Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-15
HEART SEARCHER

across Professor Peppers heart search
CT. Ii might tell me II | would be ac'
cepted by my cousin, Amy Clinket.
First II might be desirable to test the
heart searcher upon some minor SUBJ
jet. 1t was the first experiment that
led me TO press boldly forward In the
search for the pure truth. l placed the
heart searcher IN my vest pocket and
secured it there with watch chain TO
give the impression that ! had my
watch with me. The wires ! passed
through the sleeve OF my coat, leaving
the ivory disk just hid in my cuff. Thus
armed | set forth I'm the quest OF the
unknowable took the trolley car. In
tending TO make calls. In the car met
my Young niece Diana, aged seven.
Slipping the disk into my hand. | cor
daily took her hand and pressed the
disk against her active little pulse
Pretending to he absorbed In learning
the time of day. | asked her sundry
questions and ut once saw pictured on
the dial of the heart searcher every
passing change in the dear chllds
transparent nature.
Are You not glad to see me, dear?"
The pointer swung slowly around TO
delight"
What are your views, my child,
upon the subject of caramels?"
The pointer on the dial promptly
moved 10 III )pe." This was significant.
Clearly the heart searcher was most
important invention.
The dear child ut once expressed her
self ms interested i'm caramels. conclud-
! ing her remarks with the information
that she knew of place where they
! sold two for ." Manifestly the In
| strument and my young relatives
words did not agree. She was evident
! ~ torn with conflicting emotions, for
The pointer quivered slightly and
moved TO disappointment" She did
not wish TO plainly ask for caramels.
end yet i'm the deep recesses Of her
young heart she hoped | would give
her some
I'm very sorry. my child. but have
no caramels with me. If had only
known | should meet you. would
nave brought some Witn HE.
The pointer was greatly agitated and
vibrated between disappointment
and doubt"
| at cnce offered the child dime.
and To my amaZement the dial indicat-
ed disappointment" only.
"Oh, beg pardon! Let me See Was
that quarter? Dear me! I'm sorry |
made such mistake. Here's quar-
ter
At once the pointer swung swiftly 10
delight"
The heart searcher was triumphant
success. | squeezed the dear child's
hand once more. The dial marked
gratitude"
"Goodby, dear. must get off here"
She smiled sweetly and said, They
give twelve for quarter" This seemed
TO be truth based upon experience and
did not need examination by the pro-
fessors wonderful instrument
AS left the car | saw young Brown
of our office walking quickly down the
street as If in haste to catch a train. |
grasped his hand fervently. MY dear
boy, I'm so glad to meet you. How is
your mother and your sister-in-law and
your brother Theodore Augustus? You
have plenty Of tme,' remarked as I
pretended TO look al my watch
He pulled his hand away and said I'm
his usual breezy manner: Delighted to
meet you. Goodby-train-awfu late.
By
He was gone, and | gazed upon the
white face Of the heart searcher. AL
though disconnected with my friends
pulse the pointer still fingered at both.
Grafton" II was more than an hour
before ii finally settled back to zero.
Brown had evidently very powerful
emotional nature.
The heart Searcher was q remarkable
instrument 1t reported the exact emo
tional truth concerning the subject.
1t was indeed boon to bashful lovers.
They could by its skillful use ascer-
tain the exact state OF the beloved
ones heart without the distressing un-
certainty of formal proposal / would
at once put il TO its greatest test Ii Il
proved successful, could proceed to
manufacture heart searchers upon 4
large scale and no doubt live in com.
fort upon, the resulting profits.
Amy was at home when called. and
when shook her hand warmly glanced
hastily mt the telltale dial-"expecta-
ton" This was encouraging. would
proceed TO unfold my tale OF love. still
held her hand with loverlike fervor and
stammered forth my blushing confes-
sion. AT intervals | glanced at the white
face of the heart searcher. Its sensitive
pointer was greatly agitated and quiv.
cred from surprise" to anger" ana
from anger TO cold disdain." Finally
IL stopped M doubt"
But, my dear. IL love you.
The fatal words were out
Il don't believe one word you say.
You are looking at your watch all the
time. just to see how soon you can 60"
The heart searcher fell from my
nerveless hand and was dashed to q
hundred pieces
No. never repaired IT, Amy has con
WINGED me that il is in the words of the
poet, better not TO know" The un-
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