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THE CURE OF JOHN DOUGLAS
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dren ? Jack Douglas. Who has ever been first to aid a fellow member in distress? Jack Douglas. We know that he is not a butcher at heart, but one of the best fellows living, tenderhearted as a fond mother. Suppose that he was my patient and tried to shoot some one in delirium. I would try to prevent him, and hold him irresponsible if he succeeded. A man drunk is in a delirium, he is worse than insane, he is poisoned morally, while retaining a degree of animal shrewdness and savage cunning, and the hate is accentuated in him by what we have for sale in this club. We must either moderate his use of stimulants, cure him, or be responsible for his acts, if there is any such thing as brotherhood between man and man." Sloane fastened his eyes upon Douglas. The latter had turned pale
and haggard, in spite of the supporting stimulant that had been given him.
"Where is Briston?" Sloane asked. ' ' I left him at your door. He said he was going to try and brace you up for the sake of your family."
Cold beads of perspiration burst forth upon Douglas's brow. He rose and paced the floor nervously.
"Cut that," Rogers said to Sloane. "What is the use in torturing the man ? You know as well as I do that Douglas is incapable of murder as we recognize it. I doubt if he would kill a man in self-defense — he is too soft-hearted. What is the use, however, of my painting his character to you ? We were dealing with the question of responsibility in the abstract. ' '
"I am citing a supposable case," Sloane insisted. "If I was called
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