Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-27
rison's being dead OF married again? And
what about this Johnson? Has he kept
the promise he made her husband2"

suaded TO tell me the rest OF the story, to
gether with his own suspicious as to tn
relations existing between Dr. johnson
and Mrs. Morrison.
II can't deny" he said, "that johnson
has beiriended her, but he is man
wouldn't trust and | believe he has don,
ii for purposes OF his own. As to VIVA
those purposes are have my suspicious,
After Morrison had been gone over year
johnson advised her to consult Sarah
White, his clairyoyant friend. Lucy, that
Mrs Morrison, yielded to the proposal as
| q relief from the doubts and fears that al
most distracted her. But imagine her hor.
ror when informed by Miss White that hel
husband was alive and well and married
| to another woman! She would not believe
it, and refused to have anything more 10
do with clairvoyance, But the communi-
cation had its effect, undoubtedly, on her
weak and credulous nature, for when
months passed on and there was still no
word or tidings she again consulted Miss
| White. This time she received a direct
message from her husband himself, who
bad been killed in melee among some
miners, according to his own assertion,
and WAS thus enabled through spiritual
mediumship to console his wife personally.
He confirmed the former statement of Miss
White as 10 his having committed bigamy
before he died, and expressed degree of
contrition therefor truly editying. Lucy
was overwhelmed with what she heard, and
ont of sheer desperation resolved to 90 to
st Louis ard there seek for tracks of her
husband. As it hupped, DR.. Johnson was
going North, and kindly q took her under
his protection, II j. my private opinion
that he was in love with ner, and has been
plotting all along how to get her into his
power. Whether or not ne has anything
10 do with Mr., Mouison's mysterious ST.
lence is more than can tell.
ner. What made this more remarkable
was the fact that size had never seen him.
There is no use, Lucy, in crying any
more" she said, "ior am miserable
sooundrel, and not worth the tears you
shed You are wrong too, in negeoting
your duty to Willie in the way you do. 49,
CTS a strange s5)ry, said, musingly
"but ana inclined 20 think you are right in
your suspicious" and in return for the cap
tain's confidence, / related the CONVERSE
ton had accidentally overheard.
Just the plea | thought he would urge
duty, duty to her child, probably, The
hypocrite! he knows sac won't marry him
for any other reason; but what are the
crowd doing over there?' and he pointed
to The opposite end of the cabin. "Ah l
understand, Isn't that Johnson and Miss
White? He asked my permission this morn
ing 10 display eYwonderfnl gift as a clair
yoyant, Come along, wans TO see her in
trance.
am not supers!itions, bat there was
something uncanny in the air that morn
ing, and thrill OF actual dread ran over
me as we approached the clairyoyant Her
eyes were open, but rolled back in her
head, and there was CHASTITY expression
to her face | shall never forget She was
talking and gesticating earnestly, and near
her stood DR.. Johnson, whose tixed mag
netic gaze never left her for single In
slant. As soon as coaid distirg ash what
she said, I discovered that she proiessed
to be under the control of Joe Morrison,
and the captain informed me THAI she imi-
tated perfectly his tricks Of voice and man
He is our child, remember, and want you
TO consider what will be best for his future,
instead OF mourning for me any longer.
You are altogether too heGdstf0ng and
suspicious, and won't eTen listen to tbs
sayice of your friend.
AT this point her discourse was inter-
mpted sudden stir in the crowd; Mrs.
Morrison had tainted The captain and /
carried her to sofa and sprln led water
N her face, bat II was ssme Tina before
che regained CONSEQUENCES, and not until
after the ciairvoyant had come out Of her
trance.
The next morning the boat reached st.
Louis put up AT the planters as usual,
and so did DR.. johnson anthhis ladyt7iends-
| had several business COMMISSIONS to al.
tend to, and did not see an.thing OF them
for several days. But one evening as !
was going to ny room, little Willie came
running along the hall Che ha9 taken a
fancy to me on the boat) 39bblng as if his
heart would break.
"Why, waat is the matter, Nillie?' |
said, taAng hi.A up in my a1ms,
All / could make ont nom h.s broken
speech WAS that somebody, had "hurted
his mamma, end that She crying 'dretsil
hard, and wcaldn't speahto HIM.
Asudden Impulse came over nae to offer
my friendship TO Mrs. Morrison, and th"art
the plans OF Johnson ii rossib.s, for ielt
convinced that he had occasione3 her tears.
While l was thinking how 10 90 this with
out woundingheg delicaoN sha came ont
INTO the hall looking for, Willie lie IAN
up to her eagerly, dragging ma along, and
/ was reuliy shocked AT the cLsnge IN hel
appearance She WAS thinns; and paler
than when ! had seen Aer lSst, and theta
Wa look in her kind eyes like that OF q
hunted animal Mt bay.
can't tell how it WEB that gained ha-
confidence so readily, but We hadn't been
talking ten minutes before she began to
tell mo Of her troubles, My white Aair
and venerable appearance had something
to DO with it probably Il am not so cid as
| Hook, however, and then, too, her need
of friend was urgent and Imperative.
+ She cOaldn't get she slightest clue 10 hei
/ husband 1t seemed, IN st; Louis, AID was
/ almost ready III Aer despair to believe
everything the clAlrvoyan' SAID. Bnt the
idea OF marrying another man was abhor
rent g. her, and Or. Johnson WAS conilnu