The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-10

looh around AT these reporters anQ
these photographers, and then tell me
he wouldn't be tortured!"
How do you know her evidence
won't help you Z"
How a it?'
1t will confirm your story"
can 1t explain away the finger
At the words. I suddenly realized
that there was one person within strik-
ing distance Of the murdered man
whose prints we had no taken-his
daughter. Not that they were neces-
sary
DR.: Human appeared at the edge OF
the lawn and beckoned. AS / arose
from my chair, Swain gave my arm a
last savage grip.
"Remember!" he said.
But | kept my lips closed. If Miss
vaughan really loved him, and could
to the stand!
Goldberger Joined me and together
we followed Human into the house
ana up the stairs. He opened the door
at the stair head. waited for us to pre-
cede him, followed us into the room,
and closed the door gently.
Miss Vaughan was half sitting, half
reclining in a large chair. The blinds
We're drawn and the room in semi
darkness, but even in that light / could,
see how changed she was from the girl
OF whom l had caught a glimpse two
days before. Her face was dead white,
as though every drop of blood a been
drained from it; her eyes We're heavy
and puffed, as from much weeping, and
1t seemed to me that there still fingered
IN their depths a shadow of horror and
shrinking fear.
This is Mr.. Goldberger," said the
doctor, and this is Mr.. Lester"
She inclined her head to each of us,
as we took h chairs the doctor drew
up, n / fancied that her cheeks
flushed a little as her eyes met mine.
I have explained to Miss Waugh
an" the doctor continued, that an in
quiry is in progress. as the law re-
qulres, to determine the manner of her
fathers death, and tina her story of
what happened that night is essential
to it,"
1T will. at least. be a great help to
U.S." said Goldberger gently, and I saw
how deeply the girls delicate beauty
appealed to him. 1t was a beauty that
no pallor could disguise, and Goldberg
ers temperament was an impression
able one.
II shall be glad to tell you all
know" said Miss Vaughan, but I fear
it will not help you much"
Will you tell US something, first, of
your fathers mental state?" / suggest
ed.
For many years." she began, ia
Their had been a student Of mysticism,
and until quite recently he remained
merely a student. I mean by that, that
he approached the subject with a de-
tached mind and with no interest in il
except a scientific interest"
II understand" I said. And thai
had changed recently?"
1T his changed completely in the last
few months. He became a disciple, a
convert anxious to win other converts
"A convert to what?'
ITO Hinduism-to the worship OF
Siva.'
That is the cult to which Francisco
Silva belongs?"
Yes; he is a White Priest Of Silva
And this change in your father has
been since the coming Of this man?"
YES"
do you know anything of him?"
Only that he is a very wonderful
man."
You know nothing Of his past?"
Did your father wish you to becom,
a convert?"
Yes, he desired 1t deeply"
"A priestess Of silva, I believe 1t .
called?"
Yes
"And the yogi also desired tt?"
"He believed it would be a great des
tiny. But he urged only for my ia
Tiers sake"
so you determined TO appeal to MI
Swain?"
The color deepened in her cheek
again.
II decided to ask his advice" sh
said.
please tell US what happened tina
evening""
: Mr.. Swain met me at the arbor i
the corner Of the grounds, as I ha
asked him to, and convinced me tina
my fathers mind had given way un
der his long study Of the occult. w
decided that he should be placed in
, sanatorium where he could v prop
err attention, and Mr.. Swain was t
make the necessary arrangements. A
I would have to do would be to sig
some papers. We were just sayin
, goodnight. when my father appeare
: at the entrance of the arbor."
This was about midnight, was
, not?"
: Yes"
+ why did you choose that hour &c
!. the meeting"
A that hour my father and the 70,
were always engaged in invoking a
astral benediction."
Even I, who knew the significant
: Eof the words, paused a little at then
1.-THE doctor and Goldberger were hope
+ }lessly at sea. After all, the wore
lwere a very good description of tt
weird ceremony.
"Well," 1 said. and after 70,
father appeared, what happened"
e CONTINUED mex week.)