Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-10-15
ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER l5 1909
ASKING
THE SPIRITS
BY LULU JOHNSON.
copyrighted. 1909. by Associated
Literary Press.

"Ghostsl' repeated Paul Oxford, with
a smile. "ro be sure there are ghosts.
l have personal acquaintance with
half dozen. | was one once. That
was when the dramatic club put on
Hamlet"
"Now you are frivolous" reproved
Lucy. "It is a very serious matter to
penetrate the veil that separates the
present from the future and cross to
that other shore Mrs. Glendis says
that we each should seek to test our
mediumistic powers"
"There is one thing like about
ghosts" said Paul.
"What's thatP" asked Lucy quickly
as he paused.
''Their answers generally are yes
and no." explained Paul meaningly.
For nearly year he had been trying
to pin Lucy down to definite accept
ance or dismissal Of his suit but that
tactful yet uncertain minded young
woman would say him neither yea"
nor may" preferring to enjoy the
srea.er ireeuo,n VI a''ion WHICH 70 INC
privilege OF the unengaged, Whlle III
the same time she heiu orroru her
slave.
Ghosts say lots more than that"
insisted Lucy. mime. Goya was tell
Ing all about 1t. You start with the
alphabet and when you come to the
riBht ietter tney sNe rap, "nu "
that way they speil out words Mne'
Goya says that II Is the duty OF every
earnest tnihker TO develop heuiuinis'ic
powers pecause~ we heNei va" 'oi'
whether we nave the glIt uhtii we try
TO develop
she's right aeeiareo iaui, WIN
greater interest tnan ne had preVious-
ly shown In the discussloh' 10 you
know l have Thought Tor some tine
that l could develop aiohg 'hose iines
with the proper sympathe.ic sull'o,t'
you must JOIN our Circle hNi'eu
Lucy beamingly. she had peeh grow
ing angry at PauPs covert sneers ht
Nine Goya ana MIS-. diehdls'
The latter had brought the adcpt TO
the attention or the luesuay oancins
class and had turned that select little
company into circle
The young man found 1t more inter
esting to sit In the darkness OF the ue-
velopment room and hold hands' ior
there were times when something sent
thrills through the Investigators anu
caused the more timid among the girls
to clutch more tightly the arms OF tneir
escorts.
Paul was not a member or the danc-
ing class In spite Of his devotion to
Lucy, and he rather resented these
seances.
81 think" suggested Paul, "that IL
might be well to try me out before
seek to display my powers In public.
1t will be an hour before your mother
gets back from the Bradleys, ana your
father IL too busy with that new book
he borrowed to interrupt suppose we
hold sitting nowT
IL never heard OF sitting Win only
two" objected Lucy. EVEN with the
fifteen or twenty of our circle we get
scarcely any return yet, ana 90 not
believe that the two OF us could get
any response at ALL"
eve can try 1t" pleaded PAU. we
cannot do more than fail, ana there
might come some slight indication that
one or the other had mysterious pow
err"
Eyes, we can try 1t, assented Lucy
brightly, glad to see PauPs interest.
"Of course you must promise that II
there Is no development you Will not
be discouraged"
"Tll promise that" assented Paul
promptly. "I'll not be discouraged"
"Then wen try" agreed Lucy as sne
cleared tho magazines and books from
n light table and brought 1t into the
center OF the room. she placed chalrs
on opposite sides. disregarding Paurs
suggestion that they be placed side by
SIDE, ana then' turning nowh tne hght,
she took her place In one seat ana
called to MIN TO take the other'
They almost anyways sing sne Dc
gan uncertainty
Inen wen SING asseh.eu "ui'
wen Ioilow an tne process.
his MINUS cioseu over Lucy ., 10
ing on .ne .hpie, anu noi'iy LUZ o"s
one Vi INC SoheS "ppio'eu w "e'
cie, Am 49,
e no" you inuet Aeep wy pun 9 9o
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