written
"Tee< Is Rov association f ideas
Watch length Of time between word
I give and hts reply. often get hold
Of facts forgotten By the patient A
wait before the answering word IS CIV
en- shows an attempt at concealment."
On table was an electric lnstru-
ment like small clock. and the first
act was to attach to It two wires with
small, black rubber mouthpieces.
''Now. Mr.. Wardrop." the doctor said.
we will go on with the test. Your
other condition Is fair. think you
can dismiss the idea Of insanity with
out a second thought. but there is
something more than brain and body
to be considered. In other words. you
have been through storm. and some
Of your nervous wires are down. Put
this mouthp4ece between your tips.
please. You sec. do the same with
mine. And when give you q word
speak as quickly az possible the as
ISOLATION 1t brings to your mind. For
instance. say noise -Four hrst as
ISOLATION might be street. band
drum almost anything associated
with the word. AS quickly as possible.
please"
The first words went simply enough.
Wardrop's replies came almost IN
stantiy. To flight" he replied 'lamp;"
touch" brought the response "hand;"
"eat" brought Burton" and both the
doctor and smiled. Wardrop was tn
tensely serious. Then
'"Taxicab," said the doctor, and after
an almost 1mperceptib3e pause road"
came the association. All at once be-
gan to see the possibilities.
Desk" pen"
"Pipe." Smoke:
Head" After a perceptible pause
the answer came uncertainty. Hair"
But the association of ideas would not
be denied, for In answer to the next
word, which was "ice," he gave
blood" evidently following up the
previous word head"
frs,nA voxooaR rr10rl~r. <bn a ,,o. -
my chair. Wardrop's eyes were shift
ing nervousiy.
'Hot." Gold"
white" "Biack."
whisky" GLASS;" all in less than
a second.
"Pearls." A little hesitation, then
box"
'Taxicab" again. Might"
'6iliy." WISE"
"shot." After a pause. revolver"
Might" Ozark"
Blood" Head" !.
water" Drink"
Travelling bag" He brought out the
word train after an evident struggle,
but In answer TO the next word lost
instead Of the obvious "found" be said
woman" He had not had sufficient
mental agility to GET away from the
association with "bag." The woman"
belonged there
Murder" brought ''dead." uts':shot.'
following Immediately after. brought
Staircase
think Wardrop was on his guard
by that time. but the conscious effort
to hide truths that might be damaging
made the intervals longer from that
time on. Already felt sure that Al.
Ian Fleming's widow had been right
He had been shot from the locked back
staircase. But by whom?
BLOW" brought chair"
Gone" Bog" came like fash.
In quick succession, without pause,
came the words:
Bank" Mote"
door" Bolt"
Money" Letters" without any
apparent connection.