The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-17

outside at the time might actually
have seen a sinister face at that cell
lar window, but to us upstairs it was
| invisible The face was that of the
servant, Michael.
+ Without another word Kennedy
| passed into the drawing room and
took his hat and coat. Both Elaine
and Bennett followed.
I'm afraid must ask you to ex-
cuse me-for the present" Craig
apologized.
Elaine looked at him anxiously.
"You-you will not let that letter
intimidate you?" she pleaded, laying
her soft white hand on his arm. "Oh,
keeping back the tears, "avenge him!
All the money in the world would be
too little to pay-if only
At the mere mention of money Ken
nedy's face seemed to cloud, but only
for a moment.
I'll try" he said simply.
Elaine did not withdraw her hand
as she continued to look up at him.
Miss Dodge" he went on, his voice
steady, as though he we're depressing
something, 81 will never take another
case until the 'Clutching Hand is
captured"
The look of gratitude she gave him
would have been a princely reward
in itself
1t was some time after these events
that Kennedy, reconstructing what
had happened, ran across, in strange
way which 1 need not tire the reader
by telling, a Doctor Haynes, head of
the Hillside Sanitarium for Women,
whose story 1 shall relate substan-
TALLY as we received it from his own
lips:
1t must have been that same night a
distinguished visitor drove ur in cab
to our Hillside sanitarium, rang the
bell and was admitted to my Office.
/ am, by the way, the experimenting
physician, and that night was sitting
5 with Doctor Thompson, my assistant
in the Office discussing a rather inter.
esting case, when an attendant came
) | in with card and handed it to me. II
! read simply, Or. Ludwig Reinstrom
I Coblenz."
Here's that Doctor Reinstrom
Thompson, about whom my friend in
Germany wrote the other day." l re
marked, nodding to the attendant tc
admit Doctor Reinstrom.
l might explain that while / was
abroad some time ago 1 made par
ticular study of the ''Daemmerschlaf'
: otherwise, the twilight sleep"-at
r Freiburg where 1t was developed, and
' at other places in Germany where the
r subject had attracted great attention
= 1 was much impressed and had i'm
S ported the treatment to Hillside.
While we waited 1 reached into my
desk and drew out the letter to which
1 referred, which ended, recall:
"As Doctor Reinstrom is in Amer
lea, he will probably call on you.
am sure you will be glad to know him
: With kindest regards, / am,
j. "Fraternally yours,
EMIL SCHWARZ, M. D.,
/ Director, Leipsic Institute of Medi-
q cine"
z Most happy to meet you, Docto
l. Reinstrom," I greeted the new arrival
j. as he entered our Office.
9. For several minutes we sat an
e chatted of things medical here an
h abroad.
r. What is it, DOCTOR" asked finally
v that interests you most in America?
r "Oh," he replied quickly with an e1
h pressive gesture, cit is the broadminC
edness with which you adopt the bes
n from all over the world, regardless c
Le prejudice. For instance, 1 am yer
much interested in the new 'twiligh
It sleep OF course, you have borrowe
it largely from US, but 1t interests m
IA to see whether you have modified
n with practice. In fact, have come
d. Hillside sanitarium particularly to Sc
e. it used. Perhaps we may learn som,
" thing from you"
1t was most gracious, and both Do
h tor Thompson and myself wer
of charmed by our visitor. reached owe
and touched a call button and on
n. head nurse entered from rear room
;. Are there any operations going @
In now?" asked.
"a She locked mechanically at he
70 watch. yes, there are two cases. nov
~ think" she answered.
Would you like to follow our tee
,d nique?" asked, turning to Doctt
Reinstrom.
81 should be delighted" he acqu
IN eseed.
A moment later we passed down IL
10 corridor of the sanitarium, still cha
=, ting. At the door of ward l spoil
., to the attendant. who indicated that
- patient was about to be anesthetize
and Doctor Reinstrom and enter'
:. the room
at There. in perfect quiet, which is 1
ba essential part of the treatment, we
no several woman patients lying in b
81 in the ward. Before US two nurses al
nv doctor were in attendance on one.
W. spoke to the doctor, Doct
Holmes. by the way, who bowed poll
- ly to the distinguished Doctor Rel
"a strom, then turned quickly to his wor
nd Miss Sears" he asked of one of 4
nurses, will you bring me that hyI
- dermic needle?"
- You viii see, Doctor Reinstrom.'
injected in a low tone, that we follt
- in the main your Freiburg treatmel
- We use scopolamin and naflzophin. .
~ / held up the bottle. as said It,
- rather peculiar shaped bottle, too.
- And the pain r. he asked.
Practically the same as IN your
s. perience etrcad. We Dc not rend