The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-23

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NO THE suS reporter perceived that
10 might have 10 do some quick talking "
no wanted 10 stay. Il have come 10 this
city only lately. I had several marvellous
revelations from Miller In tho Wcst, and
saw your advertisement In tho pn pers thls
morning. An thia was true.
Some urstair-
Tho medium and the nice old lady
dragged their way UP tho stairs, the re-
porter following, and entered a room OF
faded splcndora. II was low. papered
In old fashioned designs, and furnished In
black walnut except for n folding bed
In tho corner. Over tho voined marble
mAntel piece there was n steel engraving
~ tho maria ge of Isaac and Rebecca, and
opposite Il a very large portrait OF a gentle
man in a stock, framed In an old fashioned
oval. The vases on the mantel piece were
such "a one gets for tea premiums or trad
ing stamps. The whole thing gave the
air Of responsibility gone 70 seed. In an
Glcove stood the cabinet, hung with black
curtains
The nice old lady seated herself and took
up a palm leaf fan from the table.
Warm tonight, amt 1t, Mrs. Nortonf'
said Mr.. Hough. Norton was not her name.
All the names in this story, except those
OF the mediums, will be as false as the
tale is true.
Yes, Mr., Hough' I hope it don't keep
the doctor away"
-Ihope so, but he can seem to materialize
unless the weather is right 1t beg to
dawn that the doctor was a spook.
do you think the Purdys are coming''
went on the medium.
Il don't know. He has got such a lot
to do at the store that he is pretty tired
IN en- Sunday comes. He is the greatest
worker, 1t became equally apparent that
the Purdys were not spooks. Mrs, Norton
and Mr., Hough talked personalities for
some time, and it was almost a game to
follow through and find whether the people
who were coming or weren't coming were
on this aide Of the river or the other. For
four or five minutes THE Sun reporter
could not classify q Nellie who ranthrough
the conversation, but when Mrs. Norton
said that Nellie had been suffering from
indigestion her side Of the death question
became plain.
The bell rang, and Mr.. Hough ushered
in a young man and q tall and pretty girl
listened without speaking to the conversa-
ton of Mr.. Hough and Mrs. Norton. Now
and then the medium threw q glance from
the corner Of one Of his strange eyes at
them.
Ever attend a seanoe before, young
man2' he asked at last with q little CLINT
In his tone.
NO, sir.' said the young man timidlyi
=. sbut I'm a son Of Mr.. Lane
Y That was al introduction, for the face
Of the medium lightened. And lust then
the doorbell announced q plump and cheer
full German woman.
"Give Mrs. Schweitzer a seat on the sofa,
young people, said the medium, She
Ia a little lame"
aUnd vorse, " said Mrs. Schweitzer, since
vent to de corn doctor nit dot corn" She
smiled as though it were a good joke. At
that moment the door opened briskly and
a woman in a pink dressing sacque overlald
with chains OF coral beads bounced into
the room, smiling to show many false teeth.
Her diamond eardrops were conspicuous.
She, too, had large and strange eyes, Mrs.
Schweitzer and Mrs. Norton greeted her
with warmth.
said. al told Mr.. Hough that 1t YVES gettin'
late in the season. I've just got some new
roomersf for that top floor. Between keepin'
rooms and givin' consolation to people, 1t is
an awful life" Her eye swept the room;
see" Her eve fingered on THESuN reporter
and he felt bound to say something.
"A stranger to this circle he said, 'but
not a stranger TO spiritualism:"
We'll, here's my card 1t bore this
legend:
: LAURA 2. CoNKLIN,
/: Gives names OF sIttcrs, also Of the dead and :
living; also business and spiritual communi- :
cations. :
Sitting daily 10 A. NJ. to 8 Pm, !
You don't need none Of my cards" she
said to Mrs. Norton, lingering the latter's
neck scarf, as though wondering what it
cost. "You know my work too WE'LL"
"Yes, indeed murmured Mrs. Norton.
1t was now Q o'clock, and conversation
hnguished, while the circle waited for Mrs.
Purdy and several others who We're ex-
nected; The silence was broken by Mrs.
Schweitzer:
II seen how dot Teller Houdini got locked
into de police station und got rigid ouid
Of chail."
Yes said Mr.. Hough. Hes a medium.
He don't say 80; it pays him better to pre-
tend it's magic, because some people have
a prejudice against mediums, but that's
how he does it. All those stage magicians
are mediums. Everything he ever did 1
can do with the help Of the spirits. Why,
once in Maine" He broke OF abruptly,
leaned back in his chair n little and made a
kind Of hula-hula motion with the over
grown area under his white shirt.
Now, Mr.. Hough,' said Mrs. Conklin,
you know you're only fooling when you act
like that. That amt the way you act when
tho rpntrol tnkaa Won III Won Gould see