The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-03

and for every one Of the whole lot.
young and old together. who has stag
mated and Is behind the times there are |
ninety-nine who are well In advance.
include this hasty tribute In order
to show that Professor George r. Sew
ern had everything in his favor with
me, and yet he did not please me.
There was something assertiye in his
telepathy as If he thought | would not
dare confess that had not read 1t. !
found the courage. however. TO make
that admission.
1t appeared that Professor Severn
held the Watkins chair in psychology
in the New Jersey university and that
he had heard of Donald's remarkable
performances and had come TO Tuii-
bridge to make an investigation He
was a lean. tall man Of forty. with
deep set. searching eyes. He was
| smooth shaven. and his under lip pro-
| jected beyond the upper. When he
talked. this popularity became more
| noticeable: his words seemed TO strike
against the protruding lip and TO sia nee
up into the mir.
| very hard subject to deal with: that
l doubted whether he would be able TO
learn anything of Importance in the
time at his disposal. considering that
had failed to do SO with much larger
opportunity. He was at liberty. how
ever, to make the experiment. and
meanwhile should esteem it an honor
if he would be my guest. He accepted
my proposal with that sort of nesita-
ton which proves such an offer has
been counted upon in advance.
Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson did not view
the professors visit with favor when
told them the object of it: but. to my
great surprise, Donald took the infiic-
ton very lightly.
'I'll tell you all know about it. Pro
fessor Severn said he. 1T isn't much.
and l wish it were less"
Upon this the professor proceeded to
put DONATE through a rigid cross ex-
animation in regard to the matter Of
the expected robber. He seemed to
have a good knowledge of the af
fair, and his questions showed a
shrewd intelligence. Yet they devel
oped little that was new-so little. in
fact. that ! am able to omit the scene
without loss Donald spoke with per
feet frecGo:.:, exhibited no impatience
and showed ahso,u.c'y no bias. He
made one excellent rc.:t c5 il seemed
to me. by WY Of illustration
''If you VIZ" going to t:lr>t Il MIR,
Jones whoil YEA had never seen" said
he. "wou!dn't you have Il feeling as to
how he Wo;:,l l3o.:?'
Il might" the professor admitted,
vhereupOa Donald said that Ee would
almost certainly have such Il feeling.
But mine are as often wrong as
right" said the professor.
mine aren't" rejoined Donald. land
think sir. that yours wouldn't be if
you were always able to separate your
feelings from your opinions, Your
opinion is founded upon what you
know. and in such case you do not
know enough to be of any Use. but
your feeling is based upon something
which is entirely sufficient whenever
you can really get down to it,"
was deeply interested in this state,
ment of Donald's. and it appeared to
impress the other bearers also. for
Carl referred to it on the following
day. Severn and Donald were in the
Office with me when Carl and Jim Bum
came in to speak upon matter of
business. After that was settled there
was some discussion of psychic mat
tiers. 1t was Il subject in which poor
, old Bum was deeply interested. and he
, fingered to listen.
You were speaking of those feelings
of yours, Don" said Archer. DO they
ever come to you about COMMON
, things-the weather. for instances
Il have known what the weather
+ would be-" replied Donald. but not
often"
: "Couldn't te.! us what it will be to-
l morrow. eh?"
t mo more than you can" rep!:c>! tho
boy. But if the safety or happiness
of some one l care about depended up
t on tomorrow's weather think l should
? know"
E $50 this familiar spirit Of yours is
an unSelhsh creature" said Carl. 'It
tells you what is going to happen tt
: other people, not to yourself"
More often So" replied Donald. un
J, ruf1ed by Carl's banter for the frs
time in my observation. For instance
. l have no idea what | shall do thi:
S afternoon, but l know what Professor
S Severn will do
v "That's all settled, l believe saiC
the professor. Il am going upon
e drive with Mr.. Harrington. who ha:
< been so kind as to invite me-"
S "You speak in general terms, sir
e said Donald. 81 think | can supply
: something more specific"
J. He took a card from my desk ant
:, wrote rapidly upon it. Then he put i
n into an envelope which he sealed,
Suppose we let Mr.. Bum hold thi:
no drive ~ IL