Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-02

his eyes. Over her nose. just trifie
above the line Of her eyebrows. was
peculiar red mark. a sore, which was
very dishguring, as though it were
what is that?' he asked Mrs. Blake
Il don't know" she replied. slowly
We've all noticed 1t. 1t came just after
the sleep began"
both Virginia and Cynthia have been
going to a face specialist" she ad-
mitted, ito have their skins treated for
freckles. After the treatment they
have some effect on the skin. 1 dom
know. Could it be that?'
Kennedy looked sharply at Cynthia s
face. There was no red mark over her
nose. But there were certainly no
freckIes on either of the girls faces
now. either.
"Oh, mother" demonstrated Cynthia,
'ft couldn't be anything DR.. -Chapelle
did"
"Dr. Chapelleg' repeated Kennedy:
Yes. DR. Karl Chapelle." replied Mrs:
Blakeley. Perhaps you have heard of
him. He is quite well known, has
beauty paElor In 18th avenue en-, IN CYNTHIA
than Virgie's. Car He said it
would take longer"
had been watching Cynthia. but it
needed only to have heard her to see
than a beauty specialist to her
Kennedy glanced thoughtfully from
the clear skin of Cynthia to the red
mark on Virginia. Though he said
on it. I had heard of the beauty doc
tors who promise to give ono skin
as soft and clear as a baby's-and
often, by their inexpert use of lotions
and chemicals. succeed in running the
skin and disnguring the patient for
Yet how explain the apparent success
with Cynthia?
The elder sister. however. was plainly
vexed at the mention Of the beauty
Kennedy made mental note of the
matter. but refrained from saying any
more about it.
Il suppose there is no objection to my
seeing DR.; Haynes?' asked Kennedy, ris-
ing and changing the subject.
None whatever" returned Mrs. Blake
ley. IF there's anything You or he can
do to bring Virginia out of this-any-
thing safa-I want it DONE" she empha-
sized.
Cynthia was silent as we left. Evident
ly she had not expected DR.. Chapelle' s
name to be brought into the case.
We were lucky in finding DR.. Haynes
at home, although 1t was not the regu-
introduced himself as a friend of the
Blakeleys who had been asked to see
that I made no blunders in writing the
story for the Star. DR.. Haynes did not
question the explanation.
He was man well on toward the Six
ties. with that magnetic quality that in
spires the confidence SO necessary for a
doctor. Far from wealthy. he had at
tanned a high place in the profession.
AS Kennedy finished his version of our
mi
q deep sigh.
You can understand how 1 feel to-
ward the Blakeleys," he remarked. at
length. II should consider it unethical
to give an interview under any circum-
stances-much more so under the pres
emit"
STILL" put in. taking Kennedy's cue
'.just a word to set me straight can't do
any harm. I won't quote YOU directly"
He seemed to realize that 1t might be
better to talk carefully than to leave all
to my imagination.
Well" he began, slowly. Il have con-
such morbid sleep. 1t is not auto sug-
gestion or trance. / am positive. Nor
Is there any trace of epilepsy / cannot
see how 1t could be due to poisoning.
can your
I admitted readily that I could not
NO" he resumed. ut is just a case of
what we call narcolepsy-pathoiogic
somnolence-a sudden. uncomfortable in
clination to sleep. occurring sometimes
repeatedly or at varying intervals. j
don't think 1t hysterical, epileptic or tox.
enic. The plain fact of the matter gen.
tlemen, IL that neither myself nor any
Of my colleagues whom have consulted
have the faintest idea what 1t isA-yet -
The door Of the ONCE opened, for II
was now the hour for consulting patients
and a tall. athletic young fellow, with a
keen and restless face. though very boy.
ish. entered.
MY son." the doctor introduced
'soon to be the sixth DR.. Haynes in di.
rect line in the family"