The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-14
CHAPTER IX-Continued
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Before he could answer, the tele-
phone bell rang sharply, and the quick
ness with which he turned and
snatched the receiver off the hook be-
trayed the tension of excitement under
which he was laboring.
"Been looking for mel" he ex-
claimed. "a man named Mallory!
Well, why didn't you try these apart
ments sooner? Where is he now?"
"All right. Don't waste any more
time"
"That you, Mallory"
"What's that you say? You've got
the girl. Came back to her room,
did she?'
'What's she like? Violent at all?"
swell, wait a minute. Hold the
wire. I'll tell you what to do with
her."
He turned round then, and began
speaking rapidly to Doctor McAlister.
1.-THE girl went to her room and
Mallory has got her. He says she's
perfectly quiet, not violent at all, that
is, but she's taking on a great deal,
protesting that her arrest must be a
mistake. So it's clear she hasn't gone
off into one Of those subjective states
of hers. But what are we to do with
her? Do you suppose she'd be of
service to us in getting track of Will
kins? She'd probably take pretty good
care not to get him into trouble, /
suppose, if she suspected that we
really wanted him."
"Tell him to bring her here" said
my chief, his eyes shining with excite
ment. 1--WE shall be able to use her,
never fear. Yes, have Mallory bring
her to this ROOM"
Ashton hesitated for an instant.
Then transmitted the message, word
for word, to Mallory, and hung up the
receiver.
81 don't quite see it," he went on
thoughtfully. unless wilkins took
her into his confidence, she won't know
anything about him. 1t he did, she'll
be on her guard not to betray him,
and stupid, stubborn person like that
sometimes makes a lot of trouble"
The doctors only reply was COM
ment, which sounded little irrelevant.
II told you, didn't I" said he, shat
in her subjective states her whole sys-
tenn of sensory nerves seems to be
abnormally stimulated, almost to
hysterical degree?"
I had it on my tongue to ask him
what he meant, when the sound Of
footsteps approaching along the cor
ridor, cut the question short. The
next moment there was tap on the
door, the detective, Mallory, ushered
Jane Perkins back into our sitting
room
"Here she is" he said briefly do
you want me?"
"Yes," said the doctor; "sit down.
You sit down. too, Perkins; here in
the easy chair where you were be-
fore. No, my poor child, there's moth
ing to be frightened about. Don't cry.
We're not going to hurt you."
The perfect poise and balance Of his
own nerves gave him. tremendous
power of calming the nerves and quiet
ing the fears of others. That single
sentence, spoken in his calm resonant
voice did more to reassure the girl
than could have done in an hour.
snow you're not afraid any more,
Jane" he went on. "This little mirror,
swinging so, makes you calm again,
even makes you sleepy. You're going
to sleep already. Your eyelids are
heavy. Your hands are heavy, too,
and quite relaxed. just as they are
when you go to sleep. You're asleep
now; fast asleep"
Once more, and only once, the doctor
hummed the strange, droning tune Of
the death chant, and saw, by the
little shiver that went over the girls
body, that the transformation of her
personality had already taken place.
"Watch,' said / to Ashton, "watch
the girls face"
you've been showing me wonders
tonight" he said in voice that was
dulled with amazed bewilderment,
''but this is a wonder that out-tops
them ALL"
ALI that was true, for there, under
his eyes, he saw, reappearing in the
body of this English chambermaid, the
strange wild creature he had gone
with us to st. Martins hospital to
see, couple of nights before.
The doctors voice broke the ST.
lence. He spoke to the girl, single,
short sentence in what now recog-
nized to be the Maori tongue. Then,
without pause, he went on:
Il am speaking in English now, Fan
emma, and you understand me. Tell
nle that 1t is So"
Her answer was a sort of clinking
cultural, impossible one would think
for a Western throat to produce.
"Say it in English" the doctor COM
manded.