The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-02-05

Let me omit the pTellUlHdTleS. lHeS
dealt only with trivial things-such
little affairs of the house as occurred
TO the mind OF Resale lie Grange.
working In flashes under her sleeping
exterior. She had growled and bal.
bled for five minutes before Laughing
Eyes announced suddenly:
The lady is sick-the pretty lady.
Spirit wants to talk to the lady Pref
" spirit feel like a great big queen
was here-Vic-V ic-Nictora. The
voice of Laughing Eyes stopped. This
was device of Rosalies She want
ed to listen Miss Estrlla had been
breathing regularly, Now, on the men
ton of that name. her breath caught.
The voice of Rosalie her whole facial
expression, her manner-if one can
attribute manner to woman who
appears to underwent an alb
rupt change The voice deepened. the
lines of her face fell. 1t was Doctor
Carver who spoke.
Victoria is not strong" said the
voice; Il sense that she brings conso-
lation She says that things are bad;
but they will be better by and by. 1t
is mothers influence. Miguel"
here Resale stopped; and again she
noted the irregular breathing from the
couch 1t was an eternal quarter min
ute before she spoke again: this time
the voice was a mans, but lighter and
higher than that OF Doctor Carver.
and 1t spoke Spanish
Il ami mate. hijita mia" 1t said.
and died away. A silence again. He
is gone" said the voice of Doctor
Carver "A spirit wants the young
woman who lives below this room"
OF imaginary messages for Miss Hard
ing. But once again Miguel foated
into the talk dropped a word or two
OF easily-pronounced Spanish. tloated
out again. Presently Doctor Carver
came no more: the babblings OF
Laughing Eyes became disconnected
monoeyllables. and died out altogether.
Resale lay as though asleep
She lay for five minutes. she lay
for ten minutes. Wont she ever wake
me up" thought Resale.
Miss Estrilla moved now and then:
now and then her breathing caught
And suddenly-she WAS not breathing
at all. Resale steeled herself for the
shock OF cold water. II that were TO
be the awakening. The shock came
but in another form
Il am going to Kill YOU" said the
voice of Miss Estrilla In Spanish; Il
am pointing a pistol at your head
Come TO meat once-or | shall fret"
Thirty years in the profession which
deals with deCeits both minute and
monstrous. thirty years OF emotions
simulated. had given Rosalie one great
practical taleut-Control OF mind.
muscle and nerve 1t had given her.
too. courage born OF self-coufidence.
OF the Wcll-grounded faith that she
could master any situation. Her i'm
pulse. under sudden shock OF sur
prise. was to continue. naturally and
easily, just what she had been doing
That tided her over the moment OF
crisis Her eyes remained closed. her
color changed not. her breath came as
regularly ana evenly as before There
succeeded the critical moment wheH
the control OF instinct was gone and
the less dependable control OF reason
reasserted itself That was hardest
OF all. She must remember to keep
her breathing regular. and her limbs
composed, above all-and this is
feat possible only to an actor OF parts
or a professional medium--to keep the
color in her face. She accomplished
this by the simple device OF sinking
her chin close against her collar. II
was easier as the moments passed.
Nothing had happened. nor WAS there
any movement on the couch. 1t be-
came certain that this was test.
CTO RE CONTINUED1