South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-17
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I emily she heard a rustling from the
bed. Miss Estrilla had moved. Ro-
sale braced herself within for the
shock of cold water. But Miss Estrilla
/ only shook her. Rosalie made
sleepy motion and became still. Miss
Estrilla shook her again, and called
| into her ear.
Madame lie Grange-wake up"
This timo Rosalie permitted her
/ eyes to open. She stared a moment
as at things remote. fetched another
/ shudder, sat bolt upright. Her first
| expression was bewildered her second
startled. There followed every ap-
| pearance OF embarrassment and
chagrin.
"Oh. what has happened" she
Don't you know" asked Miss
| Estrilla. regarding her narrowly.
81 remember coming IN here" said
Rosalie, AN 1 remember telling you
that l might go out--fall asleep.
She arose at this and began nervously
to pace the room.
I've got TO apologize" she went
on, Il am-well, the last time / was
took this way. I went TO my own
room. When I came TO, II was dark
the servants thought I'd gone away
an forgot to come home to dinner
| made up my mind l wouldn't let II
happen again like that--an' you were
| the only person in the house. Was
l ut-asleep-long?
About six or seven minutes. I
| think" said Miss Estrilla- Suddenly
she covered her eyes with their green
shade
What does it mean. all this?" she
asked
Poor dear. I believe I must have
bothered you with my talking-if l
did talk" She approached the bed,
and sat down.
Now I'm goin' to tell YOU all
about it," pursued Resale; Il must
| of course. 1t amt right not TO ex-
| plain. now I've made this scene. But
you'll be the only Twin soul around
the house that knows a thing, an
you'll understand what I mean when
I'm through. Comm right out with
it, I've been a medium--a spirit med
! ium-all my life. You know what
! that is don't you?"
"Oh, yes"
Didn't know but YOU mtghtn't
! Some folks don't an some hold a
| low opinion OF EN-. l do myself"
Rosalie paused. THAT was why / cut
it out, maybe-that and the feelin'
| that my powers was goin'. It's a
| dreadfully tryin' occupation, an the
/
things. 1 never faxed, but there was
a temptation to do 1T all the time.
| Well. one day comes a legacy-mOney
I'd never counted on or expected.
| An that happened jest when it seem
| ed like my power had grown weak an
! had 10 quit or be a fake-because
A., when people come an pay YOU two
| dollars you have to deliver answers
| or you'll git no more custom. So I
| jest determined to drop il all an go
/ to keepin' bOarders with my money"
Rosalie made the proper dramatic
pause here. and let her voice fall.
You can't do a thing all your life.
though, an stop it right away. I
hadn't counted on that. never
could control my frances exactly
They had a way of comm when they
wanted TO. Why, once at a whist
party-but never mind that. An I
hadn't been keepin' boarders two
weeks. before l begun to have the
feelin'. It's queer. 1 can't describe
yourself. but II takes You right
here" she touched her ample bosom
with one hand. You can hold il off
for a while. an then-it's like hOldin
off sleep. Twice before this week It's
happened-I've told you what ] did
the second time an how it scared
ma An jest now. standin in the
know the rest. An l hope you'll ex-
; cuse mean you won't say a thing.
viii yoU?" Posalie's voice held all
) the pleading in the world.
Miss Estrilla, exnressionless be-
hind her green shade, spoke in an
even and Unconditional voice
And what do your spirits say TO
: you?"
ITO me?" replied Resale; good
> ness. I don't know. l wish l did.
That was always curious thing
5 about my mediumship. You see.
. there's every kind. Some folks are
clairaudient They hear things
? while they're wide awake. Some are
clairvoyant I'm half trance. That
means they see. an they know all
= the time what they've seen and
$ what they're sayin'. I'm the worst
kind. l never could get a thing
? except in full trance-jest like I was
= asleep. l have to find afterwards
. from other people what I said or did.
( Well. I'm sorry as can be that ]
( bothered you. an won't do Il again
l If / can help It. Did 1 talk much ?"
Not a great deal Something
= about a young man and a young wo-
man"
D Anybody in the house? Some
a times-they tell me-my spirits talk
about folks a thousand miles away