And
it isn't so difficult to disappear as some people imagine, either.
You remember the case of the celebrated Arctic explorer whose picture
had been published scores of times in every illustrated paper. He
had no trouble in disappearing and then reappearing later, when he
got ready.
"Yet experience has taught me that there is always a reason for
disappearances. It is our next duty to discover that reason.
Still, it won't do to say that disappearances are not mysterious.
Disappearances except for money troubles are all mysterious. The
first thing in such a case is to discover whether the person has
any hobbies or habits or fads. That is what I tried to find out
from the Gilberts. I can't tell yet whether I succeeded."
Kennedy took a pencil and hastily jotted down something on a piece
of paper which he tossed over to me. It read:
1.Love, family trouble.
2.A romantic disposition.
3.Temporary insanity, self-destruction.
4.Criminal assault.
5.Aphasia.
6.Kidnapping.
"Those are the reasons why people disappear, eliminating criminals
and those who have financial difficulties. Dream on that and see
if you can work out the answer in your subliminal consciousness.
Good-night."
Needless to say, I was no further advanced in the morning than at
midnight, but Kennedy seemed to have evolved at least a tentative
programme.
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