The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-11
BY ELLIOTT FLOWER.


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1t came to her as an inspiration. He
had taken q seat at a distance of
about six feet from her, as was his in
variable custom when he called, and
his innate bashfulness and diffidence
had made his conversation just about
as uninteresting as usual. "Are you at
all interested in the subject of hypnot-
ismp she asked.
"No," he replied. 81 never have given
it thought"
"But you should" she said.
"'But don't know how to try 1t" he
returned regretfully.
"Oh, can show you that" she said.
''You take something bright-a piece
of silver or anything like that-and
hold it directly in front of the subjects
eyes. Then you tell him to concen-
trate his gaze and thought on that
bright object, while you concentrate
your thoughts on subjugating his will
to yours. Pm sure man of your force
of character and intensity of purpose
would soon be in complete control of
the subject. You might try it with me
and see If you understand"
OF course he was quite ready to
make an experiment. Slowly he with
drew the silver piece, but she made no
motion to indicate that she was con-
scious of any change.
Martha ~ he said in some alarm.
She went TO him without a word.
"Sit down beside me-" he said, "and
give me your hand.
"Rest your head on my shoulder" he
commanded.
"Talk about raptureI" he muttered.
His heart was beating like trip-ham-
mer, but for ten minutes he sat there
without moving. Then he heaved a
deep, happy sigh and asked himself:
''What would the world do without
hypnotismY
He had been looking that matter up
and had discovered that he had over
looked most important test. The ex-
pertinent was more protracted on this
occasion, but 1t failed to bring him any
nearer the goal of his desire-and
hers. To have a hypnotized girl was
OCSIuCu 11AuAy III AJS Wdyg Dul II
did not give him the courage he need
ed when she was In her right conscious
ness. t#W ~ o
The third evening she protested.
"What do you do when 1 am under
the influence of your will" she de-
handed. ga so5fs $50
'T-why, II that is, don't do any
k.r1& Eel
hood showed in mans face, it did in
his when he said: TT simply make
you do various things to demonstrate
my control over your viii and actions"
I'D like 10 know what they are" she
insisted. Suppose you just pretend
am hypnotized and tell me what to do.
I'll promise to do it just as would in
the nature of your experiments"
"But-but that wouldn't demonstrate
anything" he argued.
Foolish mani It would have demon
strated more than all his hypnotic ex-
periments combined.
"Oh, WELL" she said resignedly, eff
it is Of any intellectual or other adj
vantage to you, go ahead. But really
think it would be ever so much bet
ter If were conscious of what was
happening; don't your"
He WINGED, and his face fairly burn
ed. In fact, he was so disconnected
that he failed to notice the CLEAN Of
triumph In her eyes as he began his
usual experiments. If he had, possibly
he would have been better prepared
for what happened when it was over.
He had scarcely, as he thought, re-
moved the spell, when she suddenly ex-
claimed: "Why, what's that on your
coat?" A moment later, after hasty
and interested inspection, she added ::
"'Why-why, it's face powder; and
there's some on your mustache, too.
Percy wallingfordl demand to know
what you make me do when am
thus placed in your powerl It is my
right, sir, and I demand an explana-
ton. What advantage have you taken
of my poor, weak will2"
What could he say? What could he
do? Clearly nothing but make clean
breast of the whole affair. He hesi-
tated and stammered, grew red and
then white, and finally, driven to des-
peration, blurted out. Forgive me,
Martha, but II love you. did make
you put the powder there, but 1t was
because THAT is, want you to marry
me-"
ooh, Percyl" she cried, 'this is SO
sudden"
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