The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-10-30

husband. but there was none wnt
could stand Ludwig's seriousness. Sc
long as he could not win Lena. he die
not care whom he married and would
have accepted any one his mother Sc
lected for him If he had been himself
acceptable. But there was not a CIR
within a distance of fifty miles who
would marry him.
Frau Keisewetter heard of Professor
COblesteiner. who was working won
ders in Cologne about that time IN
hypnotsm. 1t occurred to her that
probably he might by hypnotic infiu,
ence give her son a cheerfulness that
would show itself in his countenance
She wrote the professor to that effect
and received reply that he could in.
fuence her son while In the hypnotic
state In any direction. but that be
doubted II the condition could be made
permanent He was making some eY-
periments in securing permanent ar
fects and should be glad to include her
son In the number Of his subjects.
So anxious was the good woman t.
get rid of Ludwig's defect that she
begged him to go to Cologne and put
himself under Professor Coblesteiner's
influence. Ludwig. who knew some
thing about hypnotism. had no faiIp
In 1t. At least, he had no faith In his
disposition being SO changed as to alter
the expression of his face. But 10
please his mother he consented to 60
SO he mounted his horse, and. kissing
her goodby, promising her that he
would give Professor Coblesteiner ev,
cry facility to serve him. he started on
his journey
Now. Frau Keisewetter had been y,
diligent in hunting for girl WHO
would marry her son that she had tried
every girl living both up and down the
river. Since Ludwig travelled down
the river. he passed the homes of girls
who had been tried living in that d.
rection The fact had spread thX.
young Keisewetter. who was so serious
looking that he could not get a wife.
was gong TO Cologne to have ms dls-
position changed, and the girls who
had refused to marry him were watch
ing him from behind blinds as he
went by.
He would make an excellent model
for tombstone"
"'Tis better to laugh than to cry"
Laugh and the world laughs with
you; weep and you weep alone"
II would rather marry an Egyptian
mummy"
His face is as long as from Coblenz
to Cologne
These were some Of the remarks of
the girls who were watching Ludwig.
So Ludwig gloomily journeyed on
down the river. unconscious Of the re-
marks made from behind the blinds by
those who had refused him. hoping,
though not expecting. that some good
would result from his journey.
When Ludwig left home 1t was ex-
pected that he would remain under
Professor Coblesteiner's care for a
week or two. But at the end of that
time the professor wrote Frau Keise-
wetter that he had found In her son
very peculiar patient one especially
susceptible to his influence, and he
hoped that by hypnotizing him fire.
quently for several months to break
the lugubrious spell that rested upon
him
AT the end of four months the widow
received etter from the professor
stating that he had ceased to put her
son under hypnotic influence. The
young man had not yet relapsed into
his former condition. but the professor
could not tell how long this present
one would last. He was sending Lud-
wig home to remain there while wait
ing Developments
Frau Keisewetter was so filed with
hope and enthusiasm that she told all
her friends that her son was coming
home cured The news Travelled. and
before Ludwig left Cologne II had
reached even to that city The young
man had not ridden half an hour be
fore he passed the house of Gretchen
Hallub, who was watching for him.
She went out into the road to con-
graduate him. He greeted her with a
smile that she considered the most