Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-09

seemed to stand before my eyes as
if written in lire. Ii ran thus:
You will. know be keenly inter
ested in marvellous discovery that
DR. I.uys of this city has just made.
He is our great authority on brain
diseases. and also dabbleS in hypnot-
ism and other kindred subjects.
".He has established beyond any
doubt that il is possible to remove
the decisions of an insane person
previously hypnOtized-by means Of
thin magnetized steel band worn
around the patients forehead for
about a week. This is sufficiently
marvellous, but it Is nothing TO the
fact that If a sane man or woman
wears the band previously used by
the lunatic, the decisions of the lat
ter pass in their entirety to the wear
er, who becomes an echo in every
action of his predecessor
AT last, At last! Crushing the
paper in my hand. | reveled In the
exquisite revenge the letter revealed
to me. My brain. preternaturally ex-
cited. in a few moments planned the
whole scheme. Violently ringing my
bell. | informed the clerk, who came
hurrying in. that | had to go to Paris
at once on urgent business. | told
him to ask Sir Edward to meet me at
the office in four days time to finish
the settlements, and | started at once
for London en- route for Paris.
Fatigue was gone Once more
\ alert and active, | felt as IL treading
on air. On the journey I rehearsed
and rehearsed the scheme | had
planned out until | thought 1t per.
feet. | at once, on arrival, fastened
TO my friends house and pretended
that | had not received his letter. Az
ter breakfast he took me to DIR. Luy's
clinic and there | saw that the pow
ers he had claimed We're indeed his
Selecting the neediest looking of his
assistants, | gently touched him and
led him aside. In my best French
told him that If he would come to my
hotel that evening with the band Just
removed from the lunatic who had
been relieved before my eyes I would
give him 800 francs, or 100 pounds
At first he would not listen, but at
! last he did. and | went back to my
/ hotel content That evening | left
+ Paris with my revenge carefully
packed in small box. On arrival at
my house | slept for twelve hours, a
thing | had not done for weeks. and
I awOke ready to carry my scheme
through
Il see that you shudder, doctor. but
| felt calm as fate itself
THE following morning I was clos
\ eted with Berkeley for some time. pour
ing over deeds Of title and old, musty
documents. | purposely delayed. in
| order to fatigue him. Presently
7 saw the tell-tale contraction Of his
face and knew he was mine. Lean
ing across the table, said
81 had intended, Sir Edward, half
running myself in giving you wed.
ding present. but have altered my
mind-I will cure your neuralgia in
stead
What? he said. eagerly; I'D give
anything IL you could: it's the ONLY
cross | have to bear
Well, I'll cure you on one condi-
ton
Name it'll do anything.
That you give me your solemn
word of honor not to disclose to any
one the method of cure
All right; only cure me-
ven II Ten you. UFSI, why you
have had to promise. You must know
that this office--that is, myself-is the
repository of half the secrets Of the
town. This is because everyone
thinks | am a model for solid com
mon sense. Now. If you blnrted out
that ! had advised you to use a half
splritualistic. half-quackish remedy.
why, my reputation as an embodiment
OF practical sense would be gone. 1
used, myself. TO suffer from head
aches, and do now, for that matter.
and had tried every remedy that the
doctors could suggest At last / was
persuaded to try splritualist. to
whom ] went at night lie gave me
a thin band to wear whenever I had
headache, and he said II would re-
lieve me IL due to overwork. or cure
1t If due to neuralgia. II has to be
worn for eight days constantly. and
to enable you to do 1t. I suggest that
we both take weeks holiday and 20
to some small fisbing village and try
the treatment.
II paused and waited with tbrob.
bling heart for his answer.
How swfilIy good you are. Flint,