The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-30
XII.

II had leaked out that the angel
from heaven. recently found In the,
A~dirondacks. would reach New York
on a certain train. and the entrances
TO the Grand Central station were
thronsed with idlers On the lookout
for q sensation. | don't know what
they expected TO see-some sort OF
a Carrie Nation perhaps. at whom
they would ieer-certainly not Coles'
tia. Very few persons I'm the crowd
really saw her-but from these as she
passed swiftly with Professor stiillter
TO a waiting taxicab arose no jeers
and insults. but only a low. humming
murmur of wonder and admiration.
She walked like someone In a trance,
looking neither to the right nor TO the
! left. but her lovely face had such an
expression of serenity and peace and
she vas 80 t%ouchingly young that the
worst sconers felt their hearts soften
and go out to her.
Her white dress. falling In unbroken
lines from her shoulders. the ieweled
band low across her forehead. would.
at the time and place, make almost
any other wearer ridiculous. But Co
lcstia's face was SO commandingly
good and beautiful that only ONE
aud reporters noticed her clothes nj
all. And only those OF them who were
In the foremost fringe Of the crowd
say that. except for thin sandals, her
small, high-arched feet were bare.
Another crowd not SO large saw her
leave tho taxicab and enter Belleview
hospital From these there went up a
short. sharp murmur OF pity. "Of
course. she's mad. poor thing, these
thought" or else they are going to
make out that she Is. and that's worse:
aud did anybody eyer see such hair
and eyes. and such a carriage OF the
head. or any dress SO white. or anyone
that moved with so much grace?'
Professor stilliter. who was well
known to the Belleview authorities
though he remained a spectator OF all
the tests TO which her mental powers
were subjected. refused to give hlI
own conclusions az TO her sanity.
i've been with her a good man.
hours on end" he said. and. OF course
I've formed an opinion. but ] reins'
to interfere In any way with you
experiments and deductions"
! At first they all thought that shl
was mad. They couldn't help II. Sh.
( told them that she came from heaven
and had ZONE TO save the world. An
she told them these things with sue
simplicity and dignity that II was OF
I vious 20 the most cynical that she a
least believed what she said. IT wa
like a mother" said n OF the yOun
doctors afterward. telling her Chi
G dren Bible stories"
u Cross questioning could neithe
e shake her narrative In detail or degre'
a and as her mind continued 10 responi
y quickly and patiently TO one test ate
another they became more and mor'
! puzzled. Instead u being able TO prove
that she was defective. Il began e
dawn on them after hours Of expert
!, ment and observation that she was the
opposite, not only mentally but physi
cally.
Al last Professor suiliter took the
head doctor aside.
I You haven't even a proteNt Tor ue
! talning her. have your he asked.
mot one" said the doctor. Shes
as sane as you or |, according to al
tho tests. and yet she can't be. What's
TO become OF herr
e why, as long as ! discovered her,
y said Professor Stilliter Il feel that
must Al ipbst mana $40, 40, ua.u . ata
cover who her people are. So. II yO'
u will Keep her here for an hour II
send for her.
u The doctor followed Professor Stil
~ liter into the waiting room. This wa
empty Lut for a gentleman In a ia
corner, whose face was concealed b
% a newspaper. Al the outer door a
tho waiting room Professor stillite
~ shook hands with the doctor.
10 IT'S been wonderfully interesting
hasn't it?" ha said. I'm let you kno'
'F how she gets on. Meanwhile thank
for all the trouble you have taker
And iii send for her In about a
10 hour"
The door closed behind him an
fe the doctor tnrnad ~ retFRce his step