The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-05
A PRETTY TOUGH STORY.
Gamc Of Cards in Which invisible
Persons Played.

n Gamc Of Cards in Which Invisible
Persons Played.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20.-ThiS story
was told me by young medico, and we
all know that medical students are Of a
peculiarly reserved, rcticent and sober
race, aVerse to eXaggeration and re.
markablc for the veracity of their anec-
dotes. lie who related the following
| astonishing experience told me that it
took place at st. Bartholomew or per
haps it was at Guys or st. Thomasa
The essential thing is that it took place
at a hospital.
1t was evening, and not late. One Of
'he resident house physicians-a young
man, with friend also Il young medi-
Cal man whose evidence can be procur-
ed to corroOoratc the story-was play
ing double dummy. with an accom-
paniment of tobacco and whiskey aDh
water. They had been playing some
time, nothing unusual happening.
They were seated at a square table.
one OF them at the beginning of a new
game had to deal with his own dummy,
as IS the rules at double dummy. When
he had finished a most wonderful thing
happened. The cards Of the two dun .
mics were taken up by invisible hands,
! which arranged them ana held them il
the usual t,,n-likG form. Ii Was sal
| the CaldS were in the air. The tW }
meT looked at each other and at tn )
phe l0menon with Il StupCfactiOn. Ii
the! had not been men Of science the
wUL Id have fled, Shrickinr. Tncn on
Of The dummies hands were SHARPLY
raped OH the table. "That means
play whispered one Of them, and, vita
Il gasp, he lei. The play OF the lnvis,-
bic dummies was all right. Tie lead
ing partner took the trick and lcturl .
she held. I say she, because by this
time there were visible the hands aud
arms that held the cards but nothin :
more. One Of the players was a VIC
mat with bare arms Showing from a
sleeve of white lace: her fingers had
rings upon them. The other was {,
mans, with IN ordinary coat sleeve
and white cuff
The men put down tn .ir pipes and
removed the whiskey and water to an
other table. They played the game in
solemn silence. Presently it. became
apparent that the lady played Il master
~ game She held good cards; SO di'I
her partner. They scored in the first
rub-douOle, treble and the rub, and il
the Second--treble. single and the rub
"NeVer,' my narrator told me, did
: play with finer player. She seemed t
know by instinct where every card il
the pack was. at the end of the dOu
} bic rubber the arms disappeared. The,
went away as they came. | have ncvr
seen them since, though often invitet
them to come by dealing the cards o,
the table. ! have often wondered VIII,
the lady was; young, as | gathere'
from the appearance Of her arms; a gel.
tie woman, us was shown by the tape
fingers and the rings and the lace ant
certain way of carrying her arms
froilcSome, as proven by her Sittina
down TO play with only her arms Wis
bic; unmarried, from the absence of ;
wedding ring.
"Nvho could she be? Why was shu
brought to the hospital? What is hpl
story? Why did she die 50 young
Above AL, how could She at her early
age, have acquired such Il knowledge
of whist: It's very rare to find gil!
playing whist even decently Perhaps,
after leaving the hospital" he added,
with some dellcacy Of experience, 'sh2
may have found opportunities tor prac-
tice. AS for her companion, he was
comparatively unintercstmg. lie had
chaiSrd stones on his fingers, and he
WAS only Il mediocre player. He neg glcct-
cd his partners lead, he bottled her
trmps, and once he threw away tn"
KING Of trumpS, not even trying 10 save
it by any obvious lineSS&. Bat the lad y
tie lady-Shc, indeed, va; divine"