The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-17
CHAPTER XIV.
Copyright 1918. by the Star CO..

Copyright. 1918. by the Star CO..
Not without difficulty Freddie
collected the $50 which sweetzcr
had promised him. With even more
difficulty he wrote note 10 Tommy
Barclay and Mrs. Baxter and TO
O'Gorman.
He wrote; Re a, my house land
he gave an addressl at a few min.
u,es before 10 o'clock. and I'll take
you TO her.
FREDDIE. THE FERRET.
"P. String the money you
promised. or won't"
All Freddie's victims except
Sweetxer met in part OF Freddlc's
house az a little before 10 o'clock.
Ono glance At O'GormAn was
enough for Swcetxer. He knew that
ho had lost out. and no skunk off.
cnrsing wickcdy.
Freddie opened the front door and
said.
Walk In"
They walked IN Then he showed
them into the parior. and there vas
ceicstia.
Hut she wouldn't go away with
Tommy. and o'Gorman had no
authority to take her away.
That's Up 10 tho professor" he
said.
But when Stilli,or found that sho
was with good people and wouldn't
so with Tommy he was contcntod
TO let matters rest where they
were. as you shall read.
Celestia's real work had begun.
Often upon tho lips OF thu elder
Douglas. and always in bis heart.
was the belief that CcicstiR was al.
vineiy inspired aud OF divine
origin.
Mrs. Douglas and Nelly aiso be.
lieyed that Ceieatla had come from
heaven. Freddie. however. knew
better. Friends and acauaintanccs
OF the Douglas family came to the
home out OF curiosity and remain.
cd TO listen. 10 wonder Her cf.
feet upon these simple-minded folk
was extraordinary. Her word
seemed to them the last word hut
when they carried that word to
others who had not seen her II
was not 40 convincing always.
stilli,er. after ten minutes talk
with Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas during
short absence Of Celestial. con
cluded that she could not be in
better hands.
Stiliiter reported to Barclay and
the other members OF tho trium-
yirate
Don't hurry her any" said Bar.
clay. Let her doctrines spread
from the house she's living In.
slowly and naturally. until she has
real following. Then when we
do begin 10 advertise her II will be
more effective aud cheaper"
I'm only afraid OF one thing.
said stIlliter. she Is interested
In that boy OF yours.
ANY young man." said Barclay.
grimly. who seems TO be making
trouble for us will have 10 be sent
away somewhere and kept there"
But Celestial, having begun 20
make converts. was engrossed In
the work and had no longer the
/ leisure. or. indeed. the wish 70
waste her precious time In philan.
dering with individuals.
When Tommy had finally traced
her to the Douglases Nhe went
often 10 see her. She appeared
calmly fond OF him. But she was
no longer a complete stranger 10
the world and Its ways. II he
wanted to talk OF their adventures
together she would draw him into
arguments on social questions. But
where she succeeded so easily with
others she failed with Tommy.
why. Celestial" no said. Il
don't deny that you've some mys-
terious power over people. and
that II you keep on az you are go
ing you'll end up by making a
great, loud noise in the world. But
suppose you do get what you want
Suppose that even In time you dc
elect congress-. a senate and q
president; suppose you do get the
| States to amend the Constitution
suppose you do succeed In chang
ing the whole country into ri
gantio trust. what OF III Can't you
see that you viii be hurting the
people instead of helping them
Can't you SEQ that the men who
run your great trust. my respect
ed father among them, w. be
come tho greatest autocrM the
world has ever known Can't you
see that you would simply be play
ing into the hands OF capital?"
IT can convince anybody but
YOU" she said. II can't convince
you, and I don't know why"
That's too easy" said Tommy
You don't CONVINCE anybody by
logic or argument. They Just nat
urally believe you. You've got
some way OF making them believe
you. think you're sort of witch
But you can't hypnotic me. younl
lady. and you know It. and It an
noys you. II there was any par
OF my heart and soul that oidn'
love you faithful and true, you'C
have power over me, Just ds yot
have over Freddie. the Ferret. ant
old man Douglas. But there ism
not the least smallest fraction o
a square inch. You cant hypnotic
tho man that truly loves you an.
more than you could hypnotl2e tn
| man Won truly love. That's n vel