Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-09
EPISODE Ten
CHATTER SLNI.
Ihr Astral SIaru,

Nns ALDEN had several days Of freedom
l. oras the hsmn,inE missries of Black
a happened to Myra and events were SO
to ea'e nic sAd orderly that the physician began
nad indeed accomplished the DESTRUCTION -
81 Nh genus who presided over tho band
'peNu orshippcrs.
mrs; Maynard. ansiour TO free her mind OF
'"s a's.raGtions was juhilant.
family motor ride through the suburb =
weeks sm h, so GLAD. Ar:hur These last few
me week my husband died. Dr.. Alden has has
friendship fo ono%Tr rss, H. very gallant in his
dear Arthur. Z confess that he ]irritates me-
Aarney nodded soothingly.
era vas q faint suggestion Of a emile.
"sc'enSe is all very well in n laboratory
5eco q so'' C s.r r9Sm' ba. i" everyday life it
Myra flushed,
she tuned SHARPLY. as she retorted: AR
SSirn''hc men, not by idlers who we're al,
doubtess bored ,,hsm at TINES. TIT m f., wp rrs
80 ."I utolnd gives more pleasure 70
anyone else. "o wSy dost. With tau money r than
tb.n1,hi1g With the brains. the health and
varneys confnsioS eon yHu; AT'1 hir AZ,
s sss!Fafiy. but Mrs. NaS"ard '"'srraasss
Mxrnou are on, Of humor. my dear" said
MspaS moth"r gently. You could not have
Myra nodded her head She drew bar ,,,.,.
Trnn acroas hHr prov as though she suffered
You guessed right. mother" she said. 81
I feel I"u ,hs most UNPLEASANT dreams lately.
l do at night when I retire. I wish I could
forget al this horrible stuff
what YOU need, my dear, is n change Of
trunks" her mother declared" and simply
a few months ana not allow anyone In the
world to know where we have gone" sc
Not even me-"
ts,iin:, not even YOU. Arthur. for there is no
Maynard re2liyG. '"rhSse terrib,me 'n rrsa t,, MRS
%h0e.tf they are. seem TO know everything.
Varney shook his head. beiittling the dan.
s ger; Ne Mv had his own reasons for not de-
at this juncturc. 800 "' 'e"e
II wouidn,t do It." he satd. "Dr. Alden
ever he sails them. have killed the ring
leader. The doctor ought to know. And it
III your own home than take chances in
but ne was plainly uneasy on the matter.
alden waiting sor them. varney made his
excuses and rode on downtown to his club.
me physician, awaiting his departure. i'm
Pat,en5iy. now brought UP a plan upon which
The story OF Myra's unpleasant dreams
emp"asiZeo 10 MIN the need for prompt 40
usually clear. They had been recurring for
In the curious pantomime. A group Of black
Sarpeo men mad seemed to float through the
air, TO her bedside. she told the doctor
There they stood throughout the night. wav.
dence. ' ="
She demonstrated with serpentine movo.
m nndor or her own hands. Alden nodded
.,t Those n are iypnot,c passes" he declared.
exhausted ali the Y sim apSneef forms rn os b haSs
magic: Now they are resorting to astral
visitations In groups. Those were not the
phantasies Of troubled dreams. Those were
the astral bodies of the Black Lodge mem
oers. sent upon a definite mission by thot
cunning scoundrel. the High Master" ~
Myras face paled. for her recent eyneri-
ence with the astral, whereby she had On
nearly lost her own soul, was still a bitter
memory. ''o
What can I do. Doctor7 am so fright
ened OF It all. even though I have tried to
pc brave!' Her slender white fingers trem-
Dled. as she nervously i~ntertwtned them.
You succeeded In being Drawer than any
man would ever have been. under such
frightful circumstances" retorted the doctor
encouragingly. Just keep up that good
spirit a bit longer. The study Of years is
now coming in handler than over. One Of
the newest Inventions Of psychical research
vii! warn us OF this new danger. It will
notify you when the unseen bodies are hover
ing about you. but will warn me, as well.
back in my home. Then I will be ready to
protect you"
He closped the little hands with an in
vigoratfnE frmness, as no looked down
cheerily. into the big blue eyes.