Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-16

NO" said Betsy Barbara. musing
relieved Isn't exactly the word. II
was really queer the way she took II
--she was 10 interested. Why, she
just listened breathlessly!"
A Rosalie finished her session with
the phonograph that night and began
to take down her hair, she talked to
herself under her breath.
well. Miss Estrilla connected up
the two things. all right---that spirit
dope about the whisky bottle with the
little talk I planted in Betsy Barbara
Lane. Clever Of me to think OF
Betsy Barbara. But I've got to 70
slow-slower'n I ever did In my life"
Resale made the proper dramatic
pause here, and let her voice fall.
"You can't do thing all your life.
though, an stop 1t right away. l
hadn't counted on that. never could
control my frances exactly. They had
. way Of comm when they wanted to.
Why. once at a whist paPty--but never
mind that. An hadn't been keepin'
boarders two weeks. before I began to
have the feelin' It's queer. I can't
describe 1t to you unless you're medi-
umistic yourself. but 1t takes you right
here" she touched her ample bosom
with one hand. You can hold 1t of
for q while, an then-it's like holdin'
OF sleep. Twice before this week it's
happened-Pve told you what did the
second time, an how It scared me.
An Jest now, standtn' in the hall,
felt 1t comm on-Strong. You know
the rest. An hope you'll excuse me
AN you wont say q thing, will your
Rosalie's voice held all the pleading
in the world.
Miss Estrilla. expressionless behind
her green shade. spoke in an ever and
Unconditional voice.
and what do your spirits say to
your"
ITO me?" replied Rosalte; goodness.
l don't know. wish did. That was
always q curious thing about my medi-
umship. You see, there's every kind.
Some folks are clairaudient. They
hear things while they're wide awake.
Some are clairvoyant In 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. never could get thing except
in full trance-jest like was asleep.
I have to find afterwards from other
people. what I said or did. Well, I'm
as sorry as can be that bothered
you, an won't do 1t again, II can
help It. Did talk much?"
"Not a great deal. Something about
q young man and a young woman"
Anybody in the house? Sometimes
they tell me-my spirits talk about
folks thousand miles away an some
times about folks that are right here"
Miss Estrilla seemed to be consid-
|ering this. When she spoke, her voice
was still even and perfectly controlled;
but she did not answer the question.
'sYou have been very kind" she
said, .and don't see why you should
tell any one else. You may come here
whenever you feel that way. It would
beSa pleasure to return your kindness
Rosalie sighed as In relief.
"My! That's good. Il didn't want
Ito ask--it's q lot TO ask Of anybody
but now you've offered, TIL take It
i've been thinkin' lately It would be q
good thing to Let 20 OF myself when
feel It comm, an get II on my sys
Item. Was that tho bell! Dxcuse me-
II amt sure that lazy Molly will an.
swer It, IN thank you, my dear.
The bell was only q pedler When
Rosalie had disposed of him. she con.
suited her watch. Much remained OF
the afternoon; and the house was still
deserted.
Good time to git in an hours SEES
sion with that darned photograph,
she said; and she took refuge in her
own big s-closet- expert
ment had shown, was sound-proof.
CHAPTER X.
Martin MCGEE waited to keep hts
latest appointment with Rosalie lie
Grange on bench in Stuyvestant Fish
Park, dead center for the Hebrew
population In New York. Before and
behind him regiment Of children
swarmed over horizontal bars or made
loud play, with park swings. On the
benches to right and left sat crowd
81 squalid loafers, most of whom
would have shuffled away into the
dives and alleys Of the East Side had
they known that this ford stalwart
gentleman in the plain gray suit WAS Z
high policeman. On. the fringes Of his
vision, Yddish housewives bargafned
with push-cart pedlers. It was all very
lively. very alien-and very. odorous.
Martin MCGEE speculated lazily and
with some amusement upon the habits
OF Rosalie lie Grange-so much her
own, yet so well conceived for her pur.
poses. For example. this method Of
holding business conferences on Sc
cret affairs-for she always set her
appointments in Stuyvestant Fish
Park, or some other out of-the-way
open space. 1t was highly original
highly effective plan. One could en-
ter without attracting attention; one
could watch the approaches; q meet
| ing in public park grant that II
were discovered In such remote part
Of the city-could be passed of as an
accidental encounter, not confer
ence. That was one Of the Thousand
ways in which her mind thought faster
and further than his. He felt even 9
share Of jealousy as he dwelt upon
her With that ripple In the pool Of
/ his thoughts came another disturbed
feeling How was he to meet her after