His middle name
was Honeywell. He is a cousin, and an object of great solicitude to
this gentleman here. In fact, he is, or will be, the chief witness
against Mr. Honeywell in his effort to break the famous Holden
Honeywell will, disposing of some ten million dollars. Am I right,
Mr. Honeywell?"
"Thus far," replied the blind man composedly.
"Five years ago William Honeywell Robinson became addicted to a
patent headache 'dope.' It ended, as such habits do, in insanity.
He was confined two years, suffering from psychasthenia, with
suicidal melancholia and delusion of persecution. Then he was
released, cured, but with a supersensitive mental balance."
"Then the messages were intended to drive him out of his mind
again," said Bertram in sudden enlightenment. "What a devil!"
"Either that, or to impel him, by suggestion, to suicide or to
revert to the headache powders, which would have meant the asylum
again. Anything to put him out of the way, or to make his testimony
incompetent for the will contest.
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