The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-07

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pathological condition OF Miss Estelle
DeyereuN, a conversation during which
the worthy mans parental anguish
transpired plainly, he managed, inci-
dentally, 10 alludc 10 his courier, ms
daughters maid. his private equipage
with which hs jonrneyed. his suites OF
apartments. which were those usunl'y
preserved az the Archduke for travellers
of royal lineage alone.
Miss DcvereuN was in an adjoining
room. and presently we were hurried NJ
TO her unconscious presence. ne
room. which was large. was filled with
knots of men, young, old and middle
aged ~ professors. doctors. students.
Miss De,ereux's maid, very demure
Young woman, with lowered eyes, sat
by the lounge, where, outstretched, lay
Miss DeycrcuN's inanimate form
zone may be a doctor as much as one
| likes. Dat il is an ncontestable, II repre-
hcnsiblc. fact that one remains man
for all that. Twill confess that the FIRST
thing that struck me was the young
lady's beauty. In loose morning rone
of very poetic and exquisite effect she
was from her fair head TO her small snip
per. visible beyond the hem of her dress,
certainly most charming and attract
i've vision.
II don't want to do my profession
an Injustice, but must say ! suspect
that every man present felt the power
r. of her leauty. Even to old Schultze, the
c. great authority on hypnotism twho had
as married his housekeeper suddenly one
Of morning because. as he said. he must
;" have some one TO see that he did not for
e, oet his nightcap, without which he al
x WAYS took cold. and he had no time 10
n. look for a wife), was quite aware oil TINS
d. fact As for Haskins. he was SO ever
~ come that he actually dropped his stick
m "The maid got up and bent over hei
an Young mistress, smoothing something
r: about her pillow.
ed ".It is the most astonishing thing
of gentlemen said old DevereuN to us y
err n hoarse whisper, but just about TIM
a time she is gifted with the most eNtraor
10 binary clairvoyance. We had Amos
nj what You might call "see-ants her
IDS recently. You can ask her whateNe
fe. YOU like and she can answer II.
of "Haskins nudged me.
ias "sAsk her something.
in 81 approached the couch. Mis-
i'm Dcvereux lay rigid, her eyes closed. ye
me, there was a fairt, warm flush on NJ
n" lovely face. ! bent slightly over he
Sed with some questions, scarcely remen
it'll Der what, but her lips began TO NOV
G. before had fairly begun.
zee, 81 see a man. she answered, 'tw
men. One is quite young. very Ia
aid with blonde hair. The other is olde
with gray hair. They come in togethe
mot T see them coming. They pass over y
,me bridge. They stop on the way. IN
my are going into a shop. don't kho
vn. inst what kind of a shop. ! can't -
like II looks as though there were gre
<ed many little wooden boxes, with
,ade covers, under glass case. Inc "
the gentlemen are buying something.
With can't tell: can't see The voice al
me away in sigh. !,
Won II stood dumb. / remembered I'll
beir Uasl<ins on the way had complained
mont being out of cigars and that he Ri
was after passing the bridge, gone ih,'
ex- shop and bought some.
4 IN s.The auditors looked at US thou
for confirmation. Haslins and ~
,uno ded. Old Schultze grumbled sol
Ma thing about very unusual case IN
,,.s beard. One or two of the profess
.aad- came forward. One felt Miss Devereu
ord, pulse. Rather weak pu. nolin,
tban "Weak, sir: weak! cried
&c Deyereux in his sick room whist
,,ber IT'S n wonder she has any pulse AT
,;d;tv Eats nothing absolutely nothi
! The Hasn't for week, gentlemen
Rut. "Schutze shook his head. came ne
when or. seized the girls delicate wrist in
rood? grimy paw and raised her arm.
= lie arm participated in the rigidity OF
ties. entire body.
Il had ".Curious! Curious'
once ".And vet the case presents feat'
: wild unlike any of the authenticated G.
thing on record said DIR. hohh 10 " ID
"Uaskins. the next day, came for
20 one MS he had done before, ana. as pel
With Miss Estelle DeNereuN SaNe "
I've count of the way we had taken to r.
$50 her. with various other details
Half how / had employed my time du
,ns;uy the morning which only Haskins
had dropped in upon her for only
- co =, while, could have known.
"rhis state of affairs continued
upward of a fortnight. Miss rs
ara M Devereux's frances occurred al
same hour every day and lasted 90
ne- same length of time, and were az
j ,,,,, accompanied by most curious eN
.'a,,1, tons OF clairvoyance ana clair
~ ence. of which she had never give'
~ dence at any other period OF her
-, Mr.. Devereux still asserted that sh
80" next to nothing. and the statement
es verified by the attendants of the
duke hotel.
"a "The wise heads OF the unive
r. town for once were at a loss, and
= EMO. their unkempt masses in VAN
cticing the puzzle
,hter.s "Old Schultz at last suggested
=, srre the test Of hot irons be applied TN
day 10 the solcs of the subjects
ing The Il happened to be in her roo'
.,,ne no very near her lounge Mt the TIME