Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16

| demanded.
Tho casernes flashed out in b.r
eyes then and sho bent toward hin,
ana spoke rapidly In low. mc,,
ing tone.
For the insane. sir. Have va,
ever seen any crazy people? II YOU
"'Hc you never can mistake them. no
mater no" clever and cunning they
"re iherc Is look in their cvc.
,h"' gives them away to those who
know" m"
Sc VIZ never run up against \ c,,,
OF insanity" Odcli's preconceive,,
IDEAS were In chaos. Clearly Tn. W.
man did not for moment think ,h,,
she recognized him. but shc sn,,rro
with u purpose. Could II be Thar ~,
was trying To give him tin? liz
easerncss. her hushcd voice. and ~
Light In her eyes showed that she u.s.
not talking idly. Why are you ,o,,.
ing me this, Gerda?"
Inc woman stepped back. and,
spot OF color came into her s,l,n,,
| checks.
lit might come In HANDY /,
Ecur profession some time, sir. Tho,.
ar" more crazy people loose in CO.
ci.t? and out OF 1t than you u,,uld
believe.
no one realizes II: becaus. m.
'i"st dangerous kind are those wbo
know themsclvc. that they arc mad
aka they hide 4 from ether folLx
"ith tho cunning that sane mind
wouldn't be capable OF" She haI,oa
and drew a deep breath. ~ II tho
subject were finished. but an no
maintained silence and permitted his
expression TO register nothing moro
than casual interest. she suddenly
advanced once more until she stood
close to his chair.
Watch peoples eyes. sir. when you
arc on a case Watch their eyes II
isn't that they'll he wild and shiny
necessarily. but II you'n study them
icng enough thcre'il b. a time whom
even Tor jas, second they'll let go
Ike curtain that's been held to-
ec'hcr and youlI get peep at the
diseased brain back OF them They
may be crafty enough 10 outwit YOU
hundred times and cunning enough
1" guard their actions and theIr
speech so that you would be called
them OF anything. bat they can't al
ways control their eyes, Remember
that. SIR, and II VIII maybe help YOU
little come time
She turned az IL TO go. but he
caught her wrist
Wait minute. Gcrda. You've 20,
some particular reason FOR telling
me this. DO you mean that you know
something? That some one in this
house Is insaner'
Hush! OH. hush" She drew back
and he released her. Il meant moth
ing. thought only TO do you "a
Kindness. TO tell you something that
had learned which might at some
future time be useful TO YOU For
give me. sir. II have been imperti-
men; and let me go. think Mccs
Meade Is calling me-
You think nothing IF the kind"
he rctortcd. You're trying to tell
me something and you are afraid to
come through with It. could take
you down 10 headquarters and make
YOU speak. but ] won't because you've
volunteered this TO me and | will
keep quiet about IL. think you
ought to finish what you've started
though. Tell me what's on your
mind"
Nothing she repeated. still in
hushcd but vehement tones. There Is
nothing on my mind. sir. l should
not have spoken. You will let me
depart now?"
Odcll saw that there was nothing
more 70 be gained from her at tho
time either by bullying or cajolery.
and ha nodded reluctantly.
All right. Gerda. II you have any
thing else you want to say to me any
time Just let me know. and 1 promise
you I'll keep it TO myself. Thank you
for giving me the tip for future
cases"
He had struck the right note. for
at the door she turned and came
| slowly back.
"RcmcmbeH then. one thing that
have said to you, sir. Sometimes
they are able to hide 1t so clcvcriy
that you would be thought crazy IL
you accused them without proof
This time she left the room with
out looking back. and for space he
sat mentally going over their inter
view word for word. Her last ad-
monition had made her attitude clear
to him: she suspected some one. but
without actual knowledge. without
proof. She also was convinced of that
PERSONS insanity but whether that
conviction came from mere intuition
or expert knowledge OF such cases
remained to be seen. She might have
lied about having been an attendant
In sanitarium: she looked quite
capable OF lying her soul away II II
suited her purpose, yet unless sho
were consummate actress she had
been absolutely sincere in her warn
ing. Her own Rray-green eyes were
strange, inscrutablc except when alive
with eaGerncss; they reminded him
Of those OF some gaunt, famished cat.
What good. consistent hater she
would be-
He aroused himself at last from
his speeulations and rang the bell.
After an interval Jane, the buxom
housemaid. appeared.
Jane, there will be two men hero
presently to hang that picture in tho
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