The Delta independent., 1906-03-23

and at the same time determined to
investigate the diabolical agencies AZ
work to destroy the happiness q my
home and family. ~
l told the driver to follow my wires
cab, and at the end OF its destination
to stop about a square behind. He
followed these instructions and after
long, noisy ride over the rough
cobbles, halted abruptly and opened
the cab door for me to alight.
paid him and dismissed the cab, and as
saw my wife's dress disappear In
a doorway down about the middle OF
the next square, made for that di-
rection.
My heart gave a bound as. / hur-
ried up the steps to the door ! had
seen her enter By some lucky chance
it was unlatched, and walked into
the house. Great Heavens! The same
rich hangings, the divan with Its Grim
son drapery, the paintings-an re
vealed themselves in the glare OF broad
daylight. heard the murmur Of
voices somewhere In the house and
paused to catch the direction Of the
sound. I could not seem to make out
Every minute was as an hour. l stood
in breathless expectation while long
er, then passed noiselessly over the
velvet carpet into the adjoining room.
A heavy portiere at the rear led into
still another, and from thence the
voices proceeded. recognized my
wife's in the most excited tone.
glided closer to the curtain and dis
tinctly heard these words:
"What you have already told me !
cannot help believe and while would
know more, l am afraid Oh!
can not! not now l."
Madam" some one interrupted
in the unmistakable voice of my even
ing's enchantress, 'I am simply about
to present my impression Of your
husband as he appears to me In that
astral personality which he Is most
probably unconscious Of possessing"
There was deathlike stiffness for q
wife's voice in the most agitated tone |
with low sobbing:
"Oh my God! cannot look! It II |
my husband and yet SO strangely df- |
l could hold back NO longer; |
I drew aside the curtain and through |
the folding doors which were opened
wide enough for the purpose, passed
In. l found myself in total darkness.
There were few seconds OF suspense |
and then-at first indistinctly, then
clearer and clearer out of the dark |
ness-a face appeared: finally stand. |
ing in startling bas-relief against .
fiery nimbus that surrounded it In |
the wide open staring eyes, the COM |
pressed lips and sunken cheeks, rec |
ognIzed my own phyiognomy!
"Sylvia!"
It was my wife's name I had ut |
tered before I was conscious what
had done. There was a distinct scream
from each woman: one Of them fell!
groped my way in the darkness and
found 1t was my wife. picked her up
In my arms and got out Of the room
and house know not how. I have .
vague memory OF hailing q cab and
placing my wife in It and then driv.
ing home. All that night she was too
III to move; but the next morning abe
had recovered enough for me to report
1t police headquarters.
The detective to whom told myl
story smiled.
you have been in the hands Of
couple OF notorious adventurers," he
explained, 'for whose arrest the au-
thorities OF some large cities In this
country and abroad are on the alert
The woman is = ciairvoyant. and pro
Iesses to make . speciality Of the Sc
,nce Of double personality; prac,icirc
his humbuggery by the desperat
means you describe by which she has
gathered . lnrgo clientele In this cit
The experiment in your case is one
of the most daring. The apparition of
your face IL . reproduction Of phot
graph taken In your ascnseless St.
that evening in their house, for whlr !,
purpose you were decoyed there m
drugged. This by clever stereopJ!
con effect was used to present Z
revelation OF your secouI
personality for your. .wife's benefit, w
happens to be q patron of theirs, al
Tor whom the trick was contriyeI
They were arrested last oight.''