Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-28
Continued From Las, Sunday

Continued From Las, Sunday
Look. look. Isn't IL wonderful? ]
can see IL" she cried in ecstasy.
Myra's eyes futtered and the look OF
wonderment in their azure depths
changed to smile. rs she turned 10
watch her mother.
Poor. dear mama. She is quite inn
possible in some things. isn't she?"
she nurmured But piease go on.
Doctor Alden.
Alden looked nervously and doubt
fully at Mrs. Maynard. who was having
d truly enjoyable time
Mother you mustn't interrupt our
experiments" pleaded Myra, gently.
oh. my dear. excuse me. But have
such tremendous success" replied Mrs.
Maynard. with enthusiasm. Il believe
that 1 have powers which | never sus-
pectcd,"
Have you discovered your soul,
dear" asked the girl. mischicvousiy.
Il feel quite sure that!l have"
And is IL "A fashionable color"
Mrs. Maynard peered thoughtfully
through the auroscope.
1T seems 10 be Alice blue. with a
tInge Of ashes OF roses pink She ven-
turcd. slowly.
That proves that you have a won
derful imagination" commented Alden.
Keep on. Mrs. Maynard, you are on
the right track.
Mrs. Maynard did not sense the irony.
but she kept on.
Alden beckoned to the doorway Of
his laboratory.
Myrl followed.
Lets try the hypno,izing machine.
Your mother will have little soul
Trip. personally conducted TO the end
Of the rainbow, and We won't be dis
turbed in hero"
Alden led Myra 10 a chair in front
OF the big hypnotizinE machine-such
AS is used for experimental work and
psyche therapeutic treatment in up-to-
date hospitals.
This curious instrument consisted of
Il great black wheel. placed in front Of
Il lusterless black canopy. IL was about
seven feet In diameter and placed
around its rim were /, series OF mirrors.
about foot apart. between which were
steel rods 'radiating from the center.
Alden's def manipulations OF a little
central crank caused the apparatus TO
Kilt forward on it's axis. Myra regard
ed II with awe. yet there was an eH-
preston o. absolute trust in the girls
sweet face which thrilled, and almost
frightened. Payson Alden.
We will fight II out. even though the
path be besct with ten thousand occult
periis," he thought. White magic
must prevail"
CHAPTER XIV
4 Journey Into the Unseen.
Now. Miss Myra. We will! try the most
interesting experiment in the whole
psychic world That Is the astral jour
uey Your hand was projected from
your body before. Your aura shows
that you are unusually gifted in occult
strength Have no fear"
The girl shook her head demurely.
why should have. with you to
direct"
Alden flushed, although the darkened
eI iy1
ing his mental confusion.
You know there is only one danger
in projecting the astral body. and that
is that the astral thread as i, is
called. be snapped ] must be frank
and tell you this" he continued. "foi
what TO avoid. Your subconscious mind
will remember what say. Il will
be the inner mind which will guide you
IL your astral does emerge from the
physical"
and where shall go?"
IL do not know. Your mind. your
soul alone Will determine that For
il knows, all the time. just what IT
is doing. When the astral leaves the
physical body your soul is freed from
the flesh which remains behind and
which ! will see. The only connection
is the tiny spirit chord which knits
the two together. Wher that is broken
it means death"
Even as she spoke Alden had touched
an electric switch which caused the
wheel to revolve very slowly.
Another connection turned on hid
den lights which caused facets of light
to flash from the circle OF mirrors.
Myra looked up at the whirring
glasses, which gradually increased in
speed and luminosity as Alden skill
fully manipulated his mechanism. The
girl grew rigid and sank back recumb-
emily in the chair.
The blood seemed to leave her face
and the muscles to turn to ice, as the
effect of the automatic control In
creased.
Slowly Alden stepped between the
quiet figure and the whirring wheel
Then he repeated the pulling gestures
which had resulted in the projection
Of the hand before.
Unseen by the physician. wrath
had melted" from the physical en-
velope of the girl. and stood beside
the unconscious body.
Even as the spirit form extended
warning hand to him. it seemed to he
drawn, like so much smoke. through
the spinning wheel.
Where it had gone. how it had gone,
Alden could not tell.
For Mrs. Maynard had knocked anx-
iously at the closed door OF the lab
oratory.
What is the matter with Myra?" she
cried excitedly Her face is as pale
as snow! Oh. doctor, you must not do
this. 1t Is wicked thing to play
with life and death and the soul this
way"
Alden nervously stopped the machine
Miss Myra. wake up!" he cried dom
inantly.
But there was no answer.
He repeated the earlier passes OF
hypnotical control. but the girl remain
ed as though lifeless.
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