Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-19

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tal," he replied.
$50, then," said l, "this power is al
lied to that Of animal magnetism"
1'It produced kindred result by
different means. But this Miss Cam
eron, as judge from your remarks.
must be a peculiar character-what /
should call sublimated."
"You are right, though had no idea
of talking in my sleep or telling tales
out of school. But really would like
you to see her and converse with her."
Stolberg expressed the pleasure it
would give him to meet her, and
promised to make an arrangement to
that end when gave her my lesson on
the following day.
My description of my friend and my
assurance of his scholarly attainments
reused sufficient curiosity in my pupil
to render her eager to see him. So an
appointment was made. with the con-
sent of her mother, for the following
day, and, punctual to the hour, we en-
tered Mrs. Cameron's drawing room.
The ladies appeared Immediately aft
er, and, presenting my friend, what
was my surprise to see Miss Cameron
suddenly pause, trembling violently,
while her face became wildly pale.
stepped forward to support her, but
Stolberg had already taken her hand,
and as he gracefully expressed his
qualification at meeting her she be-
came instantly calm, and, seating her
self, in a moment she was pleasantly
engaged in conversation.
Somehow or other we drifted into
the subject of hypnotism, and / men
toned the affair of the crystal. Ella
was interested and begged that Mr..
Stolberg would give her an opportunity
of witnessing it's effects. He agreed
willingly, and a future occasion was
promised when the experiment should
be made on the young lady herself.
A few days later, on reaching our
boarding house, l was informed by
Nine. Steinberg that Mr.. Stolberg had
packed all his property, with orders to
send it on board packet which was
to sail on the following day for Ham
burg. A note to me, left by himself, in
formed me that he had received letters
which required his immediate depar-
ture, but that he would not deprive
Miss Cameron of her seance and would
meet me at her mothers house in the
evening at the hour which had been
named.
At that time and place / found him,
apparently making himself quite at
home and presently opening small
box which he had brought with him he
drew from it the same crystal with
which he had operated upon me.
Seating himself in front of her as she
reclined easily in her armchair, he COM
menced the mysterious passes with his
crystal. l watched her closely. and as
he moved it slowly in front of her
could perceive that she gradually grew
pale; then her eyelids dropped, and she
was apparently in sound sleep. Her
mother called to her, touched her and
even used some gentle violence to
awaken her, but without the slightest
apparent effect.
Pointing the crystal at her Stolberg
drew silently backward toward the
door, when, to our astonishment, the
sleeping figure rose, or rather glided
after him out of the door, into the hall,
down the stairs, and as he opened the
front door Stolberg called to Mrs. Cam
eron, who stood with me at the head
of the stairs watching the results of
this wonderful influence:
s'You see, madam, she would follow
me anywhere" and, as though to prove
it, she passed out of the door, which
Stolberg shut, and, to my horror,
heard him lock it after him.
I flew down the two flights of stairs
into the basement, my brain turning
mad, it seemed to me, and reached the
sidewalk by the lower door just in time
to see carriage turning at full speed
the next corner.
Returning to Mrs. Cameron l found
her in swoon, out of which, as she
awakened to sensibility, she passed in
to commissions and at midnight was a
corpse. Meanwhile the police had been
informed, messages sent in all direc-
tions, but of Stolberg or his unhappy
victim | have never heard since.