The evening world. Newspaper, November 23, 1907, Page 9

Saturday, November. 23, 1907. By Chics Darnton. HB inventor of the wireless drama did not fix me wi his piercing eye and calmly say, “I know what you want to kyow.” No, dear aden Mr. Augustus Thomas, with eyes of bite and sense so e, began’ the witching hour of 3 P, M. by asking wfe what~I + wanted to ie: 4. “Well, to’begin with,” I said, plunging into the first thought wave that ; came along, “how did you happen to hit upon the telepathic idea for a play?" The author of “The Witching Hour” put his mental ‘house in order wel ithe fileker of an eyelash and.said: ” z ‘When I first came to New York !n 1889, {t was'as business manaser for “the thought-reader, ‘Washfngton Irving Bishop, who died in this city on that visit. 1 had’ made a tour ofthe country with Bishop, and in many towns sew to him I had preceded him, and was in a position to know more than _eny other man might know thi re_was'no collusion in the work he did | He wea a telepathist, and was able to read any well-conoentred thought of mother man. He was a highly nervous, sensitized creature I-had seen bim ) Many times in one evening do the card trick that is done in my play, as well Sa. many other more mysterious things. I eaw him one night, in the mansion of Gov. Francis, of Missouri, send the Governor to his ltbrary, and, when the + Governor had returned to the parlor, go back with him into the library and take from among a thousand booka, the one the.Governor had selected, turn _t0-one page ont of 900 in that book. and pick out the particular word on the oparticular page that the Governor had in mind. 4. "Then the dea for your_play_came from Bishop as tar back-ax 1889 Born of * Bishop. - get the man. And eo I waited for Mr, Muson." “Yes,” answered Mr, Thomas. “At| “\Why did you make your telepathic ‘ny rate, I became interested in the| Character a gambler?’ I queried. Side in 1889. Since the Bishop time I mbli Rave made a study of the subject. I That Ga ling Man. “I thought of a gambler,” he replied, T have read all’ the principe! “for the reason that I wanted a man on the subject—James, Hyslop, Hedeon and othere—and in Paria T knew | °F ‘elture, @ man of night-time, « man of Intelligence—and by elimination I got ‘Dr, Janet, the skilled typnotist, who} I¢ the man we: the power therapeutically. He was | ‘i* eambl }yer, a preacher or a physician, the pub- jie would very Ukely regard himian a spectallet and be inclined to ecoff."* a law- @ disciple of Charcot, who founded the school of Nancy. Janet was able to “AUGUSTUS THOMAS 1 hear of the Wireless Drama, | ©. -—~Declares We. ee Living in a TELEPATHI SF. | subjects, not to mention the many cults which embrace telepathy in one form or another, Just ae I believe that many wo-culled Iuoky men at poker read the minds of othere, I believe that our large Qnanciel affairs or great successful Dusiness coups are often conducted by. en who get the minds of other men." Message for Wall Stree. fer to observe people. son, and although the ‘aubjest’ strug: - Kled to the utmost of his ability’ wes unable to do snything other than Ste vens had Instructed.” you have ® gambler?” I asked.> “Yes, he replied, (“I had never been Canfeld, but I had read’ of blew as an art connolsseur, and I natutally had him in mind when writing the play.” Lets “Dkt_youfuo have the Caleb Powers trial in: mind?” i "Yes; ina way It suggested the'Incle dent of the doy ti the play’? x “You get your: Hens: from everyeay, lite,” then? $ “Always,"' mid Mn Thorias. “T have Yory little ‘time for reading, and “when: 1 do find a spare moment 1 | Fead. philosophy. I don't read drama. tiets, afl I ton’t read fiction, Rs Dre “In —-writing splay, — ace —you— ever. @ulded iby jour old newspaper ian) etinet 2” : wad Mr, Thomas, “Most of our dramatists, have been newspaper men. We have no other college for dramatiets. There {a no curriculum, there are po diplo- always handles it in dramatic style.” I couki see the police reporter writ- tng “The Tile: I could hear every typewriter in every newspaper office in town clicking out drama maeghed “Rush!"'—I could even see the f critics writing telepathic plays: an they had merely aeen—each critic writ- ing @ different play than the author and the actors had “thought.’' And how easy it woult be for the author ami the “star!” ‘The auther would sit in an orchestra chair>think- ing “This fs a great play!’ ind the ; Gute drug, Mquor and cigarette habits! «Do you think a gainbler exercises the | y¢, Thoms paused & moment as nae . 5 ry eee : audience would cla ee same thing: ey — sus tstion—or—tn—other wards —a | telepathic power, mors oT texw 7 this -mossage travel {<——— x A fi Po ee Theycatarn would; tein ks 1 ama. 8 Rene, sere abd an : ‘ ; s wet irk setae andthe atidienee_wouldthialk-—— form of hypnotism. ‘m quite sure the successful gamblér erat Py aE 3 ae 23 z — =F on made theoe the joes," wal Tho! the dpe to. Wall: street, (Rae j : 7 er ; : [s0, too, Ad (hé—poor-herotmy,—d i uoetiieenme anny eae Sao sear wcale nie , hier mathoxatical beat to shiver’ the tention of one Gay writing a-play on|of.a man who had been ‘called In his] tinued: = this. @eoulty of thought- 3xi anowestlorm, wouldn't te-obliged te —__- time bys telepathic poker player with| 111. pelle f a ee ea tap : E Tia a bitter cold night to be “My, lator oe eS aEe first mortgage on the Toul paging enters not only Into our Taree ‘ : tf : Se TA ea Weekes bsp barat” mat idea im mind,” anewered Mr. often hear a winner sweep the chipe| octal and business transactions, 2 ‘ i py fF : Gome day we'll know it all tele Vnemes. “While Thad long wanted to |toward him with the remark to the |finercitl ee ee tor ilte, 4 ay popes imite @ play on the subject, I deterred | other fellow, ‘I knew you had three! 0) ation of psychic acceptance of | went on, “that my play is daring® be-; some character on the stage who ap-|to the audience,” asserted Mr. Thomas.|« man in the same situation. It was In : " e y t oa = West. A fellow furious ft until a year ago because it is:| queens.’ He doesn't really believe that to be found, for example, | cause ft endeavors to teach something | peared as attorney for the auditor, As| ‘It ta a law of hypnotism that a sug-|a saloon. out i of the theatre shat nothing fa/he knew, but che three queens are eee pe Molina.” new tnt | Now, those who contend that the thea-| for example, when the Judge states his | gestion to be effective must be made.” | with rage rushed {n and thrust « revol-l Had Something for It, - Gvaliable there until {t hes passed | there just the same. He merely thinks| i s) rondon In that plece Mr.| tre is only a place of entertainment are| theories, the gambler controverts them;| “Then you grant that It Is hypno- | vor cOsEo the as ofa cies who RETNA Oe Roraloaoae threugh every other form of literature—|he has made a good guess, when more} 204 pb juntley, has a drunken| Wrong, in my opinion. The theatre !s| and when the gambler, bitten, accepts | tism? was standing at the bar. @ man aty worker was soliciting contri e tenor, | frat, 3 only, a place of enter-| lunatic, o1 Lew El . admitted, “because Hardmuth immedi- ae.’ He rovuntly abuses the young ‘enor, phoot that gun.’ That, of course, waan't| along. Stopping at a house in the lower “Then you waited another year before|#uess, Telepathy doubtless plays & | who Temains silent under the attack, | talnment ft fails.’? are dippy.' Sompebody 1s cqnstantly | atoly says: ‘I'd lke to know how in ; he city she pulled fhe dell, @ffering your play to the public?” part, or a hand, ine great many poker | yr. - Huntley pauses for a moment.| ‘You have endeavored to teach eome-| Present to represent the auditor ax) el! you did that.to ma!’ And this situa-| hyPnoUsm—lt was puro nerve. But I section of the city pulled § which was answered by & sickly-looking “I @i4 that,” “explained Mr. Thomas, | games. looms at the tenor, and then asks: | thing?” strongly as the auditor would care to] tion Is bolstered Jo the fourth act when | have goon a member of the Lambs Club, aS in order to get the right man for the| I mentally walked around my chair aa}rwne: am IT Before the tenor has| ‘In writing “The Witching Hour’ 1| de represented.” Seth) the gambler saya: ‘I have always had| Mt. Edwin Ste who 1s not a pro- ate ean cont lbutalansinines (ee eee part of the gambler.” 1 asked: “Do you consider this a tele-ltyme to answer there is a roar of| have tempered justice with mercy,” sald| ‘That's very true," I agreed, “but whj|a great Influence over this mun. He] fessional hypnotiat—gain complete eon-| | VAM Noh TT a oe ang You found him in John Meson?” I| pathic age?’ 4 |{aughter from the audience, It| Mr. Thomas, with an indulgent amile. “I| do you have the gambler say anything | has always been at my clbow.’ " Lrolioversa mane ine imomen te once | CFy an whom she had summoned ¢o the wentured. “1 do,"" was the decided answer. ‘For | knows.” have been careft! to make no didactic| when Hardmuth pushes « revolver| ‘Have you ever seen a man save htm-| *8¥ Mr. Stevens place & coln {n the) won , Thomas nodded. : one thing, there are at the present time| Here Mr. Thomas returned to his own|| statement which an auditor migat be| againat his ribs? Why not leave it all| sel¢ trom: getting shot by doing what| nd of @ young man and tell him itidoor “come “I could have produced the play a|more than 20 publications in this coun- | Play. reluctant to accept without having the] to telepathy your gamblor does?" was‘(mpossible for him to open hia hand aunt neat aturday natn peviciee) except to give the coin to another per- try Gevoted to the science ot kindred” ‘iI have heard some people say," he! statement immediately controverted by| ‘There !s no othor way to convey It} ‘Yes,"’ was the answer, ‘Once I saw usband. mete s__ LEEK REE E KE EERE KEL ETRE RE EET EEE FOLLETT EEE EEE EL AHMAD ALANA TT LI SALAAAAASAADAABAAIAAISSSSABAAABI SD : “THE NEW MAYOR,” “THE MAN OF THE HOUR. 99 cE ee : = AStory Based On PAASAAISALASASSAAAAAAAIIDAIS: errr reer CO at ot tt ot ot ot So ok a ot ot oF PERE EE SPE EOP EE EE EE EEE EE EERE SALALALALSASAAAAIAAIAASASISSSAIDIBS Sealou: Cynthia eann LaayfiSala ples on dreamin’, an’ never, never wake up.” &hink you and I stlll have something to ner, “T would Ike to have a little busi- ) my saying #0, Bennett. - Couldn't you “Are the men who represent all that tle Judge to stare after him, pink with Year ago,’ he went on, “but I couldn't VEE 8 B SUL Phelan volunteers (0 a Phelan paused. Tila time Perry did | may to each other." . ness talk with you if you don’t mind | let up on them now?” Be can make or break your career—capltal wrath, speechless with amazement In i Me CHAPTER XI. not break in, and the half-audible mon-| Cynthia and Perry drifted away| discussing work at a ball." “Why, no, Judge, I can't," replied| and political organisation,’? {all his sixty years no man had thus 1 Albert Pa' Son Terbune (Continued.) clogie continued: toward the conservatory again, qu ‘ot at all, I've had the honor of | Bennett, still falling to connect New-; “In other words, Wainwright end Hor-| laid bare to Newman his own heart, ° ial Test have had the sense to know that | oblivious sf the others, wille Phelan| dancing with three of your daughters |™man with the “Walnwright-Horrigan | rigan?” latripped of Its garments, of respéctabil~ = ae The Crucial Test. ja €iFl with eves like those couldn't be ®/and the secretary mado thelr way to a| this evening and the least I can do ts | Slave, and attributing the Judge's In-) "Yes. All they ask 1s that you re- | ity self-deception, “And. as usual lée ECAUSB you had a lot of faith | Mirt an’ couldn't-double-crors the man| deserted alcove off the bal}room. to repay auch pleasure by"— terest 1n the matter to an amateur's| main neutral. ‘That you"— in such cases, now that the truth hed i in her too, hey?" persisted the | she loved "if her life depended on her} “I can't “That I look the other way whilethey| been driven home to him Nowman | Bie ecaican \: . “Did you, really?” beamed: the Judie, | Ove VA ¢ Alderman, doin’ it. I’'a a Neked any guy that said| let ur/on that fight." he cbniinued. “All |.rob the eity?’” |-wrathfwily denounced It, even to him- = 5 f = she could, an‘ tt 1 are ve been looking all over for you,|on whom the unmarried state of his | He seath 13oR eee: b BXINOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS. Yes, and a nice way shi Binet ate va see her kissin’ an-) \¢, Bennett,” called Judge Newman, | four fast-aging girls rested heav Tanchisds are wrong, and J um-an old man, Bennett,'' evaded | solf, an a lie. Alwyn Bennett. a rich joung man woolt| | ‘Protty eirl, too!" mused Phelan, as re f® punched myself on the jar franchise bill is rotten ths Judge, trying another tack, “and } Still flushed and Incoherent, he wheeled . o Ou; he ol fiante-| sure Mrs. Newman will be pleased. But “In my young days if | Jaw an’ called myself a lar. That's | 1Utrying out through the ciiain o: to the core. In sheez justice to my|IVe seen one rash step wreck many &/ to face a trio who were just returning > reet Ht it . +] room: y, 0 his peines +N oe ny aati see srwann, 3 Mian land & | could ‘a’ got a little beauty Uke that | what Jimmie Phelan of the Elghth|fooms, a Alwyn wandered| out of! the| this Buetnase matter, You-you won't | Gren of omice 1 must Ayht It Tight earearihinc Laer {hiss orltiwrecke| teat Werteaner roo neirneste arabe a wth to sign articles with me I'd ‘a’ thought | would ‘a’ dono. An’ "— TA ARNE ATO EDICTS ad SETAE PaO LE Montel 22 ees | * wald the Judge in a father-| yours. Never antugonize wealth and jas, Gibbs and Wainwright. rigan, the ~ politi Boas, haa mde if to himsc Wainwright. we wart, 1 was the original Lucky Jim. 1'4'— fay!” broke in Perry, in @ curfoualy | later. Q “Of course not!" ‘replied Alwyn] ly manner that he had often found nuc-| tho urgamsaation, ‘The public for whom| s}yello!" exclaimed, Wainwright aii Mer fortune ja in Borough stocks. AINYD.| gq did I!'* Interrupted Permy, hotly. | subdited voice, ‘These ‘eyes of mine do ‘Anything important?" aieked Bon-| heartily, ‘you and I are too old friends, | cesstut-in- argument, “I-was in politics! you sacrifice Yourself will forget yOu| surprise, “What's the matter with yee, ret nett uverrys celts short py site ees funny things sometimes. I'll bet nine| Rett, pausing jn his atroll a greeting | Judge, to"— Listes berorecvadtweres barn and Claes retin Gaaitat and. polities never | Sudge?" Are you Ill?" ett Gibbe. an val x But Phelan waa continuing in the | dollars thoy played a joke on me just the older min cordially, Ho had known] “1 hope so, I mope mo," conceded] speaking for your own good when 1! forget.’ 1 it—it Mra. Newman should come to Fernie” Garrisen. ooee father Welawsient | same abstract monologue: now. And even if they didn't I don’t| the Judge as long'as he could|reme:ber| Newman, with growing anslety n his| say I deeply rearet tho stand you've] “1 am not catering to ape public. I] know of this," sputtered the Judes, ahed ‘And 4f 1 could o' seen. from her | believe ‘em. Cynthia, I'm) dead-stuck | and had always had a decited liking | ¢ “You Kee'— taken in this matter. You objected to| am netinx ua.my own contcleiice’— | curing trom one to the other, “ahe'!—— for the pompous henpecked li{tle dig pice Dee fas Pi elitical exomy of 1: you! You’: wiesainn i Bin! aro WE [eyes (Vike any dough-head could see |on yout You're ail right, even if you Ise you naxe some trouble coming| the bill in its original form. Almont |"gue this a stubbornness, not ‘con-! "ero Know of what?” queried Gibb. t 1] from Miss Garrison’a) that she had a| did happen to be aoting a trifle eccon-| tary. Surrounded aq he was bj polith to the point, sald Aiwyn, pitying tho} every change you ‘demanded has been F ratloudadantolrect: 2 ‘ heart as big as a watermelon an’ aaj tric a few minutes ago. You can ex-| Intrigue, heartache awit ass Wit] Judge's eVident discomfture, “and I'm| made in it. As ithe xentlemen whol oa eeitraloatensed Gey ath ve Ok, whet peenep pears tere es trio! aga Bible|text, anes yarn asia plain or not, am you ike, If you'll Juat | roxues, the harakwed Young mdn rather} sorry you feel 90... You—-were my | asked me to speak to you sald’—— | authorized to promise you—now, Ilatea! “noulied. Groaaly, vuleacly be y you love me, that's ace high with | welcomed, \the variety promisdd by father’s friend and I like to think ot} He checked himacit a second too late.! to promine you the nomination for na * roe rtrera all that, ant got wise to the gorgeous | yours truly,” chat with his ‘old friend of his ho: you as one of my own best friends./"Tho narrowing of Bennett's eyes 4nd | Governor when your term as’ — Qe Judger* repeated: Dallas’ the vanishing of the friendly ght in young man’a face warned Newma had made a fatal error, Benne a at (ahs citer ia, gen iat that same heart. was just| Ie elipped an arm about her walst-as . trusted | Chock: a-block full of love for. my own |he spoke, awkwardly seeking to atone n ToMpeon.. 8 elt. I'd-a!fopped {for his recent anger. The secrotary -Feqngnizan niin ‘ Prien note ie cies ; looked st_them for an-instant,-then-said | te-chat_with_you_ov: ea Sieh tare es Watt perer—the eda, —— = ern a Somcas. : BE, “Anything important, Judge?’| he Te-| There surely should be no hesitation In| peated, “or are you just talting pity on) asking anything In my power to grant.’ | a bonely chap and giyjng him a emboldened Newman blurted | the bait, Js It?’ orled Alwyn _"lt I consent to betray my The How dare you, ie ee aS | “Isn't t a bribe?’ Inalsted Re and, “I'm not surprised,” observed, Wain. {weren't you the man chosen to offer I? jwrignt. eae 0 good ter or] lam!" a |1e will do you 9) 0d if po roe na announced DANAE, ae vate prow AMMAN oat ak 1, | yowean remain on speaking terme with, }know the words I used were doservel:| him after his abominable treatment of ‘The Governorship offer was a bribe,|me you can easily overlook any other able bath robe !llus- trated, for children et grown-ups, fs made of peeeone sie ortee > {pure and almple, and worthy the mod- brutailty-ot his.” inieraoeee lern highwaymen who made Jt But) (ic o rata tt Au: oasis {that you, a Judge—a former friend of Detween uncle and niece. | “bear uest. trom—trom’ should come to me on such # vile er. peak nm raarvduely Teewas not wholly be con 4 young girl in auch a way and Right when our Judges con eyed youn air in AUC we bills! That's ail! T.don't care to mo UF} winwwd brain omught at a means Of ther into the subject!” turning the a aftalr to mecount. young man: your love until he’ Dear Betty: 3 you . There Is no way to And | girl whom I have known ee © | cept-to be friendly and to sive him th year? V.M. | necessary encouragement. So small © “Voll “‘udfabout it, Judge, my own blameless fataer—that YOU “went to. hime beman Newman, aed turns mo ack. Heaven help Justice | ants orasantmaiterm. Wo, eda Y itrofled by. a” political boss and @ roll of Bee er te pete nS. aimeulen, Bit Hennett walked away, ball the lt: He Continued.) ! R I think you are very unwiee to show A Christmas G:ft. | SEAT! 1m wniog peasent 0) SAE) | Wnetner he’enres for You oF nok exe Cotte Roh ein Books? muale or candy-elways make | Girerniice In ages does not .matter, : sy i Out in pink and green. Tho. Tho centre of the buda tn made by, daisies and many other flowers may | nice presenta, | She W: nts to Meet Him, By A. C. Greene. aekeh bud tw placed at each: place, filing a small pleco of circiilar ribbon| te made with the ribbon, She Lobes Her Junior, |b Batt: ae ITH four yards of ribbon, two of) For \the bottom ileayes' three green with sented cotton. Around this is| | The samo {dea Js carried out In deco- * Kat twenty and am anxious to white and two of green fuur-jand pink loops: arp, made four init fold of ridbon, and then| rating a pincushion, A round ball is; Dear Betty: make the acquaintance of @ young inch rbbon, -made {nto /a|inchos\long and gathered |togethe At It in all sewed to a round pleco of card-| made and filled with cotton. ‘The riobon AM in love with a young man two} man who attends our church. How branottiig, aggressive plati, and aj the enda; then elght emailer leav: ! poard so that it will stand up. that covers this has several rows of yoare my: junfor, How can I find/ can Yobtain an introduction to him? place for them to grow (on, and you| made ‘and formed if’ the centre; cu ut ‘The individual buds are made the (Shitting around it. Thia ts sewed In- ous whether he loyes me? I tae PATIONOR. ee toe in ribten Sewers. and it the aiden to miter Thess arg turned te | same way, not. using the lange Heaves, psaotai ss eairine tes 2 Ce a eee want Rare Ric! pf bin actions. He] sax the pastor or some mutual frien@ | ld be very sMective for a. spiel tae ‘out and nema Vea ah tents Ie ta not necessary to have the fa- satay when sade ‘in’ ali reek you think our ages mat: to introduce yew leomladiee eorda a ae we There tour. of these. yore. mateh ta jcentee piece, | FY) # panelen, te ren hohe :