The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-14
A FISHER FOR SOULS
EFT me begin by saying that my
own Interpretation of this story
Bu VICTOR ROUSSEAU

I'll me DcStu Dy Sdyll6 Siub LIZ
own Interpretation of this story
will not find credence. Paul
Tarrant, the millionaire, agrees
with me heartily in this.
The only way in which you can
give to the world a clear account OF
our dear friend Immanuel's miracle
mongering." he said. 'is to put the ra-
4ionalistic Interpretation on it Now
I'm this case, for example, do you really
believe that it Is possible for man
and q woman to exchange personal
fties and keep them, like two people
exchanging pairs Of Hitting shoes?
How can you write an account Of that
for any medical magazine?
But" he resumed, assuming that
No only hypnotized each and that the
effects produced radical alteration
I'm the soul Of each-that Ia all right
Write 1t that way, my boy"
L have written 1t neither way.
have merely set down the facts. l
draw no differences: that is no task OF
mine.
Il have q remarkable case coming
TO see me this evening"" said Phileas
Emmanuel, the Greek physician, to
Paul Tarrant and myself, as we fore
gathered round the fire in his cosy
library. "It's a woman, and one of the
handsomest women / have ever seen.
Picture a queen in figure, poise, and
Intelligence, twenty-five years of age,
xzperbly educated, Of the best family
I'm Virginia, and-hopelessly degener-
ate
Are not most women Of that kind
handsome?" / asked. "The news
papers seem to claim that"
Tarrant burst into a laugh and
even the serious little doctor smiled.
mo. no, my boy" answered I'M
manuel. IF you will examine your
daily newspapers you will find that 1t
fin the notorious women who are
handsome. This woman-Ada Ga
4elle-is o born criminal. She is not
altogether bad; for instance. she pos
Desses the marked criminal trait Of
1uyalty. But she has been turned out
and dtsowned by her family because
ahe Ia. an incurable thief, forger, .
wtlful planner Of crime. She is be-
Eeved to have had class of youth
Ses criminals under her wing. She is.
fE act. q savage born by mistake,
-Nat0 our twentieth century civiliza-
HiCn. AS Queen of the Zulus or an
Amazon Princess among the Borneo
head-hunters she would make name
for herself But here she seems likely
I'm end her days in prison"
-How did you get her to promise to
visit your" asked Tarrant.
Through Captain Clough, Of the
Salvation Army" answered the doc
COR. ~You ought to know Clough. He
In q little. misshapen fellow, with all
the physical stigmata of degeneracy-
I'm fact, he looks just as Ada ought
Z 20 look and doesn't. And he is one Of
the finest fellows on earth. He. too.
ls OF q good family, and he gave up
everything to follow the Army and do
lsuOd. He has literally followed Our
Savior's command to sell all and fob
low Him. Now, in spite OF her long
criminal career. Ada has always got
away with her crimes till recently, by
reason of her family's influence. It
was only after her latest exploit that
sahe eei into the clutches of the law.
sCiougf was interested In her-to be
frank. he seems to be madly in love
with her. He secured . suspended
sentence and has promised to bring
Keer to me this evening. and Ada has
given her word"
(which she will kept" asked.
The doctor nodded his head. THAT
fype always keeps It's word" he an
awered. GAS told you, Ada has many
spod qualities-only she was born
wrong. The criminal and degenerate
sxpa are not abnormal, Tarrant," he
! MID. turning to our friend. They are
.samply lower or undeveloped orders
xhaf should have come into the world
- negro savages or Australians. In
s1nad of which they aimed too high
sad. az q result, they fall too low.
mt never mind my theories. ! have
u mind an experiment tonight which
r have never tried before"
He stopped and looked at Tarrant
sxxvely; he was considering whether
- not to tell him.
Il may as wen let you know" he
<pntinued. II want to change Clough
- Ada and Ada to Ciough."
Turn 9 man into . woman!"
sahouted the millionaire. MY dear
Inmanuel, this Ii going too far. Youn
~ turning me into horse some day.
- they did In the Arabian Nights"
NO. no, Paul." said the doctor smil.
mr.. saThey only transposed the soul
u me man and that Of the horse. L
IL comes to that. I believe something
- the kind happened. In limited
leree. with an old Sunday School
friend Of ours called Balaams donkey
az3nst 1T But ron are on the track.
n what mean ID, that | intend 70 hyp-
notize each Of them and tel the Cap
lin that he Ii Ada. and the lady that
he ID the Captain. That IL common
hnuxh trick Of the professional hyp-
btist--only IL doesn't last after they
rke up.
Nov nv theory Is that al Grim
LIS IRE In q continuous condition Of
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