Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-09

the races. and that 5 had slipped away
to have reading secretly to find out
what he intended to do.
| We entered the spook chamber and
| she told me that he ought not to play
the races, as he would never make his
money that way. ITS very hard
thing to play those races" she de-
clared.
No Fun Holding Hands
But business was business, and She
seated herself and proceeded to give
| me Instructions Now grasp my right
hand" she said, land when I ask you
any questions answer me quickly. II
I call out the name of anyone you
| know, spirit or living, tell me at once"
| With these orders we began the seance.
The first part of the Instructions
looked easy enough, and I grasped her
hand. What disappointment 1 had
always been led to believe by young fell
lows who had had experience that hold
| ing hands In the dark was very
pleasant way of passing time but I
| didn't find it so. A few short, quick
clasps. several Jerks and writings and
the seeress began to speak In strange
sepulchural voice. Tell me the date
of your birth, quick"
April 25," ] replied, fingers crossed
tunate zodiac. There are two strong
lines running before me. The one Is
ambition and progress, the other Is
wealth. Your life line stretches out
long before me. You will have n very
| long and prosperous life. You will
make your wealth along legitimate
lines" praise be, / was not to be a
| grafter.)
You have slight. delicate consti-
| tuition and are not fitted for hard work.
| You should enter some profession; !
| would suggest the dentists. You are
| delicate, somewhat of a musician"
| (She judged me by my Paderewski
hair.) Some more personalities ensued,
all of which could have been shrewdly
| guessed by anyone with a slight fa-
| cility for character reading, after
which the ghosts proper appeared.
Mother Comes
First my mother approached. II
| see bright light before me. 1t is your
mother. Quick, what is her name?'
| told her. Now the date of her BIRTH"
| That was also given and she began
| to tell me how much my mother was
thinking of me and watching over me-
| thought of the popular song, IF
Mother Could See Me Now" MY sis
| ter followed after which she began to
| call out names.
who is Mary?" she asked. "An
old school chum," I answered nom
never been TT so she tried again.
This time it was Charley who came.
| He didn't interest me either, so she
| called another
"And now 1 see a fair, beautiful
form approaching, tall, beautiful, with
| flowing dark hair-tell me her name"
That's --," l replied, eagerly. She
| ~ H. I,o1n he GOV n
once by my interested and eager ex-
preston that she had made ten
strike. Maybe.
"Yes, I knew it was. Is she living
or .spirit?'
Living" prevaricated glibly.
yes" said the seeress," and she
thinks of you, o, so much. Have you
written to her since you came out
here?"
Yes" answered.
She felt now that she was on safe
track and began speeding
Held In Sweet Remembrance
"I thought so. She thinks of you all
the time and says, %, / wish he hadn't
gone away; / wish he would soon
come back Has she your picture?"
Certainly" l said.
"Well, she spends hours looking at
it and wishing you would soon come
back"
Some more of the same followed and
I was told how much / was missed.
but while 1t was highly fiattering it
was not business. She tried several
more names on me, but as 1 had nod
| ded approval at all could remember
I shook my head, no. Never mind"
1t is of no matter, let 1t pass 1t
passed. Then she told me to ask any
question chose and she would answer
it. Taking my cue from dads pre-
yious visit l asked, 'How about the tall
dark woman dad is going with?
have seen them at the theater several
times. Do you think he is going to
marry her?" And put on an anxious
appearance.
Through the mists of the spirit world
she gazed intently for few minutes
and then she said, ""Tell me her name"
This was rather unexpected, but
managed to dream out a name.
us she a spiritualist," she inquired,
unwilling, suppose, to expose fell
| low.
mo" I answered.
"Where did he meet her?"
I confessed my lack of knowledge
on that score.
HAS he gone with her to the races
| this afternoon?"
| IT don't know"
well, from what can see of this
woman, l don't like her." said my eerie
| informer.
Neither do l." 1 declared promptly.
mo" continued the woman. "she
doesn't look good to me- She seems to
be following your father for his money,
not because she loves him. If she mar
| ries him she will break up your happy
home"
looked worried, but the mist
cleared away still more and she saw
the whole dark villainous schemes Of
the contriving woman as through a
glass, darkly.
Saves Dad from Adventures
"The woman is an adventures" she
declared boldly 'She has a husband