Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-21
FOURTEENTH EPISODE.

Doesn't any Of it seem familiar
Tommy asked.
she turned to him and threw her arms
round his neck, and began to cry like a
l.ttle child.
Help said Freddie.
NO" said Tommy stoutly. IT'S turned
out to be heaven after all. Beat it,
FreddieP'
To Celestia the train seemed to move
no faster than a snail. To get back to
the world in time to undo what she had
done. before It should be too late, occu-
pied her mind to the exclusion OF almost
everything else. stilliter was dead. His
influence had no longer power on her.
She became more rational and human
with every passed hour. and she became
no less sweet.
They had waited at the cave until old
man Smellsgood came back with definite
news of stilliter's death.
Him plenty enough dead" he said,
and nodded repeatedly. Then, with a
mouth so innocent that even butter
wouldn't have melted in it. said;
He not got lot of money on him."
Not now 1 know that" said Tommy,
as well az you do"
When at last they reached New York
they proceeded at once to Madison Square
Garden, where a tremendous pro-Barclsy
mass meeting was in session. The ui-
umvirate were all present. Celestia, in a
dark cloak. with veil over her face
waited outside with Freddie until Tommy
should signal her to enter.
He came presently.
.'Sturteyant Is speaking" ne said
quickly. Hes explaining how YOU your
work done, have gone back to heaven
and, by heaven, Celestia, they believe
him! You might think 1t was Matthew
Mark, Luke or John addressing lot OF
early Christians; people are sobbing.
Better come now and get 1t over with
Sturtevant broke off in the midst OF
his peroration. A slim, white. command
ing figure was moving slowly toward him.
His Jaw dropped. Then he dropped to
his Knees and. a look OF rapture on his
face. he cried in voice of thunder.
Celestial
Even this piece OF play-1aetlng could
not save the situation for him. The
people had caught In his face the first
swift fleeting look of unutterable fright
and dismay. And now they had caught
sight OF Celestis. and rose to her with a
great roar Of sound.
She passed. slowly through them.
mounted the platform. turned. lifted one
hand a little. and there was silence.
She asked them to be patient with her.
she had wronged them. Perhaps she had
done irreparable harm in the world. But
il would be wonderful II they would
listen 70 her once more-they had always
been so good to her.
And presently she had them enthralied
in the spell OF her clear. sweet voice.
And she told them her story from the
beginning. And when she had finished
she just stood and loked straight ahead
OF her. And murmurs swept the vast
place. as little breeses go dappling over
smooth water. Then celestia turned and
pointed to the triumvirate.
And a man with a voice like trumpet
stood up in the midst OF the hall and
started for the platform, shouting, ''KillF'
'Lynehr'
The man Was Gunsdorf.
Then hel broke loose. And the three
arch eOnspirators turned and. dartinG
between the curtains at the back OF the
platform. fled for their lives.
But nobody hurt celestia. or thought Of
hurting her. and after time Tommy got
her away and took her out OF the city "a
a little town in Westchester county. and
left here there. until he could get a
license to stay there with her.