Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-28
CNAPTEE XxXII

much of truth and posi-
bil1ty 1ntermingled with these COM
pick psychic practices in which Rosa
ne deals that it is hard for the lay
person to say where conviction ends
and fraud begins.
For instance, to prove that q
psychic may be herself easily de.
luded, RoSalie-I am sure YOU know
this-has set herself to crate, sub
consciously, singing voice. Your
friend, tits true, speaks beautifully
But did you ever hear her try to
sing"
Smiling despite herself Nora re-
called the picture of Rosalie seated
at her piano, sounding high with
her subconscious vofce-but imme-
diately conjunction overcameher
Friendship need not stop short of
criticism-but it should at ridicule
At least this was Nora's code.
But that voice culture, I think,
Is just bit childishness," she in
terposed. "Rosalie does not take it
seriously, 1 am sure"
are you? Well, she takes it seri-
ously enough, as L happen to know,
study abroad as soon as It is pos
slble to go. L agree with you that
it is pathetic. Here is a woman of
unusual intelligence and enterprise
led by her vanity into making herself
absurd
Now, about this automatic writ
ing" Nora's evident lack of relish
for his comment on Rosalie's subcon-
~clous voice doubtless fastened the
change of topic. 81 took pains to
read the rules set down for would-be
Wlters in guide to psychic research.
The guide-book says: do not try
to write anything yourself. Let the
pencil guide, even if it writes non
SenSe.'"
1T struck me-" said DR.. Findlay,
that the spirit advantageous given
so much publicity in the newspapers
and periodicals, get just that far and
no farther. The disclosures I have
read, at least, have seemed the sill
Hest, vaguest stuff I ever saw
printed.
THE real truth, as far as I can
see, Mrs. Mason, is that automatic
writing, after all, is performed like
any other writing, by the muscular
action of the hand and arm. There
cannot possibly be any real evidence
of spirit force inthe physical phase
of the transaction. The whole proof
must lie in the message.
Nor does the drivel published in
the past year purporting to be auto
matte messages tend to confirm, as
spiritual inspiration, the claim to
spiritual inspiration. When it oDmes
to direct and definite messages, such
as the one Rosalie showed you, the
case alters. 1t is then absolutely a
question of veracity. ~
EITHER Resale knew, or she did
not know, three things. That you
your husband and your father, that
your father was dead, and that his
name had been Paul Sanderson.
1--WE cannot do the detective work
required to establish the facts, and,
besides, they are of such a nature
of knowledge is practically lmposs1-
BILE to obtain.
so We must rely on our own, judg-
ment. Yours, 1 believe, is to exon
crate Rosalie. So, with one quail
fication, is my own. If this young
accomplish big enough, in her opln,,
ion, to justify her act, she would
probably not hesitate at a deception
involved.
but I do believe, if 1 understand her
character, that she would not hest
tate greatly at means and methods,
were her actuating motive strong
enough. And whatever skill is to be
acquired in this business of psychic
phenomena production Rosalle al
ready possesses or soon will.
$50, should your friend have real
Y pGtfed vd f6SK t Shs %jgh alb
slird. In the absence of any. motive
for for fraud, and in the absence of any
other satisfactory explanation, there
is but one thing to 40, Mrs: Mason
get get about it. You agree with me-
"Yes," Nora spoke slowly. 1--WE
and forget?" Newton Findlay''s
eyes rested full on Nora's; Thell
plea was unmistak tho ans6 Nof T in
personality of their answer:
Il think not. But I do not know
How can I know"
He knew that her question had nc
re1a INN TO his nersonal interest; that
it was but the candid statement OF a
candid soul. ,.n,., t,c
folly even as he did so.