Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-25


trudcrs. Mrs Maynard WAS annoyed.
but Alden asSant"d. Nurney reluctant
ly followed They went through the
house from basement TO garnet, and
made sure that no n,araudcrs had Sc
cretcd themselves.
Then. after 4 significant glance from
the doctor, Myra urged them to remain
a few minutes longer in the music
room. Mrs. Maynard politely half-con-
cealcd II yawn and Earncy accepted tho
hint by rising.
"lt is later than thought; why. 1t
is after -. II is time for all good
people to bc abed." lie said. with Il look
IT Alden, as he walked to the door
The doctor ignored the remark bid
ding him u cool goodnight.
After Narncy's departure. Myras
mother rcsortcd va!nly To another visi-
bic hint. and finally excused herself
with "a fcproachful look at Myra But
the girl pretended not TO see her.
No sooner had the swish of Mrs
Maynard's silk dress been quoted than
Or. Alden turned to Myra.
IL suspect that new gardener OF
yours Where does he sleep. Miss Myra%
"pvrr the stable. in the groom's
room. oar chauffeur lives at home
Well. III like TO lind out what bios
SONS OF though; he is raising in the
garden Of his brain was Aldens fur
thcf comment.
VIVA, do YOU mean? Thought pho
toGraphy?"
Exactly. fortunately happen 10
nave u rlatcholder with Il new plate in
my pocket. ann going up there and
:cr AN impression while ne Is asleep"
'Splcnd'd" exclaimed the girl Bat
you must let IN" =" with you 10 show
the way.
The doctor objected. l;ut Ut last
Myr,, persuaded him to let her accom-
pany him. They were soon tiptocinr
through the silent stable. and up the
stairs.
Iii" gardener they found sleeping
heavily. '\iicn intensified his slumbcrs
with Few Skillful hypnotic passes
Tnen he placed the pla,cholder against
II" mans forehead for many minutes
ITS tim. now" he said. examining
his watch with the aid OF his pocket
bI,b-light.
They left as silently as they had
come. after the doctor had released the
hypnotic spell with :. few gestures of
the hands The man slept on. unwit-
ting 10 the visitation.
When they reached tho house Mrs
Maynard was ancrily pacing the hall
iiooy.
This is outrageous. Doctor Alden!
There Is limit 10 my good nature.
Nod had no right to expose Myra to
y,
She should not he out OF the house now
with all the danger about her"
Alden apolorizcd. trying TO moilify
her
W. We're Experimenting with
thought photography again" said
Myra, as Alden helped her remove her
Ridiculous: You come right up to
bod"
Alden glanced a, the long cheval mir
r"r i'll the hallway.
- splendid idea" he suddenly e1-
claimed. and impctmously he lifted it
from its support, starting up the stair
way with it. Myra's mother WAS
aStoniShcd. but the doctor ignored her
comment. advancing to the girls room
Til" moonlight was streaming through
the window. Myra, at .>lder's suSges-
ton. pulled down both the black and
white shades. and lit the electric lights.
Now said the physician, standing
the mirror ny at an angle from the
window. II Miss Myra stands righ,
here AT the side OF tho window, she
VIII he protected, and TO any one out
side the window |, viii appear that
sh" is standing right in the window
itself If there is another accidental
shooting like this one to-day the bullc,
will I" through the mirrored rehec-
zion. DO YOU understands
Myra nodded. but her mother shifted
Indignantly.
"All these scientific things have
done nothing hut bring on more trou-
oie You must go home, now. doctor"
Alden laughed induirently.
All right. apologize for wearing
out my welcome, but il is not self
interest | simply insist that Miss
Myra stay in the house, keep away
from al! windows until after break
fast. and then at her normal rising
time she pull up the shade from the
side. Good night"
Tie left Myra with an unusually ar
den; handC!asp, and the girl slept in
her mothers room that night Alden
developed the thought photograph in
the scclusion of his laboratory dark
room before he went to bed What
ever the result. he seemed satisfied
with his deductions