Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-29


changes of costume and personality Il
really had two personalties) were made
at my private chambers.
"Did you get into the mansion ?" he
asked. 81 hear it is open to citizens on
Tuesdays and Thursdays
II never went near the house," said;
"and now hero we are at H." where,
indeed, we stopped, and found Mr..
Lindsay's carriage waiting to take us to
his house, Ardley Court.
had made Puygre bring evening
dress-raiment against which his whole
soul rose in republican rebellion. We
met in the drawing room before din
ner. There were about dozen people
present, and among them--Sir Walter!
Our host himself led Nine. Schuydam,
limping and gracefully using her crutch,
in to dinner.
The innocence of these psychical
people is amazing. Next me, on my
left, was learned Oxford professor.
On the opposite side was my friend Sir
Walter, to whom | was not introduced.
In TACT, as part of the "test," | was
introduced to nobody,an no names were
mentioned, but | knew the professor
and one or two others as old researchers
1t was plain to me, from a dozon I'M
designed hints, that NV railway com.
panion was the person whose employ.
ment of his time was to be accounted
for by Schroplf. | knew that / was
about TO make n wonderful hit, that
success and advertisement were TO he
mine, ana yet did not feel elatcd Sir
Walter looked so thoroughly honorable:
he had been so courteous; lie was, in
brief, so handsome, his manner so
friendly, had so enjoyed being myself
and beng treated as myself while We
Travelled together, that SGlropll and all
his works and ways were hateful 10 me.
"Why cannot live with these people
as one of themselves" asked, "and in
the rank TO which | was byrnyb Needs
must, however, when somebody drives;
and somebody, aided by broken bank,
agricultural distress, a batch of YOUNG
helpless brothers and sisters, and by i
mother who believed me to be prtc-
ticlng rs u lady doctor, had driven me
to this.
"Well," I said to myself in a passion
of shame, grief and envy, II am what
society has made me-" This is the mod
ern equivalent for the old excuse. "The
devil tempted me-" and with this
hardened my heart.
After dinner the men Joined us soon.
We were only three ladies-old Mrs.
Lindsay, the professors sister, Ia hard
ened skcptic), and myself.
Let me hurry on. Puygre, after talk
ing Hood of nasal American nonsense
about currents, Influences" pre-
clplents," and the rest, "hypnotised" me
ana, after the usual business" | went
INTO the trance condition" and began
10 talk grutliy and in Il German accent
This was ochropif invoking thunder
ant liShtalng and asking what was re-
qulleu q MN, winch. OF course, he
uhushs 70 nave known, IL he Knew any
t".nE.
GU are invited to say" read old
lr' Lindsay from written paper pre-
iI peLoIehahu' ana altestcd, how
~ oMtcr Oh TINS opJect there a New
Aealahu ear ornament OF jade was
placGd IN my hand; l knew it by
the iecl) was occupied between j.l5
nv ~ to.uay
something small and smooth; 1t is
Stone II Is pierced, it is green" grumbles
9chroph. "Ach, 1t is foreign, an orna-
mGmt; II IS MaorisGh, jail!
ihat y Schropif's highly agreeable
style OF conversation. | suppress the
German German eAPletlYes, which he uses when
ahnoyoq:
-mrfs ' Lindsay Wonderful!
ne Iro1essor-llushl
All SGhropf's remarks, be it noted,
We're taken down in shorthand for pur-
poses OF science.
ochropil--l see something moving; it
is large,itl is oblong. lie pauses. Move
mcnts Of expectation. IL is a railway
carriage!
Mr.. Lindsay-Who, if any one, is in
the railway carriage?
Schropll-l see woman. (Titters
from young man of the class known
US Johnny.l
The Professors Sistcr-TTusht
Schroplr-Shc is Young, She is beauti
full, What for do yS1 lanahS umnres.
siyoly.) She is nod the beTson
The Johnny-You bel
The Professor In a whisnerl-1Tusb
Sir-(he mentions a name which faiI
to catchy go
Schropir-Sbe is nod the horse, COO
him coming in. IIc-is angrv III M,
gage il nero before Win L nm II IN n.
handy He has a baT in Ills ba~d = H. H.
takes out cakes out of the bag un ia
going to cat the gakesy lie nuts Ma me,
on his hnad NJ i,nn,rs G;,nn, n,I ~ ,,, ~
the heels. Oh, he will dunibic davnP *
wild explosion of laughter, clearly Tr5m
tho Johnny They arc ali ron,,ns;,n ,t,,,it
with him, / hear him sav. "But nv 't dcaS2
fellow, | was"-hcre he Il snilenIv