New-York tribune., 1912-04-15
Stockton's Spirit impatient,

Stocktons Spirit impatient.
Miss ne Camp seems 70 have two worries
in connection with the stories, the nrst that
she will not fnd a publisher and the secon
that there will he some skepucism as 10
stockton being the author stockton. also
according 70 her account, Is becoming I'M
patient for publication Of this posthumous
work she quotes him q follows
will tell YOU what to do Go to the
newspapers and tell them that YOU have
matter that will stdrtle the world ana asn
them for IN interview az their Office Don
tell them what II Is unlH YOU see taeljl co,,I ~
viii create tremendous sensation ana con-
trovprsv among the scientists Throughout
the world. I will be much Obliged 10 YOU,
my dear madam II YOU VIII allow me 10
make q suggestion about what 10 90 IN
order TO get my stories puhltshed-that Is
to get them interested flrSt ana then meet
them and have q talk
You cannot stand the strain of this your
self but must get some one TO attend 10 tie
business for YOU. | am positive you VIII
get them published 10y some wideawake
neWepauer for YOU are doing 4 rem3rka pl"
thing i'm being able 70 take them doVr tor
ne 90 YOU do This is the point ] want 20
make. ,..
! wish the members of my family TO he
paid and certain percentage OF all stores
sold under my name. ! am sure you VII
he willing 10 agree to that Write 10 my
sister and explain this to her. and l am
sure no one will interfere with your pup
fishing them, using my name. IL theE az,
~ will be a fine point OF law for the court
10 decide. can the brainwork Of d man in
the other Word--or spirit World-pe!Ong 10
his heirs here? | am WILING 70 allQW ! tleil
something, but you are entitled 10 the noSI
because / could not have written them only
through you. ,, ,or,,
have been very anxious for a, long; long
time to find some one VINO G9u!l Hetp tp,inc i,.c
to relieve my brain from al the sloi!ea
that were Cruwding each other trHlhs. 10
get out. ! can then 20 on WIN my st.nrI'9'
When they are written out | Will be free
This advice Miss De Camp, II appears
has endeavored to follow. but she las as
vet found neither a publisher nor great
credence beyond Professor Hyslop.
Sneers from Spirit Scribe.
Tben follows some account of what Pro
fcssor HyslCp describes as his commuii'a-
tion with Stockton through Mrs. Chen"-
wcth. Of Boston. 4 medium developed by
the professor, and Miss De Camp. Tho
seances were undertaken. il Is stated, 50
that Stockton might prove his spirit ideh-
t!ty. They took place in February ana
March of this year.
II is to be supposed that tie spirit Of
stockton has responded to the call of Mrs.
Chenowcth. and it has been explained to
him that what is wanted is proof that
the stories produced by Miss De Camp are
really his work ard not hers. To this ne
replies
What do / care about the skcptcs? They
are a bad lot and | am not trying 10 save
them Let them 20 to the dcmniuCn bow
vows as fast rs they want to. ! do my
work in my own way, and know and Sh"
knows. and that Is enough.
You understand my position all right. all
right. and that makes me easier. II j. a
funny thing If a mar can have no rest In
heaven, but must 20 on repeating, for the
sake Of Il lot of IDIOTS, that his name ~
Holm Smith or whatsoever il may be. l
really have q desire To DO q certain klnd
of work, but deliver me from the class VINO
cat uP their relatives to SEC how theT
mink I won't do for your business at
all. but personally have no fight with you.
You can go on and save all the critics YOU
can but don't send them 20 ~" when th'N
die, for | would make 10 heavenly hlns1ohI
for them. / had my share Of them while |
lived. and ! wash my hands Of the whole lot.
Professor Hyalop here annotatcs. Read
ers and friends Of Alr. stockton Will have to
Judge OF the merits Of the alluson to wash
ing his hands Of The whole lot Of critics 1t
is quite probable and the most Of us are
familiar with the trials Of authors III tins
respect Mrs G. does not know the special
situation sufficiently to make the reference
except by guessing
Has His Laugh on Science.
There is change Of control" and another
spirit. unnamed, informs the Investigator:
He is much better pleased than he was.
He did not intend to be bulldozcd INTO CIV
ing evidence ana he just insisted on telling
YOU 50 TO! himself. He would let no on"
say il for him. and now that il is over D."
saws YOU are not such bad lot, after All.
and ho may help You some more some day.
He = quite an INDEPENDENT gentleman iIt"r
all and has his own ideas and says Keep
them guessing that's all ycu have 10 do.
But YOU viii hear from him again. tnIhh'
! told him To- go on, NOu would not eat MN
and 50 b. made his venture INTO the llhr.
lie say science Is bis fraud anyway, nut
Le is not q bad man To- nave around, for ne
takes tie coLocit out OF the most OF US ana
makes us laugh while be dot- IL.
Stockton came again. according To the
prophecy. This time Miss De Camp was
not present and Stockton, speaking of TINS
said:
81 am somewhat more free than when
sne is mere. for ! WAS drawn to her 10y
force Of past association psychicaily ana
could not seem to lose my CONSCIOUSNESS
of her and arrange my WORK her" at one
and the same time. IT is letter now.
lie then kindly spoke of his pleasure thit
Miss De Camp I'D not go INTO trance
when she Was writing at his dlctation ana
gave some details Of his method "i WORK.
# have been most curious about tho
power Of suggestion" hc said, and thdt
is the way J have worked at n" Writlns'
aud not the way II Is don" mere. lh'I' ~
no trance there, and because ar III" nor
nal condition sDg'laincd and used b' the
lady / can de- better work. Ihdt Is, sHs-
gcst only aud the op ration oi th' "hsH.'-
ton J., carried ou by IN" uhiuI" lmpHis"
Of the lady herself She sometimes thinks