The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-08

chicken Tell the gentleman how easily Won
were hypnotixed. Turn and face them hrst.
make little bow. That's q fine fellow. Nov
then!"
Kehr spoke in a dull monotonous voice:
Ladies and gentlemen" he said. II was
easier to hypnotic than chicken"
spoken like q mani" exclaimed Stilliter
He turned to Kehr and in voice of com.
1nand said: "sit down at that desk in the nrs
position of writing
Kehr obeyed
Take sheet OF paper. Ink your pen
Prepare to write. Write as dictate: Dear
Professor. /. o. U. ten million dollars"
Kehr finished and there was a craning Of
necks to see what he had written. The l. O.
u was passed from hand to hand
Suddenly Sturtevant broke the silence.
This" he said. rs only scrap of paper
It hasn't cost him cent-yet."
true" said Stilliter, well then" he turned
to Kehr.
Rave you any money with your
Yes"
Say. yes str."
!. Kehr did this and then produced from an
inner pocket a thick roll of yellow-b backs
surrounded by broad rubber band.
II think 1t would be pleasant II you dis
tributed them among the gentlemen present"
He began to do SO. When. suddenly
Stilliter walked him.
roll and his jaw dropped. He stammered
Then his brows knitted and the sweat came
stilliter handed him tho !. o. u.
There IL no hurry about this" he said
sweetly: still II you could let me have
couple Of million on account"
IT'S my writing" said kehF. but don't
remember writing It,"
He was in agony.
..And still you don't believe in hypnotismT
That crystal"
He turned panied astonished face from
one to another
You may tear UP that l. O. U" said Still.
liter grandly. But we shall keep the actual
aah YOU have distributed as souvenir OF
the occasion"
Just then q door opened quietly and Bar
clays private Secretary ushered Celestla into
the room. The capitalists rose as one man.
It was their homage to dignity and beauty
Barclay stepped quickly forward
Thank you for coming" he said. We arr
busy men, and it is difficult for US to get "
hear you. But from what have gathered IT
seemed to me that we ought to hear you
And now" he smiled with kind of gentle
old fashioned galiantry. Il am sure OF it.
you don't look like evil men," she said
"Of course you've made mistakes she wen.
on sweetly. but that wasn't malice. was III
It was ignorance. For you can't todnt th'
poor to remain poor. and the wretched
wretched. have been sent to show you now
this great house. which we call the world
may be clean and mt for human beings u
live In. You shall ask me questions II you
don't understand" And then she spoke 1ot
a long time gently and persuasively. looking
slowly from face to face, using simple "ord'
that children might have understood
In far corner or the room, Stilliter $1,000
His eyes never left her. and he looked ike
man laboring under great strain.
The effect Of celestia upon the capitalists
was curious. At first they looked cynical anu
amused, but physically attracted to her Ihen
they looked interested. and then astonlsheu.
Only Kehr retained his expression OF shre"u
Now and then he asked 'efs'
question, and did not seem convinced by NO
answers. But to the others. after "hiie n'
answers seemed unanswerable.
..And so," she finished. II don't ask you "
give UP anything. You shall even have mor'
II you must. only ask you to help me WIZ
the others-to see that the billions which arg
wasted shant be wasted-so that throush
cleanliness we shall do away with disease
and that through the general We'll penis
every man. woman and child shall nave
right to be happy
How about the Constitution" snapped
Kehr.
Some Of YOU" said Celestial. will SIT IN
the convention which is to write the ne"
constitution"
He gave a hoarse. harsh laugh.
How about the solid South?-
Celestia shook her head at him as Al
pusnacious and pig.headed child.
I'VE shall have to liQuify It," she SAID
Then. her voice. once more grave. ana he'
great eyes sweeping the circle.
who is going to help meT' she ASKED w
shall need millions-millions in money-nii'
lions in DRAINS"
Barclay stepped swiftly to her side. anu
with that same smile of gentle, old-fashioheu
Eallantry: ,.
my dear" he said. Don't worry about
that"
And he turned to the others:
You have heard a new gospel IN III.
world" he said IF It's pipe dream "
crazy. Gentlemen-what she wishes can "
done. And IL you with US. 1t snaii W
done" T.,
One by one they came forward. like men -. ~
a trance, and shook hands with Celestia. an
but Kehr.
Anything to stand in with old frienos' ~
said. Especially when that's the sioe
breads buttered on; but IL it's questioh
that what we've listened 10 Is
thing but nonsense, you car count me -,
We'll yoa," said Barclay, as sena
from Pennsylvania And you'll do as yos
toId.,.
celsstia iaurhed merrily.