The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-03-20
CHAPTER xIV-Contlnued.


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 had-if l only had!" Miss
Estrila 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 were 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 am growing weak"
Wait, John, watt" cried Miss Ee-
trilla, for the first time losing control
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
to do it,"
With all the will-power that she had,
Resale kept herself from the slight
est movement when she heard that
simple startling pronoun, he" 1t was
time to close the seance. She sum-
moned Laughing-Eyes, who bade Miss
Estrilla good-by In a weak failing
tone; she settled into her concluding
trance"
In the last two sittings, Rosalie had
been awakening from trance OF her
own accord. Now, she slumbered on
for two or three minutes before she
let her eyes autter open; her face
resume expression.
Miss Estrilla had controlled her
weeping To Rosalie's cheerful, Well,
was out long?" she returned no an.
swer. Rosalie 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 It
up was because IL seemed TO be doin'
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. II was shorter than ever be-
fore"
"Mhm! 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
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 Rosalie saw that she was
weeping again. "Oh, just another!"
she pleaded. Couldn't you. Mrs. lie
Grange? There was something more
I wanted TO ask. Something" she
went on, which would seem trivial TO
you. But to me"
Now, my DEAR" interrupted Rosalie, |
"I don't want TO know anything about |
what the splits are sayin' TO you.
That's your secret" She appeared to |
hesitate over a decision. Now, III l
tell you what I'll do. I've probably |
got Just about one more sittin' in me,
an then I'll be through. I'll git in /
touch with the spirit tonight, an I'll /
set with you tomorrow for the last !
time thie spell. Then ! must quit"
I'm very grateful" said Miss Es- /
trilla. more grateful than you can /
ever understand"
Il know you are. That's why I'm .
doin' this. | suppose" said Rosalie. /
There amt any too much gratitude /
li this world.