The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-21


burned to see what they bad seen and what they
could accomplish; and therefore il was with pc
culiar cordiality that he asked Wyoming to &C
company micro on his visit 70 Redrose Hall.
The invitation Vas accepted with unaffected
promptpess, and Wyoming. thinking, unwisely
perhaps, TO add a touch, said mournfully:
w could have shown You more had poor
Monsieur Blitzini been here"
But you know. Steele" replied Cameron. in
. frivolous moment, sits no good w~ishing-hes
gone up the fumep
"Ab," ~rejoinsd Wyoming, drily, he really
speaks American like . native-sometimea"
Redrose Hall stands on high ground, e~ncircled
or supported by lawns and a pretty succession
OF 6sh-Donds. Part of the house is really
ElizAbethan, the other part 10 skillfully
arranged to match it. A carriage-drlvs sweeps
up to q fine porch, through which one passes
into a hall hung with armor, thence into q
stately room, at the left corner and end OF which
are respectively the dining and drawing
room. In front of the drawine-room runs q
terrace with q FLASHING fountain. At the
further end of the drawing room is a conserva-
tory leading to tho hanging gardens, and at
right angles to this the double door of the
library. Coming out Of the library into the ante
room one sees opposite the drawine-room a
wide staircase leading 60 q gallery Of bedrooms.
Mr.. Bulstrode Travis, whose fussy and inter
jectional manner belied his appearance, which
was that of the ine old English gentleman,
conducted our two friends to the drawing room,
with much pleasing prattis about his small but
excellent collection or srmor and weapons. and
about his library of magical and cabalistic books
which, handsomely arranged in glass cases,
adorned the walls Of the snte-room.
Here is q pretty edition of Gabriel Hervey,
chr ne would say. or do but look, Mr.. Wyom-
ing, at this Reginald Scot, hap
The two friends fingered awhile in the library,
where Frank Hardy soon joined them. Gr.
Bulstrode Travis and Wyoming chatted about
books. leaving Hardy and Cameron to a game
of piguet-
In the drawineroom, whittier the host soon
conducted the American, they found Miss Bull
strobe Travis, 20 whom Wyoming took a great
fancy. Among the other guests were Sir Ken
sineton Gowler, K. C. b., and Lady Gowler.
Lord Luine-a great traveller who had been
much in India, and took stock, as Cameron
would have said, in fakirs and such like-and
Mrs. Vendale, a slight, short, fantastic creature,
who believed or affected to believe. In Khoot-
Hoomi.
In the drawing-room the conversation was Of
rain and fine time, but at dinner it soon took on
it a color of magical lore.
Wyoming was seated next to Lavinis, and
they got en- c~apitally together; the English girl
thought the American most amusing, and the
American found the English girl bright and
the conservatory, whore coffee was served and
where smoking was always permitted.
Mrs. Vendale asked Lord Luine if the won
ders Of the Indian maeicisns were authentic
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they use black magic, and that would be horri-
ble."
Luins replied that be cared much more about
tracking q tiger than about seeing a trick or a
portens. But don't you know, l have eeen
those fellows do things that no person The was q
Scotchman) could explain"
Then he recounted the mango trick, and the
basket trick, and added that the Indian s~onjur-
ers had nothing on practically but q waistcloth,
and how could they hide thingsl
Cameron and Wyoming looked at each other.
Then Luine related how be had seen a man
he never came down again. Luine was a man
OF absolute %veracity, but at this the two did not
look at each other.
There was much serious conversation on this,
broken only by q frivolous remark of Cameron's
to Wyoming.
"Say. Steele. that Louis XIV clock reminds me
or your watch that | had to wrap in Q blanket at
night when we travelled together because it
licked so loud. Have you cot it YET
Jour mind wander"
Mr.. Bulstrode Travis's appetite for the won
derfui began TO grow by what it fed on, and he
made such broken requests as Couldn't you,
heyl-wouldnt IL be observation-disclosures two
people or such remarkable powers, and. as is
evident. so completely en- rapport with each
otner--it seems a pity, you know
The two friends made excuses and demurs un-
Il! the old gentleman was near to dancing with
unsatshsd expectation. and then. when the rest
OF the party joined themselves to Mr.. Bulstode
Travis IN polite importantly they consented.
with a show of giving way gracefully. to see if
the conditions would enable them to accomplish
anything.
"Of course, you have heard said Wyoming.
''about what is called thought-readine9"
"A very primitive form, added Cameron, and
went on to say: Steele. will you try il our old
experiment together can DO workedl That is to
say l Will leave the room and shall try to gather