The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-18
BY Max Rittenberg


Doctor laid a kindly hand on hts Shout.
! der. Il know that am harroWinr your
feelings with this normal expIanstion Of
your experiences. But am doing II for
your own sake-and for the sake OF your
mother. The dead have the. claims
upon US. but the claims Of the living are
greater $50 Your mother
Fordyce moved ever to his desk and
took UP r photograph. Il won't believe
i IT, he flung over HIS shoulder. DO you
| want TO take from me my one Joy Of ex.
istenrc. my one hope? To know her
presence Is With me: to have her help In
all my problems Of life; to speak with
her constantly without barrier between
US. II mnat come ilowly. a, the s!Enora
says, but II Will come. Complete com.
munion! There was rapture In HE vo1es.
DR.. Wychcrlcy rea.!zcd that ne. As veil
as Mrs. Fordyce. vaH powerless against
the subtle influence Of the SiGnorn. Chs
seemed to hav" colled her WILL around
that Of Norman Tordyce. Only one
course remained II Fordyce we're to be
saved from the mental breakdown which
the doctor clearly forcsaw. That course
was TO gn straight 10 the Franchini
woman ard Try to bly, her on.
with blank chenus IN his pock eti,ook
the Doctor took Bordoia to the dead place
received hin With the mark ri gracious
ness OF thorough woman Of the world,
and for some little time they had inter-
changed thu conventional nothInRs that
correspond 10 the elaborate courteftsa Of
! TWO napier opponents. Finally the Doc
tor s:eered the Conversation AROUND to
the ohject Of his visit.
:. ~ have been dem6rst:at A iItt,a
psychological exTerir,cn, 10 MIR. For.
dEce." he snId. Il hnre hem Repeating
i'tor him, In daylirh: and 81 h:z own room
the echo OF memory phrnoa,.no: which
occurred hero last nixht
The SiSnora'a eyes narrowed ....
Continue" was he; only comment,
"Hs Ia largely convinced" ....
"Ct what"
THAT Il Is ph"nomens with III en-.
tirely normal explanation
Indeed"
Y want you n help ma 10 .omnl.,..
the proof. OF course I recognise that
SUCH service on your part would call
for a substantial recognition"
! tiease Put your meaning more plain
ly."
y want TO or.. yo,i now such sum
as would only como 10 you very grad.
ually from Mr.. Fnrdyce, oven II he were
10 continue n seek your Heiviccs IS a
medium. present certainty In place Of
a future uncertaintr"
"A brlhe" was the siGnora's seo-aful
comment.
| With that tore Of scorn tn. k-y 10 tho
situation lay in nr Wychcr!ny's sr.,p.
Her object lay beyond money. This
woman wanted more than Fordycc's
money Then she must want For.
dyce himself
But how was this possib!e-seeins that
Ills devotion n hi7 dood - -
very fiber OF his being?
And then, from His wonderful sto:c OF.
knowledge @. tho mental case, OF the
whole world, there caal6 70 nr <T'ycher-
10y the remembrance Of A nnrallri casa
he had rcad Of In an obscure Russian
journal. strange. fTa'ae:ic. al-nnst
unbelievable: case. But what had hap.
pencd once might happen AGAIN.
Tho Doctor gave no outward sign Of
what waa Easing through his thoughts.
With seemingly short-sIgh;cd ob.iinacy
he pressed the money Offer. produced his
blank checoue and fountain rca ready
to fill IT. in, md received . rrush'n. re-
fu3a and an unnstaknhle hint 70 ter
inmate his visit.
He took his departure. and returned
direct to Fordvcc. whom he found Ia
deep meditation.
IT want 10 ask "or, ono very personal
question" he sc,d. 10 no, rswer Il ua.
less you choose n 10 So
Ask r." rrn!icd Fordyce ns,!c.slv
Has the sicnora' ever made evident
her infatuation TO- you?- 80. ?
Fordyce answered an indignant Dc.
ninl.
"She will" affirmed ~. doctor.
"Out OF tho erection
Suppose sESposn she we're 70
claim that your dead wife were b-com-
Ing mnterlalIzed In hcrseIt-und that the
Il soul Of Eithne Fordvcr YVES being rein.
lcarnated In the body OF Sienora Fran
chinaI Would ynu believe such a claim"
Fordycs stirred nj him s7ecchlessir.
That II the warning I have 10 give
you" pursued the mental healer with
deep carnestness. Continue your -.
ances II yon feel that they IRE leading
you to a higher plane. But " the sig.
rs believe ehe will. very gradually.
very suhtly-then remember that ! gave
you warning. Let that be the test Of
the auasmirs I fear"
It was some four months later that Or.
WycherIey again met Mrs. Fordycs and
her aon. Tho change IN Norman was
patent-he scanned revivihed to new sn.
erEy and enthusiasm.
"You are wonderful" SAID Mrs. foe.
dyce to the mental healer.
You have given me back my son. Due
how did you bring It about He always
refuses to tell me just why no broke Oh
his selnces. They continued aftsr yeu
LEFT Venice. but 4 fortnight later Sef-
man suddenly took 4 strong dislike 70
them and announced his intention never
to touch spirituaIism again. He said Il
was primarily due to you. But nov vas
II brought about"
DR.. Wycherley shook his head kindly
but firmly.
1T your son does not wish to tell yet"
he answered. II fear you must not ask
the solution from me"
The title Of the next atsry 10 tAtS ~"
,,es Is "TSs Hsuv Of Elevss."