Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-04-04
CHAPTER IV.-continued.

I'm word" laughed the judge,
you mean that any one trained to
read my mind can tell just what's
passing in my brain?"
Precisely" replied the doctor with
a smile "the psychologist can tell with
almost mathematical accuracy Just
how your mental mechanism is work
ing. / admit 1t sounds uncanny, but
1t can be proved. In fact, it has been
proved. time and time again."
Alicia came up and took the doc
tors arm.
"Oh, DR.. Bernstein" she protested,
81 can't allow the judge to monopolize
you in this way. Come with me. l
want to introduce you to most
charming woman who is dying to
meet you. She is perfectly crazy on
psychology"
Don't introduce me to her."
laughed the judge. II see enough
crazy people in the law courts"
DR.. Bernstein smiled and followed
his hostess. Judge Brewster turned
to chat with the banker. From the dis
taRt music room came the sound of
q piano and beautiful soprano voice.
The rooms were now crowded and
newcomers were arriving each min
ute. Servants passed in and out serv-
ing iced delicacies and champagne.
Suddenly the butler entered the
salon and, quietly approaching Alicia,
handed her letter. In low tone
he said:
This letter has just come, MN.
The messenger said it was very i'm
portant and l should deliver 1t at
once"
Alicia turned pale. She instantly
recognized the handwriting. 1t was
from Robert Underwood. Was not her
last message enough? How dare he
address her again and at such a time =?
Retiring to an inner room, she tore
open the envelope and read as follows:
Dear Mrs. Jeffries: This is the last
time shall ever bore you with my let
ters. You have forbidden me to see you
again. Practically you have sentenced
me to living death, but as l prefer
death shall not be partial, but full and
complete oblivion, / take this means of
letting you know that unless you revoke
your cruel sentence of Punishment, j
shall make an end of it all. shall be
found dead, Monday morning, and you
viii know who is responsible.
Yours devotedly,
ROBERT UNDERWOOD.
An angry exclamation escaped
Alicia's lips, and crushing the note VI
in her hand. she bit her lips till the
blood came. 1t was just as she feared
The man was desperate. He was mo-
to be got rid of SO easily. How dare
he-how dare he? The coward-tt
think that she could be frightened By
such threat. What did she care 1
he killed himself? 1t would be goot
radiance. Yet suppose he was IL
earnest. suppose he did carry out hi,
threat? There would be terribl,
scandal, an investigation. people
would talk, her name would be men
toned. No-no-that must be pre-
vented at all costs.
Distracted, not knowing what cours
to pursue, she paced the floor of tn
room. Through the closed door sh
could hear the music and the chatte
of her guests. She must go to Sc
Underwood at once, that was certain
and her visit must be a secret one
There was already enough talk.
If her enemies could hear of her vii
iting him alone in his apartments ths
would be the end.
"Yes-I must see him at once. T,
morrow is Sunday. He's sure to b
home in the evening. He mention
Monday morning. There will still b
time. I'll go and see him tomorrow
Alicia! Alicia!"
The door opened and Mr.. Jeffrie
put his head In.
What are you doing here, m