The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-11

only want II done. And. wien you
had her hypnotized. could you
make her talk"
"Ths, depends the hypnctlst re.
piled. 'wha, IL II you wan, her to
talk about
None OF your business" said
Parmenter
Il must know could make her
,aik--yes. Probably slis would
talk about whatever happened to
be uppcrmost In her mind Just
prior 10 entering the oataieptie
state. II might be anything--,he
play she saw at the theatre, the
latest change IN fashions. n quar-.
rel with her Observation-Disclosures.
! must be able 10 furnish the sug.
gession TO direct the SUB iconscious
mental trend"
II soc said the promoter. Here
are two suggestions: aeroplare'
and gyruscope' That Ia all you
need 10 know. Now lisien.'
The gold coin changed banda
BE at my office" aud he gave
the address. ''at exactly II o'clock
tomorrow morning You will find
a woman there. She will b. busy
at a typewriter Enter quietly go
she VIII not hear. Do not speak.
Get busy. II she talks. you get
four more OF these gold boys. But
II ii's hocns.pocus--"
1T isn't hocus-pocus. said the
hypnotlst. Il will be there nj II
sharp. will do my part"
Mias Ffynt arrived at the office
nj next morning. Parmenter half
an hour later. As she took his dc
tatIon he called her my dear" sew
erai times and she smiled demure
~. have said she knew how
many beans make five.
At 1890 he said as he rose TO
enter the inner office: Type
those letters. my dear. They
should keep you busy tili lunch
time"
Al the door he paused. ny the
way. I am expecting n caller this
morning. Mfr. Hsuffmann. Let
me know when he comes. as do
nov WEI MIN hfHA HaiihAf
At 1915 "SquInt" Huffman.
shaky but toierably sober. arrived
and was closeted with Parmenter.
''T' hell wit tn dctails," said
"squlnt." "All want Is the basic
idea. kin work out tn details
myself. same az he did"
Are you sure?' asked Par
menter.
Muffin tut" said "Sanint"
The thoughts OF Miss F1ynt as
she clattered away at her type
writer were pleasant and mostly
about Josiah Bunne.
That slip they had taken togeth-
err on the Persian rug from Fall
River. Massachusetts. had given
their acquaintance an excellent
start. Bunne. on subsequent calls
nj the office. had talked with her
while waiting for Parmenter. Once.
In the street at noontime. and he
had taken her TO lunch at Manca's.
More accidental meetings fol.
lowed. Then. his face burning
the inventor had asked her TO 60
with him TO the Clemmer. She ac-
cepted. and. In turn. invited him
| To call at her boarding house
Finally. on never.to be-forgotten
Saturday afternoon they had gone
out to Dugdale's park to see ball
| game.
Bunne hadn't proposed. Miss
| Flynt wouldn't admit. even to her
self. that she wanted him to. Bu,
he had told her all about himself
his hopes. ambitions He had
even told her about the wonderful
non.collapsible. non-capsizable aer
oplane securely locked and guard
ed In the hangar on Harbor Island
| At first his technical flights had
| been so much Greek to her. But
she was an attentive and intelli
gent listener, and finally she un
derstoed and was as genuinely en-
thusiastic az he oyer the prospect
OF offering the world safe shir
In which to navigate. the heavens
Such were her thoughts when
the hands ofsthe office clock point
ed to II.
At that moment the door into
the corridor opened, and the Roy
al Egyptian Clairvoyant and Hyp
notist entered quietly.
With elbows on the polished
onyx counter, the mystic directed a
cold and sinister gaze upon the
back Of the typist's neck. His lean.
sinewy hands shot ont In gestures
OF command Tho THU long fin.
gers snapped.