Charlevoix county herald., 1920-08-27
&C o n t i n u e d.
CHAPTER ~.
The Bear.

eQrreQ Amy 10 agile hCtlNlty. one
bent down to thrust her fingertips in
to the side Of one tiny slipper.
Must be doctorI" she exclaimed.
"Where in the world did that Oh.
there II isw She Strengthened up,
rosy checked, to flourish the key Of
the front door In Clinton's face. "Own
upi You'd never have looked for IT
there-now would your?
Magic" he declared. You'll not
pretend you really had that huge thing
in one Of those slippersl"
Her face clouded. "Oh, VIII, for
you to make such a compliment as
that! 1t shows you can't remember
I'm only your sister"
Miss Lowrie," he replied, between
amusement and evaporation. "if 1t
were not for you, would go at once
This continual insistence that ! am
not"
"But doctor-he'll soon cure youI"
she cried in joyful relief, and she
darted into the hall, calling, wait
Tillie, have the key. I'll let him In"
The lines of Clinton's firm mouth
frightened. He confronted Doctor
Kirkland, who came Fastening In from
the hall with one big plump hand on
Amy's shoulder. The physician waved
his other hand around the room and
ordered genially: "Sit down. Well
talk this over like sensible people"
IL agreed to remain until you came,
Doctor Kirkland" said Clinton, stiff
fleming.
HE was going to run off and leave
us!" announced Mrs. Kirkland.
"Leave7-tonight?" queried her hus
band. He eyed the would-be run
away attentively. ut was my under
standing that you agreed to remain In
Denver until"
until I had sent on for proofs to
convince you Of my Identity" broke In
Clinton. when I agreed to that did
not foresee how exasperating this alb
surd mistake would become"
"Exasperatingf
Eyes. Can none Of you imagine how
1t seems to met come to Denver an
absolute stranger to you all"
"Oh. Will" sighed Ellen.
Amy, suddenly full of concern, be-
gan stroking his forehead.
you seei" he cried. "To sit here
and let her-and no more her broth
er than Mr.. Bemml"
"No, no." differed BENIN. miss
Amy never offered to be sister to me,
I'm glad to say"
In spite of the girls soothing fin
gers Clinton's forehead gathered in
frown. 'Thls Is no joke" he said. 1T
has gone far enough already. Every
one Of you seems so deluded that the
only thing for me to do Is 10 go on
to California and not come back here
until 1 have received proofs that must
convince YOU"
"You are sure that you can furnish
proofsf" asked Doctor Kirkland.
positive"
The physician gravely shook his
head. Complete case of dissocia-
tion," he observed. Perfect instance
Of secondary personality. My dear
boy, in the circumstances l cannot ex-
pect you to believe me. We must all
seem, as you think, absolute strangers
to you. Yet may / request you to lis
ten seriously to what / have to say7"
Clinton looked at his watch, glanced
around at the tense faces Of BENIN
and the ladies, and reluctantly acqui-
esced: Very well, II you do not take
too long, and IL Miss Lowrie will kind
ly cease to-will take another seat"
"O-ah" murmured Amy, drawing
away from him, deeply hurt.
Cant you seef' he burst out. ITO
let you-most despicable Of mel"
"But-but to think that y-you-w
sobbed the girl.
my dear boy" said Doctor Kirk
land, ''try to be reasonable. As a
mere question of probability, here are
five Of us believing that you are your
self-that Is, VIII Lowrie; while you
alone"
But / know that am not he;
know am Richard Clinton"
You mean you believe you know.
You are not conscious of being other
than what and who you tihnk you are.
May ] ask IL you have ever studied
abnormal psychology
Not studied; though have some
idea"
"Somei Good II you have even
the slightest idea Of psychopatholog
you will know that anyone subject to
amnesia, that Is to say, loss of men,
Dry"
MY memory, sir, is excellent"
"Oh, WILL" reproached Ellen. you
say that when you do not even"
Leave him to me, daughter" inter-
posed the physician, and he fixed his
shrewd gaze on Clinton's angry face.
my dear boy. In many cases Of am.