The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-07-21

ATCHISON MAIDEN
HAS UNCANNY POWER
Finds Lost Keys, Pens and
Husbands and Reads Minds
Freely.
HAS MANY VISITORS
Goes to High School and Re-
fuses to COmmercialize
Her Gifts.
Is MANY VISITORS

KANSAS CITY, July 19.-The telephone
rang in the little frame house at 500
South Firth street. Atchison. Kan.
Hello. Eugene?" a voice asked.
mo. I'll call her."
A pretty girl with bobbed brown. curly
hair. rosy cheeks. fascinating dimples
and likeable smile picked up the re-
ceiver.
Hello" she said.
Hello. Eugene"
yes"
Eugene this is Mrs. Johnson. down
on South Fourth street, you know. I
lost my keys and I'm just about crazy
because I can't find them. Can you tell
me where they are?''
The girl stood silent at the telephone,
pair of big brown eyes fixed absently
In the distance.
Look in the bedroom dresser" she
said slowly. "In the third drawer. under
some handkerchiefs."
'.All right. Eugene. Wait minute.
I'll see IL they's there"
The person at the other end of the
wire left 1t an instant. but she soon was
back.
"You were right. Eugene" she called.
THANK you ever so much. Goodbye"
"Good-bye," answered the brown-eyed
girl.
Eugene Dennis is the mystery of
Atchison. Kan. A 16-year-old girl, q
junior in high school, she reads minds
with an accuracy that is uncanny. She
finds everything from lost keys and fra
ternity pins to lost husbands-much, 1t
must be admitted, to the husbands cha
grin. How does she do It? Ask Eugene.
An Atchison woman gave large party
two or three years ago.
why don't you have the little Dennis
girl In to read some of our minds!'
prospective guest suggested.
Cards were played for awhile. then
the hostess gathered all her guests in
one room.
''we're going to have a new game,
everybody" she announced. ALLOW me
to present Miss Eugene Dennis. who will
tell us the thoughts that are in our
minds"
There was an excited buzz OF CONVEX
sation. Everyone had heard OF Eugene.
but few had seen her work. She was
piloted to the centre Of the circle and
left to stand there looking bewilderedly
at the people who faced her.
everybody give me something they
own" she said timidly.
Rings were taken of women's hands
and the men surrendered watch chains,
cigarette cases. Notwithstanding they
had.
Mystines Her Hearers.
Eugene picked a gold band wedding
ring out of the group.
''This belongs to you" she said, indi-
eating one Of the married women pres
emit and turning the ring over and over
in her hand with nervous rapidity. You
wanted to come here tonight, but your
husband didn't, and you scolded him and
said, It's a pity. John. we can't. ever go
any place without your raising such an
awful howl about it.
The child paused for breath.
"And that's your husband there" she
concluded, pointing to a furiously en-
barrassed man. And he wishes now
that he wasn't here. as he isn't having
bit Of a good time"
ooh, 1 say" began the man in
confused protest, but Eugene silenced
him with an imperious shake of her
head.
.'This necklace is Mrs. SIS" she an
nounced. Mrs. S. thinks the gown Mrs.
c. has on is fright. She told Mrs. L.
SO a while ago. She isn't having good
time. either. and She said to Mr. S.: 1t
does seem to me that at party like this
we'd do more than play cards. Stand up
straight and try to look agreeable for
once in your life. will your
This cigarette case Is Mr.. AS. He
said to that man next to him. Look at
Old Lady NJ. tonight Doesn't look a
day over 100 years old. Why will these
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS try to act like
kidsg"
The guest who had suggested Eugene's
presence at the party was frantic.
"Stop her-stop her" she beseeched
of the hostess. Every one Is getting
furious and it's terrible"
The hostess as embarrassed as any
one else, put her arm around Eugene
and tried to lead her out Of the circle.
'sCome. DEAR" she said gently TO the
child. That's very nice and we thank
you. Don't you want some ice cream
and cake now?"
"Yes'm," Eugene answered truthfully.
And I'll tell you something about your
self, cause you're so nice to me. You
didn't want to give this party. You
said so to your husband tonight. You
said: Let's grin and bear 1t and get 1t
over with. It's INSTRUMENTATION
bunch of people when none of us care
for each other-but 1t has to be done,
guess"
Adept Since Her Babyhood.
Eugene ahas had her mind reading
power since she was 2 years old, her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Dennis, say.
Mr. Dennis. a pattern maker for the
Locomotive Finish Material Company.
has no talent in such direction. Mrs
Dennis gets poems from the air occa-
sionally. but has no insight into the
past or the future. Eugene-she was
given the boys name because Mrs. Dem
mis- always had fondness for it---has
startled people all her life with her
ability TO read their minds and proph-
esy their futures.
No pains have been taken to culti-
vate the faculty In the girl. She has
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