The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-03-23

1AOSu XII Soihs IL AlGhSS AZ I'LL SSAN
now, to remember it!"
How do you explain all that crystal
sphere business, anyway" asked Sim
monds. who had been chewing his cigar
perplexedly. 1T stumps me-"
Lester was hypnotised and saw
what Silva willed him to see," answered
Godfrey. You'll remember he sat fac
ing him"
But" I objected, mo one remembers
what happens during hypnosis"
They do if they are willed to re-
member. Silva willed you to remem-
Der. 1t was cleyerly done, and his eN-
PLANTATION of the origin of the vision
was clever, too. Moreover, it had some
truth in it. for the secret of crystal
gazing is that it awakens the subjec-
Silva called it. But you weren't crys-
tai gazing, tonight, Lester-you were
simply hypnotised."
you may be right" I admitted: 81
remember how his eyes stared at me-.
But it was wonderful-pm more i'm
pressed with him than ever"
ut isn't h fact that he hypnotised
you hat bothers me-" said Godfrey,
after a moment. TITS the fact IA he
has also hypnotised Miss Vaughan"
The words startled me.
You think that's the reason of her
behavior" ! asked, quickly.
What other reason car there be-"
Godfrey demanded. Here we have a
girl who thinks herself in danger and
summons to her aid the man who loves
her and whom, presumably, she loves.
And two days later, when he has been
imprisoned for a crime of which she
declares it is absurd to suspect him,
instead of fastening to him or trying
to carry out his wishes, she turns her
back on him and deliberately walks
into the danger from which, W to that
moment, h had shrunk with loath-
ing. Contrast her behavior Of Satur-
day, when h declared her faith in
Swain n begged your assistance,
with her behavior of yesterday n to-
day, when she throws you n Swain
ing to follow Silva-to become a priest
ess of silva. Do you know what that
means, Lester-to become a priestess
of Siva?"
NO." I answered, slowly; 81 don't
know. Silva said it was a great des-
ones back On marriage"
THAT is right" said Godfrey, in an
lndescribable tone, there is no mar
riage-there are only revolving, abom-
Unable, u~i1speakable rites and cere-
monies. l ran across Professor Sutro,
the orientalist, today, and had a talk
with him about it. He says the wor-
ship of Siva is merely the worship of
the reproductive principle, as it runs
through all creation, n that the de-
letllo VI III WoiSlllp are llCOllCelNdDly
disgusting. That is the sort Of des-
tiny Miss Vaughan has chosen.
My and were clammy with the hor-
ror of it.
I'VE must save her!" 1 said, hoarse-
ly. "Of course she doesn't know
doesn't suspect! We must get her
away from Silva!"
Undoubtedly we must do some
thing Godfrey agreed. II don't know
how we can get her away from Silva,
but we might get Silva away from
her. Couldn't you arrest him on sus-
picion n keep him locked up for two
or three days. Simmonds?"
Il might" Simmonds grunted.
And While he's away, you can work
with her, Lester; take Mrs. Royce to
see her, give her a lint of what Saliva
ism really is-or get Mrs. Royce to. If
that doesn't have any effect, we car
get her ava from Silva's influence for
a few days, she will be all right again."
II hope So" agreed, but I'm not al
all certain. She didn't behave like a
ed to be acting Of her own free will
| couldn't see that Silva was trying tc
influence her in any way. She said
she was trying to carry out her ia
theirs wish. And it certainly was lis
WiSh-the will proves that. If my
body is ~hypnotising her, l should say
it was he"
We'll, 1 can't arrest him." said Sim
monds, with a grin.
Her fathers wishes may have had
some weight with her at the outset
admitted Godfrey, but they couldn't
she has gone. And about the will. Il
Vaughan had not been killed, if he had
been ound insane, the will would have
been at once invalidated. Don't you
get the GUNNER Of a motive for his
murder there, Lester"
nIt pap he inVa1i6atad now If Miss
Vaughan contests it," l pointed out
Yes; but unless she does contest it
it will stand. But if Vaughan haG
been declared insane, the will coulc
would have been necessary. Do yor
see the d~ifference?"
II see wha you mean; but 1 don't
think it to much. Silva de.
clares that if Miss Vaughan contests
the will, he will not defend it."
but he knows perfectly well tina
she will not contest it. The surest way
to prevent a contest is by adopting JUS
such an attitude. Besides, if we dom
a V her, he'll get her share, too
V.anghan's estate and Vaughan's
daughter and everything else tina
was Vaughan's will disappear
into his nav. oh, he's playing for G
big stake, Lester, and it lookst to me al
though he We're going to win it,"
1t looked SO to me, too. and l fel
into gloomy thought.
You've got your men watching tn
house. 1 s%uppose?" 1 asked, at last
) turning to Simmonds.
Yes; and we managed to score on,
little point today"
What was that?"
! Il W out that Annie Crogan, tn,
hoGsemaid over there, had a cousin OF
the force, SO l got him out here n h,
managed to have a talk with her. H,
didn't find u anything" he added
! that is, anything we don't know; blu
she promised to leave the door Of he
bedroom open at night, and, if any
thing happened, to show a light at he
window"
"%Splendid!" l said. And of cours,
she'll keep her eyes open in the day
time"
I Sure she will. She's a bright girl
: The only thing I'm afraid of is tina
the Hindu will get on to her and fir,
her. But she's been warned to be nigh
ty careful. If they don't suspect her