American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-03-19

She brought John"
She had prepared, by a special and
subsidiary line of play. for this vital
move. She had been c~ultivating Con-
stance Hanska. With arts all her
own, Rosalie broke through the re-
serves of that distressed widow. From
discussion of the murder, Rosalie led
her on to details Of her married life.
From that, she lured Constance into
deeper condolences, which involved the
personal pe~culiarities of the late Cap
tain Hanska, such as his way of speak
ing, the quality of his voice. and his
methods with women. When Resale
settled down to the fifth seance. she
had in her mind a picture of John H.
Hanska which was good enough for
any Of her purposes.
The preliminaries we're over; Laugh
ing-Eyes had gone her babbling way
back to the land of spirit; Doctor
Carver held control.
"a spirit has been trying to commu-
nicate, but he is a new spirit and not
yet strong. He says that the lady's
sickness is not of the body. It is OF
the mind. He also is not happy yet
John was his name on the fesh-plane
it is hard-we over here must make
an effort-it is a strain on us as or
the medium get an H" In the en-
suing silence, Miss Estrilla gave one
hard sob.
The silence lasted for half a min
ute. Resale strained and struggled az
though a tumult were going on within
Then came a mans voice, higher an'
softer than that of Doctor Carver.
81 am John, Margaret. | can no
stay long. l am not s~trong-they tel
us over here-that we must forgive
even as we are forgiven. Butt wi
come again"
ooh, john am trying to forgive
oh, do you understand-wait-
gasped Miss Estrilla.
But John spoke no more.
"He may grow stronger after
time" said the voice of Doctor Carve
"if this poor earth vessel throug
\ which we speak does not break" 5
4 he finished the pertinent part of tn;
session.
. The seances were coming every do
now. Miss Estrilla wished it; al
Resale granted her request with
u appearance of indulgent r~eluctanc
II The next day, John intruded agai
u This time, it appeared, he had grow
c strong enough to speak consecutive.
u 81 have not full power yet. But it
al coming. l grow stronger. But I
shock in my breast-I feel it." Tn
81 was something of a venture. Rosa
III waited to see what reply it wor
49, draw.
The reply came, quick and puzzlin
I did that come first then? Or, su,
lie ly you didn't feel that?" asked Nj
Estrilla as though in a fever of an
o. ETY..
I'll Rosalie, thinking like lightning. I
el herself for the moment at her wi
at ends. Upon the answer to that or.
tic question everything might depel
he It we're best, she concluded, to hum
". Miss Estrilla; to give her what S
OF wanted, but to make the world
lily vague. She let her body heave,
though John were retaining his c.
Mt troll with difficulty.
mo-" said the voice. that was
ny first. 1t had come already. But, sol
ru howl knew"
ooh, thank God" cried Miss Estri
John departed on this. Doctor c
yer and Laughing-Eye spread clol
ny of mist, intellectual but rosy. TT
went; Rosalie entered that appar'
ay sleep with which she concluded
All frances" AS she lay there, W
OF nothing to do but think, this new I
rst ~DIovitv revoIved itself in her mi
'eo What meant that sudden q~uestio.
an Did that come irst?" The trail '
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