Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-01

- ~oeeoec NC set 70 WORK
on It manfuny-inside Of six mon,e-
1t was indeed garden spot. rel.--
ing scant profits to be sure, but nr,,,
Using great things in the next src,-S
ing season.
appetite. too, helping thus to q ma.
NAL mind. She knew he was nn6,-
constant surveillance-it was ,ov !.
know the spying saw only man a,
ing mans work.
When people came to see her a.
accepted them as II sure the mo,.~s
were pure kindness. But she mao
no visits herself. neither accented 4,
vitations to join in church aifairs ~
the dances at the courthouse. wher,
formerly she had been leading sn,r,,
Phil wanted her to go-he was vi,,lsr
to endure martyrdom for her saks
But she smiled and shook her head.
she meant never to go out among lhsI,
own people until their own people sau
and acknowledged their mistake
Time went swiftly; almost beior.
she realized II came the annivers.rv
OF their wedding. The garden haa
been a modest gold mine. but he
would not let Phil buy her anything
save fuzzy Pomeranian puppy arres
ing, however. to his proposition tat
they should show themselves tkst
night at the courthouse.
It was not q dance, but an enter.
tainment by so-called psychic lie
turer. He was said to have marieloas
powers. Phil had a sort Of feeling
that the villagers would think b
/ dreaded to face the seer That uaa
untrueThe had even a wild idea q
going forward II subjects for expari
ment were called. Second though.
showed him he had better stay b.,
side Margery-people had been cof.
dial to them. offering Fluctuations VITA
no apparent reserves. He would 10
nothing to bring up the old story: n
twenty years perhaps he could I've
II down.
He heard little of the lecture
which was string Of platitudes. b.
he was somehow aware OF stranzs
MISUNDERSTANDING which got n!o
him and made him shiver in spite oI
himself. He was on the point & az
ing Margery II she also felt II. rhee
he saw Jim Franklin moving toward
the rostrum. his face family tronbIsd.
He spoke low but earnestly to the |sc.
turer. too low for the audience %
catch word. II watched with hals1
breath as he sat down and fell under
influence.
For a minute he was silent no
tionless. inert, as one in deem and
refreshing sleep. Then be stirred snt
sat up. opening eyes that did not g.
The lecturer spoke to him.
What did you do that night'- h
asked.
Franklin stood up. not uncerlainIl.
but like man with purpose b,
had taken on his coat-if hing
neatly folded on the back OF char
He picked II up. took a knife non
his pocket and ripped short |ens.h
of the stitches that held down ~
collar. Through the rip he thrust .'s
fingers and drew out creased .r5
crumpled paper. narrowly folded.
spread It out, folded 1t again, tncket
1t back in place and said a. be i,
placed the coat:
! Darn thousand dollar bills: ITS
one goes In bank tomorrow"
Phil darted toward the stage. rs
face white and working. Hushed cheer.
ing followed him: the hypn0tIs, beIc
up warning hand. He was nakInf
swift passes over Jim. AS Jim Opened
his eyes they rested on Phil and Nlf
gery-in their faces he read Sons
thing momentous. He sprang u7 oo|t
ing out both hands and saying f1lt
lily:
Il know you didn't do Il. PHI
though I don't know how know.
But we do" the hypnctisi sa''
kindly.
Then for the first and only TIM
Phil fell forward In dead faint
ITO think sewed down that rIpp>l
, collar without ever dreaming II nesn
anything" Jim's mother exp'a'ne'
i when she came to understand
The mystery was plain enough
Jim, worried In sleep over the big pll
had hidden 1t with the cunning
: sonnambulism. and forgotten al apo''
! the hiding. It might never have BEE
) found except by rag picker but 2
: the hypnotic experSasnt Be sn'
! though. Jim meant What be Ea''-
, namely, that getting back the p0ne
' was nothing compared to getting peg