Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-09

n she was lifting heavy weights, her
arms. twisted and tense. rose from her
sides, reached the horizontal-anG
then without a word or a sound she
dropped dead in the dust
Next to the church in the village
stood the little parsonage. A car WAS
drawn up In front OF this. and In the
middle of the road. looking ~expectant-
ly at the car which Tommy was driv-
ing. stood Professor Stilliter with a
Waite flower in his button hole. Also
on the lookout was a clergyman and a
lady who was doubtless his wife.
To Tommy the scene was like a
page in a book. written for children
in words OF two syllables. Stilliter.
the white fiower-the clergyman. IL
was ALMOST too simple.
To Stilliter the driver who should
bring Celestial 70 him was a man OF
no importance. Net until the car was al
most upon him with undiminished
speed. did he divert his eyes from Ce-
lestia's face TO that Of the man be-
side her. Upon the face OF that man
there was a jubilant boyish grin.
Tommy pressed a button. the car
gave one OF those sudden signals OF
warning that sound like a giant being
sick at his stomach.
Professor Stilliter leaped aside. but
not In time 10 escape being grazed by
the mud guard, which sent him roll
Ing.
Freddie the Ferret lesped to his
feet for the sheer JOY of being alive
TO see his enemy bite the dust. When
Professor Stilliter got his feet. the car
was passing out Of the village. To Get
his own car under way was not the
work of a moment. the driver having
gone into the back yard Of the parson-
age for a pail OF water. and remained
to gossip with the maid Of all work.
Put Tommy knew tina there would
be a pursuit, and thenceforth drove
his own car. or rather the one With
which he had eloped. as fast az lie
dared. He had no personal fear Of
S~tilliter. But he wished. If possible.
10 show Celestia the cave. and the
proofs. that she had once inhabited.
The state Of hypnosis that she was
in troubled and distressed him. Ru;
sooner or later IN must pass. he
thought. Certainly nature must come
TO the rescue. Meanwhile. he took a
pathetic pleasure IN working on her
mental condition with a view TO pro-
noting her comfort.
You look tired. dear" he said
Are YOU"
No answer.
The driver says don't be tired.
And you have TO obey the driver.
This had a marvellous effect. Her
head no longer dropped. color came
into her cheeks. and into her eyes a
look OF vivacity. In n way Tommy
was rejoiced. af the same time he
felt as II he would rather like 10 cry.
There was something so pathetic
about her absolute docility.
Soon" said Tommy. you are going
to leave the car and 70 for a long
walk through the woods with me
You'll walk fast and not get tired.
We're going 70 the wonderful cave
whore you lived and played when YOU
were a little girl. and which they
taught you 10 believe was heaven"
He broke off suddenly. Then asked
her a question.
DO YOU have TO do as the driver
tells YOU"
Yes
DO o have 10 believe a thing IL
he tells you to believe ito"
Yes"
Half an hour passed. Tommy shut
of power. and brought the car 10 n
stand at the side OF the narrow road.
Come. Celestial he said. and fol-
low me-
lie turned his hack upon the road
and stepped or hr into the woods.
Celestia followed hir.. walking as she
had been told m do with swift tire
lessness. And the Ferret followed
her.
There IL m need n describe that
walk or the country through which n
lod them. II was just a walk as Tom
my had told her of. long and fast
Rnt II didn't tire her. II was for
the most part along narrow blazed
trails. but sometimes Tommy took
short cuts known to himself. When
there was no longer light To see bv.
they rested. and Tommy put his coat
around Celestia. and Freddie put his
over her knees. They rested there till
the moon rose. and then went on more
slowly. but no less surely. until they
came to the bold. upthrust mountain
mass m whose feet Tommy had found
tho entrance To the famous cave.
And now the fact that Celestial
showed M sign of coming out Of her
trance worried him Immensely. What
was the use Of taking her into the
cave and showing her its charm and
tinsel2 Better "a explore ii more thOr-
onghly himself. but carefully lest he
get lost. so that when she came 10
her right mind he could show her
through with more speed and author
itv. Once more he put his cOat about
her. and told her to sit just within
the entrance or the cave. To Freddie
he gave his knife and showed him