Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-23
A FISHER FOR SOULS
EFT me begin by saying that my
own Interpretation of this story
will not find credence. Paul

with me heartily in this.
The only way in which you can
give to the world a clear account OF
our dear friend ImmanueIs miracle
mongering.' he said. is to put the ra-
tionalistic Interpretation on it, Now
In this case, for example. do you really
believe that il is possible for man
and woman to exchange personal
tiles and keep them. like TWO people
exchanging pairs of limiting shoes?
How can you write an account OF that
for any medical magazine?
But" he resumed, assuming that
he only hypnotlzed each and that the
effects produced a radical alteration
in the soul OF each--that is all right
Write il that way, my boy"
| have written it neither way. /
gave merely set down the facts.
draw no inferences; that is no task Of
mine.
Il have a remarkable case coming
60 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. Its a woman. and one u the
handsomest women / have ever seen.
Picture a queen in figure. poise, and
intelligence, twenty-five years of age,
superbly educated, Of the best family
in Virginia, and-hopelessly degener-
ate
Are not most women OF that kind
haudsome?" / 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 viii examine your
daily newspapers you will find that it
ia the notorious women who are
handsome. This woman-Ada Ga
beliefs bora criminal. She is not
altogether bad: for instance. she pos
sesses the marked criminal trait of
loyalty But she has been turned out
and disowned by her family because
she lie an incurable thief, a forger, a
wilful planner of crime. She is be-
iieyed TO have had a class OF youth
full criminals under her wing She is,
in fact a savage born by mistake
into our twentieth century civiliza-
aton. AS Queen of the Zuius o. an
Amazon Princess among the Borneo
head-hunters she would make name
for herself. But here she seems likely
TO 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
tor You ought to know Clough He
is a little, misshapen fellow. with all
the physical stigmata of degeneracy-
in fact, he looks just as Ada ought
to look and doesn't. And he is one of
the finest fellows on earth. He, too,
is of good family, and he gave up
everything to follow the Army and do
good. He has literally followed Our
Savior's command to sell all and fol-
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 II
was only after her latest exploit that
she fell into the clutches of the law.
Ciough was interested in her-to be
frank, he seems to be madly in love
with her He secured a suspended
sentence and has promised to bring
her to me this evening. and Ada has
given her word"
Which she will keep" | asked.
The doctor nodded his head. That
type always keeps its word" he an
swereo 'As l told you, Ada has many
good qualities she was born
wrong. The criminal and degenerate
type are not abnormal, Tarrant,' he
said. turning to our friend. They are
simply lower or undeveloped orders
that should have come into the world
as negro savages or Australians. In
stead of which they aimed too high
and. as a result, they fall too low.
But never mind my theories. / nave
in mind an experiment tonight which
/ have never tried before"
He stopped and looked at Tarrant
gravely; he was considering whether
or not to tell him.
Il may as well let you know" he
continued Il want to change Clough
to Ada and Ada to Clough,"
Turn a man into a woman,"
shouted the millionaire. MY dear
Emmanuel, this is going too far. You'll
be turning me into horse some day,
as they did in the Arabian Nights.
NO. no, Paul." said the doctor smil-
ing. They only transposed the soul
of the man and that of the horse. If
it comes TO that. believe something
of the kind happened in a limited
degree, with an old Sunday School
friend of ours called Balaams donkey,
didn't it? But you are off the track.
What mean is, that intend TO hyp-
notize each of them and tell the Cap
tain that he is Ada, and the lady that
she is the Captain. That is a common
enough trick of the professional hyp-
notist-only it doesn't last after they