The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-29

Monsieur Bliizlni's wlerd face had un-
deTgons many changes oil expression RinCe
the sudden transmutation OF the precious
metal to dull wood. Amlzsment, pain,
terror and despair chased each other
across his features. Uanble at last TO bear
the unexpected visitation any lSuger, the
magician fled heAdlong to the rundown.
As he crossed the line OF ioot-lights, the
shower Of bludReons vanished utterly
and an arc Of sovereigps began again, fall;
ing from his hand 10 the hat, He closed
this into his hat, and then showed that
the hat was absolutely empty, and he
returned it 10 its owner ss swiftly as he
could,
He stood before the spectators perturb.
ed and painting, and he bowed egain and
again before the plaudits Of the audi:
ence, getting his breath back In the briei
respite TO announce that this concluded
the first part Of the entertainment and
that there would be an intermIssion OIL
ten minutes, With another salulation he
Withdrew, returning fearful to the stage,
and walking oil hastily to the right.
"Well," said Wyoming, 80 tho magi'
clan disappeared from views "What DO
you think nowW .,
~ don't know what to think, as | said
before. It's q very picturesque performs
aHcs, / take il, all round"
Think I've found out the secret"
"Staud and deliver" said Cameron,
"As,uming that these disturbances are
caused by exaspsrated spirits, as We are
justified in doing"
l. Hnf na,,van aFn ~ tnkaFPunknH lamar
on "you and know modern magic from
Alfred to Omaha aud We know that these
little effects are quite beyond this mans
power to control"
"Assuming this, | say" Wyoming con
tinued, "WA have to discover why II is thai
Monsieur Blilaini meets with no misad'
ventures except when he Is on the
stage. Now have q theory, The front
OF the stage IL circular and II Is only be-
hind the slo Of the tootlighta that the spiT'
lis toTmeul him. IT has struck me that
perhaps, there has been reversal OF the
sacred circle Of fire within which the sor'
cerer who evoked spirits was sale from
their assaults"
"a circle such ps Bsnyeuuto Cellini
drew about him when he spent = lively
night with tho spookG In the Coliseum Of
Il Ime-is that what you meanP
Precisely answered Wyoming. Vie
YVES cafe within the mystic ring Of Dame
because the spirits were without and
could not break In. But Blitzini 10 at the
mercy OF the spirits confined within the
| flaming segment OF the iOot.lights, and he
ia only free from torment and torture
| when ha breaks ont ~
II shouldn't wonder II you we're right,
Cameron remarked, alter moments
thought. "Your theory that he is the
slave OF the flames and Of the ring, at lsas
explains the phenomenon, which is other
Wise almost inexplIcable."
During the performance Of tho seGort
part Of Monsieur BliIXini'd programme thI
two friends had many opportunities o
verifying the hypothesis, aud thOy tount
that 1t was in accord with the facts. On,
Of the tricks was performed wholly anon
the spectators without the return Of th'
magician to the atsge, and IN this Monsieu
BIitxinI was perfectly alCcessiul, and nj
untow0rd incident markpd its perform
RnCe. But the very next illuaioh, calico
Le Boisaon de TantRle, required the con
slant presence Of the conjuror on the stage
where he operated an exchange o
two liquor, filling two decanten
placed 81 opposite exsremities Of the foot
liRhtp, and although tho ignorant gpepta
tors saw nothing at all unusual in thu
substitution Of cone Of blue fire Tor {
bottle OF brandy, Wyoming and Cameron
knew that the inoCkinG spirits were again
taking lreBkish revenge on the trowsrd
magician who had dared to use theil
names without asking their permission
In another trick, which appeared on The
bills as Les Drap eaux Do l'univers, and
which required the magician to produce
mysleriously bundle OF the flags Of oil
nations, the spirits sgain gained the uppel
hand and changed the pretty uilken EN-
blems into q stiff cactus, the sharp
branches OF which briltled with thotns
In desperation MonAieur Blitzlni crossed
the line Of tue iootlights, his face white
vita apprehension, but 9 glance Of rigid
determination still cleaning from bis eye
no sooner had he Gtepped ont upon
the rundown than tbe green 5ac,
tus gave way 10 O. BheGt OIL
Italian tlsgr. In yet another illusion
the next to the last, entitled I'm Duel au1
CArteP, a card chosen by one Of the audi
enCO was to be caught on the point OF 9
Bwotd when the spectators threw the pack
In tho air. Tho preliminary lourishes Of
the tick performed amid tho audience
were accomplished without let or hind
rance, but then Monslepr BlitEini took
up hia position In the center OF The gtage
with tho naked sword in his right hand
and when the spectator threw the cards
toward him, the blade changed suddenly
into revolver and the pack was riddled
by siE bullets discharged by the magician
Involuntary and o. though In obedience
to will stronger than hi5own.
"That Is pretty good wonder what he
will do next" said Cameron, quoting the
charming tale OF the parrot aud the ex'
ploded ship.
III he has as much sense as l give him
credit for" replied Wyoming, "he will
crawl along TO the last trick like Q ntreak
Of creased lightning"
Cameron referred 10 his programme.
lie Msge invlOibligue 10 the laat,triCk."
"InylSibllque Is good" Wyoming 70.
marked. I'D like 10 know what 1t
meaus."
II take It to imply either that the mage
that 10 Monsieur BlitxIni himself, Of
courBe-beComes invisible, or that he has
his eyes blindlolded 30 that he cannot sec.
We've paid our money and he will take
bis choice"
II have been wondering what he means
10 do with that tall cone there at the
back. He must use It In the trick some.
how" Wyoming said ut looks like q
huge exlinguishOf, doesn't FIT to put
out the candles Of Giant Blunderbore."
As the American spoke Monsieur Bit.
zini brought the conc forward and placed
1t by the side Of one Of tho, light little
round tables, Of which there wore two,
one at tho tight Pnd one OF the left If
the stage. 70 the Gharp eyeu Of the two
friends u was evident that Tho maRiCian's
nerves were unstrung aud that be was In
great haste to yet 10 the end Of bis LAHORE.
lie darted now aud again suspicious
glanees behind him, as though In treplda.
ton and bodily. feat. When he b..
gan to speak his voice was furried and
TTime rms short.D said Monsieur