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' ‘ ' . ~>:.,'..>.p""-"-—-—_ A IHYPNOTIO TRIAL. l That visit to Doctor Secor seemed fatal to my hopes. Selma. had always been somewhat erratic and chimerical in her mental tendencies. There was. a way- ward independence in her nature that marked her either for a deluded crank or a strong genius. I trembled sometimes as to which. . . ' I did not love her for these abnormal qualities, but more for the beauty of her form and face, and a quiet, sympathetic personality that slumbered somewhere in her nature. She did not look kindly upon my efforts to reclaim her from her mental fads. - I felt at times that she believed in occult things just to shock my sense of - propriety. When I was fully satisfied of this, I swung around to the other extreme and indulgently listened to all of her wild vagaries concerning mysticism. spirits, mind-readers, and astral bodies. This was how we came to visit Doctor Secor, the celebrated hypnotist. I de- cided to disarm her of all suspicion. I would not cross her in anything. But I soon had cause to regret my approval of this extreme course. How well I remem—‘. her the words of the doctor when he ex. amined her as a subject for exhibiting his almost supernatural power. _ “I do not wish to use you. You have in you the making of a powerful hypno- tist. Yield to no one, but make others your subjects.” ' ’With that he dismissed her, but no one saw the look of exultation in her eyes as I did. She was now conscious of her power. ~Her eyes were feverishly bright as we left the meeting. I knew that the mischief was done, and I quietly waited the results. Selma never did things by halves. When Isaw the books piled upon her dainty table two nights after this visit, I knew that she was making a‘ study of hypno- tism. At first she was shy about her new fad, but she soon launched boldly forth into her subject. She was reading every. thing about the question, from the first principles up to the latest discoveries. I tried to discourage her, and to draw her mind toward other interesting things. But that was not Selma to yield until she had exhausted her passion, and the thing itself began to cloy. One evening I called later than usual. I was not in an enviable frame of mind. Things had irritated me that day, and I found myself in the deSperate mood of wishing to bring matters to a climax be- tween Selma and myself. If she would not accept my love I would give up the chase. I would use every legitimate means and argument to force her to love and accept me. She could not be won by quiet. modest wooing. She required the determined opposition of a mind that woiild conquer her own in the struggle for supremacy. Strange that I did not think of the words of Doctor Secor as I revolved these thoughts in my brain! I never once thought of Sclma’s mind being stronger than my own. I had always treated her as a half-spoiled, petted child, that needed a master and adviser. I had un- consciously assumed this function for myself. Despite my self-possession and self-ab~ sorption in one great subject, as I entered her room I soon became aware of 'a pc- culiar sensation. The articles in the room had all been changed, and Selma herself looked strangely bright and fascinating. Her eyes were never more brilliant and attractive. She was dressed in in evening costume, that set off her great beauty rather than concealed it. She glided toward me in Winsome, sylph-like fashion, and extend- ed a warm hand to welcome me. I shud- dered as I dropped the hand—Why, Icould not say. My eyes wandered around the room, and then back to Selma each time. She was always watching me, with her lips half-parted in a smile. “Why have you changed the furniture so, Selma?” I asked in a voice that seem- ed somewhat dreamy to me. “Why?" Do;you not like it?” she an. swered slowly, without removing her eyes from me._ They were very brilliant. I could al- most imagine they were th0 stars. They were acomplete study in themselves. I wandered somewhat in my thoughts, and then recalled myself. “Have you anything new on hypno— tism?” Iasked irrelevantly, looking to ward her recent collection of books. “Nothing in book-form, but I have )7 A strange idea flashed across my mind as if by intuition, and I interrupted her only to finish her own sentence. “You have been to see Doctor Secor?” She nodded her head simply, and shrug- ged her pretty shoulders. “Selma, this is going too far!” I burst out wrathfully. “You should not do such—” She waved her hands imperiously, and said decidedly: “Stop! you have said enough.” This was so unlike Selma that I obeyed. I thought her eyes grew more feverish, and she was making graceful motions with her hands that fascinated me. I watched her mutely. ‘ . Then I grew dizzy. I clutched the. arms of my chair and caught for my breath. It dawned upon me that she was trying to hypnotizo me. Doctor Secor had initiated her into the mysteries of his power. The thought at first was revolting and made me angry. But before I could speak a heavy sigh came from Selma. She was breathing hard and fast. Did she think to triumph over me, to bring my mind under her control? She might have a strong personality but I was willing to test my own powers against hers. I braced myself for the ordeal, and returned her steady gaze. - The Sudden wave of strength which swept over me seemed to confuse and mystify her. She sighed again, and clutched her hands nervously. Then she gradually grew quiet and passive. Her hands seemed to lose their power, and her whole form dropped back into her chair listlessly. A wild feeling of exultation possessed me. I felt thatIhad triumphed. She was in my power. Icould do with her as I pleased. Then came the strong desire to make her love me. I could force her to that against her will. She could not escape. I had come to declare my love. I would first tell her of it, and if she refused my pleadings I would command her to love me. “Selma,” I spoke slowly, and my voice sounded strange and unnatural. “You are in my power.” She raised her head slightly as if to re« sist. “Not entirely,” she faltered. “I have failed, but you have not Wholly tri- umphed.”. “But I can,” I answered. “N o, no, I shall not yield. You can go no further.” It was a far-away voice, and it floated to me softly. It seemed unlike that of Selma. Newsboys wanted. . ‘0” .n The room ,1 itself looked iper-u‘fiimn There (was something in the :» man-rspu-nr-a that was enervating. My ow ~r lim os ware drag- ging me dowu heavily lr'xli'.) inc chair. The sensation startled me. . “Selma, you must do my bidding,” I said again, determined to try the effect or my power. “What I command, you must do.” She laughed a low, silvery laugh. Then mockingly, she added: “You are over-estimating your power as I over-estimated mine. I am not your subject yet.” It was not necessary to tell me this. I could see that our two minds were strug- gling for the mastery, and each Was baf~ fled by the other. My feelings were strange if I was in a trance. I rcalizedcth‘at if I should yield one inch' Selma. twoul'd triumph and obtain complete ascendancy- over me. A weakening sensation crept upon my limbs andnearly'paralyzed them. The thought that I 'was yielding inch by inch roused “me, ' and I recovered my strengthw‘again with a great effort. As I regained possession of my powers, Selma. seemed to waver and grow more nervous. ' v’ ”I' shall conquer,” I muttered, more to myself. “You must yield. I shall read your life, and make you tell me of the future!” eyelids drooped. Her whole form threat- ened to collapse before me. For the mo- ment I had gained the subtle power over her. - “Tell me, Selma, what I ask of you,” I said, raising my hand. “It is impossible to resist longer. You- are my subject. You must answer me truthfully.” She nodded assent, and whispered slowly: “Yes, I must answer you; but you can- not ask me the questions you wish. I know what they are. You cannot ask them. but I will answer what you ask.” This strange ocuicssion confused me. Could not ask her what I wished. The thOught made me smile. Had she the power over me to keep back the question that was uppermost in my mind? No; I would declare my love and get her con— fession from her. I tried to frame my thoughts in appropriate language, but my mind was confused. I vainly endeav- ored to begin, but each sentence that I re« volved in, my brain seemed unsuitable. My mind was never so uncertain and lacking in decision. Could I not speak? Bashful lover never hesitated so long as I did to declare his love. \Vas she really exerting a subtle influence over mevthat confused my mind and kept back the words I wanted to utter? “Selma, when did you see Doctor Se- cor?” I said, anxious to discover whether I had lost control of my tongue. "To-day,” she said, simply. “Did he teach you how to hypnotize?” I continued. “Yes, he tried to, but I have partly failed.” “Not partly, but wholly,” I answered, quickly. She smiled as she answered: “You are mistaken. You are partly under my power. You cannot rise from your chair without permission from me, and you cannot ask me the question you desire.” To show how absurd her words were I attempted to get up, but my limbs were paralyzed. I could not move. Neither could I tell her of my love and ask her to accept me. The realization of my condi- tion made the perspiration stand out in great beads on my forehead. “How can I free my self from this po- sition ?” I asked in desperation. “Only by obtaining my consent.” “And you? How can you return to your normal condition?” She smiled. “You have it within your power to re- lieve me. “Then I will do it as soon' as I have shown my power over you. I must tell you that I—-” I could get no further. The words choked in my month. My pride forsook me at the thought of my utter helpless. nose. I bowed my head. “It is useless. There is some mysteri- ous power holding me back. I cannot tell you.” “If I willed it so you could, and Iwould have to answer you truthfully.” I did not raise my head. I was sick of the whéle business. It was ruinous to the mind and nerves. I almost dreaded the result of such a strain upon Selma, with her sensitive, emotional nature. “Release me, Selma, and I will with- draw my influence,” I , said, suddenly raising my head. _ But as my eyes met her bright ones, a. delicious sensation stole over me. My spirits rose with a jump. The heavy ops pression was withdrawn. I only realized that Selma was before me—bright, beau- tiful, entrancing. My tongue was now free, and in the most eloquent language I poured out the story of my passion. I even rose from my chair and advanced to her side. She was still sitting motionless with her hands hanging listlessly by her side. She answered my questions as a child—as a mere automaton. There was no animation or emotion in her words or voice. She was stilled entranced, hypnot- ized. . I recoiled from her. The truth flashed across my mind in an instant. At my bidding she had relinquished her subtle power over my mind,’,but in my enthusi- asmI had forgotten to release her. From a partial state of hypnotism she had then rapidly fallen into a totally quiescent, paSsive condition. I had unconsciously taken undue advantage of her and ob- tained her mechanical confession of love, The thought filled me with remorse and disquietude. ‘ I turned from her and bowed my head on my hands. The whole night’s experi- ence had been disagreeable and even hor- rible to me. I vowed that it would be the last time I should ever tamper with I dreaded to look around and see what eflect the whole occurrence had upon Sel- ma. She was quiet and immovable, but her hard breathing fell monotonously up on my ears. - “Selma,” 1 said, finally, turning to her, “let us never try this experiment again.” She looked up at me and shuddered. She was now in her normal condition. The feverish brilliancy of her eyes had disappeared. “N 0, never,” she murmured. “It seems as if I was waking out of a dream. But it was a delicious dream, or at least part of it. I thought that—” A flush tinged her cheeks, and she drop- ped her eyes. “What, Selma?” I asked. “Nothing, except that we were together, and that I was happy,” She remembered nothing. Her confes- sions of love were a. secret with me. With them still ringing in my ears, I then re— peated my tale of devotion, knowing full well beforehand that she loved me, though outwardly she mi ht seem indif- ferent—George Ethclbert TValsh. , Advertise in the Gamma, beyond comprehension. I felt almost as: Her hands fluttered nervously and her . hypnotism or other unseen mental forces.- . W ””3 K L Y- NOIHVALK .9 G'A/Z EST TE . segues IN A sr-ror rowan. Come From. There are two large establishments in lNew York‘where shot is manufactured, not a few at a time,'but where tons and tons of pig lead are turned into the little balls of lead which work such havoc among the game of plain and woodflaud. upon the battlefield. These queer he: semble great, tall chimneys, rising 150 to 200feet-in the air. The-only'difiérenCe one can see from the'Out‘si‘de is the small windows p with which. the. wall is dotted 'up'to the top, which "is surmounted by a conical-shaped capmotpt all like the cop ing stone of a factory chimney. All day long from the summit of this cap there issues antiny stream of smoke, which makes iii-resemble the crater of some dormant volcano. On entering the struc- ture one sees on every side huge piles of pig lead. 'In one corner is a small but poWerful elevator of the simplest con- struction, for it is just two platforms, one six feet above the other, and about four _, by "two feet in measurement. Standing on one of the platforms, and taking hold of the cable to keep from knocking against the grimy brick walls, the elevator starts. It is like entering a coal mine, only one ascends instead of descending. Presently there is an opening in the wall; and one sees what appears to be a shower descend] ing through the hole in the center-of the tower. So it is—a shower of shot falling from a. height of 150 feet into the water below. All the way up at each landing one can look at the steady downpour. \Vhen the landing at which the men are at work is reached it presents a novel sight. To one side there is the furnace with the great melting pot from which the melted lead is carried down by a pipe to an iron colander which is fitted in a framework just over the centre of the drop hole. The holes in this colander vary from 1-50 to L360 of an inch in di« ameter. A peculiar fact is that the shot dropped from a colander will not pass through the hole in it, as the shot swell when cooling. If lead alone were used to make the shot the pieces falling in the water would not be round, but would take an elongated shape, something like a grain of oats. Arsenic is therefore mixed with the lead, and the chemical properties are such that the metal takes a. true globular form. How The Armor Is Made. Harper’s Young People has a descript‘ ive article entitled, “How a. War Ship’s Armor is made,” and its opening para— graph gives this summary of what an armor plate is, and the skill required to produce it: “It requires a great amount of intense heat, a lot of tremendous pounding, much knowledge of chemistry, and a great deal of good judgment and skilled labor to make a plate of armor. The fires must be so hot that the temperature runs often as high as 3,000" Fahr., the pounding or pressing must be so vigorous as some times to equal a pressure of 14,000 tons, and the chemical knowledge must be of the _most expert _and delicate kind, the result of years upon years of experiment. And when a large plate of the best mod- ern armor is finished, it will be a block of moderately soft steel perhaps 17 inches thick, 7 and one half feet tall, from 6 to 12 feet long, alloyed with a certain hardened on its face with a preparation of carbon to make its exposed surface brittle. This block of metal weighing perhaps from 25 to 30 tons, but not large enough of itself to be very imposing, will cost from $15,000 to $20,000. And that is only one plate of armor which goes with others to protect a ship.” In making one of these plates, of course the ingot is first prepared The steel, nickel and other ingredients are melted to a liquid state, a chemical analysis made, the liquid cast into an ingot, and then al- lowed to cool. Patters, or templates are produced of every plate of armor to be made, and then these big ingots, large blocks of steel are heated, placed under hammers or in enormous pressures, ham- mered down, and bent into shape, after which they are tempered by an oil bath, annealed in another furnace, or made tough on the outside by lying in a bed of carbon, called the Harvey process, and absorbing the carbon to the depth of an inch. It takes about seventy hours to heat an ingot through before it is ready to be flattened and bent. , THE CASHIER GAVE UP. A Robber With the DrOp on Him Took 85000 and Escaped. “I know how it feels to look down the barrel of a six shooter,” saiel H. K. Hol- loway, cashier of the Trinidad National Bank of Trinidad, 001., “when the weap- on is in the hands of a determined man who means business. “It was a few years since, and at noon, while occupied with my duties in the bank that my attention was attracted by the sound of footsteps. I looked up and as I did so my eyes met a revolver point« ed squarely at my chest. “ ‘Don’t move,’ was the injunction in quiet, low tones, ‘and don’t you speak ex- cept to answer my questions. “I never obeyed a command with such alacrity. Well, he proceeded to tell me that he wanted all the money in sight, which was about $5000, and he got it without an outward murmur. I couldn’t help myself. My partner and one clerk had gone to their dinners, and Ihad nothing else to do but to comply with the robber’s. demands. The whole thing was over in five minutes, and be- fore anybody could be called in pursuit, the thief was well on his way to the mountains. \Ve never recovered a cent 0f the money, but we learned subsequent- ly that the robber was a well-known horse thief. A few months later he met his doom. . His fondness for other men’s property got him into trouble again, and he was left dangling from the limb of a tree, as was the custom in those days of dealing with thieves when you caught them.”——St. Louis Globe Democrat. She Took Onion Flavor. Clerk—\Vhat flavor? Bridget (aside to Pat)—Phat do he mean, Pat? Pat—\Vhist, Biddy; don’t show your ignorance; they has fruit flavors in the soda. I’ll be having sthrawberry in mine. ' Bridget—Oh, yis, Oi see, fruit flavors; Oi’ll have onion in mine—St. Louis Star- Sayings. ’ 71 Equal to the Occasion. Bob—What did the lecturer say when you threw those cabbages at him? Dick—Oh, he said he had hoped the au- dience would be pleased, but he really adn’t expected they would entirely lose their headsI-e-Couricr-Journal. Boys wanted to sell the GAZETTE. How Bullets are -Mado and Wherethey‘ tories are known as shot towers, and re-- amount of nickel to make it tough, and , warrants. ' Lay UPQ'GGHHM it ' ‘.-‘ "."_‘1"—r~ 2- ’ ’ H". . l - - ...»._.; ‘ But they are fewand far betwe n" if you are up-tO-‘iialt‘r‘-'““e‘nough to knbwjthat good durable shoes, such as we sell are cheap- or in the long run, than the trashy kinds . This week we are offering great bargains and it. will pay you to drop in and look I ' door. at some of them. Trolley car-s pass the “THEODORE H. unsure The Leading Shoe Dealer, 8| Washington Street, St». Norwalk. THE or run \ / . \- , )i'fi’rl ' I . Al. . / ' I .,- a , I ' ll I ‘ ,v. . ' l . l 'I . .. ,, Chartered and Incorporated by Special Act of Legislature. June 10, 1894. 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