Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-25

Fear. echoed his wife, scornfuliy'
in stage whisper; you VIII see that
he cannot make the slightest impress
sion on me-" And she Went back 10
the par,or and found one OF her guests
climbing to the piano 70 escape an
imaginary bear that was pursuing him.
A few passes and he was restored 10
his normal condition, looking very fool
ish.
There were some amusing and some
per-plexing exhibitions Of the profes-
sor,s power. then the company FOL
lowed host and hostess to the dining
room, where gorgeous spread
awaited them. Mrs. Darl was rather
silent. Her test would be the next
one, and she watched the wiry hands
of the young professor as If his secret
lay in them. But they were harm
iess,ly busy with the sandwiches. His
face was quite noncommittal, too
What was the power he held to reduc-
ing the will TO Il mere blankf She
would soon know.
Back in the parlor Mrs. Darl seated
herself under the brilliant chandelier
Not there" said the professor, but
she did not intend to yield to any com
mand of his. and said quietly:
Il prefer to sit here"
'sThen / cannot hypnotic you.'
"0h, you acknowledge that 1t IS only
under certain conditions that this great
power can be displayed?'
certainly. there are conditions that
must be complied with. am positive
and you are negative-but You are a
very difficult subject because You are
resisting me with all your might"
Mrs Darl looked reproachfully Mt
her husband and said in the dumb
alphabet of the married, You have
| told him."
He flashed back in the same Ian
guage, Il have not" and she moved
in accordance with the wish of the
professor, and sat with her back to the
light Some of the company were re-
moved to remote parts of the room,
but few, including Mr.. Darl, stood
| near.
Look into my eyes" said the pro-
fessor. Permit me-" and he took her
hands and pressed the thumbs gen-y.
1T is like being in dentists chair"
said Mrs. Darl, with a little forced
laugh. Then she attempted to rise,
struggling slightly, but continued to
look into the eyes of the hypnotizer
until in the place of two eyes she saw
| twenty-then she asserted her will
and shook herself free.
I-told-you-I-co not-be-hyp-
Noticed" she said. Her voice sounded
strange and far away. How queer |
| feel. Staring so long has made me
dizzy
Drink this said Mr., Darl, giving
his wife glass of water.
| she drank it, then rose 10 her feet,
and said, she felt as well as ever.
where is the professor she asked.
Il expect he has lost faith in his
science"
lie was here a moment ago" said
her cousin Fannie, anxiously. He
thought he had succeeded in hypnotic.
ing you, Lenora. Were you not uncon-
sciousY'
Not for one moment" said Mrs.
Darl. triumphantly. "He held my
i thumbs until they were nunb-why!
where!-Ned!"
"What is it, Lenora?' he asked IN
surprise at her peculiar tone.
'Where are my diamondsY
| There was a startled exclamation
! from everyone present. Mrs. Darl
stood there bereft Of every jewel she
possessed. Not a single one Of her
gems which had flashed on her fingers,
at her throat, in her ears, was now
visible. Dazed she held up her ring
less hands and said:
lis this a joke? What does 1t mean?
Where are my diamonds?'
"Where is the professor"
search the housed"
''Send for the police!'
| But the professor had left for parts
! unknown, and with him went Mrs.
| Darts diamonds, and neither the police
nor the Darls ever saw or heard of
them. or him, again. But one thing
was in his favor. Not only had he
successfully hypnotized Mrs. Darl but
as Mrs. Darl admitted, he must have
| hypnotized the whole company in or.
der to bring this hypnotic scheme TO
such a climax.
And Mrs. Darl is at last a convert
to both the theory and practice of the
occult science, and firm believer in
the power of the hypnotic will.-Mrs.
NJ. u. Rayne, in Detroit Free Press.
HOW WE KNOW.