Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-03-20
CHAPTER xv-continued.

CHAP TEX NlN-Contlnueo.
81 think that l felt you near me at
times"
Did you. John? Did you know
was in your room once when you were
asleep? Do you remember how you
slept through the fire at home? That
was why | dared. There was light
on your face. | wanted to kiss IT,"
IF you had-and wakened mel"
"If l had-if | only had!" Miss
Estrilla wept bitterly; the voice OF
John answered with reassuring words.
But John, why can you not forgive?
Don't you know all?" continued Miss
Estrilla when she had control OF her
voice.
Not all We do not wake to the
spirit at once. l knew nothing until
was looking down on the people who
surrounded my body-a long time
after. Then there we're mists and
dark spots. | saw one of the jewels
on the floor beside the door. | could
not see you-nor Juan. / must know
this is hard-l am growing weak"
Wait, John, watt" cried Miss Es-
hiAAAot All NiiO III ~ Nllllt iOolI6 COullOl
Of herself John! Come back! You
must come back! I've something to
tell you that's killing me! John, John,
you must know that he didn't mean
10 do it,"
With all the will-power that she had.
Resale kept herself from the slight
est movement when she heard that
afr r,la 70 ri 10
time to close the seance. She sum-
moned Laughing Eyes, who babe Miss
Estrilla good-by in a weak failing
tone; she settled into her concluding
trance"
In the last two sittings, Resale had
been awakening from trance Of her
own accord Now, she slumbered on
for two or three minutes before she
let her eyes hutter open; her face
resume expression.
Miss Estrilla had controlled her
weeping. To Rosalie's cheerful, Well.
was | ont long," she returned no an
swer. Resale looked at her sharply.
I'm afraid you shouldn't do this
any more-in your state of nerves"
she said. only reason I've kept il
up was because it seemed to be dom
you so much good. But to-day you
look all tuckered out. An me--a wet
rag is cast-iron beside my feelin' this
minute. Tell me-was il long after /
stopped talking before | woke up?"
mo. 1t was shorter than ever be-
fore"
MIN! Well, those that know me
better than know myself have !
watched my frances. They say that
when ] wake up soon after the spirits /,
go, it means just one thing-it seems |
I'm runnin' down. It's been a strain I
on me for three sittin's, an now that /.
IT'S beginnin TO tell on you. we'd both /
better stop it. guess"
But Miss Estrilla raised the eye /
shade; and Resale saw that she was
weeping again, "Oh. just another!" |
she pleaded. Couldn't you, Mrs. lie .
Grange? There was something more .
wanted TO ask Something" she .
went on. (which would seem trivial to
you. But to me"
Nov, my dear" interrupted RosaIie,
Il don't want to know anything about
what the spirits are sayin' to you
That's your secret" She appeared TO
hesitate over a decision. Now. I'll
tell you what I'll do I've probably
got just about one more sittin in me,
an then In be through I'm git in
touch with the spirit tonight. an IN
set with YOU tomorrow for the last
time this spell. Then | must quit"
Pm very grateful" said Miss Es-
trilia. more grateful than you can
ever understand"
4 know you are. That's why I'm
doin' this. ! suppose said Rosalie.
There amt any coo much gratitude
n this world