Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-16
NUMBER 33.

the ped nnd quickly siuuDereu j nad
no IDEA low Lug had slept when l
was awakened by confused noise Of
voices and started up. Presently was
astonished to hear feminine voice.
which recognized, saying:
"'No. no. 1oel You mustn'tl II any
body, II the doctor was to see rs to.
gethsr, what would he thinkY
"This decided me, and rs ] now
plainly made out that the voices came
from the hallway quickly went to my
door, which opened and looked out |
saw in the dim light man and wom-
en- struggling together. but they heard
my door open and separated The man
went rapidly toward the stairway, down
which he disappeared. but as he passed
the ball light 1 readily assured myself
that it was Mr. Joseph Milton. The
woman darted into a room nearly oppo-
site mine. and without waiting TO thor
oughly consider the consequences OF my
act hastened after her. My hand turn
ed the knob Just in time 10 prevent her
from locking ne ont. As IL was, she
shot the bolt just as opened the door.
but too late TO prevent my entrance.
Passing through closed and bolted the
door behind me. and then confronted
young woman, rather pretty Ia tho half
light from a shaded lamp. who stood
like an animal at bay, with bosom
heaving. lips compressed and hands
clasped Dervous!y together
Feeling that had the best Of the
situation and that the clew 10 the mys-
tery was about 10 be revealed 10 me
simply waited IN silence, gazing at her
intently until finally in desperation,
her voice ,-1mbling with fear aud an.
ger, SIZE cI.ed:
V ras DO you want?'
- osiy thousand dollars, said !
h.-nly
"2y vos6, +are evidently most un-
e-poctss r they had magical effect
Tpou Ler
"T.r-, up her arms, she cried
ont. L - nothing about it, and
then cross > the bed, where she drop
ped in . & . wild hysteria. waited
for tire r.s. force Of the paroxysm TO
pass, md then. turning up the light
that might see her better, decided
upon q determined mode Of dealing with
this woman. Going 20 her | turned her
so that she faced me, and. taking her
head in my two hands thus compelling
her To- look ut me, said to her with
severity:
% Shut upl BE quiet Instantly
"This command she obeyed so quick.
" and com pletely that | was amazed,
though understand the physiology Of
the phenomenon well enough in the
light Of after occurrences.
Now, then, said /. tell ne who
you are.
Rose. Miss Milton maid, she an.
swered, composedly enough.
What were you doing with Mr..
JOSEPH in the hall?' was my next query.
kissing him, she said III the most
matter If fact tone. This answer al
most disconnected me Was the deep
plot which | had suspected descending
TO q mere Irritation with maid! | near
ly adopted this explanation. when it
struck me as most peculiar that the girl
should have made the admission IN such
simple, direct language, without at
tempt at palliation. Then, toe, her sud
denly submissive quiescence Immediate
ly following my command TO abandon
her hysteria aroused a suspicion Of the
truth, and asked'
Are you asleep
- i am asleep, she echoed.
Here at last was the truth. The girl
was sensitive and had submitted 10
my command by passing into a state OF
hypnosis jumped To the conclusion nc
once that whether or not Mr Milton was
q kleptOmaniac some other person had
purloined the $40, 900, and this girl had
been the instrument in his hands. He
had hypnOtized her and used her a. his
catspaw To pull the coveted chestnuts
from the fire, believing that the malady
Of Mr. Milton would serve as shield
10 his own crime The recovery Of the
money and the proof of my theory seem
ed easy Any suggestion or command
made to her now would be obeyed when
she awoke. therefore addressed her
once more. and the following colloquy
ensued:
"'Are you still asleeps
al am still asleep.
"'You will obey my willi'
81 will obey.
"You know where the stolen money
is?'
81 know where it is
"'Very good. Tomorrow. at 10 pre-
cisely, you will return it to the drawer
from which it was taken.
81 will return it,
"Good. Do not disobey me. Now
sleep for five minutes, then awaken and
forget that you haye slept or that have
been here.
81 will awaken and forget.
"Thus, you see, she was good autom-
atom, yielding readily to suggestion,
and had no doubt that she would re.
store the money in the morning, obedi-
ent to an impulse which she would not
herself understand. but which would
prove irresistible. allowed her to drop
into a restful position on the bed and so
left her