The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-05-28

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Would fifty dollars bring up ny
sor = spirit for meg- asked the old
man eagerly.
Madame ldas mouth vatered. Fifty
dollars, That was Just the sum she
had lOnged Tor. Even a medium is
7 human. and she had seen a spring
suit-but Why prolong the story
Madame Ida thought that the spirits
might Be induced TO bring up his son
not. Of course. for the money. but
because o. his faith
TITS faith that counts. you know
she said DO you Vant the sitting az
once Mr. Karpen,-
4 She pouched the fifty dollars and
went into the cabinet
Professor the old fools stayed 10
see mis- son. she said Don't BE-
scared 10 GO out 20 him I've got the
fifty. and he Von't Try any rough
house business. I guess.
ola Mr. Karpen. seated alone IN
front OF the cabinet. saw a luminous
cloud upon the floor. which slowly
changed into the form OF spirit Il
vas q trsmulous spirit. for the pro-
lessor vas more IN at ease than he
had been in many a day
Here Is your son. Mr. Karnen.-
said the medium softly Don't toIch
him He isn't fully msterialized yet.
and u you we're 20 lay hands on him
the astral influence might project an
elemental in his place and snatch him
away
Father whispered the tremulous
wrath You wanted 10 see me. IA
Their o how glad I an, You didn',
treat me very Weli when was in the
world Of feshly phenomena--
4 know ! didn't. Percy answered
old Mr. Karpen
-HoE is Edith inquired the
ghost
on. tolerable.- answered the old
man AT least she vas the last
time heard OF her. How did you die.
4 Percy
4 ar not dead. said Percy with a
sob ! have passed over into the
summeriand. as the result OF blow
or the head. delivered--
In a saloon. Percy. How often
have warned you
40 father II vas a quarrel in a
freight car vas working my way
home 20 you. 70 implore your forgive
ness when the brakeman found ne
and struck me on the forehead I vas
stunned by the blow and pitched for
ward over a bridge on 10 a jagged
rock In the river BID a thousand feet
below when ! recovered conscious
ness ! vas ia suDmerland Father.
have you cared for Edith
Why no. Percy answered The old
nan 4 told you not TO get married
until you found a Job I didn't feel
called upon 70 support Edith. But I
understand she has = steady job az
a dollar a day as a seamstress-~
Then listen father cried the
/ ghost rassiouately 4 swear TO you
thar unless sou take Edith into your
home and cherish her will haunt
you Tor the remainder OF your days
viii never give you peace If you
lore me. cherish ny poor wife"
n don't know about that. Percy"
answered the old man thOughtfully- Il
understand that she can take pretty
good care OF the child
What shouted Percy. and for the
first tine 2 dreadful suspicion began
70 show itself in Madame Ida's man
ner Pave a child
a pretty little two-year-old. Per.
cy.~ said the old man wistfully- A
sweet a little fodder as ever saw.
and yor have let my wife and
child starve on a dollar a day. you
internal scoundrel'- shouted the
zhos-. throwing OF its trappingS and
siriding ~ TO the father Father.
il is T. Percy. in flesh and blood.
am not a ghost
The old man rose stifly out OF his
chair
That's inst Ike you. Percy. h-
said repruachfuIly. You never were
strong FOR veracity- First you tell me
you are a spirit and then you saw you
aren't. Which am to believe
lie IS \ spirit cried Madame Ida
The elemeutals have got him and
built I'D a framework OF flesh and
blood about him I warned you. Mr..
Karpen Your son is in summer
land
4 tell you I an a human being.
you old inpostOr. shouted Percy.
clutchiuE his father BY the arm Pa
Their surely you know me. Look az
me-
1t does look like you. Percy" ad-
mitted his father But you know the
elementals are clever fellows How
do 7 know you aren't in summerland
and that the elementals are Just fool
ing me-
or course they're fooling you
shouted Madame Ida angrily. You
aren't the first man that has been
fooled By an elemental Why. Queen
Victoria once said 20 me-"
I'm afraid you are an elemental.
Percy. said his father. shaking his
head. And I'm sorry because II IL