The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-13
A Mind
Reading Craze
b MARTHA v. MONROE

A mind reader had come to town and
had given some astonishing public ex-
hibitions. But this had not the effect
on the beau monde Of an exhibition he
gave at the house OF Mrs. MacGruder.
one OF society's leaders. This private
entertainment made him fashionable.
and every young man who had shaken
his brains down into his heels at cotil-
Hon parties and every young girl
whose aristocratic manners and con-
served beauty had given her the right
to look down en- her sisters who had
the brains to take down the dictation
Of scientific constructor or a mer-
chant prince was talking about mind
reading.
Pete Barnical and Lucy witridge
were sitting together, she on sofa,
he in chair opposite her. He was
holding skein Of yarn on his hands
which she was winding into a ball.
Il have heard" said Miss Witridge.
that Mrs. Powelton is very much dis
pleased that Mrs. MacGruder got ahead
Of her by giving that mind reading
exhibition at her house. You see, all
society Is talking about 1t. OF course
it Is greatly to Mrs. MacGruder's cred
1t to have introduced the matter"
did the mind reader find out who
had the most mindY
II don't think that was his object.
He told what people were thinking
about"
What were they thinking about?'
What a question! 1t wasn't that
which was wonderful; it was that he
could tell without knowing what they
were thinking about
How could be tell what he didn't
know
She lifted her big brown liquid eyes
from q tangle In the yarn she was
Strengthening out to his with a kind
Of puzzled wonder.
II didn't mean to say" she replied
when she had given her brain time to
work out an answer. that he could tell
what person was thinking about
without knowing 1t, but he didn't know
1t until-until"-
HE found it out" supplied Pete.
mo. not that either. The remarka-
BILE feature of his performance was the
way he found it out"
How did he do it?'
How did he do 1t? Why. he did 1t
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 do?''
He took Billy Perkins hand and
blindfolded, led Billy to what he was
thinking about. Then Mr.. Horton
wrote something on a piece of paper
folded 1t, put 1t in an envelope, put the
envelope in book, put the book on
the top of the library, and then the
Where did he put the library?"
THE library! He didn't put that
anywhere. 1t was there already"
swell. then what happenedr'
The mind reader told what was
written on the paper, though he had
THAT'S nothing remarkable. I'll BET
l can tell what you're thinking about
this minute"
Il don't believe you can do any such
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 expires
sion as she looked at him and replied
that she wasn't thinking of any such
thing.
Eyes, you were. You were thinking
Of Tom Baxter. You couldn't think OF
Tom Baxter without thinking of Ton
Bakers head. Tom Bakers head Is
a pumpkin"
"How ridiculousw But she did no,
smile. Indeed, she made the exclama
ton because she didn't quite grasp the
logical conclusion.
''I'll tell you what you do" he pro
ceeded. not giving her time to think i
all out You fix your mind on some
thing and I'll lead you to it."
She spent some time selecting an oh
ject. then told him she was ready. III,
took her hand and led her to the piano
Il didn't think of that at ALL" sh,
said.
I'll try again." he said, still holdin.
her hand, and he led her to a clock OF
the mantel.
Wrong again."
He led her to a tete-a-tete In the cen
ter of the room. She didn't say wheth
er he was right or not, nor did he ash
her. They sank into their respectiy,
seats on the tete-a-tete. He still hell
her hand.
Il can tell you what you are think
ing about" he said.
"WhatY'
Tom Baxter"
I'm not"
"Me."
She did not reply to this. She lower
ed her eyes.
And / can tell you," he went on
what you think I'm thinking about"
"WhatY'
You're thinking that I'm thinkin.
that THAT 1 love you"
Tnere was a great deal more Of thi.