Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-06-01

tnve.gling away OF Madeline Rowan. Be
sides ovon in wishing to prove Charles Car,
! riston msd he had much 10 say on his side
! Supp S.n- him 10 lie innocent OF havipS
| abducted Madeline. Carr.ston's violent be
! havlor ON tine preceding evening must have
seemed very much ike insanity In spite OF
/ the aversion with which phi GARRISON in
| sp!reI me, scarcely know which Dc to be.
! hcvc.
| Carriston still slept; SO when went out
on my afternoon rounds left a note begging
him TO remain in the house until my return.
Then found him up, dressed and lookino
much more like himself. When I entered
dnn,r was on the table, 50 not until TINT
meal was over could We talk unrcstrainelly
SSpon the saoJ ct w'ich was uppogmost ia
10th our minds.
As soon as we were alone turmoil toward
my guest. And now" | said. Two must
settle what 20 DO There seems TO me 70 b,
but ono course Cpsn. You have plenty of
moneT, 30 your best PLAZA l. to engage sl illsd
pohca assistance. Young ladies can't 10
spirited away Xix, this without leaving a
trace
To my surprise Corriston fatty objected
TO this course. mo" ho said, u shall not
go TO ne police. The man who took her
away has placed her where no police can
ind scr. must find her myself.
Find her YOURSELF Way, it may To
months--ycars-beiCr you DO thatl Good
heavens, Carristonl she may be murdered.
or wOrse-"
Il shall know il any further evil happcns
to her-then shall kin Ralph Carris.on.n
But YOU toll mc you havo no cew whit
ever TO trace her by. Do talk plainly Ten
me all or nothing
Carriston smiled very family. mo claw
that you. at any rate, will believe inv he
| ia, L.
oner somewhere. She is unhappy. but not
as yet, ill-treatod Henyensl Do Won think
II did not know this l should k,S,p my
senses for an hour
"How csn you possibly know uP
by THAI gitt-thut extra sense, or what
ever 1t is-which you dcride | knew IL
would come TO me some day, but I little
thought how ! should welcome it. I know
that IN somc way | shall find her by IL
tell you have already seen her thrc, tirpes
may see her again at any momcnt when
tho strange 10 comes over mo-
All TINS fantastic nonsense was spoken 60
simply AMI with such an air OF conviction
that once more my suspicious ns 20 tho state
OF his mind were aroused. In spit, Of the
brave answers which | had given Mr.. Ralph
GARRISON felt that conmon-sonso was nm
deninbly ON his side
"IoH me what YOU mean by your strnnge
OF Carristou's fancios or hallucinatiops Us
1t a kind of trance you fall mtop
He seemed loath 10 give any inrormntio,
on the subject but pressed him for an an
swer.
YES" lac said at last. at must b, kind
of trance. An ind,Scribnblc feeling cop,s
owe: me. l Know that my ewes are fixed am
some C'iect-prosantly that object vanish,s
ann 60 Mit""c,'
].
''She seems 10 STAN. in a blurred circle Of
hight as cast by magic lar, .'rn. That is
the only WY that l can describe l.. BUT her
hgare Is plain anI ciear-she mich. lie 81
TO me. Tire carpet or which She stands |
c." 10. The chair on which SHE site. til, tablo
on which she leans der hand. anything she
touches can See; but n cIore. ] have scon
her talking l know she 80 cutrcat.ng
some one, but TINT Scina ono was i-v.si1le.
Yet, IL she touched that rersa N. the ,..-tuo q.
her touch would enable me g. sac him
30 iar as / could see, Corr.s ,on's case an |
peared TO le ono OF overwrought or nduiy |
stimulated im7g nation His / hrd always |
considered to ba a nild of the most ueculior
construction. In his present stat, of low, |
grief. AMI suspense these hallucinat;ons
might come IN the Same way IN winch |
dreams come. For little while I sot in ,
silence considering how l could best combat
with and dispel his remarkable delusions
Before lad arrived at any decision | was
called away TO see a patient. was but
short timo engaged Then ! returned r.
CaFri'ton, intending TO continue my in
quiries.
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