Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-29

ears. Violet took a step nearer Mrs.
Quintard'a hand had left the shears
and was lowering uncertainty In the
air. Her distress was evident. Her
head. no longer steady on her shout
ders, was turning this way and that.
and her tones becoming inarticuiate.
Paper! ] want paper" burst from
her lips In a shrill. unnatural cry.
But when they listened for more and
watched to see the uncertain hand set
tie somewhere, she suddenly came to
herself and turned upon them a
startled glance. which speedily changed
Into one of the utmost perpexity.
What am I doing here?" she asked
II have a feeling as II l had almost
seen--almost touched-oh. it's gone!
sos all !; blank again T Th:n 9 sne
wholly to herself, and, forgetting even
the doubts of moment since. remarked
to Violet in her old tremulous fashion
You asked US to pull down the
books: But you've evidently thought
better of it.
Yes. ] have thought better of IT.
Then. with last desperate hope of re-
arousing the visions lying somewhere
back in Mrs. Quintard's troubled brain,
Violet turned to observe: This Is like
Nv to resolve itself into a psychological
problem. Mrs. Quintard. Do you sup
pose that II you fell again into the con
dition of last night You would repeat
yeur action and SO lead US yourself to
where the Will lies hidden?'
I walk again in my sleep. and mean
while. Carlos will have arrived, and
Clement. possibly. died.
Facing the elderly lady Violet ad-
dressed her with the force and sober
ness of one leading a forlorn hope.
Then as a last hope, / want you to
concentrate your mind upon what
have TO say to you. Do you think you
can do this"
II will try replied the poor woma n
with a backward glance at the. door
which had Just been closed upon her.
What we want said she. lis. as l
stated before. IN insight into the work
inss Of your brain at the time you took
what l have to say. Mrs. ouintard
Dreams are no longer regarded by sci
entists as prophecies Of the future or
even as spontaneous and irrelevant
tions of near past. which can almost
without exception be traced back to the
occurrences which caused them Your
action with the will had it's birth in
some previous line Of thought after
ward forgotten; Let us try and And
that thought. Recall. II you can, just
what you did or read yesterday"
Mrs. Qulntard looked frightened.
But have no memory" she objected
Il forget quickly. SO quickly that in or
der to fulfil my engagements I have to
keep a memorandum of every DAVIS
events. Yesterday? Yesterday. what
did l do yesterday? I went downtown.
for one thing. but l hardly know
where"
Perhaps your memorandum Of yes
terday's doing will help you"
Il will get 1t. But it won't give YOU
the least help. keep 1t only for my
own eye. and"
Never mind: let US see it,"
And she waited impatiently for II to
be put in her hands.
But when she came to reach the rec-
ord Of the last, two days. this was all
she found:
Saturday: Mauretania nearly due. I
must lot Mr.. Delahunt know today tina
he's wanted here tomorrow. Hetty Will
try on my dresses. Says she has to
alter them. Mrs. Peabody came to
lunch. and we in such trouble! Had to
so down street. Errand for Clement.
The will. the will! IL 1t safe whore 1t
10? No peace of mind. until tomorrow.
Clement better this afternoon. Says he
must live till Carlos gets back: not to
triumph over him. but to do what he
can to lessen his disappointment. Ny
good Clement,
so nervous. I went to paating photo
graphs. and was forgetting all my