The Washington times., 1916-05-07

| ~ iouHo Nrtnur Narney calling
upon Myra Maynard. But his
| efforts to regain his diminish
ing hold upon the girls sympathy were
elapsed. '''>
The. warmth of Myra's greeting. the
rush In her face and the sparkle In her
ously observed BY the Other man
brought a steely glitter n Varneys
Mgrs'a mother had artles,ly prat,led
choklng. the night tefore.
1T must have been some deadly now
or although the doctor rays It was q
harmless Plant" Observed Myra.
heatG 'f pit fh vas aSssor III. y in .p eSsr
Ing too much time in this ridiculous
cccrlt stun. which Is all lima gina tlon.
The man is apt to lose his mind--if he
hasn't already done so.'
But the arrival Of the physician put
versions.
Myra, however. was pioued.
DIR. Alden. my friend Arthur will
not believe what I tell him about the
visions ! have seen. He says that
the occult is all nonsense. and that I
am just letting my Imagination play
silly tricks with me. Perhapss you
| II all is!'
Alden smiled cypicaIiy. Theirs was
no Affection wasted between tha two
men. The physician was vainly en-
tives. and an instructive distrust drew
a barrier between them.
well. l have no Interior motive IN
convincing Mr.. Varney. There are
none so blind as those who do not
wish to use their sight; 7 am not an
ed In natural phenomena. Even what
most people regard as the supernat-
ural I have already learned to be as
natural. as material, indeed, as the
things we see about us-the working
OF the telegraph. the telephone. the
plate"
His pride had been touched. how
ever. and he addressed Varney even
more than Myra and her mother as he
| continued.
Science has demonstrated many
things which in former times were
ridiculed. We have proved in hos
pitfalls and medical schools that peopls
may be hypnotized-that there IL an
extra, or subconscious. mind which il
nbusy during the hypnotic sleep. IN
structions given during a trance to be
followed out after waking are obeyed
I to the letter. That same Eubeonsciotts
mind Is the one which enables many
people to awaken without an alarm
clock at some definite time desired.
The suhconscious mind never sleeps.
The outside. or objective mind, for
gets. but the inner one never!"
"All bosh!" jeered Varpey. III only
believe what I can see!"
Did you ever see the current in nm
electric wire?" responded Aldon.
When famous professors ana doctors
have investigated the work OF mo-
diums and found certain demon stra :
tions absolutely occurring, desplte all
their caution and skepticism, IN ara
must he something in 1T"
Alden leaned forward excitedly.
Il myself have been in an ordinary
room. and have seen a real hand and
arm materialized out of the thin air
have seen objects carried across the
room with no visible means OF lifting
have seen tables walk across floors
and tilt themselves on edge, when the
psychic or medium was not touchine
them! All this. mind you. happened IN
clear light. with many witnesses pres.
ent. And Just as that inner mind
knows, remembers. plans, and creates
things which the simpler, mater-of- nc,
J bread and butter mind cannot do, &C
that same mind can project itself in the
astral"
Mrs. Maynard's nsce began to twitch
Enormously. She interposed almost irri.
tably:
"Dr. Alden. I cannot listen to this r.