Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-17

friepd amusement Of their expsetant
re AZ last, when It was time for her 10
s cetn 70 her ordinary state Of com
v,ha,, u n,' Or; klusberg ordered her
tions nS aWoke 10 put various ques-
~ ~ her bridegroom and 10 leave
ner iather's house secretly M II n m
h ail everything took place exactly "a
ne SAID IT would. Miss Anna made the
suggested Inquiries and at II o'elock
ssnaIp endeayored to steal out Of the
house unobserved.
rom that evening forth the lady
IVES, 50 to bay, TRANSPORTED and trans
, Urea. She took no interest In any
hs pu, hypnotlsm-it had done her
suVn 'ncalculable good and she wanted
70 De sent of into a trance every day.
~, rier bridegroom. on the other hand
Mds extremely Rnprehenslve that her
IerNous system would break down UNI
uer these absurd experiments; but she
would not acknowledge his right to a
voice In the matter, and the frances
We're continued Her parents, too. were
AFRAID and Herr Nameth's curiosity,
already half satisfied, was more than
outwelghed by the Obvious danger TO
his daughters health.
re besought her 10 return to her
former normal habits OF life and to
leave hypnotlsm TO the doctors. But
all entreaty was in vain. Life. the
young lady said. was no longer life
without the soothing Influences from
the psychic world which rained down
upon her in hypnotic sleep.
We'll. what will you do In Septem-
Der. when yaS will be marri6dG- asked
Herr Naeseth. 'tNvur husband Will
forbid Or. Klausherg his house. and
you must make the best Of lie without
that neW-fangled charm"
That" replied mss Anna, rs the
very matter that ! have been longing
TO speak 70 you about. father. The
fact Is. that / cannot marry Herr
samet. Our engagement must be
why, the girl is mad" exclaimed her
father.
"She Is bewltched" said the mother
Are YOU In your right mind, Anna,
denr2' asked the bridegroom. what
has induced you to think OF breaking
on our engagement
ut must not bells not 10 be- an
swered the magnificent medium"
But you must surely have some rea-
son. Yon loved your bridegroom and
YOU told us so, We never suggested
that you should accept his proposal.
You followed the bent OF your own IN
clnation What has happened to alter
your mlnd2" II don't know; nothing.
] can give no reason but Woman's
reason. feel an utter repungunce 10
the match and / will not marry him,
That is the long and the short H."
And bursting into tears, she rushed 90
her room and threw herself on the
bed where her mother found her In
Mysteries,
All the arts Of persuasion, all the mr.
gumcnts OF reason, an the Incentives
-, a. frfa1 hnF
duce her to keep her pledged word to
her bridegroom, but IN vain Herr
Samek himself talked TO her for hours,
but he might as wen have been whist
ing JlBs TO milestone.
81 do not love you, Or. Fell. the rea-
son why l cannot tell,' was the gist OF
her stereotyped reply. Now Herr
Samek did love the girl very tenderly
and his peace Of mind was utterly de-
stroyed In consequence. He could do
no work, and he could devise no means
OF regaining the affection OF Miss Anna,
who had now ceased to be more than Il
"magniticent medium
one day he conflded his sorrow 10
brother lawyer, who. having heard the
whole story and questioned him about
various details. said, with an air OF
profound conviction: believe me, 1t Is
a case Of hypnotic suggestion, and
YOU have only told me one-half OF the
results. Let me tell you the other half
The girl is in love with that DR.. Klans-
berg"
'whatl Do you really fancy so7'
Il am ready to take my affidavit OF
It,"
We'll but surprising It is so, how
does the knowledge Of the fact help me
She IS free to love whom she will. and IL
is not by violent or by legal measures
that girls love can be won"
"Oh. / think l can help you. But
FIRST verify what have Just asserted.
Ask your bride whether she prefers any
enc 10 yourself, and tell her that II she
does you Will gladly release her from
the engagement"
Herr Samek did rot let the grass
grow under his feet. That same day
he had an interview with his beloved
in the presence OF her parents. He
asked her frankly whether she loved
him less because she loved somebody
else more. But the reply was an em-
phatlc negative. She loved no one AT
present, she said. aud she could not
think of marriage. This was good news
for the bridegroom, as far as II went,
aud he lost no time In communicating
81 to his colleague.
"Well." said that gentleman, nothing
Disconnected, ~ she is not IN love with
the doctor, the doctor IL IN love with
her, and he has suggested that the en-
gagement with you should be broken
off, MS n first step to his marrying her
| himself"
What do you suggest, thenr'
LET us call on him at his lodgings
and / will do the talking"
one morning carly the pair rang the
bell OF DR.. Klausberg's fiat and asked
to see him on very urgent business. He
was not up at at the time, but, dress
ing hurridly. he came into the drawing
room In an excited state and hoped no
accident had happened.
"Nell that is Just what we have
come 10 ask you" was the lawyers
reply, and the cross-examlnation forth
with began. II ended in theats--
threats OF the law. OF Imprisonment. OF
social ruin.
FOR we know from the girls own
conduct and conversation that you
suggested to her that the engagement
be broken on. and this IS n criminal
ofrense. You will never be allowed To
see the lady III she appears as a Wit
ness against you IN the law court. You
have SIN one chance to save your
self. Acknowledge your ofiense and
suggest TO Miss Nameth that she
should return to her normal state OF
mind and everything Will be for
Dr. Klausberg followed the advice
No confessed there and then that ne
was In love with Miss Nameth, that