The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-01-11

-raiment against which his whole soul
rose in republican rebellion. We met IN
the drawing room before dinner. There
were about dozen people present. and
among them-Sir Walter, Our host him
self led Nine. Schuydam. limping and
gracefully using her cru,ch, in 20 dinner.
The innocence of these psychical people
Is amazing Next me. on my left, was
learned Oxford professor. On the OPP
posite side was nv friend, Sir Waiter, to
whom / was not introduced. In tact as
part of the test" was introduced to no.
body. and no names were mentioned, but
/ knew the professor and one ortwo others
as old researchers. 1t was plain to me,
from dozen undersigned hints, that my
railway companion was the person whose
employment of his time was TO be ac-
counted for by Schroph. l knew that l
was about TO make a wonderful hit, that
success and advertisement were to be
mine. and yet l did not feel elated. Sir
Walter looked so thoroughly honorable;
he had been so courteous; lie was, IN brief,
80 handsome, his manner 20 friendly, |
had so enjoyed being myself and being
treated as myself while we travelled to-
gether, that Schropf and al his works
and ways were hateful to me. why can
not l live with these people as one OF
themselves" l asked. "snd in the rank to
which l was born?" Needs must, how
ever when somebody drives; and some
BODY. aided by broken bank, agricultural
distress batch of young he pless broth
ers and sisters, and by mother who be-
lieved me TO be practicing as lady doc
tor, had driven me TO this.
"Well," / said to myself in a passion of
shame grief and envy, IL am what society
has made me" This is the modern equiv
alent for the old excuse. 1.-The devil tempt
ed me-" and with this hardened my
heart.
After dinner the men joined us soon.
We were on V three ladies-old Mrs. Lind
say, the professors sister IA hardened
skeptic), and myself.
Let me hurry on. Puygre, alter talking
flood of nasal American nonsense about
currents" influences" 'percipients,
and the rest, "hypnotized" me. and after
the usual business" | went into "the
trance condition" and began to talk
grufIly and in German accent. This was
Schropf invoking thunder and lightning
and asking what was required OF him,
which. OF course. lie ought TO have known.
if he knew ANYTHING.
You are invited 10 say" read old Mr..
Lindsay from a written paper prepared
dutl &tAFebtus NV VAC OHhOA
of this object" there a New Zealand ear
ornament OF Jade was placed in my hand /;
/ knew it by the feel was occupied be-
tween so and t As today"
Something small aud smooth; 1t is
stone, it is pierced. it is green" grumbles
Schropff. "Ach, it is foreign, an orna-
ment; il is Maorsch, ja,"
That is Schroplf' 6 highly agreeable style
OF conversation. | suppress tho German
explosives, which he uses when annoyed.
Mrs Lindsay.-''Wonderf ~
The "Hushi'
All Schropff's remarks. be it noted,
were taken down In shorthand for pur-
poses OF science.
Schropf-"I see something moving, il is
large, il is oblong. He pauses. Move
ments of expectation.) 1t is railway
carriage
Mr. Lindsay-"Who,if any one. is in the
railway carriage?
Schropf-"I see woman" Filters from
a young man of the class known as
johnny
The Professors Sister-"Hush."
SchropF-"She is young, she is beauti-
full What tor do you laugh? Empress
ivelv.) She is nod the berson!"
The Professor IN a whisper FLUSH.
sir he mentions a name which fail TO
catch.)
SchropF-"She is nod the person. see
him coming in. lie is angry. His lug
gage is here before. What is that in his
hand? He has bag in his hand. He
takes out cakes out of the bag. He is
gong to eat the kes. He puts the bag
on his heal. He hangs himself up by the
heels. Oh. he will dumble down "a
wild explosion OF laughter, clearly from
the Johnny. They are demonstrating with
him. hear him say, But. my dear fell
low. was'-hers he is suddenly silenced.
l hear him being led TO the remotest end
of the long room some one is whispering
to him. | catch the word must and
honor bright and chuckles. with mors
remonstrances. J"
The Professors Sster-"All this is very
irregular
Puygre-"If people laugh, the odylie
currents are disturbed, and the trance
medium ceases to be q lucid percipient."
Mr.. Lindsay-"Go on, please, DR..
Schroph"
Schropf (sullenly)-"What for they
laugh? if he make fool of himself, is
that my fault? THE professor, Mr.. Lind
cay. and others propitiate and mollify
Schropf. He goes on Then l zee him
take a bag out OF the rack. 1t is long,
thin bag. lie takes a stick out of the bag.
There are several sticks. He joins them
together What for ia this? He runs q
piece of string along the stick. What
does he do? lido not understand.
The Johnny-"Perhaps he's putting uu
a fishing rod" lie explodes and ia
bottled
The Professor-"Dr. schropff while alive
was not sportsman. Perhaps the eX-
PLANTATION Just volunteered is correct"
Schropf-"He fastens O leedle metal
fsch to the string. Now he is fishing out
OF the window He is very foolish nan.
Now he gets under the seat of the railway
carriage. Ach, l hear him sing; IL is go as
this:
Ach, farley is my darling
see no more. 90 away. Good night
the company"
Here Puygre went through the farce oil
awakening me from my trance as he did
go he made a secret sign that l had blund.
cred terribly, that Schropff had made
a gross series of errors. This had been
Puygre's inference of what he saw OF the
company. For myself l felt that II
Schropf were wrong he was very wrong
indeed 1t was no question of half meas
ures on his part or OF Fishing inquiries.
| Schropff, for once, had spoken out.
| The hypnotic hypothe .is, OF course, is
/ that /, az the percipient or subject
/ knew nothing whatever of what Schroph
| had been saving. / was only his uncon-
! scious mouth piece. / waited humbly to
hear what the company thought OF the
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