The evening world., 1893-12-02

ladies upon whom the pinks sho,Ij he
bestowed and the man who was 10 re.
ceive the rose. The mind reader can,n in
blindfolded, as before. She went To tho
table where the flowers were living and
picked up n pink. Still waving her
hands ana occasionally STOPPING low. ms
one uoes when feeling for q current of
air, she moved part way around tho
room, hesitated, and then returned. just
before she announced that she had
found the person who was to receive
! one OF the pinks, she drew her finger g
along the side OF the face, just brushing
the ears. This characterized all her en-
pcriments in which she vas to find per-
sons.
With equal precision she gave the
pinks to the other women who were to
receive them, and the proper man got
the flower. 1t seemed very wonderful.
and sCvotal men went out in the hall to
look for an explanation.
Miss Lancaster pleasantly announced
that III some one would steal something
she would point out the robber, the vic
tim and find the stolen property. Or.
thief. He took n ring from pr. Wells's
little finger and hid it in the sofa. The
MUD reader promptly pointed out DR..
Edison. which caused Mir. Iiummel to
remark that she must have known that
the doctor is in public life. She hunted
I about for the ring for n long time.
Finally she found 1t and took 1t to Or.
Wells.
The finding of a card amazed Mir. Hum
mel and capt. O'Connor more thar any
thing else. Mr.. Hummel selected the
ace of spades from the pack and hid 1t
in the inside pocket of II young man
to the wall. Miss Lancaster moved out,
apparently following thought currents or
something of that kind. and came to Il
stop next TO a round, handsome man
who sat next to the person with the card.
Miss Lancaster turned away from the
round man, but soon went back to him
and through his. pockets. She seemed
bothered. suddenly an impression struck
her, and she turned TO the next man
and ound the card.
Then she asked those about her to
concentrate their minds on the card. She
gripped her hands. saying slowly: 1t
is a spahe-the ace OF spades That
troubled capt. O'Connor so much that
later I'm the evening he had Miss Ian
caster repeat the trick. He made her
room and he watched thirgs himself.
She was as successful as before. That
beats me- said the perplexed Captain.
fully. III some one will commit a murder.
by cutting someo one else's throat, ] will try
and poirt cut the knife, the murderer
and the corIse.. Now, please place some
Nine pocket-knives were placed there.
Mr.. Hummel suggested that DR.. Edison
ought to do the murder, as he was used
TO nlood. But Fleming Tuckerman an
.ty. Theraupon he arose, picked up II
tiny knife. approached Francis st.
George He we. and drew the blade across
M-. Howe's throat, thereby making him
the murdered man. MIR. Tuckerman re-
turned the knife to the table.
Miss Lancaster lowered OVER those
knives for a long time, occasionally
reaching out her arms in an uncomfort-
able way, as IL to catch hold of some
thing. After a long time she picked
up the wrong knife.
There seems to be much uncertainty"
she said. Are you sure you all know
the knife" Then 1t came out that peo-
pie We're very much mixed up about
those ku'ves. Miss Lancaster went out
of the room and the knife was held up.
Then she selected it quickly. Almost inn
mediately she pointed out Mr.. Tucker
man as the murderer. She was In much
doubt about the corpse, but after rub
birg Francis st. George HOwe's ears
for a few minutes she announced that
he was the dead man.
The last test was perhaps the most
remarkable of all. She was to define the
number of a "a note. When Miss
Lancaster was informed that the note
had eight figures she frankly said she
couldn't call them. So five of them We're
selected, Around n around the room
she circled. stopping now and then to
touch peoples shoulders in her curious
way. First she called out eleven then
-four, eight, five, 1l,4S5." In this test
she seemed to suffer n heavy strain.
She said 1t was the most difficult.
Miss Lancaster doesn't call it psychical
science, as some people have. She can't
explain 1t very satisfactorily. She says
that all she does liz to make her mind
blank, and then she receives Impressions