The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-14

blank as if you had fallen from a hay
stack and struck on your head, I didn't
know but something had happened"
You needn't worry yourself about
my blank countenance. Mrs. Bowser!
AS a matter of fact, you are not COM
petent to tell when a mans whole soul
is in his face or when he has no more
feeling than cabbage head"
1t was policy for her to maintain si-
Ience, and he walked up and down for
five minutes with his hands crossed
under his coat tails before he con-
tinued:
"A rather queer thing happened at
the office this afternoon. A named Gil
bert came in on some business, and the
minute 1 caught his eye I hypnotized
him. He was like one in a trance. When
1 told him to sit down, stand up or walk
around, he obeyed me like a child. He
would have flung himself out of the
window if had told him to. It's the
first time I ever knew that 1 had hyp-
motto powers, and the idea rather up
sets me. Did you ever suspect that
1 had this power?'
''Neveri" replied Mrs. Bowser, with
laugh.
What in thunder are you giggling
about?" he demanded as his ears began
to twitch.
About your hypnotic powers. Did
you take this Mr.. Gilbert out after the
show and treat him?"
of course not! What do you mean?"
ct didn't know but he was working
you for the drinks
"Say, woman, you ought to be sent to
an asylum for foolst' shouted Mr.. Bow
ser, as the blood Redeemed his face and
neck and took away all the Darkness.
IF I ever start to tell you anything,
you always twist 1t around to make out
that I haven't brains enough to chew
gum. Did you ever see a case of hyp-
notism.'
'''I don't think So"
'"Then don't try to be too funny.
say hypnotized that man. More than
that, 1 have discovered that I have a
great power that way. 1 can hypno-
tize you. the cat, the cook almost any
one else. Just watch that cat for a
minutei''
He sat down with his hands on his
knees and fastened his eyes on those of
the cat, which was sitting on the floor
few feet away. She glared back at
him for a few seconds, and then her
eyes began to grow green, her tail to
become bushy and her back to arch.
She'll go mad if you don't stop!'
cautioned Mrs. Bowser.
Keep quiet Don't break the SPELL
whispered Mr. Bowser as he continued
his glare. "She came under the in
fluence sooner than 1 expected, and it
will be a complete success. By George,
look at that back! Now watch her
while tell her to jump down and roll
over on the floor
He gave the order, but the cat me-
owed and spat at him. He repeated
it, and she uttered a long drawn yowl.
You are driving her madp' exclaimed
Mrs. Bowser as she rose up to flee.
shut up! Now, cat, you jump
to the floor and role over. Jump,
sayi"
She jumped. She jumped to the
piano, clawed off the cover, bounded
to the floor and after a spit" and
howl she ran down the basement stairs
and scared the cook out of her seven
senses as she whisked out into the back
yard.
Didn't I tell you I could do it ?" ex-
claimed Mr.. Bowser in great glee as he
rose up. THAT cat will be a beauti-
full subject to work on, and in Iess'n
a week I'll have her standing on her
head and playing all kinds of circus 1
will now exercise my powers on you.''
You won't do anything of the kind"
protested Mrs. Bowser, "and you'd also