The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-14
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Godfrey Cowper and I had been chums at Marlborough, but when our school days were over our ways in life separated so far that for some years we entirely lost sight of each other. Cowper, who, despite consid- erable alloy of vanity and selfishness, was an unusually brilliant and at tractive fellow, passed first rate ex- animation and obtained a good berth in the war office, while I, the stub- born, cratic and not too highly gifted youngest son of a large family, was shipped of to Florida to make liv- ing by orange growing.
 If 1 were to detail those events of my colonial life which led me first to a superficial in- terest in, and then to an ab- sorbing study of animal magnetism, I should make long and, no doubt, an uninteresting story. Suffice it to say, that my hitherto undeveloped mental powers were gradually drawn out by and concentrated on this mysterious and fascinating science, and that, as I discovered the extraordinary force of my hypnotic powers I decided to turn my natural resources to account in the battle of life, and to leave the cultivation of oranges to those who had nothing better to do. This plan was almost as easy to carry out as to form in the venturesome new world 1; and for some years wandered through the cities of the United States, lectur- ing and performing experiments, which became more and more com- plicated and successful as I continued my investigations.
 It was in the zenith of my success and, when the name which l had as- stunned at the request of my parents, to preserve my incognito, was already well known in England-that made up my mind to try my luck in Lon- don.
 My father looked coldly on my re- turn. The profession 1 had followed was sadly.at variance with their old fashioned opinions, and their recep- ton did not encourage me to look up any of my old friends; therefore, when Godfrey Cowper and met it was by chance, at one or Mrs. Lyonesse's semi-artistic, semi scientific soirees, where 1 was engaged to give private seance.
 I recognized my former schoolfel- low at glance, in the polished, we'll dressed man. an-about-town, who seemed such favorite with all the ladies to whom he spoke. He, however, was apparently too much engrossed with his numerous fair friends to have any attention to spare for one of the hired amusements for the evening until such time as atention was almost compul- sorry.
 As began my lecture, and while every face in the room was turned to. ward me, closely scanned the assem. bled guests, seeking what it wss never difficult for my practiced eye to find the most sympathetic medium pres. ent.
 I discovered her. It was a lady sitting alone, unnoticed and evidently not courting notice, in the shadow O @ great stand of flowers. She was tai and fair, dressed simply and inexpen sively 30 plainly, in fact, that l i'm, agined her to be poor relation or , dependent, and when, at my request Mrs. Lyonesse led me to her, l wa surprised to find myself being pre- sented to Mrs. Cowper. She started and blushed violently, and, as ob served the timid, almost appealing look of her large gray eyes, I coult scarcely imagine her to be the wife O my sparkling, self possessed, quandon friend. Before had done more thai