The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-07-27
Hypnotixing
Anne
By CLARA DELAFiELD

~, aud a widow. Naturally she hnd
suitors. hut Anne Porter proposed To
surrender her liberty to no man. not
even TO Cyrus Bogss. who was tifty
plump. uncomely. aud a childless
widower.
For six months Cyrus Bogxs bad sat
beside the Widow Porter every Satur-
day night. watching her knit and
yesrnlns to take that fair. plump hanl
In his aud hold u forever.
The widow Porter had one special
virtue. She had Inherited eight thou
sand dollars from the late Ephrnlm
Porter. whose virtues are recorded on
q squarish slab with rounded corners.
standing bolt upright. and engraved
very large. 80 rs not TO be missed
when certain trumpet sounds.
Cyrus Boggs had had twelve thou
sand-once That was before the Pe-
kin smash. Halliburton Pekin was the
shrewdest company promoter that ever
came out Of Cyrus Bogss' home town.
which had given birth 20 several II
was suspected that more than one %
the home folks had been stung by
Pekin's land schemes. But they kept
very. very quiet
Cyrus did anyway Nobody dreamed
that his twelve thousand had gone into
Pekin's bottomless bogs somewhere
down the lower reaches ~ the Mlssis
slppl. Hut after that the Widow For.
ter seemed like a ripe. sound peach,
q little too high on the tree.
We now shin to Monsieur Elenznr.
the hypnotlst. who spent one night IN
Farmer ELL jerks barn. nj twenty i've
cents herd. and held bis audience
spellbound.
How they laughed when mean old
Ebenezer Briggs handed out million
dollar bills to all AMI sundry What
roars II laughter weut ~ 90 the owl
infested rafters when Old MIS- Skin.
ner. seventy-four aud lame. Iubhl-d
up and down the plJnks. under tie
impression that she was crossing NJ
agarn on tlghi-rupe'
What r,nrs resJunit-l when the Rev.
Philo spratt. wiz had incautiru>ly
lent himself 20 the experiment, IN
braced "A dozen nuu-rNis,eut wives. Ia
the belief that he was the GRIND Turk
At the end Monsieur Elenznr stepped
forward.
"what have done" he said. ANY
man cnn do. 10 l. not the virtue la
me II Is power posse,se'l by rll."
Cyrus Boggs did not remember the
rest 81 Monsieur Eleazar's speech hut
he remembered the methods that he
had used And that night u Wild hope
was born In him. AMI the next satur
day night he said 20 the widow Por
ter:
"You wasn't at the show last Tues
lay. was you. Mrs. Porteri Say. YOU
oughter have seen Il Col darn II.
nearly split my sides with laughing
Let me show you. Mrs. Porter"
"Oh. please do. Mr. Boggs." said the
widow. looking up from her knitting.
May hold your hand. Mrs. Porter
Jest out of scientific feelingsf You
see. I take II 81. and look into your
eyes. Now watch me steadily. I
make three passes. 80. Now your
eyes close"
And, by heck. the widow Porter's
eyes closed. Cyrus Boggs felt all the
thrill that CONES 10 n masierful man.
"You cant open EN-" he said.
Il can't open them" repeated the
Widow Porter softly.
Il am your master" said Cyrus
Boggs
"You are my MASTER" whispered the
Widow Porter.
"You love me-" said Cyrus Boggs.
feeling an extraordinary sens. ~ pow
cr. You've always loved me. only
you've been hiding your feelings out
of coyness"
"rye always loved you" murmur-d
the widow Porter.
You're fast asleep now. and yet
you can see NE. said Cyrus Bpggs
You can see the love light IN my
eyes when you wake up you will
see me as the handsomest man you've
ever seen You will be crazy 20 marry
me. You viii marry me as soon as II
can be done
II shall marry you tomorrow" whls
pered the Widow Porter. and cyrus
Boggs was aghas, az the success that
attended him. lie waved his hand
across the WIDOWS face.
"wake up. und remember Jennie"
he said huskily.
The Widow Porter opened her eyes.
stared. and flung her arms about Cy.
rus neck.
II love you. Cyrus" she murmured
TREMENDOUSLY.
Il cannot conceal my feelings any
longer. May be yours"
"You may. Jennie" responded Cyrus
as he embraced her.
"Oh. Cy. It's like a miracle" said
the Widow BoggsL 1--WE been 80 mis-
cradle with that wretched Mr. Pc
kin taking my eight thousand dollars
for his schemes. and don't believe
IN see q penny Of II again. and II II
hadn't been for a strong mans love
that como along when life seemed
worthless the matter. dar.
iinsr'
"N-n-nothing darling" said Cyrus
Bogg1