The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09

dfaperies in the apartmNpt. The light
waxed. The smooth shAsed starmas
ter stood before his visitors.
They beheld Z man Of undistinguish'
ed size and form eked out BY a splen
dill pomposity Of manner. TO this bis
:;,rb contributed. All the signs Of the
zodiac had lent magnificence to the
long. black. loose robe with gaping
sleeves which he wore. 'trS. Blair
noted with vague interest that it was
Ill hand embroidered.
With a %rhythmical motion Of arms
and hands he came forward. perform
ed a spreading bow Of welcome and
drew back. putting his hand to bis
brow as il in concentration Of thought.
Marjorie Blair fr.t IN unli"ly desire to
laugh. She glanced IL 1IJ.r,;SOr Kent
and to her surprise found him exhibit
Ing every cviGcncc'of dix UEl. .osure.
Stupid of me- he muttered in apOl-
Jyy. Gets on ones ne ives, y" know.
.Awesome and all that sort of thing
fussing with the stars"
Fear nothing" said JaX. 1.-THE star
forces respond to the master VIII Of
Linn who c~omVrph"udS them. Madam,
the date. year, month and day of your
birth, if you please?"
"March Is. 1885," replied Mrs Blair.
Propelled by IN unsee force. n celeS-
tial globe mounted on a nickeled stand
ard. rolled forth. The starmaster
spun it with a practised hand. Slowly
and more slowly it turned until, as it
came to a stop. Il ray of light. mysteri-
ously appearing. focused N a constel-
lation.
"Yonder is your star" de Jared the
astrOlOgist. See how the aural light
seeks it."
"Oh, l say" murmured he of tive
monocle. Weird. you know. t,"".::,
gets OH ones nerves. Cutie
"Sh-h-h-h!." reproved Preston ..HX.
'Silence is the fitting medium of III,
higher stellar mysteries. Madam. y,ur
life is Il pathway between happiness
and grief. Loss. like a speedily" comet.
has crossed it here. Happiness. like
the soft 0 glow, has beamed upon
it. and will again beam. in fuller eff
f%ulgence."
With beautifully modulated intona-
tons he proceeded, while one of his
visitors regarded him with awe struck
reverence, and the other waited with
patience-but unimpressed. so the ora
tor felt. by his gifts. His voice sank.
by deep toned gradations into silence.
The ray winked out. Then the woman
spoke.
is it possible for your stars to guide
me to an object which l have lost?"
Nothing is hidden from the stars"
declared their master. "You seek jew
els. MADAME" QKent had let this much
out, as if by accident. in the mornings
conversational
YES"
Your birth stone is the bloodstone.
Unhappy. indeed, would be the omen
if you lost one of those gems" Gle
was fishing and came forward toward
her almost brushing Kent.)
But l say" cried Kent in apparent
ly uncomfortable agitation: did your
stars tell you that she had lost some
jewelry? Tell me. is that how YOU
knew
In his eagerness he caught ut the
astrOloger's arm, the right one, and his
long fingers, gathering in the ample
folds Of the gown. pressed nervOusly
upon the wrist. Preston Jax WINGED
away. All the excited vapidity passed
from Kent's speech at once.
"The jewels which this lady has
lost" he said very quietly. ARE a set
Of unique rose topazes. | thought-in'
fact. | felt that you could. with or
without the aid of your stars. help her
to ecove them"
Blackness. instant and impenetrable.
was the answer to this. Kent raised
his voice the merest trif1e..
UNLESS you wish to be arrested l
advise you not to leave this place. Not
by either exit"
ARRESTED on what charger" came
half chokingly out of the darkness.
Theft"
Il didn't take Them
Murder, them
"My God!' SO abject was the terror
and misery in the cry that Kent felt
sorry for the wretch. Then. with a
certain logged bitterness, Il don't care
what you know; l didn't kill her."
That is very likely true" replied
Kent soothingly. But it is what l
must know in detail. Find your foot
lever and turn on the light
The two visitors could hear the as
trologer grope heavily. AS the light
flashed on they saw. with a shock, that
he was on all tours. 1t was as If
kent's word had felled him. Instant
~ he was up. however. and said:
What an l up against? How did
you find me?"
Thrusting his hand in his pocket the
scientist brought out a little patch Of
black cloth. with a single star skill
fully embroidered on it.
Wild blackberry has long thorns
and sharp" he said. "You left this
latter on Hawkill cliffs"
At the name the mans chin muscle