Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-06-21
The Paneued Bedroom
Experiences in the Lire
of Doctor.
Copyright. by w. C. Chapman.)
By A. T. M

cember when l decided to take q
much needed rest, and awaited myself
of IN invitation to visit my friends
the Perownes, in their beautiful Eng,
lish country home.
The Perownes of Queens Marvel
belonged to one of the Oldest families
in Staffordshire. Their country sea-
was remarkable for all that renders
family residences attractive. Some
parts of the house were centuries old,
and acres of broad lands surrounded
the ancient mansion, which at the
time of my arrival held a large party
of Christmas guests.
Edward Perowne, the present own
er, was an imposing looking man OF
about sixty. He came into the hall to
pretty daughter-in-law, and a girl
whom he introduced as his grand
child. When / dressed for dinner l
noticed the great beauty of the room
which had been allotted to my use.
1t had three doors, which at this mo-
ment stood slightly ajar; one opened
on to the landing, one into a dressing
room and bathroom combined, and
n into a small and beautifully fur
nished sitting room. This room con-
tanned writing table, easy lounge,
many comfortable chairs, cabinets
full of %curios, and a large book case
well stocked. I entered, but finding
that l had no time to examine the
books, returned to my bedroom, clos
ing as l did so all three doors. Then
| gazed around in perplexity. ] found
myself in a spacious bedroom, but
there was a certain air of emptiness
which struck me as strange; there
was scarcely any furniture. The bed
occupied an a%lcove, a large fire blaZed
in the opposite corner, there were a
few chairs and one or two tables;
nothing else-no wardrobe, no chest
of drawers. / examined the walls
more carefully and found they were
all made up of panels decorated in
blue and white. l discovered in each
what looked like a spring, touched it,
and Immediately the panel revolved
on a pivot and revealed furniture of
uis s~..nt kinds within Wardrobes and
all oth<a .A~.@s.- articles nj f,r'.
SulS "SiC III SlS" bShilu SoSll ~
all by this odd means pushed out of
sight except when required for use.
But the most remarkable thing was
hat the three doors were also in
panels, and when shut absolutely dis
appeared. The effect was strange.
Standing in the middle of the room,
I was, to all appearance, in an apa-t-
ment without any door. Just then the
gong sounded for dinner, but familiar
as l seemed with the room, I could
not find the right exit. l looked in
vain for a handle in any one of the
panels, but presently saw a button in
a panel at one II of the room. l
pressed it and a door opened. l found
myself then in my sitting ROOM,
which, like the bedroom, was lighted
from above with electricity, and going
down the stairs joined the rest of the
guests at dinner.
was seated next to the pretty girl
who was my hosts granddaughter.
she was nearly seventeen. Immediate
ly she volunteered to tell me who the
different guests were.
THAT is mother sitting opposite
us. You know my father is dead, SO
mother lives here with grandfather.
That lady at the further end of the
table in black velvet, with a diamond
star in her hail. is my cousin, Louisa
Enderby. Her mother g gT~andfather's
only daughter. Grandfather married
twice, and Louisa Enderby's mother
is his daughter by his first wife. My
father was dear grannie's only child.
Louisa has spent the greater part of
her life abroad. She is a wonderful.
ly clever woman, and the most amax.
ing mesmerist you ever came across"
/ glanced In the direction of the
lady. She was heavily built, y 18th
thick, dark eyebrows, a swartb-l com
plexion and sternly set ja'v Alto
gether an uncommon sor' If woman.
and with something r.eculiarly mag.
netic in her sharp gaze. After dim
ner we gathered IN the drawing room,
ana at cohses Ices request Miss En-
DERBY conse' ted to give an exhibition
o.. her n' smeric powers. Constance
ohereo % be the subject and seated
nerse' 1 in preparation for the ordeas
MY 5 Enderby commenced to make
= lie usual passes which are supposed
to produce hypnotic sleep. It was
evident that Constance was an easy
subject, for soon her eyes closed, she
uttered a deep sigh, and Miss Ender-
by removing her gaze from the sub
ject. announced that she was asleep
The rest of the visitors crowded
around and began to ask questions
through the mesmerizer. Constance
answered each remark, however silly
Professionally, I have always beer
opposed to performances of this ma
ture, considering them distinctly dan
gerous, and l was glad to accept ar
invitation from my host to accompany
him to his study. We had not beer
there very long when n of the youn
ger girls rushed in and informed us
excitedly that Miss Enderby could
not awaken Constance, who was cry
ing and moaning Historically. | wen
at once to the drawing room, ant
found the girl to be in a condition
which threatened her with convul
sions. Miss Enderby, greatly agi
tated, was bending over her, graspfni
her hands.
Let her alone" I said. When yo'
become calm again you must revers'