The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
PSYCHIC NEUMAN MISSES
OPPOSING THOUGHT kEPT HIM
From FINDING PACKAGE.

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aes,des, Daylight In Broadway IL No Time
for Hunting q iiace One Has Never
seen Before-Coroner hamburger and
prof. Munter Fall to he Resi- Helps,
r Ten O'Clock in the morning ism the time
Tor seeing things, not in the region oil
broadway and ~Forty-seoond street. Ten
n'clock may be an all right breakfast time,
hrt it's no hour for inducing any of the
roll known brands Of psychic phenomena,
II Vol do. you break the rules. Nobody
orcht TO Try 10 pass the pale Of the finite
AZ 10 O'Clock in the morning. He clearly
hroke the rules-that was the trouble
with Psychic Neuman.
Simple. perfectly simple at any Other
time All that he tried TO do was to drive
cab without seeing whore he was going
md to get TO some place that he didn't
tnow about. A great many people dc
that every evening; witness the police
renorts. But being under the compulsion
~ doing that hours and hours before
ia rkness, Psychic Neuman failed. plainly
failed.
h game was to drive Coroner Julius
Hamburger. DIR. Carleton Simon and Prof.
charles Munter to some spot where they
had hidden away a tin box. The starting
Mace was the Hotel Aston. Psychic
Seuman wasn't TO know anything about
ANYTHING, and they we're to blindfold
him with two of the Coroner's large white
handkerchiefs.
Coroner Hamburger was down to ride
in the carriage so that IL Psychic Neuman
ran over anybody he'd be right there.
DR.. Simon. a physician. was on hand for
the same reason. Prof. Muntcr was in
the party because he is a metaphysician.
sceptical as to Neuman. but ready to be
convinced.
All three are men of strong mind.
Psychic Neuman was going TO make men
tai grabs into space and just snatch their
ideas away from them. SO il they should
say in mental concert under their breaths
Dodge that baby carriage or Hold up,
you'll run down a traffic cop he'd know
what to do and drive his horses accord
ingly.
The place at which they cached the tin
box was the Grand Central Station parcel
stand. The parcel stand is operated by
one Mendel. whose name appears in tho
telephone book on page 25S in the last
column near the bottom. Remember
that. ~
Now, Psychic Neuman begin to be a bit
nervous when 10 o'clock came. The car
rage was waiting at the front door OF the
Astor. the committee was on hand. also
Coroner .Harburger's two large white
handkerchiefs. So he plotted.
Unjust see you alone said he. Il
have something very important to say
The Coroner, who Is willing to yield a
point. prevailed upon the others. They
went upstairs.
Vow said Psyc Neuman. get the
telephone book
1t was got.
'3lindfold me-
\ 1t was done.
Now, Coroner. open the telephone
book to the man. name at whose p}ace
you left the package. Take my finger and
run it over the page. Think. now, think
Coroner Hamburger took the finger OF
Is strong right hand n moved it gently
U and down the three columns.
t!Are YOU thinking?T asked Neuman.
Sure. I'm thinking. What do you take
mtfor?-
Are you thinking about this?'
Yes said the Coroner as his hand got
nea the bottom of h third column. I'm
thiting about that
Al unbeliever has suggested that
PSYCHE Neuman peeked down along tho
side Of his nose. Anyhow. there is a
nameAiendelowitz. 1923 East Forty second
stree, about ten lines below that Of the
parce stand man. Remember that.
-Inready.' said the Psychic when the
Corona got through.
Thei ne and the committee travelled
downstairs n got into the carriage.
Psychi Neuman's place was on the box,
becauS he was expected TO drive. But
not so. Capt. Boettler Of the traffic squad
said tht there wasn't anything OF the sort
going 10 happen. He thought the pres
ence d the Coroner and physician looked
bad. vry bad.
Nj said he. sthe driver'Il drive.
Put hin wise if you want to. but there's
no game like that on in this town. not by
daylitht." Which is what we said at the
beginning.
Sothe driver drove and the committee
tho,ght. Neuman looked as though he
wee trying to think what the committee
wat thinking. but then You couldn't tell
m,ch about it, for the indicator Of his
mntal processes was hid under Coroner
Hrburger's large white handkerchiefs.
They went down Seventh avenue to
Jorty-second street. Then they turned
and went east.
Hal thrilled Neuman, we approach"
But when the carria &c reached Broad
way he directed the driver TO turn south.
Inns IL not so gOO0. SdlQ ne aiteF SIX
or seven blocks. -Think!'
They though so we'll that Neuman
switched into Thirty-ffth street and then
up Fifth avenue again to ~Forty-second
street.
.Ha ha,' said he. I'VE warm we
greatly warm"
They passed Grand Central. THE
scent is strong. My psychic genius Is
with me, side by side
The same at Lexington avenue. Il
eel it. l am told we win. My genius
ells me We win
At Third avenue he was puzzled plainly
pzzled,, He CROPPED and tossed his head
p and down.
Back said he.
When the carriage reached Mendelo-
ttz's candy store he gave the order to
bit. Then he climbed down and went
20 the store. Presently he came out
sain.
n have been misled," said he. Prof,
Mnter. your mental force has been
ahinst me-. You wilfully thought OF
sonething else. / will not work with you
Blk TO the hotel. will try again with
~oulyou.-
9ck at the Astor he and the committee
TOD seats around a small table. The
psytic said he was tired and ordered an
invtorator.
IN SPENT said be. Il cannot try
agai to-day. 1t ID very wearisome.
sndSou. did not help me. . You. Prof.
Muter. fought me-
"Hh.' replied Prof. Munter.
'Hh,' remarked the Coroner. In
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