Evening star., 1901-06-22

Amusing Case of a Complete Cure by
French Quack.

Paris Correspondence London Telegraph.
Anything but enviable are the feelings of
a worthy doctor settled in a very fashion
able district of this city who, after at
tempting the cure of a young woman pro-
fessedly afflicted with k1eptomana has
himself fallen a victim to clever but
utterly INSCRIPTIONS trick. About a week
ago he was sitting in his consulting room
when the bell rang, and presently man of
gentlemanly appearance and a lady of ma
ture age, accompanied by a pretty and fas-
cinating girl, were ushered in The male
visitor introduced himself as a marauis
dwelling at a certain number in well
known avenue, and said that the elderly
woman was his vile. and the beautif,Il
damsel their daughter. A few polite re
marks on general topics We're exchanged
and then the protesting marquis drew the
physician into a corner and in low and dis
Greet accents unfolded to him the follow
ing tale. His daughter, he explained was
charming girl. She was lovely as he
could judge for himself. accomplished
amiable, and when she married she would
have a very respectable dowry as her par
ents were we'll endowed with this worlds
goods. Unfortunately there was dark
side to this otherwise bright picture. AL
though lavishly provided with pocket
money and supplied with everything that
she could possibly GeSire, the young woman
was a confirmed kleptomaniac. She could
not enter shop without endeavoring to
purloin some article. and even their friends
spoons and forks were not secure from her
too enterprising fingers.
Then. coming to the point, the so-called
marquis asked the doctor whether he would
be willing to undertake the cure of this
very distressing case. He would not be
daunted by any expense, and in proof of
this assertion he RULED out a bundle of
bank notes and laid them on the table
The physician. considerably impressed by
all this candor and by this practical meth
cd of transacting business, readily con-
Sented to take The young woman for A
course of treatment into his own house
and the next day saw her installed there
with maid provided by her family in
special attendance on her. The girl was to
be cured of her thievish propensities
through the medium of hypnotism, a will
stronger than her own compelling her to
return to honest ways. All went well for
four or five days, much to the satisfaction
OF the good doctor, who had not missed q
single article of his property, and who
firmly believed that his course of treat
ment had been crowned with remarkable
success. When, however, he returned from
his round Of visits last evening he found
to his infinite bewlderment that the birds
had flown. AS it had been expressly agreed
that his fair patient should remain in
doors for awhile so as to be spared the
temptation afforded by the spectacle of at
tractive shop windows, he was greatly
annoyed, but this nothing in com
parison with his state of mind when an
inspection of his premises revealed the
painful fact that banknotes to the amount
of nearly $1,000 mad also disappeared, and
with them jewelry and divers objects dart
worth quite 400 He consoled himself with
the reflection that he would in all proba-
bility recover his property at the residence
Of the young ladys noble father. and thith-
er he proceeded in haste to find to his an
guish that the family in question, which
he now beheld for the first time in the
hesh, had been personated by a trio of
audacious imposters- Then the poor doc
tor took his weary way to the office of
the police commissary with the old ia
miliar tale. Detectives are hunting in every
direction for the thieves. but so far they
have failed to track them to their lair