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Show " cooi'hu am) si'inrra H WAS THE NOVELIST CONVEF1TEC DY THE FOX SISTCMf H A R'm In llr. nrlewMI'a itmr at B Wlileli .NU.I Jl. H.t. Inui,.li H an.r Tl.tntili plrll ll.i.," Wklik H Sfa.L n t'f.foaaii luipr.aalAn. The tlalemnt by ono of tlio "Vol ItUI,1 of llcclirstar rapping fame, cte-r cte-r itinic that all ttia spirit iwun.l and nuisc we re causM bi lln trucking ol her too Jotun lead mo to giro an ac-cuunt ac-cuunt of n romarkauto reanco vrlth tlmo tiirv ptrl t t'i tlraa tliojr pall tlsHf lint TUIt to Now York, Alter iieruslni It l think tho rm.on Trill bo nttUfleilu sercilercr of itowption may lmmlwon !rm 'IcihI, that tho too Joint itury it tiu Ineffable humlra;! it mi In lew that th Tot girla ramo to Novr ork, astounding rriwrln ImWnjj re leJ them of the noisy vlaltatlon c( tin apirlta which haJ llurally coiupotlM th in to laaro their homo. Dr. lttifui W (Irinwol.l, thi anthor anj critic, oo-ciplt oo-ciplt 1 rwini nt that tliun la IlroaiUvay, 1 twern Ltleock r aiut ilnnaton atrcet. Tlicao w.o ra thu first floor nn.l luM hu largo ami raliublu library. Ho una an uslwlicrcr In rvgard to the rai pliitfit" not only o far at any spirit-ml spirit-ml Influoncca prurallol, but with reruiit to tho pro.li tion of tho aoun It thsm-a thsm-a Wi u whu h lift proii.mnooil "all trick." It teas upc. 1 to Invito tliM glrli to mat a number of K.nUumn at Dr. tlriavr M a riKuna whet i it was eiprctol tho "fidrtU ml 1 lio prrwnt, wliasi wo fjtc ifll nt of capming tlio humbug. AH IMJMIUINT AlUIKSCt Thotnviiativu wai acveptatl. At th. client' 1 hour tho following Ktntleincn in t In Dr UrtiuoM'a niatrttnont .1 riT.innro IVii or. (Je-irsro Utntroft, W I llrjrant tho 11. r. Dr. Hawks, Dr John YV trincta, Dr L, IL Marcy, Jobu 1 vr anl tnrailf. Tho Ihroo i'tut (.Ir a i into promptly. Tliey wero statnl by n table, but nut netir enough to touch ft. Alio compiuy m iJo a lugo clrclo nrno.l it, nn 1 wo all Impatiently waited for tbo pcrformtnoo to begin. Utter inert in-ert Julltye?tmlcwl our llttlo assembly, A half hour ums1 nutl tho spirit. it I toiin Tlivirirla eri)reialctly i t. tl 1 jv tool they would besfin to it Mim tatt Tlioy replied Ktattly that ttut fj irita vor. not under their ooutrol, ItitUi y liml Intimated theynoull Im jr. ut tl it oa all tliey could aa. WM At I ncth raps betran to lio heard, VI f jn! u4 llko alight ht.ka from an ilea. mm trlt battery Qontioni wero nt ono in Mm cnliT and Dr i'rnniU took tho Hour mm H int rroKaturiM sero teotlin; cnei; urtlntthmtidof n fowtnlnutM ho to B a Kit J in futor of Dr. Hawae. tho Tut m i ill iMttiie tlu hnt of It. WltllDr H lliwkii, who luul tucu bmla lanyor, H t uln4 tlhl not lloir to amoothly with H tliim, but thtro wiro atirerul auiwin H wht ti ex fted auri rltew H lr iai. itednottoMr. Cooper, and I Bfl ja r tived ho rihtblted much luiiitletico Bfl vlnle ttio qilt tlollfllfi; waa irolnt; on. When Dr. Iliwkra llul.lil. Uooixr ei-H ei-H uaiin 1, "It luo havo hoi 1 of thrio." B lie began accordingly. Hero aio tho B iuetttoiia nnd unaw erai H Suioyiara&irol loatanear rcUllvo. V NVnattaiiiAUorafoiualer WA "A f i mile." m W 'Uy a natural death or othenrUo?" X Otlu rwlw" Hja "i'leaao rajitht number cf)cara atneo mi thoicnKTiillfil" IH txbiti rracix uidcvck. K Thl roinilusi be-un Wo all llatcnod H attenthuly, lountlnj: tho number. At B it ran from twenty to thirty, from thirty B to forty, from f oti to llf ty, wo lgan to wm hoi 1 our bteatlu 'lltoraitiilnira atopped HJ M llf ty eight TherowiiaauluodiacuMlou J whether U ttia llfly aerett or lltl)-itlit, ant U was laptiMl otor ntfulu at lllty- fj liiht. I had watched Cooper narrowly. Aa M) tbo raia proci.tdi.Hl ho beuiioo deadly m late. At tho coucltulon oil eycawcro tanieil on him. ' '(kntlrmtii," cald he, "when 1 wai i about t wo eura old ray alitervai killed by bcliiBj thrown from her horao. Tlio )tara air.co then havo Leou correctly uiped." I 1 aaw that Cooper via rroforudly af- fected Tlila did not, honcrcr, atop tho 1 roccotltiii. Mr, liincroft auceated that iho rapplnga ihoatd bo tranafvrroil to tho door, ho Ulntc on oooaldoaud i llryaut on tlio other, So iiueatioiu wero hakeil, bat tho rui)4 caino out ktrong. I Alter boiiio further ctpcrhncnt wo ad- I journe 1 w ith tho feeling that wo had not WM aoccveded In "confoitnllu, r.io Vox II I irla," nnd no exiecd that tho Uait auld 9M about It tho better mm Fenlmoro Ciiojicr dieil about eighteen I Inontha after thla occnrrcuco. Two or H tlireo year later 1 wat diulug with Mr Ih I'hlnnuy of tho book (Urn of Itlion & M iJhlntiey, and a near connection of Mr. M Cooinr'a, In tho courao of connraation bm ha utkod mo If I knew Cooler ha 1 bo- V (omoncunllrnieilkplrltuallat before hta Vj death. 1 aoid i did not. Hooaaurudino cf thu tact, but could not nccouut for it H 1 told him I bellurcd I cout 1 uccount for jn it, and I rctaatcd to him whutlharo II now rreonltd hero Itlclurd 11. Kimball H lu New York Tiuica. |