The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-12

psychic investigation, but. unfortu-
nately in this case our only resource.
I suppose we have got to be duped by
some hali-human intelligence of the
usual low order"
There came two thunderous raps
upon the table-the accepted signal
| for no
"You protest. do you, my friend"
said Brodsky grimly Very well, you
shall have another chance. Now, per.
haps, you will tell us your proper
name"
Three loud raps indicated willing
ness and Brodsky began TO spell out
the alphabet again This time the
signature was different. 1t contained
three words, as before. and they were
| Jim, the Penman."
81 fancy | see some method in this
Madness said the doctor, ignoring
the three raps that joyfully assented
TO this remark. And fancy that our
prankish friend will have still an
other signature upon the third at
tempt. Now. sir. let us have the end
OF the charade"
The alphabet was slowly spelled out
once more. This time the signature
ran. Chips, the Carpenter"
AHA" said the doctor. Just as
| expected Yes, my friend, under
stand your carefully veiled illusions.
And now, perhaps you will AFFORD US
some indication of your desires"
Hardly had the words left the doc
tors mouth when a scream burst from
Barons lips. In the dim light, TO
which our eyes were now becoming
accustomed. saw him slide suddenly
from his chair to the floor-or, rather,
the chair seemed to be pulled violent
ly from beneath him, as mischiey-
GUS schooboy might have done to
some venerable elder. And then the
chair stood up solemnly upon its back
legs and began fitting backward and
forward, kicking the PROSTATE man,
much as thug might kick his wife
when he returned home drunk Drunk,
indeed, seems to be the word most
suitable, for the thing balanced it.
self gravely and deliberately, but
withal with difficulty, in the intervals
between the kicks. Then, as Baron
slid forward. screaming. into the cen.
ter OF the room, saw the thing begin
to side at him, butting him like
goat, Finally, Withdrawing foot or
more to gain momentum, it waddled
solemnly forward, mounted his pros.
trate form, and executed clumsy
dance upon the most prominer. por.
tion Of his waistcoat.
am afraid that all the sympathy
which ] should have felt was extin-
guished in that burst OF Homeric
laughter that came from the doctors
lips. in which | Joined. There we sat
by the table, rocking to and fro,
speechless and apoplectic, while the
chair executed its solemn ritual, now
executing 4 pas de seul upon his
chest and again balancing itself upon
one leg, apparently irresolute what
antic II should next perform And all
the while Baron screamed like an in
sane man, yet so paralyzed by his
terror that he could not move | knew
that James would break into the room,
for the screams outrang our laughter,
and were those OF man in mortal
agony But | was not prepared for
the denouement.
heard scufling in the hail. the
door was flung wildly open. and
towering figure appeared in the door.
way. that of woman. For one in
slant she hesitated; then, without a
word, by instinct, as 1t seemed. she
found the exact location of the low
gas Jet and turned 1t on There were
We at the table, red in the face, there
was Mrs. Darrell beside us, watching
US In surprise and not understanding,
there lay Baron upon the floor
dusty and battered gripping with all
his might the leg of the now innocuous
chair that seemed to have become en-.
tangled with his head. And then |
realized that Mrs. Baron had returned
from Europe.
She drew herself up to her full six
feet OF height and glared at us with
a single comprehensive gaze.
"Stuyvesant, get up" she hissed.
And the fear.strcken wretch rose
slowly and painfully to his feet and
stood before her as a delinquent
schoolboy in the presence of his
master.
so this Is the way you have been
enjoying yourself while | have been
away" she cried. These are the
orgies you have been indulging in
with these low creatures at your coun.
try seat, as you were pleased to call
It in your letters to me. You thought
you could hoodwink me, your wife.
after 20 years OF unhappy married
life. But I'll keep my eyes on you
from this night forward. You shall
not get the divorce you have been
counting on" she went on, becoming
for the first time hysterical. The doc.
tor half rose from his chair. In an
instant the woman had staggered to