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тАЬYou wouldn't want to know what,тАЭ Dan said sickly.

тАЬWant me to take the chair, Dan?тАЭ

тАЬWhat? . . . The chair? Oh, all right.тАЭ

Spencer took the chair and put it in Gibble's hands, using the act as an excuse to whisper, тАЬI'm taking him
to the First Presbyterian. Get on the phone and have a doctor there.тАЭ

тАЬMaybe the policeтАФтАЭ Gibble began.

тАЬDon't be a damned fool! If you were sick like that, would you want the cops hammering on you with
questions?тАЭ
Gibble said unsympathetically, тАЬIf I busted up a scope, I would sure expect somebody to ask questions.тАЭ
But he didn't telephone for the police.

The car ride that followed aged Gibble. He found, toward the end of the trip, that he had to stop glancing
at Dan Adams, because he was getting the creeps.

Reverend Pollard, pastor of the First Presbyterian, was out on a parishoner call. He did not return until
the medico Gibble had phoned for, a Doctor McGreer, had completed an examination with somewhat
unsatisfactory results. The two had a private conference.

тАЬReverend, I don't know what to think about this,тАЭ the Doctor said. тАЬPrior to the examination, from what
had been told me, I thought I would find a more or less clear-cut case of neurasthenia.тАЭ

тАЬNervous breakdown, you mean?тАЭ

тАЬWell, the term nervous breakdown is so general that we don't use it. But a nervous disorder is what I
expected.тАЭ

тАЬAnd you found?тАЭ

The doctor frowned. тАЬA perfectly healthy body, normal nervous responses, and apparently an extreme
case of terror.тАЭ

тАЬBut from what Mr. Gibble and Mr. Spencer tell me, I imaginedтАФтАЭ

тАЬReverend, the man isn't insane. The man is scared stiff.тАЭ

тАЬFrightened?тАЭ the pastor said wonderingly. тАЬWell, fright is the product of a stimulus. Where there is fear,
there is a reason for it. This shouldn't be so difficult.тАЭ

тАЬI hope it's as easy as you think it is,тАЭ the doctor said, shrugging. тАЬI can't do anything for the boy, except
give him a sedative, which I did, and which won't do him much good.тАЭ

тАЬHas he told you of what he is terrified?тАЭ

тАЬNot a word. He clams up on it.тАЭ