Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-11-20
lre willing the bet of today goes over

sAS "He eAS cNh Va eoees boSo S'eA
again"
Make your proposition"
II believe you claim clairvoyance for
the hypnotee; that he Is able 10 read q
letter that Is by no possible means visit.
BILE TO his physical sight-a sealed let
teri"
"Not OF all hypnotees. by any means,
hut Of Arthur Miller certainly do so
claim"
Good enough. One who can do II is
~ good for me as a thousand. Fetch
him along right off,
''Tonightg Ii is impossible. do not
know where TO find him at this hour.
But he will be here at noon tomorrow.
Come then. and you shall have the
proof you desire"
We'll, | suppose that will have to go
under the circumstances. | shall be
here, 10 fear about that"
Mr.. blanchard was punctual In keep
ing the appointment and saw with
qualification that Miller, having come
little early. had already been plunged
into the hypnotic state by the professor
so that no time should be lost. All. how
earnestly he hoped clairvoyance would
prove all that had been claimed for 1t!
How gladly he would lose that hun
dred dollars even If the widow had
written NO" In that case lie could
know where he stood and would SIM
ply have TO go at her again more de-
terminedly than before.
He is in superb condition today, fit
for anything that is possible" said the
professor confidently. Put the letter
In my hands"
What letter."
The sealed one which you wish to
have him read"
Go to the deuce. If had 1t don't you
think l could open and read 1t for my
self?''
there isn't any?''
But there is-the one that was lost yes
terday through his blunder."
"Oh. that! You ask what Is not possi-
BILE. How can he be put en- rapport with
letter that is-nobody knows where?
And, even If he could how would you, IL
you do not know what is in that letter.
De dDie 10 uetef1nlne WnetneT ne redQS cor
rectly, even If he should profess 20 do
so?'
Mr.. Blanchard jammed his hat upon his
head and rushed out. He cursed the hour
in which hypnotism was invented and that
in which he had ever heard of it.
On the street he met a man named
Pelletreau, whom he always called "a
greasy foreigner" not because he had any
knowledge that Pelletreau was greasy
hut fnr D., 70 h.a hnr 70, h.a can rfs.
unctuous smiles when they two were fell
low voyagers with Mrs. Kitely on her re-
turn from Europe. And now II seemed to
him Pelletreau was coming from the d.
rection of her house and wearing a greas-
Ter grin of self sufficiency than ever be-
fore Blanchard's soul grew green with
jealousy, and he set out at once In hot
haste to call the widow 10 account.
But while he is on his way there let us
see what really had become of that letter.
Mr.. Berdan, taking out his Handkerchief to
wipe his perspiring brow, pulled 1t from
his pocket, and II fell unnoticed on the
platform. After having been walked upon
by many persons an elderly commuter
picked it up, a kind. considerate gentle
man who had sense enough to know 1t
should be returned to the mail and for
that purpose put It in his pocket along
with letter his wife had given to him
for mailing that morning. He would at
tend to them both the next morning, he
said to himself. And so he did, except
that he did not happen to think of them
until the second day afterward.
But while we have been picking up this
stray thread of fact Mr.. Blanchard has
reached the widows. She was still in the
mood of the day before tearfully obstinate
in her refusal to give him any satisfaction
until she realized that she had an unrea-
sonably Jealous man to deal with, one
whom 1t would be well to placate If she
did not wish to break with him altogether.
Then she assured him very earnestly that
she had not seen M, Pelletreau for at least
a month and had no thought Of wishing
ever to see him again. Then having gone
so far, she gave way altogether and ad-
mitted that her answer had been Yes"
When the transports of his rapturous Joy
had been somewhat calmed he said to her.
But, why, my darling, did you not tell
me so yesterday"
Because" she replied. ''you asked me
what was in the letter, and l didn't feel
as If l could tell you then"
You could not tell me you had given
me reason to be the happiest Of men?'
"Oh, there was something else! You