Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-03-04
A Mind
Reading Craze
By MARTHA v. MONROE

hau given some astonishing pubic eX-
hibitions. But this had not the effect
on the beau monde of an exhibition he
gave at the house of Mrs. MacGruler.
one of society's leaders. This private
entertainment made him fashionable
and every young man who had shaken
his brains down into his heels III 60. Il
lion parties and every young girl
whose aristocr;itic manners and con
served beauty had given her tie ri.lit
to look Down In her sisters who Il Il
the brains to take down the dict:it.n,
of a scientific constructor or IL n,er-
chant prince was talking about mind
reading.
Pete Barnica and Lucy Wir,.,.@"
were sitting together. she on Il sofa.
he in chair opposite her. He WAS
holding skein of yarn on his Ll.,>
which she was winding into Il ball
II have heard" said Miss Witri,ge
that Mrs. Powelton is very much dis
pleased that Mrs. MacGruder got ahca,
of her by giving that mind re;ldin.
exhibition at her house. You see. all
society is talking about it. OF course
it is greatly to Mrs MacGruder's cr,,'
it to have introduced the matter
did the mind reader find out w5
had the most minl:"
II don't think that was his Object
He told what people We're thiliki..i
about
What We're they thinking about?'
What question. 1t wasn't tnlf
which was wonderful; it was that liz,
could tell without knowing what they
were thinking about
How could he tell what he didn't
know?'
She lifted her big brown liquid eyes
from a tangle in the yarn she WAS
Strengthening out to his with kind
of puzzled wonder.
II didn't mean to say" she replied
when she had given her brain time Ia
work out an answer. THAT lie could tell
what person was thinking about
without knowing it. hut he didn't know
it until-until'
He found it out supplied Pete.
mo. not that either. The remark;-
BILE feature of his performance was the
way he found it out.
How did he do it:''
How did he do it: Why. he did it
by She was stalled again.
Perhaps he didn't know himself
That's it, He said he didn't know
how he did it
What did he dog
He took Billy Perkins hand ana.
blindfolded led Billy to whit he W
thinking about. Then Mr. IIorts!
wrote something on Il piece of pap Il
folded it. put it in an envelope. put Il,
envelope in book. put the book 81
the top of the library. and then the
"Where did he put the libraly:'
The library. He didn't put tina,
anywhere. 1t was there already"
well, then what happened?"
The mind reader told what WAS
written on the paper though he h;ll
been blindfolded all the time
CHATS nothing remarkable. I'll be-
| can tell what you're thinking abou,
this minute"
Il don't believe you can do any sue
thing
"Try me. Think of something, and
! I'll tell you what it is"
| "Very well; I've thought of some
thing"
"a pumpkin
| There was contempt in her expre>
sion as she looked at Tim and replie
that she wasn't thinking of any suel
| thing.
Yes, you were. You were thinking
| of Tom Baxter. You couldn't think ol
Tom Baxter without thinking of Ton
Bakers head Tom Baxter's head i,
! a pumpkin
How ridiculous" But she did no
| SMILE Indeed, she made the eXclama
] ton because she didn't quite grasp tn,
! logical conclusion.
I'll tell you what you do" he pro
ceeded. not giving her time to think j
all out You fix your mind on some
thing and I'll lead you to it.
She spent some time selecting an oh
iect. then told him she was ready. Fl
took her hand and led her to the piano
II didn't think of that at ALL" sh
said.
"I'll try again." he said, still holding
her hand, and he led her to clock o.
the mantel.
Wrong again."
He led her to tete-a-tete in the Ger
ter of the room. She didn't say whett
er he was right or not. nor did he as
her. They sank into their respectiv
seats on the tete-a-tete He still he'll
her hand
II can tell you what you are think
ing about" he said.
"What?"
tom Baxter"
Tn not
Me-"
She did not reply to this. She lower
ed her eyes.
"And l can tell you" he went OF
what you think I'm thinking about"
1 "What?''
You're thinking that I'm thinkin