The state herald., 1917-09-28

"ovsr Her Head FIeats q sksIsten-
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 allusions
to the occult with contemptuous amuse-
ment, nor would he consent to q pri-
vate reading" Strange grew almost
desperate enough to speak the ungar-
nished truth.
you'd better pay little attention
to me-" he grieved; "Tve got a mes
sage to you from the Unseen World"
Charges collect I reckon" the
Ranger grinned.
Strange waved aside the suggestion.
ut came unbidden, and 1 pass 1t on
for what it's worth" As Dave turned
away, he added. hastily, "It's about n
skeleton In the chaparral, and a red
haired woman"
DIVE stopped; he eyed the speaker
curiously. go on" said he.
Bat . public street, Strange ~
pialncd. was no place for psychic dis
cussions. Dave agreed. When they
were alone In the fortune telling spar
lor." he sat back while the medium
closed his eyes and prepared to explore
the Invisible. After q brief delay Phil
began:
Il see great many things-that
woman I told you about. and three
men. One Of 'em IL you, the other two
Is Mexicans. You're at q water hole
In the mesquite. Now there's q shoot.
Ing scrape; 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 q
skeleton"
Dave broke In crisply. "Ail right
Let's get dS.sn to cases. What's on
your mind. Stranger"
The psychic simulated q ahudder-
. painful contortion, such Ms anyone
might suffer II rudely jerked out Of
the spirit world.
"Ehi What was II Therei You've
broke the connection" he declared.
Did I tell you anythingf"
"No. But evidently you can"
"rm sorry. They never come back"
"Rotw
Phil was hurt, indignant. With some
stiffness he explained the danger Of
interrupting q seance Of this sort, but
Law remained 0bdurate.
"You can put over that second sight
stun with the greasers," he declared.
sharply. "but not with me. 30. Jose
Sanchez has been to See you and you
want TO warn me. II that III"
Il don't know any such party"
Strange protested. He eyed his caller
for . moment: then with an abrupt
change Of manner he complaincd:
"Say. Boi What's the matter with
your I've got a reputation to protect,
and I do things my own way. I'm get.
ting set to slip you something. and you
try to make me look like = sucker.
IL that any way to sctr'
II prefer to talk to you when your
eyes are open. I know NIL about"
"You don't know nothing about any.
thing" snapped tho other. "Jose's got
II In for Mrs. Austin"
"You said you didn't know him."
swell. don't. He's never been to
scc me In his life. but-his sweetheart
has. Rosa Morales comes regular"
"Itosa Josc's sweetheart"
ayes. Her and Jose have Joined out
together since you shot Pnnfiio, and
they're framing something"
"what. for instAnccf
Tho fortunc.tclier hcsitatcd. II only
wish I knew" he snid slowly. ut
looks 70 be like killing"
Dave nodded. "Probably In. Jose
would like to get mo, and Of course the
girl"
"oh, they don't aim to get you. You
mint tho ono they're after"
"Nof Who. thcnf"
Il don't know nothing definite. In
this business, you understand. n fol.
low Inns TO put Two ard two together.