Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-05-12
A Scientific
WOOing
Curiosity, Sympathy and lmagi-
natiOu We're the Basic Principles.
By F. A. mitchell

DIR. Shotwell was about to leave his
consulting room at the close of his
morning Office hours when man en-
tered whose appearance at once ar
rested his attention. There is no word
to describe his appearance except
queer He was neither homely nor
good looking, neither well nor poorly
dressed. Indeed, there was nothing for
or against his personal appearance.
He was simply queer. Nevertheless
intellect was expressed in his face.
He might have been a poet; he might
have been a Socialist: he might have
been lightning calculator escaped
from dime museum.
The doctor looked ut him with an
expression intended to ask what he
could do for him. The patient thrust
his hand In his pocket and pulled out Il
roll Of bills. from which he selected
Ave tens and, handing them to the
doctor, said:
"There's nothing the matter with me.
doctor. I'm In perfect health. de-
sire to consult you as to matter Of
importance to me, and since know
your time ia valuable offer payment
half an hours consultation with you
or such part OF that time as may be
necessary to my purpose"
The doctor gave tacit consent, ask.
ed his visitor to be seated, took chair
himself. and the other proceeded:
II desire to win the love Of certain
woman who has not manifested the
slightest interest in me. ! am con-
WINGED that love between the sexes
may be produced by exciting the i'm
agination. Nine-tenths of our mar
riages In America are for what is call
ed love, but what I call an abnormal
temporary development of the imag-
NATIVE faculty. In proof of this
would cite the different conditions of
a couple about to be married from
those Of couple that have been mar
ried. During the courtship. while they
are feeding on what call imaginary
love food. they are in an ecstatic sus-
pense. Marriage ends that suspense
and brings reality. After that their
relations are dependent upon number
of conditions, the chief Of which, to
state 1t concisely. Is whether they are
naturally fitted or unified to give
each other aid and comfort"
The doctor sat attentive to this dis
QUESTION on love, an inciplent smile
gathering on his lips as his visitor pro-
ceeded When this point had been
reached and the speaker added. do
you follow me% the doctor replied:
II do. Proceed" Whereupon the man
continued:
my name is Norman Bloodgood.
wish to marry young woman named
Catherine Anderson. The reason why
l wish to marry her is because desire
upon her. There Is no more reason
why she should marry me than any
other man. She has met me once and
treated me with Indifference"
BEG pardon" interrupted the med
zeal man. did she not evince at least
curiosltyT
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at seeing me indicating surprise or
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