Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-10-27

"over Her Head Floats a Skeleton
pleasant responsibility. CHANGING t,
meet Dave Law one day, he determined
to relieve himself of at least on,
troublesome burden.
But Dave was not easily approach
able. He met the mediums allusions
to the occult with contemptuous amuse
ment, nor would he consent to pri
waite reading" Strange grew almost
desperate enough to speak the ungar
nished truth.
You'd better pay a little attention
to me-" he grieved; 'Iye got a mes.
sage to you from the Unseen World. -
Charges collect / reckon" the
Ranger grinned.
Strange waved aside the suggestion.
ut came unbidden, and I pass it on
for what it's worth" AS Dave turned
away, he added, hastily, "Its about a
skeleton in the chaparral, and red
haired woman"
Dave stopped; he eyed the speaker
curiously. $50 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-
lor," he sat back while the medium
closed his eyes and prepared to explore
the Invisible. After brief delay Phil
began:
Il see great many things-that
woman l 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; see the body of 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. "All right
Let's get down to cases. What's on
your mind, Stranger"
The psychic simulated shudder-
a painful contortion, such as anyone
might suffer if rudely jerked out of
the spirit world.
Eth? What was L? There! You've
broke the connection" he declared.
did tell you anything?"
mo. But evidently you can"
I'm sorry. They never come back"
"Rotw
Phil was hurt, indignant. With some
stiffness he explained the danger of
lnterrupting 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 me. So, Jose
Sanchez has been to see you and you
want to warn me. Is that 1t"
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 reputation to protect
md | do things my own way. I'm get
ing set to slip you something, and you
.ry to make me look like sucker.
IS that any way to act?"
Il prefer to talk to you when your
Eyes are open. know all about"
You don't know nothing about any,
hing" snapped the other. "Jose's got
in for Mrs. Austin"
"You said you didn't know him."
well, / don't. He's never been to
zee me in his life, but-his sweetheart (
las. Rosa Morales comes regular" t
Rosa Jose's sweetheart |" Y
Yes. Her and Jose have Joined out {
ogether since you shot Pantilo, and t
heyfe framing something" t
what, for instance"
The fortune-teller hesitated 81 only
fish / knew" he said slowly. at
)oks to be like killing"
Dave nodded Probably Is. Jose Q
'ould like to get me, and of course the
irl--" o
"Oh, they don't aim to get you. You
int the one they're after"
"No? Who, then?"
Il don't know nothing definite. In 4,
lis business, you understand, a fell ~
Nv has to put two and two together. -