The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-09-23

e tnein, talking with GENT No.
suaslon to those nearest her per
sne mounted the steps of her cat neH
cheered her to the echo Sbo ~
show herself several timec andSo
llttle speeches before they final ~
persed and went about their hu,u us'
tommy Barclay alone remain, =
mounted the steps of the 90 -;
knocked on the glass of the doc d.
fessor Stilliter opened it.
Gould 1 see Celestia a minu,q,,
I'm afraid not. She's dead iro6
But Celestia had heard TOM
voice and came out of her staMoo,
where she had gone to lie dow
| I'm not too tired" she calle, 90,
I'd like to see him"
| 3ut only for minute" caion,
Professor Stilliter, and then wi
seeming reluctance, he vithdrv a,
closed behind the door of the 1ssa
that led past the staterooms O +
d1ning-room end of the car. bt II
professor went no farther Iavi1
closed the door, he applied hisear
a hole that he had bored in it If iu(
such occasions as this, and listed
I'm SORRY" Celestia was avir
that I had to steal your adiena
away from you. 1t would hav he,
more sportsmanlike to let youfnb
speaking and then to have ted ~
steal their hearts and minds avn
from you. Wouldn't it,"
eyes," said Tommy, slowly, "thSk
1t would, Miss-Amesbury."
Behind his door Professor SlI,o,
started as If someone had sick
knife in him.
"Why Miss Amesbury?" askd Co
lestia.
Because it's your real nale.
knew you when you were a bah, W,
were great friends. Then you went
away. My father said you hat gone
to heaven-so you had, but onl to a
place that you were taught to hlieve
was heaven. Then you came toearth
and I've recognized you. l wnder
didn't before. But do now. Tere's
no mistake possible"
VAdI uILS1 AOuScuS0 are yO up
to now?"
Sometimes little girls wear scks
and chubby brown legs. The tile
Amesbury girl had little round loIe
just under her left knee"
$50 have l." said Celestia, "wha Of
it?"
why this man Stilliter," aid
Tommy, who kidnapped you when ou
were a kiddie, has taught you to think,
by mental suggestion, that you re
what you think you are, instead of tst
a lovely girl CT flesh and blood Ike
the rest of U.s."
She shook her head and mu1muMd
something about nonsense" but there
was something so earnest and con-
vincing in the young mans voice and
manner that what he said could not
but shock and distract her.
I'm sure you believe this, Tommy;
but it's quite out of the question. re-
member my heavenly home as t
had left it yesterday"
"You remember mental condition
not physical reality"
There was a short pause. Then
What you've said ought not to bother
me at ALL" said Celestia. Il don't
know why you say it, or why you think
it's true, but please don't argue with
me about it now. I'm so tired thatTd
almost like to believe it myself"
Professor Stilliter pricked up lis
ears at that, for he knew very well
door to believing it. If Celestia could
be made to believe what Tommy had
.old her, her influence would be at an
end. She would have to be got rid of.
The professor trembled. The triumNr'
ate would be for putting her under
ground. So would he; but he would be
'or putting her, not in the grave, but
back in those vast caverns whence
she came, and where he, who had
power over her, could visit her at bis
He wanted the woman more than
he triumph of that cause in whose in
crest he had trained her 80 painstak
ngly for SO many years.
Let her believe. He might be will
ng to help convince her. He wasn't
ure.
''If." said Tommy, "T can show you
heir cave-if can find it-then would
'ou believer"
II don't know" said Celestia. I'm
o tired. Please don't talk to me about
now" Then she smiled at him and
aid: cts wonderful invention
hough. Find the cave first and then
ak to me-"
"Celestia-don't you want to 70
leve?"
Then Professor Stilliter heard
ound that almost made him foam
be mouth. "She does want to belieV,
e thought, land the will and her ue
llness will be at an end, and she vii
elong to me. Why not anticipate
ttle?"
He stood trembling. He heard W
estia enter her stateroom and ue
Ou,r, NTH fxI, ~ rinnco uo llb