The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-15

rents, al the age Of i've years. to live
in Madrid"
did you notice anything extraordi-
nary about her while she was with
yon?"
Yes: viNidness Of Imagination and
hnencss OF sensibility. She had a per.
feet passion for the marvellous. but as
this Is so common in children. | at
tached no importance 70 a."
And you" said he. addressing him
self 10 me. have you observed during
her stay in Madrid any unnatural ex-
element. decisions, monomania, OF
anything else strange in her conduct"
None whatever; but she has shown
a thoughtful and serious tendency I'm
natural TO one OF her years"
And what does she most enioy?"
Reading. in the first place. shs
knows the history OF France. especially
at the time OF Charles VII. She also
Knows 70 the smallest detail the life OF
Joan OF Arc"
when she was a mere baby" added
Sonora de Alvarez. Joan OF Arc was
her fayorite heroine: she often asked
me 10 relate that story 70 her.
Can you remember when this predi-
lection for the celebrated Maid Of or
leans beean?"
NO. senior"
did she see her adventures at the
theater?'
she was never at the theater while
in Paris.
Tho doctor remained buried in
thought for a moment. and then. me-
chanically fixing his gaze on a picture
hanging on the wall Of the salon, said.
did you not say that Dolores lived
in this house during her first fv'
years ?"
YES"
Did you own that picture at Tho
timo?'
~Ycs. and in fact it hung opposite
her bed"
Here. then" exclaimed the doctor
I'VE have the corpus deficit" and with
this ne rose TO look more closely at the
picture
II was a colored lithogTaph-a copy
OF tho painting by Eugenio Deveria in
| the Antwerp museum-re representing tho
execution OF Joan OF Arc. The heroine
is depicted as standing on the burning
pile. the fire OF which is being fed by
the executioners. while priest holds
before her a crucifx.
Corpus delicti." repeated the doctor
looking attentively at he picture
Sonora" said he 10 my aunt, you mal
now awaken Dolores and prepare hei
TO be seen at once And my aunt lef
rs alone together.
How do you explain the origin o
this hallucination, Doctor
VERY easily. the child was a pc
culiar subject. she frequently saw thi
picture and finished by identifying
herself with the principal figure W
have here a case OF auto-suggestion
Sonora de Alvarez soon announce
that Dolores was ready TO receive rs
We entered her room. and the doctor
with much kindness and tenderness.
avoiding all allusion TO the scene o
the train and to her peculiar halluci
nation. submitted TO her a series @
questions He felt her pulse examine
her. and concluded by saying that sh
had only a slight indisposition.
! Il will write a prescription h
, added. going toward the door; an
then. turning around suddenly an
; fastening his eyes. which appeared Z
: leap from their sockets. upon thOs
Of the young girl. he looked al he
: until the rigidity Of her limbs. N
expression Of her face and the i'm
! movability OF her eyes. which stoo
| still as II under a mysterious charm
indicated that she was hypnotized.
: was alarmed and my aunt was terror
! lied by the impressive scene.
: You believe that you were one
Joan of Arc-is il not so?' inquire
the doctor. without taking his eye
from her face
yes. sir" replied nolores. in
: weak and submissive voice
Then. in order 70 convince you this
: you are in error. command you Z
preserve in your mind the cause (
] that error. Upon waking from TIL
hypnotic sleep. You Will go into n
salon. where YOU will find certai
5 picture by which memory Of your il
fancy will be recalled 10 mind. and ~
& will realize the exact truth in the cas-
II command you. with all my cor
j trolling power. To detest. abomina'
, and oxccrate the false doctrine Of II
: DEMONSTRATION of souls. and 20 COT
vince yourself that the Illusions Z
r your brain REGARDING a previous e.
J. igence are the results Of impression
: received by you in the first dawnir
2 Of your faint mind
( The doctor then ordered my cousi
to preserve permanently the rcmen
$ hrancc Of her state Of consciousnei
!. during this induced sleep. after whiC
+ he awakened her
Dolores rubbed her eyes and locke
: all around the room. scarcely noticir
5 those who were present Suddenly 81
+ rose. and. passing With a firm. dete
h mined step into the adjoining salo
;. she stopped before the picture Of Joa
4 Of Arc and said.
n "Ah. this picture used 20 hang 81
e posite my bed when was a little ri