The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-02-03

| DR.. Furnivall sighed as if with re-
lief over the accomplishment of tt
tanic task and sat back in his chair.
"Wh-why!" gasped the visitor. His
eyes rolling till the whites seemed
nearly to fill the sockets, he started
up in an excitement too great for
words; but DIR. Furnivall merely point
ed in silence to his chair, and he sank
back into it.
Il fancy you have no doubt of my
power now, have you?" the doctor
asked.
"oh. no! No. no. no! You have
proved beyond all doubt, beyond all
possible question. that you can read"
"Print-and character." interpolat-
ed DR.. Furnivall. He waited for the
signs of the distinct shock which this
phase produced on his listeners face
to subside somewhat, and then con
tinued: Il momentarily adopted the
methods of fakir in order to show
you how easy 1t happens to be to do
SO, and how deceiving these methods
may be. For of course knew you the
moment you came in, and as soon as
you said you were in trouble l knew
what you were here for. Isn't your
case in all the papers? Isn't 1t known
that the police are hunting for you?
And do you think that / am as loose
a student as yourself, that l should
enter into hypnotism without reading
all that has been written on the sub
ject, studying personally all its liv
ing exponcnts. hearing their lectures.
attending their demonstrations, ac-
| LET
and standing, and placing them cate
gorically in my mind? / know by
sight every man of any reputation
along these lines not only in this city
but in every large city of the coun-
try. / also know what his belief is,
what he can do. whether he has
brains. II he is honest in his work.
whether he really has any idea what
hypnotism is-in fact, all the thing
which 1t would seem every ma,
should know about his line. whateve
it may be, if he expects to be sue
cessful'
The visitor sat like one who has
had all the animation shocked out o
him by the sudden establishment of g
heartfelt illusion. He was perfectly
still, and for once his face retained a
sincere expression for some minutes
together. 1t was lugubrious SINGER
ity, the corners of the mouth being
drawn down grievedly. the lips quiy-
ering, and the eyes, at first staring in
credulously at the speaker, gradually
shifting their gaze until 1t rested on
the floor. where it became fixed. 1t
seemed that should the man attempt
to speak he must inevitably burst into
tears.
Now" DR.. Furnivall went on, 81
am going to clear you of this charge
on one condition"
For an instant the hypnotist re-
manned as If he had not heard. Then
he raised his eyes, with inquiry in
them, to the Doctors.
The condition is, that you give me
your promise to refrain from attempt
ing to practice hypnotism until you
feel assured that you know what you
are about. You'll know when you have
arrived at this state of knowledge. If
you ever do arrive-don't worry about
that. You will entertain no doubt
about 1t whatever. Do you promise
the fulfillment to rest contingent on
my clearing yOu.
YES" he said, huskily, and dropped
his eyes again TO the floor.
Every well. Now come with me-"
But" he demonstrated, waking sud-
denly as If from a trance. "if you did
not read me how did you know was
incapable of this crime?"
II did not say I. had not read your
Lob ota mn he
ago. Nevertheless, that is not the rea-
son why 1 know you are innocent Of
compelling this woman, by mental sug-
gestion. to do as she did"
The hypnotist looked at him unde-
terminedly. as If he wished to ask the
real reason. but did not dare do SO. He
did not understand DR.. Furnivall's
smile. which had in 1t touch of the
cryptic and occult.
AT all events" he finally screwed
Up his courage to cay, ut is impos.
sfble to suspect this gentlewoman OF
, any wanton misdoing. She Is very
rich, very high-minded. lovely char
acter. of an old, family"
"Come!" DR.. Furnivall interrupted.
, giving this mans estimate OF character
and conditions as much attention as
he would the chattering Of monkey
i. Il am interested to know Just how the
scheme was worked and what par,
that lovely young English girl played
, in it. 1t was she who lured the clerk
, from the ofice, leaving the safe un
guarded. In fact, there are several
, little items in this case that excite
/ my thirst for knowledge. Comet"
But, 1 have been hiding; they will
recognize me. arrest me-
"rll take care of you-come!" said