Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12

1NoW ibuSN poiHt oat ~ you Nidtp
as--practical Joke or not-you came
here calling yourself Mr.. Jones, ]
would be justified in asking you for
proof that you are not Mr.. Jones.
See .on my ppoint2"
We'll then. prove your case said
thu physician tovially.
How can II"
Rochester. let sG me test your You memory "
Who Is your banker?"
"Coutts." ....
Hoover did not know who the Earl
of Rochester's banker might be, but
the promptness OF the reply satisfied
him of it's truth, the promptness was
also an index OF sanity He passed
at venture to a subject OH which he
was acquainted.
"And how many brothers and sisters
have your"
That was fatal.
Jones' eye fell under the pressure OF
Hoover's.
There is no use in going on with
these absurd questions" said he, "a
thing every one knows"
But / just want to prove to you"
said Hoover. gently. that your mind.
which in a week from now Will have
quite recovered. is still a little bit
shaky. Now how long is 1t. since you
succeeded to the title? It's just a test
memory question"
Jones did not know. He saw that
he was lost. He had also gained an
appreciation of Hoover. Beside the
fat simms and the cadaverous Caven-
DISH Hoover seemed a man OF keen
common sense.
Jones recognized that the new posi-
ton into which he had strayed was
til his memory could answer ques-
lions of which his mind knew moth
ing, he would be detained forever. He
came to the grand determination to
try back.
straight with one another. ] can't
answer your questions. Now If you
are AMMAN of sense, as / take you to
be, and not a man like those others,
who think every one but themselves
answer your questions. I'm not
Rochester. I thought I'd get out Of
here by pretending that I'd played
practical joke on those guys; 1T was
a false move, I acknowledge 1t, but
when / fixed on the idea, I didn't
know the man had to deal with. If
you will listen to my story. / will
tell you in a few words how all this
business came about"
go on" said Hoover.
Jones told, and Hoover listened and
when the tale was over. at the end Of
a quarter of an hour or SO. Jones
scarcely believed 1T himself. 1t sound
ed crazy. Much more crazy than
when he had told 1t to the Duke of
Melford, and the reason Of this differ
ence was Hoover. There was some
thing in Hoover's eye. something in
HIS makeup and personality, some-
thing yelled and critical. that de-
stroyed confidence.
II have asked them to make In
quiries" finished Jones, "if they will
only do that everything will be clear
ed up"
And you may rest content we
will" said Hoover.
Now for another thing" said
Jones. It'll leave this place. which
will be soon. hope, may / ask you
to tell that COMPOUNDED attendant NOT
to be always watching me. l don't
know whether you think me mad or
take 1t from me. I'm not going to do
anything foolish, but II anythine
would drive me crazy. 1t would be-
feeling that am always watched like
Hoover paused a moment. He had
a large experience of mental cases.
Then he said:
you will be perfectly free here.
You can come downstairs and do as
you like. We have some very nice
men staying here and you are free to
amuse yourself. I'll just ask you this,
not to go outside the grounds tia
your health is perfectly established.
This is not a prison, it's a sanatortum
Col. I1aWker IL mere LOT souI anu
Maj Barstowe for riaurltis, got 1t in
India. You will like them. There arc
several others who make up my
household--you can come on down
with me now--are you a billiard
player?"
Yes. can play-but, see here. be-
fore we go down, where Is this place?
Il don't even know what part of the
country it's in
"Sandbourne on Sea-" replied
Hoover. leading the way from the
room.
Now in London on the night before,
something had Happened. DR. Simms,
at a dinner party. given by DR.. Took
of Bethlem Hospital, had, relative to
the Imagination of lunatics, given an
instance:
only today" said Simms, Il had
case in point. A man gave me as his
supposed address, 1191 Walnut street,
Philadelphia"
But there Is Walnut street Phil
adelphia," said Took, land it's ten
miles long. and the numbers run up
we'll toward that
Half an hour later Simms got into
his carriage.
savoy Hotel. Strand" said he to
the coachman.
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