The Morris County chronicle., 1902-02-14


Afy 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 vividly pale. !
stepped forward to support her. but
Stolberg had already taken her hand.
and as he gracefully expressed MS
| qualification ut meeting her she De-
came instantly calm. and. seating her-
self. In moment she was pleasantly
engaged In conversation.
Somehow or other we drifted INTO
the subject of hypnotlsm. and ! mem
ticned 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. aud future occasion was
promised when the experiment snouu
| be made on the young lady herself.
A few days later. OH reaching our
boarding house. was Informed Dy
Mime. Steinberg that Mr.. Stolberg had
packed all his property. with orders 10
send 1t on board packet which was
70 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 ut the hour which had been
named.
At that time and place found him.
apparently making himself quite at
home. and presently opening smai
box which be had brought with him he
drew from 1t 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. watched her closely. and as
he moved II slowly In front OF her !
could perceive that she gradually grew
pale: then her eyelids dropped. and she
was apparently In a 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 cur astonlshmelt. the
sleeping figure rose. or rather gllded
after him out of the door. Into the hall.
down the stairs. and as he opened the
front door Stolbcrg called to Mrs. Cam
| eron, who stood with ne at the head
of the stairs watching the results OF
| this wonderful influence:
"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, l
heard him lock 1t after him.
few down the two flights of stairs
into tie basement. my brain turning
mad. 1t seemed to me, and reached the
sidewalk by the lower door just In time
to see II carriage turning at full speed
the next corner.
Returning to Mrs. Cameron found
her In swoon. out of which. as she
awakened to sensibility. she passed in
to convulsions and at midnight was q
corpse. Meanwhile the police had been
Informed. messages sent In all direc
tlons. hut OF Stolberg or his unhappy
victim have never heard since.