The advocate., 1895-08-21

-SHAKEsPBARE
"Ive been thinkin' about something, real
hard, /" said Job to the Doctor that morning, when
they chanced to be alone.
"What has engaged your thoughts, Mr.. COttle2"
"Well, you may be, don't recall it, but that night
at the Hermitage when sgd was Waitin' to run off
from the law, like you told us about way you had
found out from some folks in India, of goin' to
sleep and sendin your inside body s-trsVen' round
over the world a-vistin folks. Nov, may be-
hadn't ought to say it, but it seems to me you ought
to be able to find ought about Miss StilWell that
way. Excuse me for sskin', but have you ever
tried it2"
soften, Mr. Cottle, both while was in India and
since | came to America"
''Whie you were in IndiaP Why, you didn't
know her that long ago, did yOuP"
The Doctor was evidently embarrassed, but an
swsred
"I tried the experiment of trying to send my i'm
material body to visit particular person Lately,
have several times tried the same experiment as
TO Gertrude. Doubtless, there is a natural law,
could we discover it, which would enable us to do this
but at present, am not aware that even the adopts
possess the power of controlling by previous vOliton
Che peregrinRtions of the mmaterial body Besides,
IL is not always given us to have any memory of
what trsnspires In that condition Much In this di
reCtiOn yet remains to be mastered. We cannot 60
where we will, but only where we are sent-Where
good is to be done for mankind by the visit"
"Excuse me, but did you ever teach Miss StilWell
anything Of this kindP
"Only in the same manner as / explained to you.
Only In the same general way. Why do you ask ?"
''BecauSe these strange appearances she makes
and never be caught up with, ss if she were ghost,
like. You saw her, and sgd saw her, but before
you could get to where she had been, she vanished.
sgd and Mrs. BreadmOngSter chased after her to-
day and went to where I'd seen her Standln' only
minute BEFORE but she wasn't anywhereS around
there. It's strange like, and I've been thnkin'
about it real hard that may be you'd taught her how
10 60 TO sleep that way and that she sendin her
other body around to haunt us, like, and make us
come to look after her where she's in trouble"
''No, no, Mr.. Cottls. 1t was no immaterial body
saw. 1t was Gertrude In her own natural flesh and
blood. l taught her nothing of the kind, and do
not believe she had a natural inclination towards
such things. Besides, how could she make us more
anxious to lnd her and help her than we already
areP No, it was Gertrude herself"
stWell, but she may not know we are anxious to
and her. Her sudden comin's and COINS seem
strange, like"
Sydneys entrance put an end to this phiOsOph,
ical conversation, but the Doctor could not avoid
seriously pondering what Job had said. After
awhile as they were going out he whispered to Cotte
90 Sydney might not hear:
'If we do not find her to-day, shall seriously be-
ieve you are right 1t is strange she should appear
and disappear 30 suddenly"
Job nodded approvingly.
a dentist occupied an Office on the same floor with
sydney and the Doctor the three together using the
entire door. That morning Of the inauguration the