The Washington times., 1922-04-23

theatre.
ALIENIST (lCith surprise What?
How do you arrive at that?
THE GIRL~Why, you merely in
struCt the girl to put in the call
for you at the theatre. Leave
your seat number at the box office
and they'll page you.
ALIENIST fUith a note Of resent
fm ddmirdtion)-And they sent
you in here as unbalanced. Well,
you're anything but that!
THE GIRL disappointed - Blu.
you've asked me such absurdly
easy questions!
ALIENIST - Hardly. They were
deep. They were a test Of judg-
ment and Of reasoning power.
THE GIRL (prOuOked)-They had
nothing to do with the case.
ALlENlST- - Exactly. Therefore
every one of them caught you off
your guard.
THE GIRII~Id like to know what
you mean, off my guard!
ALIENIST- In examinations like
this we talk to the patient on re-
mote things. We keep the patient
unsuspecting. Yet every question
has a plan. And every answer is
an evidence of mental condition.
THE GIRL don't care! didn't
come here to talk of remote
things. (RiScs) I'm going!
ALIENIST (lCith frmneSS and au-
thority)-I'll let you go when I'm
through For the present you're
in the custody Of the court.
THE GIRL (stiH standiHg)-I think
I've wasted my time here.
ALlENlSr-ln a way, you hare.
You came here, when you might
have spent the afternoon in
window-shopping.
THE GIRL (scOrnfuHy)-Good dag.
(NOUcS Of)
(Thc diicHiSt GrimIy and ObriOns-
IN tOHchPS a button on his desk.
The court OfiCer enters. rear, dHd
stands inst inside the dDOr. Seeing
this the girl retreats unCcrtdinly to
her former pOSitiOn.)
LIENTST-Bailiff (IOOkS nj the
girl rather GiumphdntlW. never
mind. think YOU won't BE-
needed. (Erit cOurt CfiCer.)
(AIieniT mOfiOnS impcrGtirciv
torrard chair and tho Grl SloUy
sits down dgdiu, cyeing him.)
THE Girls you haven't decided
about me-yet?
ALIENIST (rdthcr Hghtly)-Well,
don't know that there's any
thing to decide. fMOrc fOrCiblyJ
But | insist on knowing what's
at the bottom of this. What's
the idea?
THE GIRL hCicctCdIUJ 1T isn't
fair. Can't YOU see there must be
something abnormal in my my
coming here? Surely I wouldn't
have appealed To the judge OUT
there to place me under nbserva-
tiun unless was really mentally
wrong?
ALIENIST - Huh, If you're in
sane, Lloyd George is an idiot.
THE GIRL (shreUdWJ-Conldn't 7
have dcIUSiOn that I'm not sane:
ALIENIST-Pshaw, A nut can't
even drcGm he's a nut. fTbc giI
siOhS and turns her hCGd GirrH
pduSCS n moment H SCrionG
thOught. ThCn looks Hp)
THE GIRL-But, doctor. suppose |
assert I've made a mistake-pro.
test at being detained here-de-
mand to know why I'm sus-
pected--
ALIEN lST-Ha.ha too late to use
that hunch now.
THE GIRL Ncith crnSpcrGtfDH -
Tom, you think you're smart,
ALlENIST lin a ChdHgcd. dnGrg
tOne)-Yes, I'm smart, Lottie. or
| shouldn't be here to spot coun.
terfeit lunLtics from real, Now,
just what's your game
THE GIRTI-My game?
ALIENIST-Have you hired your.
self to some newspaper: Is that
the trick? Or tD some political
enemy to show me up as incom.
petent?
TIE GIRL (drdwing hCrSCU up)-
I'm no ones stool pigeon. The
purpose was mine, Tom.
ALIENIST (UdscibIy)-Quit call
ing me Tom, I'm too wise for
you. I've always been.
THE GIRL fCnSeW)-Yes-always
too wise. Cool, heartless and
devilishly wise. | remember that
yet.
ALIENIST (cOnrollinG himSeW-
Come, have the decency to leave
reCriminatiOn out of this To-
day we are wide apart. am an