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"A normal weight, your honor" He
took the girls hand and counted her
pulse. Then he took a stethescope
from his pocket, placed it against her
left breast and listened. Her pulse and
heart beat normally, your honor, and
from her appearance Of general good
health VIZ have no reason to suspect
soft and smooth 1t Is free from blem
ishes-another indication of good health.
Her hair Is fine and lustr0us; not dry
and ~lifeless, as Is the case Of q person
Of pronounced psychopathic tenden
cies. Her eyes are full, lambent, kind
~, intelligent. Her brow is full, broad
and of medium height, her head a little
larger than that of the average woman
and she is broad between the ears
because, as she has brains, nature or
dafned that she should have room for
them. She is neatly dressed and de
cidedly not a slattern. She gives no
Indication of dissipation-drugs or al
cohol. But mark her nose. 1t Is a
| HIdIU NItCh. II uOSt INT that MOuIQ
cause a continuous mental conflict In
any m
But for this lamentable facial de.
feet, this girl would be beautiful. Per
haps she remembers, or used to remem
Der, herself as beautiful or attractive
then this accident occurred and 10, she
became an ugly duckling. She brooded
upon her misfortune; she wept over 1t,
doubtless she thought 1t very hard that
God should afflict her so. Doubtless
the knowledge that she was an object
of curiosity or derision to strangers
and repugnance to her friends made of
her q gloomy, depressed ~recluse. Who
knows what wild, desperate and desc
late thoughts she became a prey to?
Mental conflicts undoubtedly were at
work-an impulse to run away, to hide
herself, countered by the natural I'm.
pulse to make the best Of the situa-
ton, to be brave, to pretend she was
not different.
in the case of a girl whose mind
and nerves had been thus harassed over
a long period, a new sorrow, constitute
Ing a definite mental shock, even If of
no great magnitude, might nevertheless
be sufficient TO bring about the condi.
ton Of dissertation of personality which
| have described"
Anything else, Doctor Burt?"
Il have given a concise and general
outline of the case as 1t presents itself
to me, your honor. This defendant
should have treatment. 1t Is quite pos
slble to cure her and / AN morally Ger
tain l could do so. Her saddle nose
can be repaired. ! have a very good
friend, a specialist In plastic surgery.
and / know he would be willing to help.
without charge, to make q swan of this
ugly duckling."
sand you think you would make her
over into a responsible moral cltizen?'
II think so, your honor"
How would she support herself dur
Ing the period of treatment? BY theft
or worse?" The Judge glanced at
Nance Belden. How do you support
yourself, young woman"
II carry my own check-book," the
girl replied.
"You have a private incomeT"
"Sure, old thing"
"What Is its source?"
II don't know. On the first Of every
month somebody puts some money In
the bank for me and | check against It.
"And that's all you know about 1t,
eh?"
Sometimes l can remember, but !
can't now. It's the time ! can't remem-
Der that raises hi with me, Judge
I don't know what name to sign to my
checks then or l forget ] have a check.
Ing account. Then ! get hard up and
steal."
How truly remarkable, Miss Bel
lenl Have you ever issued any checks
that bounced back on your"
"Say, are you trying to kid me
WhIskers?"
The judge ignored this obvious con
tempt Of court. II suppose you have
had many sweethearts. Miss Belden7'
Nance Belden's scornful laughter
hlled the courtroom. "Oh, Judge
you're precioua What sort Of = mar
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