The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-05

Il Il would hesitate to tell YOU. SAID
Clarke, turning his eyes full upon ms
that we are destined to work together IN
the future 1t is only fair that you snouIu
Know something of my methods. TO IN
sure against your skepticism of what l
am going 10 tell you l wish first 10 Slse
| you little demonstration of what those
. powers.
I'm the first place you are considerins
giving up active newspaper work and oe-
voting your entire time to work that -
more congenial Since coming to Aurovia
you nave fully decided to take the s'Sp'
give up your position. withdraw from the
club on Huron street where you are ny
ing. and where quiet work is out or the
question. and take a little flat which you
have in mind. with possibly one congeniai
companion. This will be your best plan,
my dear Sexton. and l am sure you VIII
| make success of the great work winch
I was literally stumped. Here was a
man relating to me ideas which had
formed In my brain within the time
, had been talking to him and of wn1Sn
there could be no possible external EVIL
. dence.
II am ready to believe anything. l
said Now what is the system .
"Of course you are familiar with TEL
. lepathy." replied Clarke. land are sur
. ficiently liberal-minded TO admit the p ss5
: sbility of a thing which even coid-oioooed
modern science credits.
Then you area mind-reader. and have
, seen the workings of my brain pictoIsu
in your own. just as you have seen ne ne
: thoughts of the chief, DR.. Smith, and the
drug clerk"
: Not exactly. l see. my dear Sexton
that you know very little about teiep-
athy Mind-reading is too strong term.
9 II have met telepathists who claimed 10
be developed psychically to the extent
: that they could see picture OF tne
thoughts of Others | have seen the,n
perform some wonderful feats. But lei.
To
= science by any means. 1t merely amounts
: to this: When l am listening to you; my
! mind is following your words suddenly
4 there may flash across my brain an en-
4 tire,v different sequence of ideas. Many
neTsons experience this sensation but fali
' to recognize the thoughts which spring
! into being as emanating from the eN-
terror"
> "Rut YOU don't mean to say that you
can secure evidence in case OF TINS hlnu
( which will be valid in court of law!
e asked. recurring to the more practicai
/ side of the question :,
.Certainly not but telepathy will indi-
: cate the lines on which TO searcn 1or NOR :; Z
:. tangible evidence When my system Is
developed In it's entirety crime will be-
: come an exact science. You remember
? Rlackstone's rule that not the severity out
4 the certainty of the punishment is de-
o terrent of crime. -.
: view with Mrs. Williams tomorrow VIII
q disclose her guilt? ,
IF she is guilty i have no uouot
shall be able to find ii out
!, ..Rut how will you substantiate her
9 | gtlilt in a manner acceptable to a jury
"F,ither by causing her TO break through
: her self-possession and make run con
4 fession. or failing in this. by gaming
q some Indication of where to look LOT
f material evidence. Now, for fear tnat
$ YOU may still entertain some lingering
q skenticism of my poor powers. want 10
tell YOU what you have been thinking
7. within the last few minutes. You nave
) been thinking: believe this man wouio
make a good working companion 1or me.
$ 7 wonder if he is so situated that ne can
" share that little flat on Oak street.
h wish I dared ask him. I will spare you
S the embarrassment of acknowledging that
am right. my dear sexton; anu ,;th m ties
of any kind, and doubtless when we re-
; turn to Chicago we can arrange u 'o'''
II interests" ,nd
the good nights Clarke slipped away 10
x his room.
After breakfasting the next morning
l Clarke and set out to fulfill our ten Tiao
U tive appointment with Mrs. Wlihams. Inc
e streets were already crowded, ana
!. marked several rivals from other papers.
: They gave me plying glances Wnen tney
l saw me leaving the SQUARE; me snS iof they
Thought | was going TO miss the inquest
y when we reached the Williams cottage
{ we were ushered into the paror ana ,n ,s
U maid assured us that Mrs Williams
o would be down in few minutes.
!. you lead in the conversation, SeAeon
u T want a chance to study her, Saio
. Clarke. Question her Jusl as q f,ct ND
p as if you knew all about the doctor stoL
}, here and the meeting yesterday mornlhe-
e You must come to my rescue IL you SEE
! tme getting into deep water
!. He nodded, and further talk was 1nee s
/ rupted by the entrance of the widow Sne
], was a petite little body. with face pret,
= ty. yet full of character. framed IN
. mass of dark hair, defiant of pins ano
!, fastenings. Caste was written IN tns
e finely formed nose. and the firmly moo
eled chin. She was of the type "n1cr
. loves much but suffers in silence. Wo-
u men of her class do not turn TO murnei
- to escape trouble.
Mrs Williams I began. rather lame
$ ly. after her acceptance of our apologies
y II will spare YOU as far as possible. but
e l would like to ask you few questions
!, relating to the events of the aIternoon
= previous TO it. In the first place l under si.
stand that DR.. Smith stopped here on MS
J way home to supper"
DIR Smith stopped to leave package
which I had ordered by phone from the
drug store.
20 And / understand that ne came into
the house and. sat a few minutes, ieav-
ing his hat and another package winch
- he carried in the hall"
n Mrs. Williams started, grew snade
n paler, but quickly recovered her compo-
% sure and nodded in acquieScence.
:, And when DR.. Smith left l contin-
u ued, u understand that he neglected &c
% take his package with him.
I Again she started, bit her lips, pu'
=, nodded an affirmative.
,e How long did the package remain here
"a after DR.. Smith eft?''
's About half an hour
did he call for it in person.?
n mo; he sent a boy who works arounc
:, his stable"
4 Are you aware of the contents of that
n PACKAGE
Is II am and there was a little choking
lie catch in her vore as she said It,.
&c Nov, Mrs. Williams. want TO REMIND
you that neither Mr.. Clarke nor myself !:
ir an officer of the law. and thus we have NJ
n right to ask you TO make any statement
w. which Will tend to incriminate any one
le but | wish to ask one more question
re which leave to your discretion whether
70 or not TO answer Were you aware of the
" contents of that package during the tins
DR. 1t was in your possession
lie Il was. DR.. Smith had told me of thu
,e work of the lodge. and when he laid dowr
$. his hat and the package he remarked
There Is fake powder for your husband