Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-07-30

the spider, was now creeping. some
such comparison may have struck Kos
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 Estrillas
door.
Come int cried the invalid, more
eagerly than her wont. And as Rosa
lie entered. "Oh, was expecting you!
Can you-will you-todayT
I've been putin all the power
have into this thing" said Resale LIE
Grange; you've no idea how I've
tried. / was awake half the night, just
gettin' into touch This is my last sit
tin with you for ever so long, Miss
Estrilla. | can feel 1t goin'. When
I'm playin' for all my power, as I've
got TO now, conditions must be right.
You wouldn't mind, would you, II |
darkened this room complete? An
! let's have little more air"
There was window, which opened
upon the fire escape, at the foot OF
Miss ESsrillas 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 goin' to pin 1t
down"
Had Miss Estrillas soul held any
emotions, In that moment, but grief
and eagerness-had she been capable
Just then of suspicion-she might have
noted tiny but significant sound. The
fire escape had creaked a little, as
though n weight had been imposed at
walls for the next five minutes, but aft
erward, usually, when the roar of a
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 spirits-that's
always the best way-but remember
again-this is about the last control
that's in me for month. Be quiet,
dearie." Her eyes sought the dis
tances, her body shook. Then came
the change which Miss Estrilla had
watched so often, and with such fas-
cinated eagerness. Rosalie's body re-
Taxed and fell backward in the Morris
chair. Her lids gradually closed. She
breathed as though asleep.
"Oh. sad lady again!" babbled
In 10 Che
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"
Rosalie's breath came hard; her
body wrenched; masculine voice fol-
lowed-the voice which Resale always
assumed when she iapersonated Cap
tain John H. Hanska.
Il am here again, Margaret; l love
you. l 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.
Il know. And l suffer. But un-
derstand. First I have told you how
little l saw that night. My flesh still
chung to me-"
Rosalie stopped here and seemed to
gather her body together, as though
the thing which controlled her was
to assert more power
so l do not know what happened
even before l passed Quit came so
suddenly-say to me again that you
loved me-"
80 much, John dear, that l cannot
tell you all"
And put aside such love as that
for jewels!"
Yes, John. And when l searched
your room-the night found you there
Il would have given them all to you
If you had walked and spoken kindly
to me. But you were married-and
you would have died soon at the best
oh, why not before this happened to
Juan"
WAS 1t Juan? | have told you that
| could not see clearly at that time-it
is all confused"
Yes, dearest. You could not under
stand because of the clothes-but
dearest, it was Juan who held the
knife which went into your body. oh,
forgive him more than me- He is my
brother-he did 1t for me-John,
can't forget his remorse when he came
to me-were you watching? Did you
see?"
No 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 1t all out |
afterward-when told him about your
condition. But then, he said to me |
My God, l have run knife into Cap
lain Harska!' What is it--what is i'll"
For Rosalie had leaped from her
chair, run up the window shade at the /
loot of the bed, thrown the sash wide |
open. Into the room leaped two men.
They ranged themselves beside the
,ouch.
What is it," screamed Miss Estril.
a again.
These are police detectives" said
aosalie in her natural voice. They
lave been listening behind that win
'ow They've come to find what you