The diamond drill., 1920-05-22

When he came down he found his
host and hostess waiting for him In
the drawing room. The doctor still
wore his professional frock coat. AS
! he rose TO meet his guest the maid an
nounced dinner Miss Ellen was not
with her parents.
Mrs. Kirkland chatted famIlIariy
with Clinton as she led him into the
dining room. She observed him look
at the housemald with amused expec-
fancy.
"No." she remarked. quick 10 catch
his thought. 'Mary will not be call
Ing you Mr.. Lowrie. She was not with
us when you--when- VIII left"
"And Miss Kirklandf" he asked.
"Have you convinced herr'
The lady smiled the least bit forced
iy. 'Have no fear. Ellen now knows
the truth"
THAT is good. I can understand
how IL must have seemed to her.
wonder II you can realize my embar~
rassment? Think Of young lady mis-
taking one for her fiancel"
''Good joke that" put In the physl-
clan. "How many kissesr"
"Karlr' reproved his wife.
They entered the dining room. the
lady indignant. her husband chuckling
and the guest n trifie constrained.
Ellen stood at the far side OF the oval
table arranging the lilies In the center.
She was pale and her eyelids were
slightly swollen. When she looked up
and saw Clinton across from her she
did not blush. If anything she became
still more pale. He was quick TO OBJ
serve her appearance.
II am very sorry. Miss Kirkland"
he murmured. ut must have been
quite a shock"
"You must not blame yourself" she
replied. at was simply that did not
understand. Now, you see, am quite
over my-excltement." She smiled un-
certainly at her father. Between
courses papa can give me n sedative
suggestion"
"Do you really use suggestion In
your practice" Clinton inquired OF
the physician as they seated them
selves.
Suggestion - little else" replied
Doctor Kirkland. 'You must bear In
mind my speciality. Not but what. I'm
time, the entire profession will be
using suggestion as promiscuously as
the Christian Scientists"
"How the Scientists would be scan
dalized IL they heard youl" said Mrs.
Kirkland. "The slightest lntimation
that their treatment is related In any
way TO suggestion"
There is no matter; therefore ev-
erything Is lmmaterial; therefore II is
lmmaterial what they think" solemnly
reasoned the physician.
isn't it?" queried Clinton.
at Is not immaterial." his host fatty
contradlcted himself. "What they
thlnk-what anyone thinks-is exceed
ingly material. AS man thinketh In
his heart so Is he.' For instance, you
think you are a certain personality
named Richard Clinton"
hOl Olty tAilAih ~. hHOW IL.
"Do you know yourself7 DO you
know what you really are? Does any
one know what he or she really is?"
IL at least have some idea who i
am" replied Clinton, smiling.
"Some idea7 You mean a small idea,
an extremely small idea. Every day
there are millions of pictures, myrlads
OF sounds. being stored away In your
subconscious mind. or how many OF
these were you aware at the time and
how many can you now recall7 Only
few. pitiful cupful out of the
ocean. Conscious man is a glowworm
crawling over the vast dark field OF
his subconscious mind"
"You refer. l presume, 10 the odd
cases known as double personality"
remarked Clinton. must confess
hardly believe them possible"
"On the contrary" asserted Doctor
Kirkland. "such cases are far more
numerous than is commonly known.
AS l informed you, everybody is,
strictly speaking. more or less insane"
"There he goes again I" put In Mrs.
Kirkland. "We're all not quite our
selves" !"
"Some are much less so than Others"
added her husband. "A few are not
themselves AT all. BY the way, Mr..