The Washington times., 1912-06-05

OOD morning, grandma" che
said kissing the pale cheek,
i and sinking down on her
knees beside the bed. II
hope you are feeling a little better this
morning."
The brown eyes closed slowly, then
opened. Annabel caught her breath.
Leaning closer, she said in a low. clear
tone:
Listen, grandma; I believe you un-
derstand every word we say to you. If
you hear and understand what l say.
try to answer. DO you hear?"
Again the lids closed once. Annabel's s
heart leaped. That means 'yes'?" she
cried. II thought so. Is that right.
.gran?'
Again the lids fell. The girls heart
began to beat wildly. From the living
death that seemed to hem her dear one
in she had received a signal.
Gran" she said eagerly, I'VE must
find some way to find out what you
want until you are able to speak to US
again. So suppose you and / arrange
a code of signals. When l ask ques-
ton and you want to answer yes close
your eyes once, just as you did; when
you want to say no. close them twice
when you want to say you don't know,
close them three times Do you under
stand?"
Slowly the eyes closed once. Annabel
bent over and kissed her. almost jubi-
lantly.
That's grand!' she cried. "It won't
be quite so terrible now, darling, now
that we have found some way to COM
municate with you. Are you in pain,
gram"
The eyes closed twice, wearily, then
opened and fastened themselves eagerly,
burningly, upon the girls face.
rs there something you want to tell
us, gran?" asked Annabel- Quickly,
eagerly. the eyes closed once.
For moment the girls heart beat
too fast for speech. It was almost like
talking to the departed, holding com
munication with one who had already
crossed to the other shore.
Isis 1t something. about Paul Jen-
nings, gran? About the little girl Liz
zie?"
The eyes closed quickly.
An.nabel thought moment. striving
to frame her questions in way that
would be least distressing to answer.
Was it Paul Jennings that-that did
this she asked tremuloucly, laying
her finger on the great bruise Upon the
yes"
WAS it Paul Jennings or his wife
that carried you to their house and
took away the child?" Again the eyes
slowly, her heart pounding so that slk
could scarcely speak: DO you know
gran, what they have done with the
Child?'
The old lady closed her eyes rapidly
The right side of her face convulsed
the mouth drew up and the veins stood
out like cords on hrr temples. But the
lips remained mute, for all the frantic
effort and only the eyes deep, burning
vivid. filled with anguish. showed the
presence of life
DO you know where they are now?
Annabel asked. scarcely daring to look
upon the face she loved so well. The
eyes answered quickly Eyes, and
seemed to wait. The girl caught hel
breath sharply.
"You-you know where the child is
now? You know what has become OF
her?"
Then eyes closed. opened, then CLOSED
rapidly three times. Scarcely breath
ing. the girl hung over her.
Yes" she whispered her eyes fas
fenced on the dropping lids, "no-you dt
not know-oh! if you could only speak
# you could only tell. Wa sthe chile
alive when you saw her last, gram"
The eyes closed once. quickly. =
DO you know what those people have
done with her?"
Again the eyes answered yes"
"Do you think she Is alive now? Dc
you believe we can find them and res
cue the little girl?"
The eyes rolled wildly, the face con
vulsed. the mouth twisted to one sid
and twitched spasInodically; and will
her pitiful effort to force words to ia
TIPS that her eyes could not express, thu
old ladY fell back unconscious