The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-18

""iii evening in D.
when he mad offered himself a, .
ject' as incredulous as She
been put to sleep promptlv on all
to accomplish in his sloen ,b,np
which they told him afterwardD
Bah! They duped Won" T.
his wife. Doctor suddenly anas
to me, help ME to get this ruhh'
Of his head, or Paul will cor,a,s,
crazy
Forced to take sides. I was OH
to admit that myself was deonlr
ested in these matters. and bs,
messed things that | did M, do.
doubt. She was still obstino,~
mocking; she would believe wba.
saw-nO more. no less.
IF Paul is a subject. rs ba do,,.
said she, the thing, too, is easy an"1
convince me-you have dons
things, you say-by trying it ber01
now
Paul was willing. looked I'M
ly at him; his eyes wavered cnri,
from my gaze; he was a marvelon.l
ject and fell immediately nndo.
will.
I'VE passed into the drawings
placed him in Il chair, and | had
made six passes over his brow !
he was in Il sound hypnotic sleep
We'll. he is off, said |.
impossible! Nor
she bent over him, called
pinched him-no movement: raised
arm-it fell inert like a log.
"'Quick, quick. suggest some,hi
said she, a strange eagerncS> >bou
suddenly in her face.
You would, perhaps, feel the
stronger, madame, did you make
suggestion Yourself
"She appeared to think. murmuI
half aloud: 1T must be an upao
toned act, something unusual,, thai
can not divine: that does not enter
his habit of life
She looked about her. Near by 4
table a magazine lay opened at a red
article on Hypnotic Suggestion a
der, mother-of-pearl paper-knife th
between the folds. She turned
leaves hurriedly.
"'Ah, we have it at last said
putting her finger upon a certain ID
graph; AN experiment just made-
cessfully. they say-at the Hospital
La Salpetriere. Repeat ii with p
and | shall be convinced
The experiment was to Suggest
the patient at a fixed hour a predd
mined act-the act in this case sud
with some harmless object that
subject should be made 10 belieT
poniard.
"'Willingly.' | responded.
"She handed me the paper.kn
This is harmless enough, isn't it?
said, yielding it to me with d charm
smile; 1T would not hurt a fly
"Perfectly harmless and | held
the little pearl dagger before Pal
eyes.
"'DO you see it, Paul?' said l.. sol
and impressively, this poniard ID
Well, | am going to put it on that "a
yOnder; tomorrow. when the luncn
bell rings-the luncheon bell, REM
ber-you will come here. take
poniard and-kill Yourself.
Then l reused him. He rememoe
nothing and felt nothing. only a ~
comic uneasineSs concerning the
that he was to accomplish and n
which he was determined 10 def4
himself.
THE evening finished gayly wiz
rubber of whist. ending at 10 in orde
give the handsome young neigh"}
silent listener to what had been ~
on-time enough to reach home "
reasonable hour.
I'VE We're walking, Paul. his "
and | on the terrace next morninsNI
the luncheon-beu rang. Paul ralseu
head. listened a second. turned u
quely and re-entered the chateau
wife had become very pale.
"'Come. quick said |: he mas
for that paper-knife:
''She remained motionless.
ITO what good:' she said. lHfI
ready that suggestion has reason j
for Paul has gone. He will come I
madden than ever. | suppose.
Il did not wait for her to hhfNI
FASTENED to the drawing-room' wy
my subject had gone.
IL ran: | threw open the do"'
Paul was there-dead, face do"n".1
on the foor-a dagger in his heal',
"A real dagger, Doctor crPu
mistress of the house, laying he' y
softly upon the Doctors arm. /
"A real dagger. madame. 'u",
the table-the little mOther-oi-pedi'
pcr-knife was gone. Who had TAN
Who had put the ~other-the real '"-'
in its place: ni
God knows: but she, PauiS ~
and he. TIE neighbor who dlheu \
lis That night. Werp married t"i ~