The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-28
LOTS OF CHANCES.

LOTS OF CHANCES.
Now. notice that You can't see In front
OF you. but you can see anything you
hold level with your breast chat was
rue). In short. II isn't a complete blind
fold. Dr. Funk selected the first letter.
but nc was foxy.
He took II from the main pile. not me
pile which she had prepared at the cor
ner OF the desk She began 20 talk in
hszy. highfalutln language about the let
ter-began TO manipulate II and wave II
in the air. All OF a sudden she made an
awkward motion and scra ped a dozen let
ters OF the pile.
They fell 10 the platform. There was A
little confusion. and DR.. Funk stopped
like a gentleman TO pick them up His
eyes were of the letters. Mrs. Pepper
rtopped and asked him what had happen
ed
"Ir that position the high pulpit and
her flowing black robes concealed her
from the whole congregation"
See the point?' broke in Mr. Davis.
"She had time right there to make a
dozen changes. She probably had the sub
stitute letter. up her sleeve. She slipped
I'm the letter. Or. Funk had selected and
brought out the substitute.
III was a marvellous reading and when
Dr. Funk opened that letter. with permis-
sior OF the writer. I've no doubt he found
por's readings.
Now well pass TO No. p" resumed
GCldberger. ~IThat time DR.. Funk bit. He
picked a letter from the pile which Mrs.
Pepper had made on the corner of the ta-
bic. You probably remember her reading
OF that letter. She told the man who ac-
knowledged II that he had asked a ques-
tior about his business and that II was
the extract and essence OF business.
He acknowledged that she was right.
OF course I don't know quite how she got
the contents OF that letter. The sitter had
most probably been worked by an accom-
-tliee- Any WAY, -ihat letter came from the
p.le which she had made for Dr. Funk 5
benef1t.
FORCED LETTER ON HIM
when Il came to the third letter Or.
Funk was getting incautious. Mrs. Pep
per swept her hand over her ptle. Here,
select letter she said shuffling them
careiessiy with her left hald. and she
forced a letter on him, just as an ex-
pert card sharp forces "A card. He picked
up the letter ehe wanted him to select,
all right. il was a very successful read
ing.
I'm this system OF marked letters she
only had TO catch ths mark on the out.
side TO know what TO do she was con
tinuaIiy manipulating them, biting their
corners. waving them IN the air. Twenty
times she could have eeen a mark below
her blindhold. Then off came the blind
fold, and the rest was tho same old
story"
The medium smashers are sorry about
one thing, however. At the close OF her
rema rks on Mr.. Davis. Mrs. Pepper said:
'T announce that hereafter these meet
inss Will be conducted on strictly
church basis"
This IL taken by some 20 mean that
Mrs. Pepper will read sealed letters in
public no more. and Mr.. Goldberger will
have no moro chances TO swat her in
pubic.
AFTER our little set-to." said Mr.. Gold
berger, 'I followed her 20 the vestry
room and renewed my challenge. offering
10 forfeit $50 AZ she would read a letter
prepared by the reporters in tho pres
ence OF disinterested persons. She an
swered Not unless I have my friends
there too Then Judge Daily came
along and stopped her. My challenge
stands but sto'd have TO do ~ under our
conditions. not under her own"