The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-08-18
SUGGESTION.

the prisoners counsel
The physician n celebrated specialist and
Authority on mental diseases, shook his
head gravely In noncommittal sort OF
way.
"You followed up the clew gave youw
persisted the lawyer
"Yes"
"And you think"---
II shall examine him again today" re-
piled the doctor II have seen several ex.
perts In the new science, and they all agree
that poor Julian is an impressionable sub
ject, rendy made victim 10 any one who
might have wished this deed done by
proxy; but the motivef Probably some
lovers quarrel, some revenge they say the
girl was pretty and coquettish There
IA something battling about the affair."
added the doctor with slight relaxation
Of bis professional caution While have
never hHd too much confidence In this idea
Of suggestion, ! am not prepared to say
there is nothing In it.
"Let me go with you today, doctor,
will slip in without speaking listen to the
story he relates, and one Of us may chance
on some word or idea TO give US the iDdica
tion we seek,
So il was agreed
''How do you feel today" asked the doc
tor kindly. az they entered the prisoners
cell
The man was lying Oh his hard bed, star
ing in front OF him, with hollow, vacant
eyes,
my thoughts, he replied, 'flutter about
aimlessly; sad oh, sad, as long snow GOV
cred plains under the light ci the moon. !
have worn myself out with walking to and
fro. My limbs ache nv u had been beaten,
feel very cold, but the palms OF my hands
are burning with fever, and have duh
pain at the base Of my brain"
The physician nodded gravely and said II
few soothing words, then requested the pa
tient to relate all he could remember about
the crime.
"But, doctor" objected Julian, Il have
already told you twenty times or more, 1t
will he monotonous to go over all that
, again, though to be sure, there Is nothing
better TO do here, Well then, place your
self there, opposite to me, 30 that you will
hide that white wall; it looks to lne like u
canvas on which is painted that unfading
image; the Golfer with the head upon til
When you go away my terror will return
II they would only soil that wall a little;
1t seems to me the slightest stain would
obviate this fancy | tried TO soil it, and
the jailer scolded me Us II had been a
schoolboyh
"Go on with your story" said the doctor
quietly,
~ was walking along aimlessly, when
from long, dark, narrow street emerged
on the thoroughfare. Lights were shining
here and there under the trees like great
flowers Of flame. The yelling Of showmen,
the music and bells OF the merry -go-rounds,
the trumpets aud drums, hurdy-gurdys
and squeaking playthings Of the children
made most horrible din, for the annual
festival was in full tide.
''Cornered by group OF curious people,
was crowded and crushed, raised OF my
feet and carried along before booth.
Above the door read the word, 'Metem.
psschosis,
"a fat man was selling tickets; be was
pitted by smallpox and had one eye smaller
than the other.
''lnside 1t was very, almost quite, dark.
Before us square Of light opeued iu
the canvas which was stretched at the
farther end OF the booth. Within this
frame appeared table with gauge screeu
separating it from the spectators.
"The tut man passed around pasteboarc
head such as milliners use for bonnets
When il had goue from hand TO hand and
was acknowledged to be truly what 1t up
peared to be, he placed it on the table and
fastened the gauze screen. The light
brightened; by transitions impossible tt
catch, without anything seeming to move
as the man announced u transformation
the pasteboard head turned into a vase full
Of flowers, then Into a cage full Of birds
after that into DEATHS head which be
came the mask of celebrated statues repre-
senting successively Venus, Juuo, Cleo
patra, Anne Of Austria, Marie Antoinette
aud so on and on, until the Snowman said
Instead OF pasteboard and stucco you shal
now see living flesh
''Slowly the face dislocated. the feature,
became hazy, confused, to form again liz
tie by little and appear distinct, animated
humaniged
"'An ingenious trick, t4ought; i dom
even care TO know II it Is accomplished by
the aid OF mirrors
"The head Of young girl, sweet ant
fair, had formed behind The gauze, Sh'
opened her great black eyes which, with
out definite expression, followed me Will
the strange Gxity Of u portrait, while across
her face fitted the rather silly smile OF th'
antique statues
"This steady stare seemed to turn me 4
stone My limbs grew rigid. felt very