Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-27

I paasinQ nv hand across her foreneau'
] and as she gave little start on e"n''hs
| hack 10 her normal SELF continueu'
] am glad that you didn't find any ma" ~
| that diamond sho
No:1it seems TO be all right sne
said. naturally. she had come OUT Oh INV
trance without suspecting anything
~ came, said. to see II oy cna"0'
II was my purse which you found.
"If Won viii describe IT, she said, plea
santly..I can tell. II IL is yours Shai
be pleased 20 return IT,
II described the purse as she oescI'oeu
n TO me, and when l had bnishcu she
said:
cit Is undoubtedly your purse, sir,
and I viii get IL for you at once.
Wasn't that easy? l got the money
all right. and I saw that had struck II
rich. Each day looked over the papers Tor
such advertisements. You would be sur
prised TO find how many honest people
there are in this town. Nearly every
week two or three pocket-books are pick
cd I'D by people who are anxious to re-
turn them. Then. there Is jewelry. and
between the two / managed 10 make O
very good income occasionally / would
find that the advertiser was person
whom / couldn't hypnotic and then l
backed out as gracefully as i could.
was very successful, however. and the
simplicity OF the scheme pleased me.
wondered why II had never occurred TO
other hypnotists. To my friends / cx-
planned my prosperity by saying that an
uncle had left me a little fortune.
"Well. sir. II so happened in the course
Of business that / investigated an adver-
tisement which ran as follows;
Found in the hall Of the Hyphen Hotel,
q pocket-book containing money and pa
pers. Inquire Of Sinner. night clerk at
hotel, after z +. NJ.
81 ought to have known better but
didn't. That evening l went TO the hotel
and injured for Sinner. He was very
dapper little man, and as soon as | saw
him | had my doubts. i didn't intend 10
back down until / was forced to. however,
and telling him that 1 came TO recover
l asked him to step into the
inside office with me and incidentally tell
me what he thought OF my diamond pin.
The pin interested Sinner, and as soon as
we got under the light he began 10 ex-
anime IT, / saw from the expression on |
his face that l had made mistake.
why, it's simply imitation. It's not |
the real thing" he exclaimed. Just look |
ut mine by way of comparison and he |
nnbuttoned his coat and displayed stud |
as big as q walnut. III Iduldttu ibhl III |
many colors. 1 turned my eyes toward
t. and although 1 was nearly blinded 1
couldn't take them away. 1t was real
and dazzling.
"As / looked 1t seemed TO be winking
It rae, and then II told me TO tell why
rad come to the hotel. 1 told the whole
story from the beginning, and suddenly
was aroused by a slap on the back.
vas in the Office. Sinner was looking at
ne with a grin.
"'Well you are a smooth article he
aid. but you should not attempt 10
lypnotize a hotel clerk. and above all 10
lash a paste diamond on him. Did you
NOW that my stone hypnotized you and
hat you have given your snap awayY
Veil, It did. / know your little game. L
m not going 10 expose you unless L
ear Of your working it again. Let me
ell you, however. that your nerve is
one. You can't hypnotic again because
GU. nerve is gone. Now get out OF here,
uick'
II got out and 1 found that the clerk
ad told the truth. My hypnotic powers
'ere gone. was ruined. 1 went back 10
humping the piano and doing vaudeville
cts. 1t doesn't pay nearly so well. Be
ause Of the evil that Sinner did to me l
harged you double rates for my act to-
tight. Goodnight. gentlemen; remember
} give me a call when you have another
moker," and out he walked.