The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03

1 lI7TJHERES a naughty little story about perfectly good old S maid who once went to a circus
 and when the clown began to read let ters and newspapers through several thicknesses of blankets and things got sort of uenasy like for fear she hadn't
 on as many clothes she should have, and-and-- Well, the reason happened to think of this story was because went to see Leona LaMar round at the Lyric the other evening. She's the Girl with the thousand eyes" you know, and thought I'd just tell you that if you had anything on your mind that you didn't want known, you'd better beware. for she's lots worse than the clown at
 the circus. He could read through sev- eral thicknesses of blankets, but, be- lieve me, this girl can read right through several thickness of mind tell you what you are thinking about if you please, so you'd better be thinking nice
 things when you get in speaking distance of her or your real name will be told; in
 other words, your think tank will be
 exposed.
 She can almost read the hieroglyphics
 on your backbone, if you've got any. l haven't so l played safe; but, honest to goodness, this girl is perfect wonder. and after seeing her through two per formances, with my usual curiosity, crawled ''back stage" invaded the sanctum sanctorium known as her dress 1 ing room, and there hold and below, tried to discover the trick
 Did I do it? t..&
 more now about how Leona LaMar sits up on the stage blndfolded at the Lyric
 and describes your hair, the color of your
 shirt front, your tie, your boots, your socks, and most any other old article of wearing apparel you've got on (you see, told you she was worse than the clown at the circus) than l did before I went. As matter of fact, l never have quite believed in mind reading, anyway. don't know that I even believe in it now, after witnessing the remarkable LaMar seance q don't know whether that's what you call mind reading exhibitions or not; if it isn't, will somebody kindly correct | me?} but this I do believe. that this girl is wonder. She baffles and plzzles and if there's anybody who can catch on" to the trick, I'd like for that person to kindly come forward and receive the thousand dollars that Miss LaMar offers
  can do
 i Miss LaMar is very human and sweet and attractive "off" stage; she is a ner- vous, tenperamental sort of human be- l ing, and you can readily see how she would be when she sits for 20 minutes or more before hundreds of people and reads their minds like I'd read McGuf- feys First Reader. q know you haven't heard of McGuffeys First Reader since the flood)
 What is it,'s asked. What strange hpower or charm or gift is it that enables ! you do do it ?'
 Sitting in her dressing room awaiting the second evening performance Miss Lamar smiled back gently as l stacked the questions skyhgh. MT. w. A. Shan whom she speaks affectionately to as daddy, answered before she did: 'Her mother before her had the power; she wasn't as clever as Leona, but she was wonderfully clever.'
 'Has anybody ever been able to fathom the mystery" I asked.
 There is no mystery" Miss LaMar
 said. Tt is just a gift; I've had it since l was small child; my little brother and I used to play Christmas times at find- ing things our mother had hidden away from us so that we'd think Santa Claus had brought them and I'd just think and think and think right hard and then suddenly vision would come to me and ents were and we'd go and find them."