The Washington times., 1917-12-15

n OMETHESG seemed to affect his
imagination. for he put his
fingers to his ears and shut
his eyes, screwing them up
tightly, a. small boy does when
his face is being soaped. There was
something pathetic in It that touched
yne; II also gave me lesson, for II
Seemed that before me was a child
only 4 child, though the features were
worn and the stubble on the jaws was
THE PATIENT TURNS
AGAINsTNHIs USUAL DIET.
It was evident that he was under
going some process OF mental disturb
ance. and, knowing how his past
moods had interpreted things SEEM
ingIy foreign to himself. thought
would enter into his mind as well as
could and go with HIM The frs,
step was to restore confidence, so
asked him. speaking pretty loud, SO
that he would hear me through his
closed earss'
would you like some sugar to get
your iiies around again:" He seemed
TO wake up all at once and shook his
head. With a laugh he replied:
Not much! Flies are poor things
after all!" After a pause he added.
''But don't want their souls buzzing
round me all the same"
,''0r spiders?' went on.
BLOW spidersl What's the use of
spiders? There isn't anything in them
TO eat or"-he stopped suddenly, as
Though reminded OF a forbidden topic
so, So" thought to myself. "this
Is the second time he has suddenly
nnrDd A a1rfnlrf- Nrrh q
does II mean?" Renfield seemed him
self aware Of having made a lapse, for
he hurried on as though to distract
my attention from it;
Il don't take any stock at all in
such matters. Rats and mice and
such small deer" as Shakespeare has
u. chicken feed OF the larder' they
might be called. I'm past all that sort
OF nonsense. You might as we'll ask q
man to eat molecules with a pair OF
chopstieks ss to try to interest me
about the lesssr carnivora when !
know OF what is before me-"
Il ses," ! said "You want big
thinEs that you can make your teeth
meet Int How would you like to
breakfast on an elephant?'
what ridiculous nonsense you are
talking" He was getting too wide
awake, 20 thought I would press
him hard. IT wonder" I said reflect
veiy. what an elephants soul, is
ikeF'
1ENFTELD LOSES TEMPER
Under CONSTANT GRUELLING.
The effect I desired was obtained
or he 1t once fell from his high
orse and became 4 child again.
II don't want an elephants soul OF
ny soul At ALL" he said For q few
oments he sat despondently. Sud
snly he jumped to his feet with hi
res blazing and all the signs OF in
mae cerebral excitement
ITO hell with you and your souls.
shouted. 'TWhy do you plague m,
bout soulsZ ! got enough to worr1
nd pain and distract me already
Without thinking Of souls"
He looked 80 hostile that though
he was in another homicidal Mt, so
blew my whistle. The instant, how
sVer. that did 50 he became calm
md said apologetically:
Forgive me, doctor; / forgot my.
self. You DO not need any help. / an
80 worried in my mind that I am apt
to be irritable. II you only knew the
problem have to face and that Ian
working out you would pity and tol
crate and pardon me. Pray do moi
put me In straightwaistcoat. wani
70 think. and cannot think freely
when my body Is confined. ! am SURE
you Will understand"
He had evidently selt-control: &c
when 6he attendants anne told them