The Washington times., 1917-03-31

and, prestu.-thc ring had dropped
into one of their hands.
When one of the audience remark
ed that he had seen the ring as the
doctor entered, palmed in his rlght
hand, the doctor very promptly feIi
into a chair and demanded that the
two gentlemen of the press take his
pulse. They did; one on the wrist
and the other on the forehead.
Then the most psychic thing OF the
evening happened. At one anu
the same time, without any pre-ar-
ranged signal, the two amateur pulse
takers arrived at exactly the same
figure at exactly the same moment
-1O4 beats to the minute.
DIR. Sarak allowed the palming in
cident to pass.
MY high pulse shows this is no
Nuke" he Explained tciumphantly.
.sThe normal pulse is much lower.
Then he had some cotton put over
one eye, and partly over another, ana
allowed the members of the audience
to tie napkins around the top OF his
head until he looked more like
whirling dervish than a whirling der
wish himself-only he didn't whirL
He just played a game of dominoes
with one of the gentlemen of the
press.
Lost Game of Dominoes.
II he couldn't see he played a cork
ing good game of dominoes. II he
could, as some were unsympathetic
enough to intimate, he played very
poorly, for a supernatural. At least
the newspaper man beat him.
After this miracle one of the report
ers audibly remarked anent his
doubts. DR.. Sarak thereupon asked
him to take off his coat and tie II
round his head This the skeptic re-
| fused to do, but asked permission to
apply another napkin. The napkin
was brought him and the newspaper
man started to put it on.
Then DR.. Sarak got annoyed.
without remembering that he had
invited the gentlemen of the press TO
attend, he remarked in accents rather
more wild than psychic that. this was
his home: that the young man ought
to remember that he was a gentle
man; that he wasn't a gentleman, any.
way; that-oh, lot of things. Then
he snatched the reporters notes out
of his pocket.
Then the reporter got annoyed.
He grappled with the miracle work
er, while the audience almost got up
on its seats, pushed him gently into
the corner, and tried to get his notes
back. He didn't.
Things. were getting pretty lively
and most of the watchers were in a
pleasant state of anticipation when, as
usual, some one had to spoil the fun.
Everybody was just waiting to seu
whether the reporter was going to
swing at the guru and annihilata him
which he most certainly would have
or whether the guru was going TO
use his supernatural powers and ami
hilate the reporter-which was not
quite SO certain, because, while mild
and inofrensive, the reporter was quite
a healthy young specimen-when an
imitation William Jennings Bryan
stepped in and both principals accept
ed mediation.
Three Hurry Away.
After a lengthy conference. the re-
porter agreed to- go and things were
getting peaceful again when the dee
started it again by tearing up the
| newspaper mans notes. There was
considerable oralory over tils,' nut
presently the reporter got out--sIong
with Mr.. Moore and at least one other
member of the audience, and the
seance was resumed.
DIR. Sarak's next and last trick, as a
vaudeville skit, was worth alone the
price of admission-which was nothing
With his eyes still covered. from the
top, with napkins. he painted a picture
Of some mountains. a moon and sea.
He was so deXterous about ii that he
painted it both right-side-up and upside
down. Doubtless he could have done it
sideways. II was a remarkable Cd per-
formance.
Then. in the most gallant manner
imaginable. he presented II to one of
the sisters in esotarism. threw himself
down in a chair. had the napkins re-
moved. was tenderly ministered to. and
proceeded to devote the rest OF the eve
ming 10 trying to telephone the editor
of the paper which employed his young
friend.
Punch was served. cigarettes smoked.
chatter exchanged-and, VOLTA the
night Of miracles was at an end!