- A man possessing the power of reading what is transpiring in other people's minds is seen seated on the lawn as the maid comes to attend to his wants. Seeing the girl approaching, he casts a spell over her, and as he reads her thoughts finds that she is in love with his son. When the young man returns home he gets a terrible beating from the old fellow, who gives no explanation for his sudden wrath. The wise old mind reader now puts an "ad" in the paper offering his services to the public, and a young lady of wealth who is being courted by a sturdy youth, sends for him to learn if her lover is after her money. The old man loses no time in calling at the residence of the heiress, and is not long in convincing the girl that her so-called sweetheart has designs on her large fortune. He is therefore quickly sent on his way. An old farmer comes to a banking house to deposit his life's savings, and the mind reader happening in at the same time, shows the old fellow that he is making a mistake in entrusting his funds to the banker, for the latter intends spending it to his own advantage. The farmer, therefore, takes his gold and beats a hasty retreat. Next the mind reader is passing a woman with a babe in her arms, and in her eye he sees what she is planning to do with the little waif, that is, to leave it on a doorstep and desert it. So he dissuades her from her cruel purpose and gives her some money, and the grateful woman clasps her little one to her breast and returns home. Next passing through the woods, our friend comes upon two ruffians, and when he stands over them he reads in their minds that they are going to waylay a passer-by. He therefore summons the police, and when the footpads turn off the trick they are taken unawares and landed safely in jail, while the professor goes on his way, happy that he can be of service to his fellow men.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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