The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-04-06

OF this. her dwelling place. 90 strangely
acquired. 70 strangely used.
In that web struggled q half-blind.
half-distr2cted ny. toward which she.
the spider. was now creeping. Some
such comparison may have struck Ros-
allie. for she shuddersA twice II her
slow progress. And these were not
the assumed shudders which an
nounced her false 'coatrol."
Rosalie knocked ut Miss Estrilla's 8
door.
Come in!" cried the invalid. more
eagerly than her wont. And - Rosa
lie entered. "Oh, l Was expecting you!
Can you-will you-today!"
I've been putin all the power !
have into this thing" said Rosalis Le
Grange: you've no idea how I've
tried. was awake half the night. just
gettin' into touch. This 10 my last sit
tin with you for ever 30 long. Miss
Estrilla. can feel It goin'. When
I'm playin' for all my power. n I've
got to now. conditions must be right
You wouldn't mind. would you. II
darkened this room complete! An
let's have q little more air."
There was . window. which opened
upon the fire escape. At 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
me-" she said. I'm goin' to pin It
down."
Had Miss Estrilla's soul held any
emotions. In that moment. but grief
and eagerness-had she been capable
Just then of suspicion-she might have
noted tiny but significant sound. The
fire escape had creaked 4 little, ~
though . weight had been imposed at
the bottom. 1t creaked again at inter
walls for the next five minutes. but aft
erward. usually. when the roar OF q
passing elevated train drowned all
slighter sounds,
Now I'm ready to try" said Rosa.
lie. settling down at 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. Rosalie's body re
laxed and fell backward in the Morris
chair. Her lids gradually closed. She
breathed as though asleep.
"Oh. sad lady again!" babblet
Laughtng-Eyes. quite suddenly. She
could near Miss Estrilla shift eagerl,
on her couch. Il can't stay long. Johr
speaks. He says he wants you c1ick
John is big and strong. Good.by, sac
lady"
Rosalie's breath came hard; hel
body wrenched; a masculine voice fol
lowed-the voice which Rosalie alway.
assumed when she impersonated Cap
tain John H. Hanska.
Il am here again, Margaret: l Low.
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" A,
usual Miss Estrilla made reply.
Il know. And suffer. But I un
derstand. First l have told you how
little saw that night. My flesh still
clung to me"
Rosalie stopped here and seemed t,
gather her body together, as thougl
the thing which controlled her wa
! struggling to assert more power.
so l do not know what habpene,
even before l passed Quit came 9,
suddenly-say to me again that yo,
loved me-"
so much, John dear. that canno
tell you all"
And put aside such love as tina
for jewels!"
Yes, John. And when l searche
your room-the night found you ther
IL would have given them all to yo
if you had walked and spoken kindl
to me. But you were married-an
you would have died soon at the bes
Oh. why not before this happened t
Juan"
WAS it Juan? have told you tina
l could not see clearly at that time
is all confused"
Yes, dearest. You could not undel
stand because OF the clothes-bu
dearest. it was Juan who held tn
knife which went into your body. OF
forgive him more than me. He is m
brother-he did it for me--John,
can't forget his remorse when he cam
to me-were you watching? Did yo
see?"
"No-l was not awake in spirit yet
quick"-the voice was growing weak
"He himself did not understan,
then. how you died. He thought tn
knife killed you. He worked it all o,
: afterward-when told him about yo,
condition. But then, he said to me
My God, have run a knife into Ca
!. tain Hanska!' What Is it-what is 1t
For Rosalle had leaped from hs
chair. run up the window shade at tn
: foot Of the bed. thrown the sash vic
l. | omen Into tho rOou lcopod tu,o x,o