Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-02-07
,isht 1910: By News Syndicate Co.. Inc.
Doctor Tells of a
PhObia That Threat
Pned Ruin to a Young
Life
n TWO PARTS-PART ONE

The moment you say. this Is a
story" said Doctor Edward NAL
81 IF people are oND0'sa 70 DIS
S1ey we're seated about the eminent
RIpi7trist's fireplace after an excel
dinner, and Doctor Malcolm was
a loluacious mood.
gorIng Doctor Hannah Elliot, who
Rented Malcolm to the point OF
{rshiD and hoped modestly that she
I'M one day be even half as able
distinguished as he, suspected
: his preamble indicated a lecture
store for herself as much as an
mrs entertainment for his other
% guests, Aline and George Whittier.
|E15Itor Malcolm had given her
I'm though fatherly glance as he
Soke. And how often had she not
Sari him say that only one woman
rhciatrist in million-if there were
NJ manyl-was worth the salt in
II saupl But Hannah knew. too. that
q Old man was fond of her, that he
Ii faith in her, and she could i'm
{ine no greater praise.
'Thp WhittierS. old friends of NAL
Iim's. looked toward him eXpectantly
yorge hauling himself up from the
Sp,hs of a rather shabby, hospitable
fair. and Aline fetching back her
F'ical glance from beneath n pom
IRONS mahogany sideboard where the
kStor's factotum Sylvester never
feamt of looking for dust
doctor Malcolm Graded his brandy
las in his fire hands and said
|Idlv. ITO begin with platitude. let
4 remember that one of the main
kouisites in a psychiatrist is that he
lust believe the human brain, even
its rational state, capable OF limit
Ks flights Of fancy" He twinkled al
lost mischievously at Hannah. who
|ushed. He need not rub 1t in that
be was so young!
1.-THE line Of demarcation between
Irlty and lunacy'." she retorted with
brit. lis so faint as to be almost nom
Eiscntl"
The mind" said Malcolm, as a
ch mystery, a luminous treasure
rove. an inexhaustible fountain OF
IIrprise. AS you all know. psychic
banomena in my experience have
eached far beyond such simple featS
s mind reading and thought trans
erence. But I believe that in my 40
ears of practice I have never encoun-
sred a more singular case than that
j."
"J-a-y?" Hannah asked quickly.
Malcolm gave her a rebuking look.
You know better than to ask that.
" dear. The initial J, for our pur-
1se. Even that is perhaps unethical.
Ut know I can trust all of you not
, repeat the story.
u came to me one evening about
lree years ago." he went on. Il had
ever met him before, though I had
card of him, since by then he had
cquired fame as a playwright. He
Dpeared terribly distraught, and as
,on as he sat down in my study I
new that he wanted to flee-that he
ad regretted coming. and that
lould have to worm the truth OF his
Ouble out of him. He was a hand
me young fellow, electrically tall and
lin and dark, with burning gray
res. He told me first that he had
)me to me because he was suffering
ON overwork on new play, that he
ad not slept for week, and that he
AIRED he was on the verge OF a ner-
JUS breakdown. That is the usual
aston when there is something more
or perhaps less-tangible, a graver
aSon."
The doctor paused to light a pipe
'dolent Of age.
Well, when j finally decided to let
} with both barrels, his recital was
graphic masterpiece. From as far