Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-25

- arm Displayed lnrgs coal e n4tivs
rops IA hls bad xhss u ws9ld have s>.n
impD~Sshls tor ham - hsys coSes@led
sboot rs psrson- Th<n. with q quick
motion. ne pitched one end Of n u
straighs up inso ths zlr. hssping thk III
a. cad u his graz.
The has ssssnsd % catch sp there u
ths asuso.phers II stas1 thers d2axiins
d0xu beswssn Us
AbAlaai ordered Akh 10 clissb up. hur
rynz aim with . word o. smpatisnos
Hnd stznp u his foos-
Akh sbook the rope with ors hand. -
n ~ 80 II Il we're quite sec1ss. and then
DAD - hs VA reeassts6
Up. ~. up. hs el4mbsrsd. higher and
hixhsr. gradually growing smaller and
disappeared from view. Yet ws could
tsii that he We still climbing away NJ
thsrs. for tho rops bsfors n trcmbled
nj ~ motion that % made. AbalAni
al his bsst - study IL.
Then sgddsnly the fAkir clApped his
hsn.;s ADD sprsns ~ ons ada We board
ths ru.hing sound Of . body falling
throngh tho ar. and then ths form Of
Akli landed upon his feet before us IN
bert and smiling. Another clapping OF
Ab~lani's hands. and rope and boy both
disappeared.
The fakir stood alone before ~ Kellar
and / were nystiAed- He asked that
AbalAni perform the trick again When
IL had been done q second time. AbalAni
left ~ as perplsxed - before.
For my part gave che whole riddle
up. I had seen many . strange feat OF
juxylsry, but this one completely non
plassd me. Kellsr was determined not
10 leave BoolAk until he hzd satisfied
himself - 10 bow the trek. or feat. bad
been performed.
A week passed. Our host enjoyed
Kellar's Gu2ndAxy keeuiy - boy. and
joAed him about H. However. Kellar
joined rs on the porch one afternoon
with . certain amused expression upon
his face that made me feel reasonably
snre ths. something interesting was up.
II should like TO sea little Akh climb
Just once more this afternoon" he said.
dropping into low steamer chair with
more satisfaction than had noticed him
evince for the past week. "Con and
should DO leaving tomorrow or the next
day At the latest"
To make known q wish there was 70
have it gratlhed. After coffee that aft
ernoon Abalani came walking grayely
up the shaded path, his shght figure
( clothed ss before-in the flowing mantle
and scanty Observation-Disclosures dark cop
per ring. shade lighter in color than
the breast il hung against, his only dec
Grafton. As before, he was alone.
There were the same low salasms. his
dry, hard palms that were Of almost the
vhiteness Of mine being stretched over
rs. Few words were spoken The man
could not have been more dcferential.
But at the same time thought that
detected CLEAN Of egotisticsi challenge
In his dark eyes that made me hope KEEL
lar would succeed In detecting his trick
and increased my desire to know how it
was performed.
We moved down TO the place in the
garden where we bad witnessed the act
before. KellAr slipping into the hoose a
moment first. Little Akh appeared as
bright and smiling as when we had first
= seen him The rop. appeared. Akli had
climbed it. when heard a slight. sharp
''clickr' on the hide where Kellar was
standing. When little Akli had clam
bered out of sight, Abalani clapped his
hands twice. We shuddered as we heard
the sound OF Axis falling body. The
rope had disappeared, and the little fell
low stood there bowling before Us. The
next moment be was gone.
Ksll&r hurried me into the house and
10 our room. Tho room bad Q dark
closet, and soon Kellar was hold mp q
dripping BY plate from his camera
for me 10 view by the dim light Of our
ruby lantern.
/ could see our host, arms alximbo,
looking mp wonderingly. Ioould see Aba
lahi-showtng up white In the negative
his thin arms raised above his head, his
feet braced widely apart. n they had
been when steadying the rope for little
Akli 20 climb when I had heard the
shutter Of the camera snap. But there
was no little Akh 10 be seen anywhere.
nor any rope. for that matter.
Abalsni had Eesmerized our host,
Kellar and nyself. but il was beyond
has fskir skill 20 mesmerize our detect
i've csmera.-Conyers G. Converse in
New York Herald.