The Dream Doctor

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nnedy blankly. We seemed to have uncovered so little that was tangible that I was much surpr

think, if you have nothing better to do, that you might employ the time in looking up some of the gossi

erson's early escapades were notorious even in the younger smart set in which he had moved, but his years abroad had mellowed the recollection of them. He had not distinguished himself in any way since his return to set gossip afloat, nor had any tales of his doings

nner to find Kennedy

?" I asked. "Have

ly waiting. I told them to be here

" I q

authority to compel the attendance of M

hich was, to me, one of the most inexplicable he ha

it fell to me to receive them and smooth over the rough edges which

s usual ignoring the seriousness of the matter and accusing us all of conspiring to keep him from the first night of a light opera which was opening. Mrs. Maitland followed, the unaccustomed pallor of her face heightened

e, beyond a nod of recognition paying little attenti

are, for instance, substances so mysterious, subtle, and dangerous as to set the most delica

e chosen his opening

s brought greater terror to mankind than the cobra-di-capello, the Naja tripudians of India. It is unnecessary for me to describe the cobra or to say anything about the countless thousands who have yiel

ief when Kennedy by his actions indicated

hol. It has only a slightly acrid taste and odour, and, strange to say, is inoffensive on the tongue or mucous sur

e us, in only a few grains of the stuff, was enough to ki

hing but the general disorganisation of the blood corpuscles. In fact, such poisoning is best known by the peculiar symptoms-the vertigo, weak legs, and falling jaw. The victim is unable to speak or swallow, but is fully sensible. He has na

. Maitland never took her

ypewritten note which had been found on Maitland. He said nothing abou

the erroneous idea that fraudulent typewriting cannot be detected. The fact is that the typewriter is perhaps a worse means of concealing identity than is disguised handwriting. It does not afford the effective protection to the criminal that is sup

d a number of little i

ink used in the ribbon of the machine that wrote this note as well as several standard speci

rately as if the act were performed before your eyes. There was no such good fortune in this case, but by measurements made by the vernier micrometer caliper I have found the precise thickness o

ne m

ve counted the number of threads to the inch in the ribbon, as shown by the lette

ass plate peculiarly r

s usual. Perhaps you are not acquainted with the fact that typewritten characters are in line both ways, horizontally and vertically. There are nine possible positions for each character which may be assumed with reference to one of these

nment, or slightly shifted in their position on the type bar. The type faces are not flat, but a little concav

g has an individuality like that of the Bertillo

quickly: "What machine

that of Dr. Boss, fro

and from a machine whic

Mrs. M

ared to relieve the suspense of two of t

ears ago would have been inexplicable-if not positively misleading and

rtled me. What must they have done to her?

of the dark ages, have scouted dreams. To-day, however, we study them scientifically, for we believe that whatever is

vigorously from some of Freu

give us the most reliable information concerning the individual. But that is only poss

we had two streams of thought, one of which we allow to flow freely, the other of which we are constantly repressing, pushing back into the subco

hows the material distorted. Seldom does one recognise his own repressed thoughts or unattained wishes. The dream really is the guardian of sleep to satisfy the activity of the unconscious and repressed mental

at represent the realisation of a repressed wish in an entirely concealed form, and those that re

hatever may be denied in reality we nevertheless can realise in another way-in our dreams. And probabl

you begin to find sex in some form. In fact, the best indication of abnormality would be its absence. Sex is one of the strongest of human impulses, yet the one subjected to the greatest repression. For that re

the possibilities to which this new science

lways denotes a sexual idea underlying the dream. In fact, morbid anxiety means surely unsatisfied love. The old Greeks knew it. The

ssecting of the soul of the handsome woman before us; but it

ndignation showed the truth of the new psychology of dreams, for, as I learned afterward,

ortant," protested Dr. Boss. "Here i

morial, symbols of the continuing of the life-force. Dreams are always based on experiences or thoughts of the day preceding the dreams. You, Mrs. Maitland, dreamed of a man's face on these beasts. There was every chance of having him suggested to you. You think you hate him. Consciousl

as he proceeded. Was not Kennedy ac

dream, or the dream centres about the dreamer most intimately. Dreams are per

wound. You were engaged, but your censored consciousness rejected the manner of life of your fiance

ot call for an answer, "Could you-be honest with yourself, for you need say not

though it was averted from the rest of us and could be seen only by Kenned

pays attention to such little things. If every one were li

s sobb

f unconscious murder, of the terrible acts of the subconscious somnambulist of which the actor has no recol

her. Craig was studying attentively the effect of his r

motion of the evening and of the tragic day, called for sympathy which, I coul

the side of Mrs. Maitland, unable to restrain himself longer, "Kennedy, y

ound, who knew Madeline Maitland's inmost heart better than herself-because he had heard of Freud undoubtedly, when he was in Vienna-who knew that he held her real love still, who posed as a patient of Dr. Ross to learn her secrets as well as to secure the subtle pois

lie for the police, the departure of the Coroner with Masterson in custody, and

ene of such events, tense with human interest. I could scarcely conceal my amazement, as

catching my eye as he paused

one and you've caught your man. Are you going to keep that up? If you are-I'll

d grimly, as he reluctantly plac

that any other month woul

n't be as strenuous as this has been. I hope, at least, you wi

ts accustomed place. "I have no control over the cases as they co

ly, "turn down the nex

g home t

said, making no

position to switch off the laboratory lights, he appeared to be regarding a row of half-filled test-

t," I said

" he echoed

unusual for him, when the fever for work was on him, to consider even five or fewer hours a night's rest. It made no difference when

n notes of the day before. I knew that the work, whatever it was, in which he was now engaged

gry for more. In fact I had begun to get a little worried at the continued silence. A hand on the knob of the door or a ring of the telephone

he telephone set my heart throbbing almost

vella Beauty Parlour. We've got the worst case I've been up against in a long time. Dr

rd First Deputy O'Connor more wildly excited and apparently

s it?"

quely. "It's Miss Blanche Blaisdell, the actress-she's been found

laboratory. As for myself, I had not the slightest idea where Craig was. I knew the case must be urgent if both the deputy and the coroner

oping that some of the care-takers might still be about and might know something of his whereabouts. The janitor was able to enlighte

to the apartment to wait for him, when the hall-

sir," he cried as he hal

very peculiar case of a poor girl whom he found wandering on the street and brought here. Most unusual thing. He came over to the laboratory after m

tion, knowing as I did the fuming impatience of O'Connor. I

he had mentioned over the telephone was then quietly sleeping under the in

o tell the truth, I thought at first that she was intoxicated, but a good look showed me better than that. So I hustled the poor thing into my car and brought her here. All th

e opiate couldn't remove the picture, whatever it was, from her mind until you had given her a