| Show II 11 could see through them carl hertz the well known conjurer entertained a company at a friends house by performing some of his cleverest tricky ono of abo parlor maids who had been passing cups cakes glasses and eo on was much interested and when the hostess gave a sign that nothing more was needed the girl still lingered to aeo tho completion of the trick just begun will some ono oblige TOO with a heavy shawl or cloak hertz said now be went ou selecting a big cashmere shawl you observe the thickness of the shawl they all did including abo maid at abo door now will one of you be good enough to write n number of three on a piece of paper being careful not to let mo seo what is written knoot tho ladies did so while abo maid at the door leaned forward and began to breatha hard now place tho written paper with the figures on tho upper side under the bhail as I 1 hold it it was done the thickness of the shawl being between hertz and abo paper as he looked down toward it there was breathless silence then ho caid surely the number is it was he had apparently seen right through the thick shawl every ono was amazed then upon abo silence broke tho shriek of tho maid at tho door with ono final gaze at the shawl and ono at tho handsome conjurer sho hil her rosy face in her hands yelling at abo top of her voice the good of mo clothes and fled argonaut |
