Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-04-23

IN tnat web struggled a half-bl1nd,
half-Gistracted fly. toward which she.
the spider. was now creeping. Some
such comparison may have struck Ros-
allie. for she shuddered twice in her
slow progress. And these were not
the assumed shudders which an
nounced her false control"
Rosalie knocked at Miss Estrilla's
door.
Come in!" cried the invalid. more
eagerly than her wont. And as Rosa
lie entered, "oh, was expecting you'
Can you-win you-today?'
I've been putin all the power
have into this thing" said Rosalie LIE
Grange; you've no idea how I've
tried. was awake half the night, just
gettin' into touch. This is my last sit
tin with you for ever so long. Miss
Estrilla. can feel ~ goin'. When
I'm playin' for all my power. as I've
got to now. conditions must be right
You wouldn't mind, would you. II
darkened this room complete? An
let's have a little more air"
There was a window, which opened
upon the fire escape, az the foot OF
Miss Estrilla's bed. This window Ro-
sale darkened last OF all: but first she
raised the sash foot.
That curtain Will blow an disturb
down"
Had Miss Estrilla's soul held any
emotions, in that moment, but grief
and eagerness-had she been capable
just then of euspicion-she might have
noted tiny but significant sound. The
fire escape had creaked a little. as
though a weight had been imposed at
the bottom. It creaked again at inter
walls for the next FIVE minutes, but aft
erward. usually, when the roar Of a
passing elevated train drowned all
slighter sounds,
Now I'm ready to try" said Rosa
lie. settling down al the foot of the
couch. Dear, you do look anxious. .
Don't try TO crowd the spirits-that's
always the best way-but remember
again-this is about the last control
that's in me for a month. Be quiet,
dearie." Her eyes sought the dis
tances, her body shook Then came
the change which Miss Estrilla had
watched so often. and with such fas-
cinated eagerness. Rosaiia's body re-
laxed and fell backward in the Morris
chair. Her lids gradually closed. She
| breathed as though asleep.
"Oh. sad lady again." babbled
Laughing Eyes. quite suddenly. She
| nO,,1l ka.r e-; rt.s
on her couch. Il can't stay long. John
speaks. He says he wants you c1ick.
John is big and strong. Good-by. sad
lady"
Rosalie's breath came hard; her
body wrenched: a masculine voice fol-
lowed-the voice which Rosalie always
assumed when she impersonated Cap.
tain John H. Hanska.
Il am here again, Margaret; I love
you. ] am ready TO forgive"
''Oh, John. thank you-thank God
you will when you know. For. John.
you have SO little to forgive. beside
what | have already forgiven" As
usual Miss Estrilla made reply.
Il know. And I suffer But ! un.
derstand. First ] have told you how
little saw that night. Ny fesh still
clung to me"
Rosalie stopped here and seemed to
gather her body together, as though
the thing which controlled her was
! struggling to assert more power
SO ! do not know what happened
even before ! passed Quit came SC
suddenly-say to me again that you
loved me-"
$50 much. John dear. that cannot
tell you all"
And put aside such love as that
for iewels!"
Yes. John. And when I searched
your room-the night found you there
IL would have given them all to you
IL you had walked and spoken kindly
to me But you were married-an6
you Tould have died soon at the best
Oh, why not before this happened tc
Juan"
WAS 1t Juan? have told You that
could not see clearly at that time-il
Is all confused"
Yes. dearest You could not under
stand because of the clothes-bu'
dearest, II was Juan who held ths
knife which went into your body. oh
forgive him more than me. He is my
brother-he did 1t for me-John,
can't forget his remorse when he came
to me-were you watching? Did yot
seer"
No-I was not awake In spirit yet
quick"-the voice was growing weak.
He himself not understand
then. how you died. He thought th'
knife killed you. He worked IL all ou
afterward-when I told him about you
condition. But then. he said to me
Ny God. have run a knife into Cap
tain Hanskai What 10 it-what ID II
For Rosalie had leaped from he
chair. run up the window shade at tn
foot OF the bed. thrown the sash Wild
open. Into the room leaped two men
They ranged themselves beside tn
couch.
What is it!" screamed Miss Estril
Ia again
These are police detectives" sal
Rosalie In her natural voice. The.
J have been listening behind that win
dow. They've come to find what yo'