New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-13
TOO Much BLACK ART.

VICTORIOUS END OF TWO BROOKLYN GIRLS
HUNT FOR THE SECRETS OF THE FUTURE.
There are two girls in Brooklyn who. il the
subject OF fortune telling should happen to be
mentioned in their presence to-day would
claim with the sincerest emphasis. Never
again" Their convictions this point are
deeply rooted in an experience of week ago.
AT that time they determined to carry out what
had been a long cherished project with them by
visiting n real clairvoyant in his lair. So
they looked over the advertisements in a morn
ing paper until they discovered which held
out especially strong inducements in the way
OF reading 1.-The past. present and future.
uniting the separated" and all the of It.
The two set off to find the address of the noted
man. This was not difficult. but il conducted
the girls through part OF the city of which
they had little knowledge. and which certainly
could not have been called attractive. Reaching
the house. they assembled to the apartments OF
the "clairvoyant the second floor by a
narrow. dirty and dark staircase. BY the time
they knocked at the door of the mysterious plac.
their first fresh enthusiasm had been somewhat
dampened. and when the himself opened
TO them they were ready to be convinced at
once that he possessed sinister and evil face.
After they had passed in. to their astonish-
ment. their host promptly locked the door be-
hlnd them The girls glanced each other.
but, noting that the key still remained in tho
lock. they controlled their anxiety for a mo-
iient worse was still to come. 1t appeared
that this merely an ante-chanber ana
the clairvoyant led them directly through il Il
an inner room. the door OF which he also locked
in the same manner Then he motioned therx
to seats. and the girls dropped into them. their
eyes round with fear. and shaky. insecure feel
ing in their knees. The fortune-te dived into
a dark closet and brought forth some strange
looking boxes. which his visitors. in their ex-
cited frame Of mind, decided were extremely
dangerous things The Girl nearest the door
moved uneasily in her chair and cast eyes OF
longing toward the lock. She nervins
herself for n desperate effort. Her chance came
in a moment when the clairvoyant. excusns
himself politely. plunged into the depths Of an
other dark pantry presumably TO hunt up more
materials.
Leaning far over without rising or maxine.
the slightest noise. she turned the key in the
lock. and exchanged look of corlprehen-
sion with her companion. on the instant. both
longer possible. they fairly hurled themselves
through the doorway An exclamation and
sudden movement behind them did not serve
to lessen their haste. With trembling fingers
the girl who had made herself leader managed
10 unlock the second door. and in their precipi
tatiOn the two had a narrow escape from falling
headlong to the bottom Of the stairs Mean
Wh'le the ciairvoyant was painting after them.
shouting To them 10 return. but his words only
terrified the fusitives still! more
Then the man who had read. the nast and
from the appearance OF things. could make n
pretty good guess at the future lost his temper
and acted solely with reference the present
Picking up big. soft dcorIaat which i.v at tho
mead CT thc stairs. he hurled it down furiously
after his escaping clients. 1t was well aimed
and struck the last girl se.uarcly ON the head
and shoulders. If anything had been needed To
complete their utter panic this accomplished it,
Ire Mortified girls never drew breath until they
We're at least L block away in the open street.
i-Ven then they lodged fcarfuliy around several
corners To ha'ne any pursuit which might be at
tempted. They reached their homes in n very
inherent frame Of mind f.c,n that in which they
had started. and neVer-Eo, not If you were to
oier them a fortune out OF hand for twill
they dabble with the occult in that form, again
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