Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-16
By WILL IRWIN


this new perplexity revolved itselt
in her mind. What meant that SUD
den ouestion-"Did that come ffrstYY
The trail was leading into wilder
nesses of which she had never
dreamed.
Rosalie held three more seances
with Miss Estrilla before she reached
the final vital one to which all her
diplomacies had been leading. Let
met omit the lumber and packing,
as yawns, mumblings, long passages
of sleep, solemn orations of Doeter
Carver. babblings of Laughing Eyes,
revelations concerning the family life
of Miguel and Victoria. Let me but
report those little dialogues between
John in the spirit, and Miss Estrilla
Tor Margarita Perez in the flesh, to
which this hocus-pocus was only an
approach.
John Is speaking through the lips
|of Rosalie LIE Grange, and Miss Es-
trilla is answering.
ST am stronger now The flesh in
|fluence is not yet gone from mo.
There was much on my soul. I find
lit hard to forgive. And 1 know
learned from Constance that little
lady" was Captain Hanska's pet
name for woman in tender relations,
and she let 1t out as a venture.
"Oh, John! But conside how
much have to forgive. All, did you
ever love me? You never answered
my letters"
1T loved you perhaps too much.
Over here we cannot lie. / was car
|ried away-and I was married.
Yes. Everyone knows that now.
You deceived me. 1t is harder for
me to forgive that than the other
thing"
"Yes-but loved you too much-to
risk telling you"
"Was that why you kept the
Jewels, them" A hard attack came
into Miss Estrilla's tone. 1t was
more than a question; there was
Irony in it. Rosalie thought rapidly.
That diamond buckle on the stair
Icase-"the jewels'-here was a star
ltling new correlation of facts. She
must venture no further; she must
have time to imagine and to plan.
ct cannot tell you now" said the
voice of John. "I am-growing weak
4 sinned--'
"Oh, he's gone awayl" broke in the
voice of Laughing-Eyes.
Another seance. John is speaking,
Miss Estlilla answering.
"Ah, really love you. But l find
lit hard to forgive"
Don't you understand, John, that
1t wasn't revenge? 1t was duty"
"I know. There is much that I do
mot understand, but I do understand
that. In the flesh I was always at
ltracted by the glitter of Jewels"
This was a lead into territory only
partially explored. And the road
Iopened.
at think there were two parts Of
you, John. But, oh. the better part
loved me, did it not?"
Eyes, loved you truly, little lady"
John, If you had stolen them out
Iright-but to use my love!"
at am going. l am not strong
enough yet to endure reproach-"
"Oh, l will not reproach you again.
You must forgive You know how
little you have to forgive. Wait,
John. wait!"
John is speaking again; Miss Es-
| trilla replies.
"They give me new strength every
| day; but this poor ignorant woman
is weakening. Why did you try to
get them as you did?"
What was / to do when I found
had no claim under the law? What
| was l to do after you wrote me that
letter.
THAT happened before 1 passed out.
/ could not see you then, and I have
not seen any one clearly. 1 am not
! like the better spirits. My soul was
not good when 1t left the flesh; but
| l think you came to New York just
to get the jewels"
| (This was a venture on Resale 8
part; still there were ways of re-
| trieving the mistake if her guess was
wrong.)
Yes. 1t was my plan, not Juan's.
|
Every day 1 spent in the room above
you I was afraid you would discover
me. Yet when thought of you down
there-I loved you still; but my eyes
were really sick. 1t was because I
cried so much-but l promised not to
| reproach you"
Little lady-I was bad, but loved
you. / think If l had seen you !
would have restored them"
"Oh, John! That is hardest of all!
If you had-you might have died-but
we would have been saved this-and
your conscience would have been
right and, John, l cannot die and
join you now-I dare not-because 1t
would be wrong-and because OF
Juan"
Rosalie noted how the name OF
Juan came in again. For caution. she
must veer away from the lead at
present.
Il think that I felt you near me at
| times
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