The Lamar register., 1920-05-26

went lle year 0eIoFe. 10 You 'nink
they would still ask IT If their spirits
could speak to us now?"
Are you suggesting that we try to
i.et into communication with them
through some spiritualist medium. Bet
ty? Somehow can't bring myself tr
put any faith in them" Travers shift
cl his position uneasily. The girl
thought she discerned in him fresher
interest. more animation, than he had
displayed for many days.
No" she answered. 81 wasn't think
ing Of proposing that-iust that We 81.
here silently, bathing ourselves In tn
uvuors Of them, giving to them every
atom of our thought and our svmpn-
lty. Mnyhe-who knows?-it Is in the
puwer of their spirits to communicate
with us in some way-to give us sign
10 we can place ourselves IN tune
with them. Putting their pictures here
before us might help us to concentrate
urSulvcs upon them
Gadl believe you've hypnotized
me. Betty-or else it's this natures
incense from the fire. You are actually
convincing me that such a fantastic
thing might really happen. shall we
uae the portraits in our IocketsT"
Upon the impulse Of his own sug-
s,stion Eaymoud's hand went to the
rlIuTlu nJ hls fob, seeking ia detach it,
Hut the hand fell Imply, and Travers,
uuiruuted by sudden realization.
Htarcd straight nhead searching for
escape from n dilemma. He was too
described 10 notice that Betty had gone
suddenly white and TINT one hand
rluiched the oval locket tightly
a way out came 10 Travers. Err
won't nur fathers portraits In the re
verse side of the lockets, confuse our
memories Bettyf"
yes Trav; I'm sure they would"
agreed Betty hurriedly. almost eagerly.
Wen take them out and lay them
ace down on the table" She drew
toward her IA small stand covered with
20 time-yellnwed China shawl. deeply
'rinrod. They must remain faced
down. You know-their personalities
must not intrude."
AN excellent thought" agreed Ray
mnnd greatly relieved. And presently
the hanished miniatures lay blanltly
side by side on the silkon shawl while
those Of the mothers from their golden
fraiucS gave back the loving gaze Of
lhe gr0wn-up boy and girl
The ancient clocl, In the hnll struck
nine. The two Young figures I'm front
Of the blazing fire stirred straight nt
the pictures. In the fnce Of the girl
and the face Of the man was tender
filHl reminlScence. loyalty-and ap-
peal; In each pair OF young eyes some
thing that seemed 10 he begging, en-
treating
or n sudden. in the fireplace. a sap
pocket in birch log exploded. show
ering sparks little fiarlng brand
flew straight into Betty's silken lap.
Crying warning Travers sprang to
pluck n away. A button on his sleeve
caught In the fringe Of the China
shawl and the sweep Of his arm ms he
struck the spark away brought every
thing from the table to the floor.
Travers was not quicker than
Betty TO retrieve from the hearth
rug his lOcket and the nearest Of
the unframed miniatures
As they rose. breathless from the
recovery Of their dlsordered treasures.
the man md the girl stood facing one
another each holding In one hand q
locket and in the other detached
picture
Stealing glance TO assure herself
that the unframed portrait she held
was unhnrmed. Betty Crew sustained
the greatest surprise OF her life.
"Why-why. Trnvi Where did this
come fromT" she gnsped. "It's that
madonna Of secretary Of yours Miss
Chalmers
But Trnvers too. had glanced at
the picture In his hand. and was
eXclaimlng simultaneously Betty
What does this meanf This isn't your
father-lt's young Forbes. the news
paper chap"
The scared look faded from Betty's
eyes and into them came gladness.
"Oh. don't you see TravT It's the
sign we asked for Our mothers-they
want MS TO he happy In our own way y