New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
Mrs. Selwyn's Emerald
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:. not pos. --r those ether waves can react
Epon the molecules n my BRAN and st UP a
cOrrespar DING .na1gc 70 that made by the
original tr.e-- Mr. Selnvn, / L prove Il
Astr0'- r...s had risen 10 a st-7de1lt tone.
compellnr 5 .nelsivc. Everyone looked At
nm eage--. There Was a hush. Then volley
q; excl --- broke out Ike d storm. and
Selw1r .a5ections We're swept away
A le as host. overborne, and himself
pe with curiosity. gave gesture o1
4cquiee Astro stepped down from hls
chair. d. fixed look IN his ewes and gazed
eage-ly right and left. He paused one
nome landing with his hand To ms lore
head title finger pointed upward \aleska
saw a. -aad the signal,
F.. 81. the person ] point OUT
He IN walked up to the dowager with
whon had been Al supper time. II YOU
kndl se of YOUR left glove, Mrs Post
iethv he asked
DO -lean' DO YOU dare lnsInuate th;tt
too. rs, Selwyns brooch,
3 YES were as wide open as don :, ana
her ger was ludlCrous TO the company VINO
W. ed her. For the first time since the
liel went out, there was hearty laugh al
ov. the salon
silence Astro commanded harshly. He
t,,-7ed TO the gaping matroT Madam, You
n, do what ! ask, and do Il quickly, 50 as
nor 90 DELAY the recovery II YOU are lTrlo-
ta,, we can I, of course, be blamed tor sus-
pc Z YOU
-tared at him indignantly. InutterIng
% . .lf but tugged al her glove. leVerthe-
les- .Ie took her barred hand and inspected
-he in Then he took her right hard' gloNed
as and inspected that.
fe -l5- her as suddenly as ne had come
viewer WITH no comment Whatever ana
q .s. -a -. Young debutante who had also
-..- .. I'D IN the dining room
la ca1I
c. III and glove
.-. storl was young enough and Thought
: ,1 20 take the situation lightly, and
ot m with smile He gave her palm
= then turned her hand and looked at
III Then he left her for the pale. wan
vo His glove too came off ms LEFT hand,
d.. -ight gloved hand MAS examined:
T.. q with the T1o1npaGour came next, and
~ partorniTne WAS enacted. Astro 5
eve ved Tor q second or TWO on the man $
le-- [ sleeve; then he passed on
G. went from one TO another, now TO 4
~ nan. now TO a man, until he came TO
=, ,,l.tess Trixola. Her ewes had never lett
nm her hand remained on her breast as II
20 le the beating OF her heart Her eyes
We. nard and cold; but the pupils were
dill. Her upper lip quivered little
II YOU kindly remove your glove
Coz -.-s, No vour right. II You please
ycs --41ll Won Now your left hand, Just as
3. .-ned swiftly 10 the next beside her;
5u- re he had examined the hand ne had
on. - The knuckle Of his foretingeT, as Il IN
abst- clon.
II Ealeska noticed. and from that mo-
-nent -erartless of what he was dong, she
kept ...- ewes on the Countess. ] ne woman
had t~r.d TO = companion, and was evidently
roiciuc -arne sarcastic comment on Astro
asetae. As she spoke. she moved lnsenslbly
~way ID backed toward another group,
nearer -aa wall bv the windows. The com
pany ha. now begun TO move little, and her
pTogrge sas 50 clever as To be unnotlceable
% one who did not specially follow her move
1nents- She passed d few feet nearer the WIN
dow
Ast-a ueur on steadily, from one person 10
another- mining palms. In another mo
ment however he had stopped dramatically
PIT boti hands TO hls forehead, staggered,
and droppsl 10 the floor. 4 woman screamed.
Two or th-re men ran up TO support hl1n IN
her arms. 4 physician elbowed ms Way
ihrougL he crowd.
a that moment. while everyone Was star
ING ~ the group that surrounded the
Master Of MYSTERIES, kalesiia SAM the Countess
move quickly toward the window. There, tor
moment. she stood facing the assembly,
locking -ha-r.lv about her hands behind her