Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-29

The Greene Murder Case
A Philo Vance Story
BY S. S. Van Dine IS
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Never in miracles.
Vance smiled pleasantly.
Il sincerely hope it won't come to
that. And yet So-called therapeutic
miracles have happened
,T'u admit that medical history is
filled with what the uninitiated call
miraculous cures But there Is sound
pathology beneath all of them. III Mrs.
Creene,S case. however. l can see no
looDbola for error. If she should move
her less it would contravert all the
known laws Of physiology.
by the by, doctor Vance put the
question abruptly-"are you tamillar
with Brugelnanns 'Uner HysterlSChe
DammerzuStande?
aNo---T can't say that am
"Or with Schwarzwald'S 'Uber Hys-
ro-Psralvse und Sonnambulismus2' y
Won Blon hestitated and his eyes
rrere focused intently like those or 8
man who is thinking rapidly.
II know Schwarzwald, OF course, ne
answered. But I'm ignorant OF the
particular work you mention.
Slowly = look of amazement dawneo on
his face. Good heavens! Your not
irving to connect the subjects OF theSe
hooks with Mrs. Greene'S condlton, are
you2" -, 49,, .,,o+ ,o,p If
these books are IL the Greene hlaiaSloli'
what would you Say?@
,Td say their presence is no more
relevant 10 the situation there IMAM
would DC a copy Of Die Lelden oeS
;ungen Werther' or Heine's Roman
zero - .,
I'm sorry can't agree With you"
returned Vance politely 4ney are
certstnlv relevant 10 our mVestlgatloll'
and I had hoped you might be aoie 10
explain the connection. ~,
Won Bion appeared 70 ponoer une
matter. his face the picture OF pS'-
pleXity. -. 80 sotd
after several moments.
sHow would YOU account Tor the
form 'hysteria' in both titles?
..Tfs nresence there Is in no way con-
Trajectory. Aphasia. amneSla, apnonla
are SYMPTOMS of hysteTla. AND hySteTlcaI
Daralvsis Is quite common. Ihere are
many cases of paralyticS who nave oeeh
unable to move muscle for years, as
a result of sheer hysterla-
"Ah. exactly" Vance picked up nus
elass and drained it. That brings me
TO a rather unusual request oeslIe
n n1ake-As YOU know, the papers are
,Tsxinc severe in their criticism OF the
,.oijrA an6 the district attorneys Office,
and are accusing Of negligence every
one connected with the lnveStlgatlon
III the Greene case. Therefore MI
TTsrkharo has decided that 1t might
he advisable for him 10 possess report
If Mrs. Greene's physical condltlon tfiat
would carry the very highest expert
authority. And I was going, 70 suggest
that. merely as matter OF 1orfliaI
routine. we get such report from, let
us saw. DR.. Felix Oppenhelmer,
Won Blon did not speak Tor several
minutes He sat toying neryousiy with
his glass, his eyes hXeo Win intent cai-
culation on Vance.
1T might he well for YOU to hare the
report he acceded at last, ii only 10
r5isnel your own doubts on the subject
No. / have no objection to the plan.
I viii be very glad TO make the ar
engagements.
Vance rose
That's very generous of you, doctor.
But must urge you TO attend TO IL
without delay"
Il understand perfectly. win get
in touch with DR.. Oppenheimer IN
the morning and explain to him the
oficial character Of the situation. I'm
sure he viii expedite matters
When we were again in the taxi
cab Markham gave voice to his per-
plexity.
Won Blon strikes me as particu-
Iarly able and trustworthy man. And
vet he has obviously gone woefully
astray in regard Mrs. Greene's IL
ness. / fear he's in for a shock when
he hears what Oppenheimer has TO
saw after the examination"
sY' know, Markham" said Vance
sombrely. "I,iI feel infinitely bucked II
we succeed in setting that report from
Oppenheimer.
succeed! What do you mean?"
Pom my word, I don't know what I
mean. ! only know that there's black
terrible intrigue Of some kind going on
at the Greene house. And we don't
vet know who's back Of it. But it's
eoune one who's watching us. who knows
every move we make, and is thwarting
us at every turn"