Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09

H,ovutAS eau nappen but what is pleas.
aneahu proper" asserted Mabel's mamma,
VINO was dying for her daughter co dis.
tlngu'sh herself. "Why, Mabel. you, who
are 80 Interested IN these Things and are
snch q capital medium! DON'T keep Lady
CianJamfry waiting, but go and do any.
tnlns You can to help"
Lord Curzon ave her his arm, there
people who We're tired of waiting for a
soare' n Mabel Darlington and Freder.
lex ~Lyndhurst once more stood opposite
eacn other, with Prof. Won Boschmann
ike a blindfolded Cupid between them.
An! this is all right at lastw said the
Lyndhurst had never dared to meet Ma.
bels eyes, but as the Professor requested
aer 70 remove her long white glove and
fainlllarly seized her bare hand, he could
not repress a gesture of disgust and a
swift glance in her direction. Her face
was deadly pale, and the long kid glove
was torn across the palm.
we are now fully prepared for n
test You may wish to PROPOSE" amour ced
Won Boschmann. II viii ask these two
gentlemen" bowling in the direction of
the cleric and the physician, with as
m9cn accuracy as tho bandage permit
ted, TO accompany me to the green room,
hurst arrange the form which the experi-
menu Is to take, aud concentrate their
minds upon it so as to Offer every facility
to the accomplishment Of our purpose."'
But how was 1t possible for either Lynd-
hurst or Mabel to concentrate their minds
upon Lady Claniamfry's carriage UNI.
brelia-which Lord Curzon gravely sus-
pendei to the center chandelier, and
which the united company designed the
Professor to removs-when they stood not
three yards apart from each other, in the
c,ntsr of the red dais. and r ecollected how
and when they had last parted.
Perhaps this was why the success of the
experiment seemed uncertain, when. on
recalling the Professor from the boudoir.
he was once more placed between them.
and clasping q hand Of each placed it to
his temples.
Here are conflicting sensations; 20,
said, sternly. 81 will ask Miss Burning :
ton to sit down." (''Thers's really sone-
thing in it," whispered the hostess, "for
you observe HIS got the girls name, and
Pm sure he didn't know it!") and beg
Colonel Lyndhurst to concentrate all his
attention on the subject in hand."
A start, a plhnge forward on the part of
the Professor, "a thrill OF expectation all
through the driving room; Colonel Lynd.
hurst's arm isl almost dislocated as his
companion dajhes of under a sudden in.
spiration.
the Damocles umbrella that Won Bosch.
mann springs 1t is to the distant chair
which, the clerical celebrity having va.
Gated, Mabel has appropriated, as far
from the scene of action as is compatible
with p~oliten9ss to her hostess. Fiinging
himself at htr feet Won Boschmann pours
forth a torrebt OF words which fortunately
are indistinsuishab.e to the majority OF
the audiends, though "Forgive me-" 81
love you, Mabel" "Life is nothing to me
without you" are not to be mistaken;
while the GESTURES of the excited expert
mentalist denote the most extravagant
form of passionate entreaty.
Lady Clanjamfry sprang from her chair,
aud Mrs. Burlington did the same; there
was a RUSH at the dra wiug-room door of
the peoplefwho had quietly remained in
tho sea -ropm and on the stairs, and who
suddenly became aware that something
exceedingly interesting was a-foot with
in; Colonbl Lyndhurst tore his hand from
the thouH1t.reader's brow, aud the Ger.
man rosS to his feet with a smile and q
"Am 1Enot right? Have I not performed
your Thought, read your meaning correct-
ly?" he asked, with an air of suppressed
triumph.
"Good heavens, noW Numbered Lynd-
hurst, seiSing the unhappy Professor by
the collar and shaking him violently.
"Howdo you dare insult a lady in this
manner! I will break every bone In your
wrerched little"
Lady ~Clanjamfry, Mrs. Darlington and
Lord Curzon were all on the platform
now. The lady of the house had her hand
upon the infuriated Colonel's arm, Lord
Curzo on had rescued the trembling and
spluttering foreigner, Mrs. harrington
had flown to her daughter; the clerical
celebrity and the eminent physician had,
with great presence of mind, interposed
their portly persons between the audience
and the group on the platform.
"But he shall give me satisfaction"
vociferated the Professor, though fortuna
ately the bandage having fallen down
over his mouth in the struggle, his exple-
room. "He has made me to fall upon my
knees to this young lady, and offer her q
declaration Of affection, and now he de-
MES ths influence, n would shake the
life out OF me as we'll! Himmel und Eide
I will have satisfaction for thisw
The situation was SO strained that the
tension seemed almost unbearable.
"Dear Herr Professor,'' said Mabel,
coming forward, holding out her hand,
and with her soft, low voice p~ercep5ibly
trembling, II must ask you to forgive
Colonel Lyndhurst aud overlook his ex-
overcome by the extraord.n nary exercise
OF your gift, for you must know"-here
| she looked bravely aud steadily at the as
tonished Colouel-"he and 1 are just en-
gagged, and perhaps we are both q little
upset to find you know all about it! Isn't
that 50, Frsderick?'
"Herr Won Boschmann will now proceed
to the original test of the evening" called
out Lady C~lanjamfry. And accordingly
Won Boschmnnn, having resumed his ban
dage, was ~triumphantly conducted by
means of the clerical celebrity's white
| fingers on his forehead, to the center
chandelier, whence. amidst ringing
cheers, he detached the carriage UNI.
brella.
"And now I am sure we are oil ready
for SUPPER" said her ladyship. Aud il it
| occurred to anybody that q carriage UNI
brella suspended in the middle of an
evening party OF the highest rank might
we'll have attracted the notice of the Pro-
fessor during the interval Of uncovered
eyes which followed his first movements,
and might have possibly Influenced the
accuracy Of his movements, they were
either too polite or too hungry to mem
| tion it.
Miss Barrington's engagements wal an.
nounced in the Morning Post two days
afterward, aud Ly is still in 90
soft and yielding a mood that he allows
Mabel TO maintain that there Is a ''great
deal in it." without opposition.
Herr Won Boschmann, after his debut in
Lady Clanjamfry's Ira wing-room, Of
which varied accounts got about, but
which all combined in proclaiming ''en,i.
nently successful, y is sure to have a great
run among the Bayswater and South Ken
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