Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-09-18
MOMENTOUS MAGIC.
BY wM. A. CALDWELL.

burg of blooming idiots; but then he
had gone there to sell goods and was
wrathy because nobody would talk busi-
ness to him. 1t seems that a sleight- Of
hand performer had struck the town and
everybody was discussing his wonderful
feats. AS soon as ClYmer appeared in a
store with his sample-cases he immedi-
ately became the target for running fire
of problems in the black art: how could
a man tear up your silk hat right in front
of your eyes and then produce the same
hat undamaged from cask which he
had just shown you was empty2 how
could he conjure rabbit into bottle2
and 80 on. Clymer was generally inter
ested in such things and it was conf
IDENTIFY expected that he would throw
some light on the subject, but he didn't.
He only impaired his opinions of fakirs
and jugglers in general in vigorous
style of English that grew steadily less
and less placid as it became necessary for
him to repeat it wherever he went.
Clymer left knot of his former pa
irons solemnly discussing the cabinet
trick, and walked down the street
towards Halpert's store.
'If can't make a sale to Halpert, may
as well leave the town. Halpert's got
more sense than anybody else here any
way, and if he's got the fever, then it
must be epidemic, and I'd better clear
out or III catch it myself.n
This last remark was grim humor on
Clymer's part-as if he could catch any
thing that would divert his thoughts
from certain little note in his breast
pocket which had reached him day or
two before he had left the city, and
which had been instrumental in keeping
him awake o'nights and worried by day
ever since. He stopped now in the shade
OF tree, put down his sample cases,
wiped his face, took out the note to pom
der it again; here is what he read:
Dear Charley-It almost breaks my heart
TO write as must. 1t is to tell you that our
acquaintance must cease. / cannot give any
explanation, but believe me it has cost me
hard struggle to write this. | can only
say forget me. 1 can never forget you.
AMY.
There was one place in the note where
the words ED says" had been written
and then erased, but Charley's jealous
eyes had made them out at the first read
ing: m
. no ~ .hunu1l L: nu' l wonuers ne
au.teteu ait .Isa W hiniSeii now anu no' lor INC
niss ST. LILY. IT.,
Ills ni.ss any LAY .Tn nao come 1 some IW tnree
board;nr ,ovoS hoNao ,rboro 70 co, s naleon
while in the city. His voluble landlady
bad spoken in high praise of her new
Poarder to Clymer, and gave him to un-
s;uta.;a ;naS s;I, sH iIt 49, oIie ~ tion VeiS
fiis'ooiavto 80 amy el;y WHICH hao neeh pro
e.t up y .no I"iiui9 anu oca.n Va .h'
., .a.noI Siy inei f0 heeeieu no praise ol MI Ch'
y e''n 60 ne oI'' me- iiei' ~
,iarod LEA nbn barna th h bh hasut uhate ~ INA aheIl M
Piayo ou n"Too ~, "ltn nis iioai. a' ohce. he
s%o o hn% T 49, Nv oGepoi"yviy NI.o W any sinte
Iaa naoo;~od h;, az Us, ad1.,oa ai.on 7 anu sue
IaS hoo, onnros,,onSino,i, 1lln III" ds ~ is
"a tIooi'ot on tieS f Ppn''inSy [L uePlesseI'
o 80, ,us ieoe, ~ 'he auoIe L. ho1e, wnitn
II iounu ~ t a." i'inS iiln 9n nis return 10
49, J ilom Lio PiISious vi4P. mis. l
vornot lo2or wbn oo,ldn,t d1 y d;sooahio VIII 'e m
yUuns ioser, VINO % coai1hl I oissempie IN
hus;naas .ei o. se'IeSsiuiiy I ,y as he coula in
ronnaoI bia d;Strasa ~ A"''' N' "'''inp' "
uAiI 7 know said bis ,ord,odr u;s
.S s.as sue se''lea WIN Ine up 10 saturday
hs anI $50 saLu .iaI M. sue was going oue Oh
.ne cry. ielhaPs Mls. bollon could give
y0u yS: some lnVelhgence OF her she brought
inon, o1 - :" ''N A''' III 'i'e hrS' Piace' you
AuU% T,rror ront 70 4bo o,,,.o,,. .o.;s..
NJ pnito It wen It ~ 'ne ne eiea1I resi9ehcc Oh
snntb COW % ond H. dT do+o 'naG ID h ,au nau gone
oor,ai, ua ta-u d ".o VI iloi iI'uiH "as un-
~ nr tn-a ~ IA AZ 81 aoouS "t1 .1o cry ior
roed ao,a;n r,';th tba % osai .oe t e5 eus on tue
i;ef hg a,r;ot attont;ppu Hpu " nnuing p lc-
a''on'ion " business
tpiooliinS9uiS tS was ope Vi tns hrst towns
az o S1';oPPeu a', anu ne was uisgusteu 10
lL Ihu IL IN VI, 1ne uenorailzed state described
apoye' W1en ne entered the emporium
VI .ne alnlaple halpert, ne detected that
HoIthy y siItlhg on chalr with his chm
i.a ~ us nanus, ns SHOWS lesVlh8 on MS
i., Anees, auu MS eyes nAeo upon the noor
WY w s'rohs Siare'
r,u, uo' en- asain' oiu man inquired
ISiymer' Sny' inahing teeoie effort to be
JoViai.
Halpert looked up.
Hello, Glymer, " he replied. "Vy,
aeii you; lVos yust denkin' O. dot magic
ielier; lei an
thatll 40! That Il do" said Clymer,
wearily, as ne banged his cases down on
" counter anu Perohed himself on a
s.ooi' s, maven I heara OF anything ex-
SSepe 'nat p,ameu mGunteoank since / got
neie' oan you taik business while,
Just Tor a changer"
DOTS all ride, responded the placid
Halpert, but yust Wait leetle. didn't
,t use TO dake no shtock in bricks myself,