Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27

SSl nhned AZ, L.. Shorter. writing In the
and there is something in the story
which recalls the still more splendid
The London Mails reviewer! whose
comments are typical OF those OF his
c9nferees. finds that "Derc Mable" dc.
:serts, was far funnier than Mark
I inr;i through Mr. pooiey. but as
humor has flavor all its own. The
much for Bill" he says. would MAKE make
even the peace conference laugh"
Transatlantic Novel Due.
Another transatlantic novel soon to
We Ne bpHnlished here is Henry Kitchel
n Wi,e been , resGahristensd, Huge Corbetts
that OF late has specialized i'm the
words OF AMERICAN authors. including
ton PorteS Sea are "he rin and Gene STRAIT
ster. who has been in London Tor the
past couple Of months. and has bee
England, says that he means to remain
mere several weeks longer at any rate
70 A Snir},'ssa or renown who arc converts
enough 20 form u little society for
PHsych,lcal research of their own. Proba-
bbt cs c me preS!dent of this society would
Is ABOUT TO publish new book OF
Of The Vial fNNSs ess;r With me title
Mrs Ella Wheeler Us wi naym % esri aGa
70 DC another enthusiastic member.
Writes OF Spirit World.
Rita" could be counted upon to join.
believer in the. possibility Of com
inunlcatins With the spirit world in an
contributed TO Il London sunday naper
A,inong other thingA, Rita whose
Ifn nn1nS Of e1nTsc. is Mrs Desmond
spirits hrst signify their presence BY
an have heard people say" che writes,
spirits communicating with this side bv
means ,',. OF raps: Yet how do NO make
on this material plane? BIZ 4 knock
or 4 rins,at the bell. Therefore. If. on
nrr!vni , on the other side We find il
plane or consciousness We have iust
LETT, is II go Impossible that knock or
cation? ''N introduce sneh commune
Material conditions hero may, and
40, prevent actualities OF speech ond
a certain .ncxpiicabic terror tha, '' ,bn
mere fact Of death has impressed anon
the living.
anyone We love has passed Over he
,Mlat sort OF welcome would be ,h igi -.
sei rI9r k inersduiht'y fear Possibly tho
terrifying mode OF communication"
Hichens Also At Work.
Another novelist OF fame. who would
probably become member Of the
Authors s. l.. j.. r., is Robert Richcns
always an earnest Il nnconvinced stu.
dent OF the psychic liichens once had
an experience with n clairvoyant which
must be described as decidedly curious
at any rate.
SAro!l!ng down Bond Street ne saw
me sandwi ch- boards of a new clair
Noyant and paid her 4 visit there and
a, She told him that ne was short
~ going overseas 10 stay with a friend
In a ruined castle. which she dcscrib-
Cd in some detail Iiichcns came away
more sceptical than ever. He had no
intention OF going abroad. for.he was
about TO begin a new novel; while ar
work he would never stay with friends
prefering the freedom and hustle OF
some large hotel.
Almost the next day, however. he
vas introduced To n fellow guest at a
dinner party. They took an immediate
.Ikng 10 each other. and speedily be-
came great friends. Hichcns' new
friend mentioned that ne had lateiv
Inherited little place" In Naples
ana invited the novelist to write his
BOOK there. pointing out that he would
he ~ free as the air. The novels;
went. and the little place" was in
every detail the castle Of the clair
Voyants acknowledgements 1913.