American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-02

of this, her dwelling place. so strangely
acquired, so strangely used.
In that web struggled a half-blind.
half-distracted fly, toward which she,
the spider, was nov creeping. Some
such comparison may have struck Ros-
allie, for she shuddered twice in her
slow progress. And these we're not
the assumed shudders which an
nounced her false control"
Rosalie knocked at Miss Estrilla's
door.
eagerly than her wont. And as Rosa
lie entered, "Oh. l was expecting you'll
Can you-will you-today?"
1--WE beer 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 completef An
let's have a little more air"
There was q window, which opened
upon the fire escape, at the foot OF
Miss Estrilla's bed. This window Ro-
sale darkened last of all; but first she
raised the sash a foot.
THAT curtain will blow an disturb
me-" she said. Pm goin' to pin 1t
down"
Had Miss Estrilla's soul held any
emotions, in that moment, but grief
and eagerness-had she been capable
Just then of s~uspicion-she might have
noted a tiny but significant sound. The
fire escape had creaked a little, as
though a weight had been imposed at
the bottom. 1t creaked again at inter
walls for the next five minutes, but aft
! erward, usually, when the roar of a
r passing elevated train drowned all
slighter sounds,
Nov I'm ready to try" said Rosa
, lie. settling down at the foot Of the
A couch. Dear. you do look %anxiousl
Don't try to crowd the spirits-that's
! always the best way-but remember
again-this is about the last control
q that's in me for a month. Be quiet
dearie." Her eyes sought the dis
q tances, her body shook. Then came
a the change which Miss Estrilla hac
. watched so often. and with such a 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 againl" babbles
Laughing-Eyes, quite suddenly. Sh'
n could hear Miss Estrilla shift eagerl,
% on her couch. Il can't stay long. job
speaks. He says he wants you quick
John is big and strong. Good-by, sa'
{, lady"
n Rosalie's breath came hard; he
body wrenched; a masculine voice fol
lowed-the voice which Rosalie Away
4 assumed when she impersonated Cal
a tain John H. Hanska.
"a Il am here again, Margaret; / Low
NJ you. l am ready to forgive"
"Oh, John, thank you-thank God
m you will when you know. For. join
you have so little to forgive. besid
or what / have already forgiven" A
n usual Miss Estrilla made reply.
81 know. And l suffer. But l VI
derstand. First l nave told you no
little l saw that night. My flesh sti
chung to me-"
Resale stopped here and seemed I
gather her body together. as thong
the thing which controlled her WI
struggling to assert more power.
so | do not know what happene
even before | passed Quit came {
suddenly-say to me again that yo
III loved me-"
Yin so much. John dear. that l came
III tell you all"
VI And l put aside such a love as thi
IN for jewelsl"
"Yes, John. And when / searche
MI your room-the night l found you thel
ri II would have given them all to yC
MI II you had walked and spoken kind
I'll to me. But you were married-aI
VA you would have died 500 at the hes
Oh, why not before this happened
. Juan"
I WAS it Juan? l have told you tn
iN l could not see clearly at that time
M is all confused"
gl Eyes, dearest. You could not unde
70 stand because OF the clothes-b
Do dearest, 1t was Juan who held u
tIy knife which went into your body. o
forgive him more than me. He is n
brother-he did 1t for me-John.
Sc can't forget his remorse when he can
g's to - you watching? Did "
he sect"
'od Mo- was not awake in spirit yet
quick"-the voice was growing weak
he HE himself did not understan
then. how you died. He thought q
he knife killed you. He worked 1t all o
ad- afterward-when ! told him about 20
condition. But then, he said to m
My God, l have run a knife into Ca
tain Hanskal' What is it-what is II
Ter For Resale had leaped from b