The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-28


her face The lips were parted with a slight
smile: She was plainly bushing.
splendid" said Scovell, excitedly.
"Hush!'' said the doctor. you needn't
speak in a whisper, but you must be careful
not to make sudden EXPLANATIONS. They are
apt to destroy the trance"
Can you keep her like that ten minutes?'
Sccvell asked.
"I'll try" said Blandford. Listen, Mary,
and don't stir. Can you hear him?"
Then he rose from his knees and sat in a
cnalr, while Scovell painted away with all
his might.
After about Is minutes of vigorous work
the painter said: II think I've caught it, old
man"
His friend looked over his shoulder at the
canvas and could not help smothered excla-
nation of approval
If you could only imagine things as well
as you can PAINT what you actually see,
scovell' you'd be great man. Now, that's
enough. l mustn't strain my patient you
know" Then, turning to the girl, he said:
Mary, he's gone way. I've looked for him
everywhere and can't find him. Go to sleep,
and I'll keep watch"
Mary obediently fell asleep again at the
foot of the table that was doing duty for an
oak tree, and while she slept Scoven took
himself and his painters traps out of the
room and as quickly as he could to his own
studio.
He saw nothing of Mary during the four
weeks which rvened before it was time
for him to send his picture to the exhibition.
that time for he was hard at work
AS for the girl, in less than one week after
her wood nymph performance she discontin-
ued her visits to Blandford's Office. The
slight nervous complaint for which he had
been treating her was cured.
Inc only thing feel nervous about doc
tor, she said, lis what may have done or
said while was in those frances"
You have to trust me for that" said
Blandford. Il don't think you will ever have
to regret being hypnotized by me. You may
be little surprised some day, but not dis
agreeably, I think
1t was at the exhibition that her surprise
came. Everybody was looking at Scovellu
picture, THE Startled Wood Nynph." Mary,
with another girl, stood looking at the pic
ture. Both she and her friend were enthu.
siastic in their admiration.
isn't it lifelike?' said Mary.
There's something familiar to me in tina
face" said her friend.
Il never knew anybody with that kind Of
reddish brown hair" said Mary.
NO. said the other girl; neither did 4
Still, the face is familiar"
While they were talking like this Mary be-
gan to notice that people were looking
curiously at her. Then she overheard the
remark, that his model" The woman who
said 1t thought she was speaking in a whis-
Mary glanced one instant at the catalogue
and began Saying alto herself half aloud:
"Scovell! I have heard that name some
where or something like it." In another mo-
InenC an inspiration seemed TO Strike her.
She caught her friend by the wrist and say.
Ing, Il want you to come with me- hurried
away from the picture show.
1t was not a long ride to Blandfords Office.
The two girls arrived there Just as Office
hours had ended.
81 want to speak to you, DOCTOR" said
Mary with something like indignation in her
tone she met Blandford coming from his
inner sanctum.
81 know" said the doctor About the
wod nymph, Ell? Don't you remember my
introducing a Mr.. Scovell to you?"
Eyes, I think I do, but I never meant
to"
you never meant to make the fortune Of
a poor, hard woked devil, who is one of my
Oldest and dearest friends?"
How have made his fortuneV
"You have made his reputation, acco1 ding
to the papers, and in his line of business,
you know, reputation means fortune. If you
hadn't done the wood nymph so perfectly,
he never could have painted it,
Doctor she said, did I really look like
that picture?"
81 swear it," said Blandford.
"Then 1 forgive you. But where did he
get that red hair?"
ooh, you must ask him that" said Bland
ford 81 really think Scovell owes you call
for gratitude, you know
ScoveH soon came to see it in the same
light Mary very glad to him, be-
cause she wanted to know whose was that
wonderful head of tawny hair.
AS time went on she became glad to see
him on other accounts.
She often sits for him now, but never in
the hypnotic state. She says hYpnotism is
too upcanny thing to be played with.-El-
lott McHenry in Pittsburg Press.