Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-11-26


ward to touch his hand In gratitude.
Don't think me unappreciatlve. II
you only knew what It means to have
my heart llghtened Of that fear--i"
Then don't think you ought to
complain II turn over routine inves-
tigation work to private detective, a
man OF absolute discretion who IL not
In the police department, who hasn't
even heard your name, who thinks I'm
interested in this Leonora for reasons
purely personal to myself"
IL don't complain. Philip. was sur
prised, and at first didn't understand.
You see-I presume I'm too much Leo
nora or she's too much me--but I
can't somehow help sharing her feel
ings. She was wretchedly afraid the
police might send Red to the electric
chair on information they'd got
through her"
They'll never do that now" Philip
interrupted. "Carnehan is dead" The
girl uttered little cry, something be-
tween pity and thanksgiving, and sank
back, staring. Eyes. His body was
found I'm the ruins of the tenement
house this morning. Blellnsky, who
was arrested fleeing the flames, identl-
fed the remains. SO that fear
passes, ella" =
She rested her head YEARLY against
the back of the chair and shut her
eyes. $50 that fear passes" she re-
peated In whisper. A little SILVER
ran over her body. II can't think It's
wrong of me to be glad :"
at isn't. It's only human"
"But death so frlghtful-w
Don't think about that, think how
good II is that you-that Leonora need
no longer fear death ut every turn
ing"
do you suppose she knows7"
ITS in all the evening papers. She
must learn of II sooner or later wher-
ever she Is"
"Then-then your man didn't find
out where they went from the Wal
polef'
mo. But the presumption Is, they
went either to Jersey OF Connecticut
to get married, as people do when they
want TO avoid publicity. fancy they'd
do that, to leave no clue for Carnehan
NOT knowing there was no more ne
cesslty."
"Then nothing stands between her
and her happiness :" Almost Inn
perceptibly the muscles round mouth
and eyes frightened in pain. SO did her
hands tighten convulslvely on the
arms OF the chair. Then with a start
the girl sat up, smiling smile OF un-
certain apology, shaking her head Wig
orously as II to rid 1t of tormenting
swarm Of thoughts. "There can't be
any mistake, i suppose You're
sure It was Leonora who stopped at
the Walpolef"
"Not sure, but satisfied. She an.
swered the description, and though she
registered under what sounds like an
assumed name, Nora O'More-"
YES" Priscilla interrupted quickly
shed be likely to use that name"
"Why?"
! Because why because
don't quite know" She laughed lit
tie at herself, and sobered into mo
mentary thoughtfulness, her eye:
cloudlng with mental effort. Tber
they cleared. "Of course O'More wa,
the name of the old woman Leonor,
lived with as n chlld-'Mother O'More.
the nelghbors called her. I'd forgot
ten till you logged my memory"
Mother OMore," Fosdlck repeated
possibly clue. If you've no objec
ton, I'll set Andrews, my detective
TO work on II. II can't be so long age
neither you nor LeOnora Is ole
enough-you'd think somebody in thai
! part of town would remember an ell
DERBY woman who practised fortune
telling with cards, no doubt bit OF
nelghborhood character, called
| Mother O'More. If we can find on,
what became of her, or even where and
how she lived when alive >
~ suppose all that and more that
we want TO know is buried In my sub
consciousness Don't you think
IL might be worth while to try &c
stimulate my latent memories by hyp
notism, perhaps2"
Fosdck stubbornly opposed that
"Only as last resort. I'm frankly
distrustful OF the psychic effect or
you, IL we excite your subliminal con
seriousness by too much nagging. Fal
better let your subconscious slumber-
far better you should forget rathe
| than remember too muchl"
YES" she assented uncertainty, an,
nodded with wistful eyes. 81 want t,
forget II can, as quickly as can"
you must. You must try. It woul,
be good thing If you never dreamed
again OF LeOnora."
But one can't control one
dreamsw
Pm not so sure. believe II nigh
be done. / can help little, 1 think
but really II all rests with you"
~ suppose so :" She was puz
zled, intent. "But what to dc"
ITS a matter OF will power simp' Y
You can do 1t If you will, but you Us
want 10 heart aud soul"
Her face was at once dark will
! H,,ghaA NTH no