The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-14

 FER regularly otherwise they may no be able to keep complete file of tn editions containing the story. THI FARMER feels that it is fortunate il having been able to arrange for tn exclusive publication of this won drously fascinating tale in this vicin 1ty. If you have not already "start ed'' the story do so today. The pre- ceeding chapter was taken up largel. with in the introduction of the char acters.1- Eds Farmer.)
 Continued from Yesterday.9.,
 Monroe took the boys wrist in his dex-fnger that the pulse was accentu. afed-the doctor indicated the fact BrOolkield was aware that his own heart was beating faster than usual He had a moments scientific curiosity as to whether it's Quickehed action was due to the novelty of -his occupation or was in reflex from his subject
 The room was zpufring like sea- shell
 Before him was the ,stiIl form of the negro; at hts side the smiling. quizzical intellectual face of the physician; about them the Sphinx with its un- Eolvel riddle, the voiceless masks of the great dead, the bust of Pallas and the raven; and behind them all, back. of .Hbe sleepex, and the quesaioner and be- meath the 4ymbols, the unifying, buoy ant. peryading field of force on which Bfookheld felt he was about to tread. He moved a chair near to the boy and sat down. Close to Brookf1eld' S mental elbow and slightly behind him, as he sensed it. an admonitory some thing repeated to him the scruples of the author to whom Prentice had in- tt6duced him-scruples about invading the personal domain of another soul; but Brookfield felt that a darky boy s stb-conscious territory could not but be improved by the squatter fmmi- grafton of a white mans volition, and especially when the filibusterers came to eject a Voodoo usurper. Ir a low monotone Brookflefd' began to speak to the boy: ;
 "The spell that that Louisiana dar- ky tfHeX &ge1 S6h J6,~ MnE.hA gone when you wake. up; so will that tired feeling You-Will enjoy your food af- ter this, and you will be more cheer ful; you won't De low in your mind any more, and there won't any mig ger cast any spell on you again. You are sleeping now-you are getting a.
 
 any other sleep. The tired feeling is going away from you even now, and when I tell you to wake up you will feel almost as though you'd had a full nights rest"
 Just teen the electric buzzer con- nected with the front-door button sounded fin the back hall. Jo had previously left the door of the back hall open when he entered, in order that the sound of the annunciator might be heard.
 s-Ndw, who can that be at this himself as to the doctor. The answer to his question came from the sleep ing darky.
 That's MT. Ellinger,, ,suh.'
 Mir Ellinger
 Yes, suh; he's at the front: door; he's got a paper bundle under his arm with two ducks in it."
 Brookfie1d looked at the door,
 Gan that, be so? :.
 .H will be interesting if it .isAwake him, and find out
 Bropkfield spoke toxthe boy, snap ping his fingers sharply before his eyes as he did so.
 That will do, Jo-wake up.' Jo frePs aeeE sSes ,~ said ss,d RT9ek6asla te. ber'
 -Arhe bell just sounded"
 "I didn't hear it. suh," said. Jo, apoloEeficafly; "excuse me- Jo left to answer the summons.
 .If that's Ellinger at:fhe door," said Brookfield to the doctor when they were alone ''how do you explain that boys knowledge of it?''
 -'Cfairvoyance." the doctor answer ed. laconically. -4-4
 You know what Hudson would call it?''
 The doctor nodded ."Telepathie hSafs-
 rhe boy returned, followed by FL finger, who had under his arm a homemade bundle. His face wore a beam of genial good-humor.
 Evening, gentlemen. Lew greet ed 1Y You will excuse the lateness of my call. Jack, but I saw light in the window, and"
 Jack finished the sentence for him. -xARd you didn't want to carry both those ducks home"
 Lew held the bundle before him, turning it over and over with critf- ral examination. At length, in be- ~fidermeRt, he. said:
 How the devil did you know that bundle waSs ducks ?"
 Little Jo.. who stood by, regarded the scene with eyes bulging in amaze ment-
 The reviewing courts denied the ap- piication of Whippie's attorney for 3 new trial.
 
 That hope lay in a. constitutional point upon which appeal was made to the Supreme Court of the United Stated The. point wass most wire-5 drawn and sattenduated. The attor- neys themselves submitted it.more in e. -.determiuatiens to interpose- every obstacle to an execution of the sem te1Ice upon theif client than in a be- lief in the soundness of the .conten- ! tion- The basfs of their appeal lay in. the fact that the Court had gfven an order limiting the number of spec | tators< T1iis or der was given because-l the janitor had discovered erack1 in the concrete ceiling of the cellar | below the coaart-foon1. Tlre-order vas enforced only during two days, and | until the architect. who happened 10 l be absent from the. city. could, return | and make an examination. The crack had probably been there from | the date of building, and bore no | relation to the increased weight abo1e | it- 4he ceiling in question was of | s<68 ~91rders,s and capable of serving | a0. 10 floor of a. round house To | lIE0< lie number of spectators, how & yRa sheriff had sesued- tickets G | nl bn- The defense submitted fM11A&14 an unrestricted attendance F.1D Gasual and voluntary witness ] .|F2 -~t <
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