Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-03-08

position hall. The local man waa the
celebrity of the hour, and glowing no.
tees and interviews appeared in the
| Wallabourne 'Slasher.' Leonards
pUre his hair and brcoded over some
| scheme of vengeance.
But one night, Il never-to- be forgot
ten night to all Wallabournians, oc-
| CURED the downfall OF professor"
johnson. For the last two nights he
had been conducting some ma rvelous
experiments upon a particularly sus-
ceptible subject whom he had uneX-
pectedly discovered. The record of
this mans feats whilst in a hypnotic
condition hcl attracted overlooking
houses. and people fought in the
street to get in.
But upon this occasion the Young
professor having put the medium
through the usual antics. to the grea
| delight of the audience. failed utterly
in restoring the man to conscious
ness. He hipped his fingers i'm the
subjects face. dashed water over him,
ran needles into his flesh, but all TO
no purpose. As last resource some
one sent for a doctor. and when he
arrived people breat hed freely for a
time.
The professor" objected to the in
reference of the medical man. but
public opinion overruled the obiec-
ton. and the doctor set to work In
less than five minutes he had given up
the task as hopeless. The man was
dying, he said. and unless he we're
brought round. another hour would
see him CORPSE.
The scene in the hall when this an
nouncement was made battles descrip-
ton. Some Missed the professor; 9TH
ers limited at lynching: all were
agreed that government ought to step
in and stop such entertainments
Suddenly alittle man jumped upon
stool and cried out:
What about the other professor? q"
The idea was acted upon at once,
and a small crowd hurried off to the
other hall to fetch Leonards.
When ne entered the hall the din
and the uproar were terrific. No
dead man, even, of any self-respect,
could have lain upon that platform
without rising to enter a protest
against the disturbance. let alone an
individual merely hypotized. Yet this
though he had settled down steadily
to crack the record of the seven Sleep
erS.
Il shall want to be remunerated for
my services" said Leonards.
Name your price. and set to work
at once" returned Johnson; "the
crowd won't stand 1T any longer"
My price is s100,' coolly replied
Leonaris.
What" said The other.
One hundred pounds, and cheap at
that. It's the price paid you for my
little downfall the other night" he
whispered.
Curse it! Take it thep." said John.
son. You've played a keener game
than mine. and I deserve to lose for
being so easily gulled. Tell you man
TO stop his internal fooling. and let's
get out of this
professor" Leonards made a few
transverse passes over the mans face,
and with a dazed look in his eyes, the
man returned to his senses.
Loud and long was the cheer that
greeted this successful expositi ton of
the marvellous power of hypnotism, as
demonstrated by the elder "profes-
sor," and after counter demonstra-
tfon of groans for the unlucky John.
son. the crowd departed.
The man who was hypnotized re-
manned behind for moment or two.
When he departed he was in high
spirits, the richer by "a fve-pound
note. ieonards and Johnson were
left together. The innocent young
man broke silence.
lou played your game WELL" he
said. I'll give you credit for the
way you trumped my trick. But,
chummy, we've beth made money out
of the business. What do you say to
working the gag in other towns?n
hadn thought of that" return
ed the other; ''it's good idea, and
m with you. Let's go and have a
drink on it."