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

mesa in his voice. l.
rs 1t Eithne? $50 Do you know ~ne
IS speaking to you? Yes. my darling
it Is Dearheart. Have you some message
| for me? Our holiday in Galway
Yes, yea I remember. How could Tot
get it, - . When the tide trapped u:
among fhe rocks. Yes. yes. Tell me
what said 10 YOU 80 My Eithne: Oh
my darling wife. Tell me more-tell ms
| more. '.' can't hear now-your voice
Ia 20 faint . - can't hear
And after an acute silence: She Ii
gone"
II do not think we snail receive any
more tonight" said the .Signora. and
presently she rose 10 light the candles
Well" said Fordyce eagerly, when
they were again In their gondola. Are
YOU satisfied. Doctor
IT am completely satisfied" returned
DR.. Wycherley significantly.
Then you believe at last?"
First answer me this: You claim tina,
the horn was raised from the ground ny
spirit agency and not by human hand
That the scent and the phosphorcscent
light were not the result Of human
agencyf'
"I do" replied Fordyce. His every
feature conveyed his intense t.eiiet in the
reality OF the seance. That scent was
hawthorn-hsrs. her favorite scent. The
voice was hers-the very inflcnton was
as she used to speak 10 me. And VIVA,
she whispered was only known In detail
to us two. No one on earth could pos
slbIy have known the very words SAID
to her when we were trapped by the tide
on that Galway coast. What more COM
plete proof could one AJAX for
DR.. wycherley sickened as hc realised
the utter mcanness Of the mediums trait
7 nckIng with n mans most, sacred teel'
fngs. As Mrs. Fordyce had snid. her son
was rapidly becoming obessed by .'hii
comnuntng In the darkness. The SiGnora
had him definitely in her velretE clutch;
what her next move would be was not
diff,cult to guess. So far she had beer
shrewd enough to keep the money side
IN the background. but presently, when
the hook was ineradicabiy fixed in hel
victim -
ut is no proof at ALL" answered DR.
wycherley gently.
mo proof! You mean TO Imply that
there was some trick used? You NEAR
that the SiGnora could have spoken me
words which cano from my dend wife
Words known only to Eithne and my
self? Oh. you scientific skeptcs are toe
inpossible!'
There was no trick used IN hat' re-
piled the Doctor. evenly.
Then what Ia your accusation?"
Merely an elementary mind phenom
enon which you mistake for voice from
the other world. An illusion OF the
senses"
prove Il" cried Fordyce. heatedly.
1T will certainly prove IL. Tomorrow
at midday. IN your own room. without
any Of the meretricious trapptnEs. OF the
.ceance. we shall come back from the
outer darkness to the wholesome light
Of day"
'HowT'
you will see tomorrow II you are oper
to obey my Instructions" said the Doc
tor firmly. and would give no further
detail Of his plan.
Fordyce medItated In angry silence
during the rest OF the journey home. Tho
call OF his dead wife was still ringing In
his cars against cold skcptic!sn OF the
scientist.
"Dearheart"" she had WHISPERED.
At midday the Doctor and Fordyce
were alone in the latter's sittIne-roonr
The Doctor had drawn the blinds "a
screen OF tho full blaze OF the sun. and
had arranged nm easy chair. In which ne
invited Fordycc 10 place himself.
The poet did so reluctantly.
rs this to be some hypnotic trick?
he aIked.
Nothing OF the kind" replied the mon
tai healer gently, passing over the i'm
II ''1 narnlr uIgh fOl
to he comfortable and to let your thoughts
center on your memories OF the past
Rest in this chair for half an hour.
will leave you alone and return later"
At the end Of half an hour the doctor
entered the room quietly with q large
curved sea-shell in his hand.
Hold this to your ear" he said, land
rest peacefully
He withdrew TO corner Of tho room
away from the poets line Of sight, and
sat down to wait.
Ten minutes had perhaps elapsed wher
Fordyce spoke out with a tense eager
moss in his voice.
rs It you-is II you. Eithne? Yes
! am here. next to YOU. Speak YOU
/ heart to me. dearest. $50 Do I reu1em
her the farmhouse on the Galway const'
Yes, yes. - . Tho little lamb We found
on tho mountainside and brought home
with us-ycs, yes. 80 Oh Elthne, how
your voice thrills me. Toll mo more
$50 II those days could only come back
aEain. You won't leave me, dearest. will
you? Come to my bedside every night
and speak to me rs you Rre speaking
now What keeps You from me
I don't understand. can't hear wha
you are saying Your voice Is *
! faint now -
There was silence. and then Fordyc'
rose brustsiely from his chair. His syeI
were aIGht with Joy. as he faced thu
Doctor
Dr. Wycherley shook his head gently
What You have heard was the echo Of
your own memories. Your Temperament
Ia very highly strung. and you have thu
power Of projecting spoken memoriei
! into the shell Just as many people have
tho power OF projecting their visual mem
orics into a crystal"
! II toll YOU It was her very voice"
N vivid echo Of memory. Come. For