Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-08-04

III IN "'SS'''e'N
"over Her Head Floats Skeleton"
pleasant responsibility. CHANGING to
meet Dave Law one day, he determined
to relieve himself Of at least one
| troublesome burden.
But Dave was not easily approach
able. He met the mediums illusions
to the occult with contemptuous amuse-
ment, nor would he consent to a pri-
vate reading" Strange grew almost
desperate enough to speak the ungar-
nished truth.
You'd better pay a little attention
to me-" he grieved; I've got mes
sage 70 you from the Unseen World !"
Charges collect I reckon" the
Ranger grinned.
Strange waved aside the suggestion.
at came unbidden, and l pass it on
/ for what it's worth" AS Dave turned
away, he added, hastily, ITS about
skeleton in the chaparral, and red
haired woman"
Dave stopped; he eyed the speaker
curi0usly. Go on" said he.
But a public street. Strange ex-
planned, was no place for psychic dis
| cussions. Dave agreed. When they
/ were alone IN the fortune-telling par
J Tor" he sat back while the medium
closed his eyes and prepared to explore
the Invisible. After q brief delay Phil
began:
Il see a great many things-that
woman | told you about, and three
men. One of 'em IS you. the other two
/ is Mexicans. You're at a water hole
in the mesquite. Now there's a shoot
ing scrape; l see the body Of a dead
man. And now the scene changes.
| Everything dissolves. I'm in a man
sion; and the red-haired woman comes
/ toward me. over her head floats
/ skeleton"
Dave broke In crisply. IAN right
Let's get down to cases. What's on
your mind, Stranger
The psychic simulated a shudder-
painful contortion, such as anyone
might suffer if rudely jerked out Of
the spirit world.
"Eh? What was I--2 Therel You've
broke the connection" he declared.
did tell you anythlng7'
mo. But evidently you can"
I'm sorry. They never come back"
"R0tI"
Phil was hurt, indignant With some
/ stiffness he explained the danger of
interrupting a seance of this sort, but
Law remained obdurate.
You can put over that second-sight
stuff with the greasers," he declared,
sharply, but not with ne. So. Jose
/ San hez has been to see you and you
want to warn ne. Is that it,"
Il don't know any such party"
Strange protested. He eyed his caller
for a moment; then with an abrupt
change Of manner he complained:
( Say, Bo, What's the matter with
you? I've got a reputation to protec,,
and I do things my own way. I'm get
/ ting set to slip you something, and you
. try to make me look Ike sucker.
Is that any way to actI"
IifAEI ~ Aelth 80 gbA WAEA 3BAs
+ eyes are open. 1 know all about"
You don't know nothing about any
+ thing snapped the other. "Joses got
I it in for Mrs. Austin"
You said you didn't know HIM"
"WeL, / don't. He's never been 90
( see me ia his life, but-hIs sweetheart
has. Rosa Morales comes regular"
! Rosa! Jase's sweetheart!
yes. uer aad Jose have joined out
/ together since you shot PanfIo, and
+ they're framing something"
"What. for instanceT
The fortune-teaer hesitated. 81 only
wish l knew BE- said slowly. 1T
looks 10 be Ike d killing"
Dave nodded. Probably IS. Jose
would like to get me. aud Of course the
girl"
"Oh. they don't atm to get you. You
amt the one they're after"
"NoG Who. taen7"
= don't know rothinz definite. II
this business y"g understand. q Eel
low has = put two .aad Two toSa ther.