Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
CONFESSIONS
~ OF A
B r | d E.
Feel AS If Something Uncanny
Would Happen to the Tone"


Jane, dear, you usually have great
faith in Bob's undertakings. Why are
! you so blue about this?" asked Daddy
Lorimer when DR.. Travers had taken his
| patient back to his stateroom
"I can't tell you, daddy. But I'm
! haunted-yes really obsessed by bad
dream. I seem to hear Bob calling me
know he needs me-or needs some OF
US to help him. I suppose you think
1 am awfully silly?"
"Of course I think that kind Of a bunch
| is all bosh, my child. You know my
opinion about manifestations of the SUI
pernatural. All rot. No mental telepathy
for me! Cheer UP, dear child"
II know what you believe, daddy. You
and l feel just alike about Chrys' ouija
board. But somehow this is different.
Daddy Lorimer laughed. I think it
was the first time since he had left his
children behind him at the hacienda.
Ones pet superstition is always diff
ferent" he said. Just this morning
came across brand new one-new to
me, at least. I set my shoes on a shelf
of the cubby-hole of my stateroom. The
negro who Wallets for me on the boat
took them off with many apologies. Shoes
when not in use must always be kept
on the floor he protested. Bad luck
will befalI the owner if shoes are put
on a chair. shelf or table He went away
leaving me under the impression that
this is a doomed ship. He expects Davy
Jones to garner our bones because l put
my shoes on a shelf. My dear. can you
beat it,"
evidently. I'm trying" I insisted
Daddy I do not want the lone to leave
this place tonight. | feel as if something
uncanny were going to happen. Really,
l dow
Hasn't the worst happened already -
daddy asked softly. He referred to the
disappearance of Chrystobel, of course,
but as If to assure me that he believed
she would return, he sdded In d ban
tering tone:
Nothing dreadful can happen here
unless you elope with that handsome
Young Trayers'
That was thuuderbolt from a clear
sky! ! suppose my face expressed my
complete establishment ! flushed crimson
flushed with anger a well as humilia-
ton.
Dsddy's remarks are often unconsid-
cred and embarrassing. He has a crude
sense of humor. I frequently resent II.
suppose my indignation startled him.
Don't take what I said so seriously,
little girl I'm a thoughtless old duffer,
but guess you know my way
patted his hand in token OF forgive
ness and changed the subject abruptly
Lots of clever persons do believe in
the supernatural, daddy. It's become
quite fad, since the war. There's Sir
Oliver Lodge, for instance. He sincerely
believes that he has had messages from
his dead son, Raymond.
Il don't doubt that Lodge is honest,
my love. But I myself side with a for
mer member of the Society for Psychical
Research--a man named Rim, who has
made It his life work to expose mediums.
He helped to prove the notorious Pal
ladiuo humbug. He says that scientists
are easy dupes for psychic fakirs. Why,
Palladino. the boss impostor of the age.
came over here endorsed by a bunch of
eminent men. But she was exposed as
a fraud with big bag of clever tricks"
May be-but I wish you'd humor my
feeling this time, daddy.
"Girlie. let's be practical I'm not go
ing to give Up our folks for lost If they
do not arrive at midnight. I could get
an army and go back and RAE the place
you know that But I've faith In those
boys They are chuck full of resources.
SO I am not going to Interfere. III obey
their orders. If they are not here by
midnight, the lone will put out to sea.
Not that the skipper will hurry. l sup
pose no will sail at daybreak. And II
the fine weather holds, you'll soon be
safe at home getting a wire from your
husband You can't get in touch with
him here. my dear"
II wonder" l began. But Of what
use would 1t be to tell daddy what I was
wondering ?-Copyrigh 1920