One Of Thurston’s Astounding Mysteries
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Thurston was a man of many astounding mysteries. Like how his spindly legs and tiny feet could support his enormous head. But this story is not about that mystery. It is about the astounding mystery of his floating assistant, Dorothy.
Before Thurston met Dorothy his magic career was going nowhere. He was a decent magician, but his oversized head made him a bit scary. He mainly played small towns to small crowds. But fortune was about to smile on Thurston. In one small town in Nebraska, his luck changed.
Thurston always wore a tuxedo and top hat during his act. It was his trademark. Or so he thought. One morning he woke up in the back of his van — hotels were too big of an expense at this stage in his career — and noticed that his top hat was missing. He dug through all of his magic cases but it was no use. It was gone. He thought for a moment and realized he had left it at the last theater he played. He had a show the next night and didn’t have time to drive back to the previous theater to retrieve it—if it was even still there. So he decided to buy a new one. He hated to spend the money, but it was his trademark, after all.
Thurston went to the closest tailor to purchase the hat. To his delight, an attractive young woman was working at the shop. She was the daughter of the tailor and helped…
