The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-27

the spider. was now creeping. Some
such comparison may have struck Ros.
allie. for she shuddered twice In her
slow progress. And these were not
the assumed shudders which an.
nounced her false control"
Resale knocked at Miss Estrllla's
door
Como in" cried the invalid. more
eagerly than her wont. And as Rosa
lilo entered. "Oh, | was expecting you!
Can you--wlll you-today?"
i've been putin all the power
have into this thing" said Rosalie lie
Grange; you've no idea how I've
tried. ! was awake half the night, Just
gsttin into touch. This is my last sit.
tin with you for ever so long. Miss
Estrllla. can feel It goin. When
I'm playin' for all my power. as rye
got to now. conditions must be right.
You wouldn't mind, would you, II
darkened this room complete? An
let's have a little more air"
There was window, which opened
upon the fire escape, at the foot OF
Miss EstrIlla's bed. This window Ro.
sale darkened last OF all; but first she
raised the sash foot.
That curtain will blow an disturb
me-" she said. I'm goln' to pin It
down"
Had Miss Estrillas soul held any
emotions, In that moment, but grief
and engerness-ha she been capable
just then OF suspicion-she might have
noted tiny but significant sound. The
Are escape had creaked little, as
though a weight had been imposed at
the bottom. IT creaked again at inter
walls for the next Ave minutes, but aft.
erward, usually, when the roar of q
passing elevated train drowned all
slighter sounds,
Now I'm ready TO try" said Rosa.
lie. settling down at the foot OF the
couch. Dear, you do look anxious!
Don't try to crowd the spirlts--that's
always the best wny--but remember
again--this is about the last control
that's in me for a month. Be quiet,
dearie." Her eyes sought tho dis.
tanccs, her body shook Then came
the change which Miss Estrilla had
watched so often, and with such fas-
clnated eagerness. Rosalle's body re-
Taxed and fell backward In tho Morris
chair. Her lids gradually closed. She
breathed as though asleep.
"Oh. sad lady again!" babbled
Laughing quite suddenly She
could hear Miss Estrilla shift eagerly
on her couch. 81 can't stay long. John
speaks. He says he wants you quick.
John is big and strong. Good.by, sad
lady"
Roselle's breath came hard; her
body wrenched; a masculine voice fol-
lowed-the voice which RosalIe always
assumed when she impersonated Cap
tain John II. Hanska
Il am here again, Margaret; ] love
you. | am ready to forgive"
"Oh. John. thank you-thank God
you will when you know. For. John,
you have so little to forgive, beside
what ! have already forgiven" AS
usual Miss Estrilla made reply.
81 know. And | suffer. But I I'M
derstand. First have told you how
little saw that night. My flesh still
chung to me"
Rosalle stopped here and seemed to
gather her body together, as though
the thing which controlled her was
struggling TO assert more power.
$50 | do not know what happened
even before ! passed QUIT came so
suddenly say to me again that you
loved me-"
80 much. John dear. that cannot
tell you ali"
And put aside such a love as that
for jewelsl"
yes, John. And when | searched
your room-the night found you there
II would have given them all to you
II you had walked and spoken kindly
TO me. But you were marrled--and
you would have died soon at the best
oh. why not before this happened to
Juan"
WAS It Juan7 have told you that
could not see clearly at that time-it
is all confused"
Eyes, dearest. You could not under
stand because of the clothes-but
dearest. It was Juan who held the
knife which wont into your body. oh.
forgive him more than me. He is my
brother-he did It for me-John, I
can't forget his rsmorse when he came
to me-were you watching? Did you
see?"
"No--I was not awake In spirit yet
Quick"-the voice was growing weak.
"He himself did not understand.
then. how you died. He thought the
knife killed you. He worked It all out
afterward--when told him about your
But then, he said to me:
My God. have run knife into Cap.
tain Hanska! What is it---what Is I'll"
For Rosalie had leaped from her
chair. run up the window shade at the
foot OF the bed, thrown the sash wide
open. Into the room leaped two men.
They ranged themselves beside the
couch.
What is it!" screamed Miss Estril-
Ia again.
These are police detectives" said
Resale In her natural voice. They
have been listening behind that win
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