The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17

|-HE dapper chap in dress suit that fits
impossbly well descends from the stage to
the aisle on his carpeted bridge, leaving a
sheepish committee blinking at the footlights
as guard of honor to the handsome young
whose bandaged eyes they have just inspected.
'Nill some gentleman in the audience kindly favor
me with bank bill or treasury note? Any denom-
ination. Thank you sir, that will do very nicely
Now, viii you please make note of the number
as to be able to identity it?
AS you will all notice, the lady is sitting
pedestal made up OF several wooden frames, which
absolutely prevent the possibility of electric COM
munication. Your committee has blindfolded her.
She is quite unable to see the blackboard 1 will now
take piece OF chalk-no mystery here, as you see.
And we will proceed with the test"
The dapper chap regains the stage and takes up
position before the blackboard where his every
nlent is visible The self-conscious committee shifts
to a new set Of attitudes. The young woman, leaning
back in her chair apparently surrenders herself
trancelike condition, moves her lips and speaks in
strained faraway voice, subty suggestive of a pre-
scient soul bending its arduous task.
Il think it is S. bill"
The audience gives close attention, for every one
can see that is really, truly S. BILL and the
scornfuy skeptical are interested The dapper chap
writes "S5" in heavy characters upon the board.
First / see a letter E" continues the young
woman. The dapper chap obedently transfers the
letter with the grating chalk.
The next appears to be g." says the young
woman. Now put down the figure A." She goes
easily from character character, while the dap
per chap follows her announcements on the black
board and the audience orgets rustic its programs
until the number of the bill is complete She even
describes the punctuating hieroglyph and he of the
fautess dress suit steps forward from the finished
work with smile, descending to the aisle once more
You the gentleman who favored me, you
not? Thank you VIII you kindly note whether The
bill yours and the number correctly given? Thanh
you. Do you mind allowing to show it to your
neghbors? Thank you"
Oh there is not the slightest doubt about it. The
young woman has read the number OF the bill with
out slip, right through the bandages and the cus
terng group c: the committee And lest the keptica
should suspect collusion confederate the dappe
chap wanders far up the aisle for the anc
takes $50 bill from gentleman in the middle
row 1t is quite too wonderful The young Womans
invisible eye is equal to any BILL large SMALL ant
she is evidently well acquainted with the state o
every pocketbook in the house. Yielding to al
urgent request the dapper chap even consents t.
Try her with Watch, Wherenpoh She Degns Dy an
nouncing that II is silver and gives the number a.
before.
MARVELLOUS SECOND SIGHT J
Second sight! Mind reading Surely every on
has witnessed some such demonstration and has gon
home afterward, perhaps unbelieving but puzzled
and it may be- just triAe uneasy "Of course, it's
trick, but how il done?" the inevitable bro
midion. The creduous remark, well, ther
really may be something in it. Now, when Arthur fel
down the cellar stairs and broke his leg launch
ing into domestic episode in which the occult fur
nishes stimulating if unconvincng atmosphere
Others, few, recognize in the achievements of th