The New York herald., 1922-04-22

woman who had disappeared stood out
quite plainly upon her former mistress's
bosom. And Just below the serving
woman's face was that of little child.
The secret was solved. Because of the
baby the serving woman disappeared
and died.
Another picture of ghosts-a wholly
different matter from photographs of
ectoplasmic form and beings. Such
ghost pictures we're not to be confused
with mere spirit pictures said Sir
Arthur. But this ghost picture was
taken on the west coast Of Africa. Two
negro women were standing beside a
hut. They were told to be still while the
photographer took them. The printed
picture showed three negro women, but
no hut The third negro woman--not at
all Opaque nor in any degree less SUBJ
stantial in the photograph than her
slsters-was graced by white shroud.
Sir Arthur rather amazed his SPELL
bound audience by announcing that he
had no psychic power at all. He did not
dwell upon his own shortcomings but
produced a photograph of a crystal
globe such as the gazers use. 1t was just
a crystal globe when the camera was
focused upon it. A printed page might
be read through it. Moreover it was
at high noon when the photograph was
taken.
The photograph showed clearly in the
smooth glass picture OF smiling
boy. something like Joshua Reynolds
child. And what. Sir Arthur demanded.
was a man to believe when he sits for
his photograph and to him is shown
thanked on his left by the prophet NAL
achi and on the right by a stone tablet
on which is chiseled in Singalese the
first verses Of the Gospel according 10
St. Mark. The picture was thrown on
the screen. A DR.. johnson of the Brit
ish India service was the material
subject.
Hiram Maxim's Picture shown.
Perhaps you would be better pleased
to see face that you might know" said
Sir Arthur.
There was o general stirring and vari-
Gus guesses as to whose thin wrath of
likeness was forthcoming. 1t was the
late Hiram Maxim's profile, lightly
limned on a photograph of a stolid
looking woman. There was much ap-
plause, for the Maxim face was familiar
to many of those present.
A photograph of Sir Oliver Lodge in
the flesh provoked applause, but there
was n wave of gasping when the next
picture was thrown on the screen. On
sat Mrs. Leonard, q medium. Between
the heads of the two wcmen-thinly
sketched. but clear in every physiog
nonlical detail--was the face of the dead
Raymond. son o. Lady Lodge. There
was a decidedly uncanny character 10
this picture because OF the unutterable
tenderness in the eyes of the dead boy.
who appeared to be seeking TO attract
his no other's attention.
Like Coney's Trick Mirror.
There were other pictures Some gave
the impression that the sensitive coat
ing on the plate had run as though un-
der great heat and had shown in syrupy
undulations on the print. Weird faces,
such as one sees when standing before
those trick mirrors at Coney Island,
showed on these distorted plates.
There were subjects that suggested
that the man end the woman who had
sat for the photograph had moved while
the photographer was pressing the bulb.
Only there were six or eight unaccounted
for hands ard here and there puff of
vapor that seemed to be taking human
form.
And finally there was a picture of
woman in trance with six men look
ing above her head. They appeared to
be startled They had right to be.
Out of the sleeping body of the medium
was coming a radiant creature who
seemed to issue from the woman's
shoulder like a wisp of smoke from q
cigarette. The wisp curled upward and
began taking form. Presently the legs
and body OF beautiful woman were
seen and then the head and shoulders,
heavy with unfastened hair. 1t wasn't
moving picture but if one followed
tlx f,x.
preston of the movie.
You have seen the picture of an
angel" said Sir Arthur. That's what
that was an angel