Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19

to his fiancee.
No one knows what days and night.
] spent. although worked until m!
body was aching: my brain would not
let me sleep. I roamed up and down
my room. planning impossible methods
Of revenge. cniy to see the futility OF
II all. The times are not suited 70:
melodrama, and II I could only watcl
and watch and-wait.
"On morning I crawled down to the
Office feeling utterly done up and list
lessly examined my correspondence
Among 1t l noted one from an old
friend who was practicing al a physi
clan in Paris. Tossing the rest Of thu
letters to the managing clerk, l began
to read my friends long letter. Sud
denly 4 paragraph in 1t seemed t.
stand before my eyes as II written IN
are. 1t ran thus:
"'You VIII, l knew, be .eenly inter
ested In q marvelous discovery that
DR.. Luys. Of this city, has just made
He Is our great authority on brain dis
eases and also dabbles in hyDnotism
and other kindred subjects.
HE has established beyond any
doubt that 1t is possible to remove the
delusions Of an insane person-pre
viously hypnotized-by means Of a thin
magnetized steel band worn around
the patients forehead for about a
week This Is sufficiently marvellous
but is nothing to the fact that II a sane
man or woman wears the band pre-
viousiy used by the lunatic the delu-
sions Of the latter pass in their entire
ty to the wearer, who becomes an echo
In every action of his predecessor
AT last! At last! Crushing the paper
in my hand, l revelled In the exquisite
revenge the letter revealed to me. My
brain, preternaturally excited, in a
few moments planned the whole
scheme. Violently ringing my bell, l
Informed the clerk who came hurrying
in that had to 60 to Paris at once on
urgent business. I told him to ask Sir
Edward to meet me at the Office in four
days time to finish the settlement, and
| started at once for London en- route
for Paris.
Fatigue was gone. Once more alert
and active. l felt as II treading on air.
On the journey Irehearsed and rehears-
ed the scheme l had planned out until
1 thought 1t perfect. l at once. on ar
rival, hastened to my friends house
and pretended that l had not received
his letter. After breakfast he took
me to DR.. Luys' clinic, and there I saw
that the powers he laid claim to were
indeed his. Selecting the neediest-loOk-
ing of his assistants l gently touched
him and drew him aside. In my best
French l told him that If he came to
my hotel that evening with the band
just removed from the lunatic who had
give him $500 francs, or f10O. At first
he would not listen, but at last he did.
and | went back to my hotel. content.
That evening / left Paris with my re
venge' carefully packed in a small box.
On arrival at my house l slept for
twelve hours. thing l had not done
for weeks. and awoke ready to carry
my scheme through.
Il see you shudder, doctor, but felt
calm rs IIte ltSeiT.
The following morning l was closet
ed with Berkeley for some time, poring
over deeds of title and old, musty docu-
ments. l purposely delayed, in order
TO fatigue him. Presently 1 saw the
tell-tale contraction Of his face, and l
knew he was mine Leaning across the
tn bic. l said:
II had intended. Sir Edward, half
running myself in giving you a wed
ling present: but l have altered my
nind-I will cure your neuralgia in
stead
What" said he, eagerly; I'D give
anything If you could; it's the only
cross l have to bear
We'll, 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
Dne the method Of cure
".All right: only cure me-
We'll, I'll tell you, first, why you
have had to promise. You must know
hat this office-that is, myself-is the
repository of half the secrets of the
own This is because everyone thinks
am a model for solid common sense
Now, II you blurted out that l had ad-
vised you to use a half-spiritualistic,
half -quackish remedy, why. my repu-
tation as an embodiment of practical
sense would be gone. l used myself
20 suffer from headaches, and do EOw,
'or that matter, and had tried every
remedy that the doctors could suggest
At last 1 was persuaded to try a spiri-
.ualist, to whom l went at night He
yave me a thin band to wear whenever
had a headache, and he said 1t would
'elieve it II due to overwork, or cure II
f due to neuralgia. 1t was to be worn
or eight days constantly, and, to en-
ible you to do 1t, l suggest that we
both take a weeks holiday and go to
some small fishing village and try the
II paused and waited with thrObbing
leart for his answer.
"'How awfully good you are, Flint.
can never repay you for your kind
less; l owe you more than l can tell
llready. Why, you introduced me to
he loveliest-'
Stay! stay! Don't begin that.
will arrange to start next Monday.
Viii that suit you?
$50 1t was agreed, and he left the Of
ice in high spirits, while l set on and
hOught of Ethel, my wife, in the fu-
ure.
'In the little village Of Ancorn
'ound the fatal band round his fore
lead. l could not hypnotic him, but
felt sure that my intense desire for
he success of the band would be as
ood rs any other mans hypnotic pow
r And so II proved for on the eighth
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