The Washington times., 1922-10-23

Ds. LhsiAAN AbBOTT.
ing a cigarette ana waiting pa
tiently until all In the reception
room" have been entirely over
come and subdued by the battling
scenes and mystic incidents flashed
before their fear-ridden minds.
Then he appears at the door Of
the Inner shrine" calling one Of
the victims.
"oh troubled soul. enter within
this Temple Of Truth" he softly
chants. Said troubled soul" en-
ters. III.
ground" ten days and I nearly re-
signed in disgust the first hour OF
the first day.
He had made me an ordained
medium" after an elaborate cere-
mony. He had knishted me with
the name Of Professor, Schotz Of
Jerusalem" and I was Ais assistant.
There were ten women in the
waiting room on that first morn
ing OF my career as assistant
love seer"
Three Of them seemed particu-
iarly troubled. and ] was sorry for
them. Each of, the three was cry.
ing as II her heart would break.
One was a pretty married woman
about eighteen years Of age. i was
told by the love pastor'' she is a
member Of a prominent Pasendena
family. Another was pretty
nurse, middle aged. The third who
particularly impressed me was an
aged woman who had with her a
twelve.year-old girl.
assisted in the Inner shrine"
as each OF the three entered therein.
The eiGhteen-year-Ol old girl was the
FIRST to be called. She was the first
subject" that day.
The Ordained medium" knew she
was coming to see him, for he called
her by name.
Like Hunted Thing.
She stood In the middle Of the
"inner shrine" as II petrified. The
look in her big eyes was that Of a
hunted thing. She looked desper-
ately at the statue of Buddha and
the crystal eye, and as the love
pastor" took her trembling hands
and started to pave the way for a
"5 reading" she almost tainted with
tne mystery VI IL all Aheh nc
started to soothe her in subtle,
cooling tones.
"Oh, troubled spirit. beauteous
maiden, keep nothing from me.
Tell me all, for mine are the eyes
that see all and mine is the spirit
that knows ALL" he pleaded.
Her shattered nerves soothed to
the extent that she could talk. she
went on to tell a story OF alleged
attack by a former sweetheart
while her husband OF six months
was away.
At times her words almost. died
away and were lost in a burst OF
pent-up emotions. The pleading
tones of the man-who knows all
We're always at hand, however, and
his imagination suggested incidents
which her tired mind accepted as
part OF her story
Tale Of Triangle.
Finally the story was COM
piete. 1t was the age-old tale Of
the human triangle.
She confided in the great man"
that she had even thought of end
ing It all.
mot that. troubled spirit" he
told her. Il will call on my IA
vorite spirits and your troubles will
be over"
Then ne announced that. with
the help Of his able assistant, my
SELF" he would have to go into q
trance and take a mental picture"
of her.
This trance, he told the weep
ing girl. would cost her $50, for
II would require his greatest men,
tai efforts and would be q strain
on him.
She sobbed out the plea that she
had but s25 that she could spare,
but that she had 1t with her and
would give II to him then. He
then had her write n certificate
Of satisfaction" stating that she
had voluntarily donated IS for the
services rendered"
This donation system was a part
Of his scheme to keep within the
law. patients" could either make
q 81 or IS donation" He took the
$25 from this girl and told her to
dIsrobe for a mental picture, while
he went into q trance to commune
with the spirits. He asked me to
sit on a nearby chair and conceh-
trate. i ueVeiOpeu nySteTlcal lauSn'
ter at the scene and he cast me a
disapproving look. explaining to the
girl that ] was sobbing, so close was
l to my favorite spirit.
And she believed II.
Reluctantly, she started to remove
her clothing, sobbing all the while,
and her pretty face could not hide
it's blush of shame.
Muse Enters.
Half way through her task Of dis.
robing she hesitated. The soothing
words OF the medium were again
in evidence.
Fear not. oh troubled" he purred.
I'VE look through the body and only
at the spirit. We must see the
spirit as II is" he continued
IT was then instructed to leave
the room and remained in the re-
ception room twenty minutes, on
my mission OF gaining the con.
fidence Of other patients" A sig.
nal knock brought me back into
the ''inner Shrine" and the Pasa.
dena girl had gone. There was a