| Show J I I The Tracer of i Chronicles of Dr Ph Phileas fleas Immanuel Soul Specialist B By BJ VICTOR R ROUSSEAU SL r A FISHER FOR SOULS I l' l I I a LT me mc begin by saying that m mj my myown aLET of this story stork o own on n interpretation L LET will wm not find credence Paul Pau Tarrant the millionaire agrees agree with me heartily In this The only way In which you OU can give to th the world a a. clear account atour of at our dear friend Immanuel's miracle miracle- the rationalistic ra ra- mongering he said is to put interpretation on iL it Now In this case for tor example do you really believe that it is possible for tor a man and a woman to exchange personalities personal personal- and keep them like two people exchanging pairs of at ill fitting shoes How can you write an account of ot that tor for any medical magazine But he resumed assuming that he ani only hypnotized each and that the effects produced a ay radical alteration In the soul of each that each that is all right Write it that way my my boy I I have written it neither way I Ih h have v merely set down the facts I draw no inferences that is no task of ot mineI mine I have a remarkable case coming said Phileas to see me this evening Immanuel l the Greek physician to Daul caul Tarrant and myself as we foregathered foregathered foregathered fore fore- gathered round the fire in his cosy library Its a woman and one of the handsomest women I have ever seen Picture a queen in figure poise and intelligence twenty-five twenty years of age I superbly educated of the best family hopelessly and degener degener- in Virginia and hopelessly ate Are not most women of ot that kind h handsome I asked The ne new newspapers news news- papers papers seem to claim that o 0 arrant Tarrant Tarrant burst into a a. laugh and ven even the serious little doctor smiled No uNo no ny my boy answered ed Immanuel Im- Im Im Im- manuel If It you will examine your daily newspapers newspapers you will find that itis it itis itis is the notorious notorious' I women who are handsome This woman Ada Ada Gabelle Ga Ga- belle belle is is a born criminal She Is not I altogether bad for instance she possesses possesses possesses pos pos- II the marked criminal trait of loyalty But she has been turned out I and disowned by her family because she is an incurable thief a forger a wilful planner of crime She is believed believed be be- to have had a class of at youthful youth youth- ful criminals under her wing She is in fact a savage born by mistake into our twentieth century tion As Queen of ot the Zulus or an I Amazon Princess among the Borneo hunters head-hunters she would make a name for herself But here she seems likely to end her days in prison How did you get gether her to to promise to visit you asked Tarrant Through Through Captain Clough of t the the e Salvation Army answered the doctor doc doe t tor r. r You ought to know Clough He HeIs Heis Heis Is a little misshapen fellow with all the physical stigmata of ot degeneracy degeneracy- d gen racy racy- in Jact fact he looks just as Ada ought to look and doesn't And he is one of the finest fellows on on onearth earth He too Is of a good family and he gave up everything to follow the Army and do good He has literally followed Our Saviors Savior's command to sell all aU and tollow folk tol- low Him Now in spite of her long criminal career Ada has always got away with her crimes till recently by reason reason of ot her family's influence It was vas only after her latest exploit that she fell into the clutches clutches' of the law Clough was interested in her her to to be frank he ho seems to be madly madl in love ove with her He secured a a. suspended sentence and has promised to bring her heT to me this me-this this evening and Ada has given her word Which she will keep I ask asked d. d The nodded his head That That type always keeps its word he answered an an- As I 1 told you Ada has many good qualities qualities only only she was born wrong The criminal and degenerate type are not abnormal Tarrant he said turning to our friend They are simply lower or or undeveloped orders that should have come into the w world as as negro savages or Australians Instead Instead Instead In In- stead of at which they aimed too high high high- and as as' as asa a result they fall faU too low But But never mind my ny theories I 1 have ha haven In n mind an experiment tonight which I have never tried before He stopped and looked at Tarrant gravely he was considering wll whether ther theror or not to tell himI himI him I may as well let yo you know he het t continued I 1 want to change Clough dough to Ada and Ada to Clough dough Turn a man Into a woman shouted the millionaire My dear Immanuel nuel this is going too far You'll be turning m me into a horse some day as they did in the Arabian Nights No no Paul said the doctor smiling smil smile ing They only transposed the soul of f the man and that of the horse If It It comes to that I believe something of t the kind happened in a limited degree with an old Sunday School friend of ours called Balaam's Balsams donkey didn't it But you are off of ot the track What I mean is that I intend to hypnotize hypnotize hypnotize hyp hyp- each of ot them and tell the Captain Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain that he is Ada and the lady that thai she ahe Is the Captain That isa common enough trick of ot the professional hypnotist hyp hyp- only only It doesn't last after they wake up Now my theory Is that all trim trials are in a continuous condition o of hypnosis auto Th That t Is ia to say they do not realize in themselves their fu full personality It If that Is IB the case I 1 be be- lieve neve eve I can make the process permanent permanent permanent perma perma- nent with Miss Gabelle And as for Clough dough he is the true criminal t type pe physically and somewhere there must be a mental correspondence The soul Tarrant is sexless If It these two t souls have got into the wrong pigeonholes pigeonholes pigeon pigeon- holes why not sort them out and put them away again Preposterous answered I Tarrant angrily You cant can't do it Immanuel I grant you may make each think he heIs heis heis Is the other other but but that's as far as you youcan youcan youcan can get As tAs a man thinks so BO co he is is' is i quoted the Doctor softly and just then th the bell rang and we waited breathlessly breathlessly breath breath- lessly until the couple entered Although we had been in a me measure ure prepared by tho the Doctors Doctor's announcement announce announce- announcement en ment I 1 was startled almost into exclamation exclamation mat mation on by the contrast which they pre pre- Imagine a woman of great stature stature stature sta sta- ture yet not too tall taU for her magnifIcent magnificent magnificent cent proportions statuesque and moving moving ing ng with an easy grace which would have attracted notice in any drawing drawing- room Add a wealth of dark hair a pair of magnificent eyes just now glancing with amused scorn at the little misshapen misshapen mis mis- figure at her side the bust ofa of ofa ofa a Juno the hand of ot a Venus a a. gown of the most fashion fashionable cut stolen cut cut stolen I have every reason to believe imagine imagine imag- imag ine ne all this and then picture her com- com panion anion He stood perhaps five feet three three The hump on his left s shoulder was clearly per perceptible and as with most most hunchbacks his legs were abnormally ab- ab abnormally abnormally ab ab- normally long His sallow face was irregular his ears protruding his features features features fea fea- tures had all the asymmetry of the degenerate degenerate de- de generate the only thing Ing that saved him ilm from repulsiveness and even eyen added a certain dignity was the pair patr of thoughtful br brown wn eyes that thai looked up with intense compassion at the regal figure beside him Well my dear Doctor said Miss Gabelle seating herself with easy assurance assurance as as- we have come you see as we promised Though precisely why we have done dole so I 1 do not know except that hat I t felt I lowed owed some little return to Captain Clough for foI his kindness kindness' to me Allow me me to p present you said ImmanueL Im Im- Im Immanuel Immanuel manuel to each of ot us and we were formally introduced It was quite evident evident evi evi- dent that Miss Gabelle intended to set the tone of the evenings evening's proceedings proceedings proceed- proceed ings in accordance with the customs of her upbringing and she certainly dominated the meeting Miss Gabelle said Immanuel making a slight bow Captain Clough dough has las brought you here strictly as a patient pa- pa tient You Yoh will permit me me therefore to o discuss your case as a pure abstraction abstraction tion lon without reference to to your feel- feel which ings-which which I shall endeavor not to hurt By all means answered the lady showing howing her white teeth In a smile Now Captain will you enlighten us as to the cause cause of ot this this' visit asked the he Doctor Doctor- Assume that the matter has las never before been spoken of ot you know mow That will start us off in the best est way Captain Clough arose and stood beide beside beside be be- side ide the Doctor When he spoke his body ody seemed shaken by emotion Yes Ill I'll tell you why we are here gentlemen he said Miss Gabelle has las most kindly consented to my bringing her to Dr Immanuel to see whether her case can caa be diagnosed I would say that I have come to Docor Doc- Doc Doctor Doctor tor or Immanuel because I 1 know him to o be a thoroughly Christian man and andI I know that his healing is not through his ils own power but held as a humble trust rust for One greater than he Now Captain said Miss Gabelle Gabello archly that trade jargon 1 Isn't it t She shook he her her finger at him reprovingly re re- Our dear sister here the Captain resumed has been very sorely af at af- af I cannot think that she is pr predestined to be lost And yet yet and and yet yet yet- Now Ill I'll finish it it Miss Gabelle Gab lle Interrupted Gentlemen Gent emen the case cas before be- be fore for ore you Is utterly destitute of ot any moral sense I have haye no conscience conscience- dont don't know what it means never means never had any I I know that it isn't right to go goback go goback back back ack on a friend or to let a fellow fellow- being eing starve when one has food But that's hats a sort of ot natural feeling The TheTen TheTen TheTen Ten Commandments are not They tell ell me I mustn't steal Why mustn't I steal If It I l' l want something which somebody else has why shouldn't I take it iU The law of ot the Jungle Interposed the the Doctor Well yes Well yes she said They T ey tell me I mustn't lie Why mustn't I lie if It It Is to my advantage I Why mustn't I put someone's else name to a check it if I can I dont don't owe society any any- thing It If I possessed the power I would break society 80 That's alL aIL You see Im I'm hopeless dont don't you No answered Immanuel Not by any means The trouble with you Madam Ma am is that you are a port savage E Gge You have the moral sense all right but It has never emerged out of the tho dark sub cellar of your personality into your consciousness That's all And I believe that I can bring It up and restore estore to you that which you lack lack and and need dear Doctor How my If It you will let me mo hypnotize you you you- Now that's very Interesting But how do I know that you wont ont find out but my secrets For Instance It If I were to tell you some things things- I give you my word of hon honor r. r No Doctor said l Miss Gabelle shaking her head You cant can't do that thatto to me Im I'm a fool tool in some things but here I draw the line But surely Madam Madam- No u use ure she answered Hypnotize Hypnotize tine the captain and let et him go down and look for my moral aen sense c. c if it ho he can find any Wont Won't that do Captain C Clough ough came forward Into the middle of the room and stood with hand upheld a dramatic figure in spite of his physical insignificance It I Isn't right he said I know that But I know what you have done with ith others Doctor Ill I'll do it Ill I'll sacrifice my soul to save my sister sister sis sis- sia- sia ter here J ask God to help me save her The Tho words sounded tame enough but they thrilled me I saw that Tarrant Tarrant Tarrant Tar- Tar rant was equally moved But Miss Gabelle was laughing Well I won wont won't t spoil the sport she said lightly Go ahead Doctor and see what you can do I ID Dont D nt think that you will lose your soul Captain said Immanuel gravely On the contrary if It I thought for one moment th that tI I I w was s doing evil I 1 would never veyer practice again Come make your mind easy and sit down In that chair Now fold your our hands and compose compose compose com com- pose yourself Clough took his seat and I Immanuel l went to a a. chest and brought back a small instrument consisting of or a kind of glass b ball ll suspended from a c chain ain The chain terminated in a common corded wire and socket which he he attached attached attached at at- to the electric light fixture He turned the switch and instantly the ball ban beg began n revolving with tremendous tremendous tremendous dous rapidity This h he explained is merely a little invention of t my own designed to facilitate the faculty of attention Theres There's nothing wonderful about It I could get the same results less quickly by simply holding the the ballin ball in ip my hand F or or a teacup for the matter of that Now look at it fixedly Captain and let your mind remain passive I saw Clough's eyes fix fix- as he stared at the revolting revoking ing ball My own grew heavy I Iwas was becoming coming b hypnotized myself With difficulty I withdrew them and watched the Captains Captain's face Immanuel drew nearer dearer and held the ball within a a. few Inches of ot his fore fore- head Dont take your eyes oft off it he her said notice how soothingly Now do you sleepy you are growing That is the first stage You will be asleep in a moment You are almost asleep now Yo You cannot keep your eyes open any longer i Clough's eyes closed He did not move Now you are asleep continued the tho Doctor Your mind Is active but your senses senses senses' are in abeyance You Youcan Youcan c can h neither see hear taste smell nor nor tou touch h. h And yet you understand me mel perfectly Now you are sleeping pro pro- The figure grew rigid in the chair Dr Immanuel detached the plug from the fixture having snapped ort oft the switch Leisurely he crossed the room and put the tho mechanism away Now Captain he continued turnIng turning turning turn turn- ing toward the sleeping man and taking taking taking tak tak- his seat beside him you are ing I 1 dont don't know I J Go and look for It it 1 There was no answer but suddenly Clough pitched sidewise out of ot his chair The Doctor caught him He Ho held him under the arms and raised them The arms remained in the air rigid as steel Clough was in the last and deepest hypnotic state the tho cata eata- leptic His face was distorted to my mind it had taken on somehow in the tho the of some measure aspect womans Look at her exclaimed Tarrant suddenly I jumped round with a start Used as I was to seeing hypnotized patients in my hospital hospital In in act I had performed performed per per- formed that function myself with indifferent indifferent in in- different success success success-I I had never seen the cataleptic condition Now with my nerves tingling I looked toward Miss Gabelle She She had fallen back in her chair her eyes closed her face deathly white But for the faint stirring stirring stir sUr- ring of her breast I I might have havo thought her dead Where is it asked Immanuel of the Captain and there came no answer answer an an- sorer at all to his question nor when he repeated It Immanuel got up up |
