The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-20

If I'm to have d
from a sane man,
blind fury. Take til
What do you think
ut looks like the
silence. Have you t1f(
monk 2"
mo such bad guess.
retreat of my mind. i
the blank walls"
What's the gamer"
wick. interested in spite
1T dates back to our
Do you remember that
man. Berwind?"
The mind-reader? Yes
chap went insane afterwar>
Yes. 1t was a weak n
singularly receptive one.
we used to force numbers
cards upon his consciousness
ly thinking of them"
II recollect. His method
stand gazing at blank WALL
the object we were thinking
rise before him usually agail
blankness. Did you ever figu1
now he managed to do it?"
Not exactly. But his notid
keeping the mind blank for i'm
sions has its points If you III
orr the clutch of the brain, as 1t W
ana let 1t work along it's own lines
sometimes arranges and formula
IDEAS that you wouldn't get from
under control"
Sort of self-hypnosis 2"
IN a sense. For years I've kept a
pare white room in my Washington
mouse to do my hard thinking inn
When your affair promised to be
come difficult for me, l rugged up this
spot. And I'm trying to see things
against the walls"
Amy particular kind of things ?"
Kent produced the silver star from
his pocket. and told OF it's discovery
Inc stars In their courses may have
Fought against Sisera," he remarked
but they aren't going out of theif
way to fight-to fight--to-to-'f
kents jaw was saggng down. His
lean fingers pulled savagely at they
lobe of his long suffering ear. ''Thel
stars in their courses--fn their
courses That's it," he half whisl
pered. "Sedgwick. what was it yours
visitor said to you about Jupiter?"
She didn't mention Jupiter
mo, of course not. Not by name.
But what was it she said about the
planet that she pionted out, over the
sea-"
Obi Was that JUPITER How did
you KNOW
Looked last night. of course" said
Kent impatientiy. There's no other
planet conspicuous over the sea at
THAT hour. from where you stood.
That's not important; Mt least. NOT
now What did she say?''
"Oh, some rot about daring to fol-
low her star and find happiness, and
that perhaps it might lead me to glory
or something"
A kind Of snort came from Kent.
W here have my brains been!" no
cried. He thrust the bit OF embroidery
BACK into his pocket Then. with an
abrupt change of tone:
Well, is your temper in handp~
FOR the present"
Tell me about it, then
You remember the-~the picture If
the face?' said Sedgwick with an ef-
fort.
Nobody would easily forget it."
We been doing another portrait
from the sketches. II was on opaqua
slass an experimental medium that
We worked on some Late this after
noon went out. leaving the glass
sheet, backed against a light hoard
on my easel. The door was locked
with a heavy spring There's no pos
slble access by the window: Yet snrna-
BODY came in and smashed my picture
Kent, III XIII him.
Kent glanced at the artists long
strong hands They were blenched an
mis- knees, The fingers were bl9odleas
believe you would" said the
scientist with conviction. ''Yatt
you know. No mxuries, al
present"
Don't Joke with me about this
Kent"
Very good. But just consider.
please that I'm having enough trou~
Die clearing you of supposed muir
der OF your doing. TO want a real one.
however provoked. on my hands"
Continued Next Sunday