Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-17

about five miles yrorn our destina-
ton we met Mario afoot. You know
what he had to tell u.s. While we
we're talking--it took some time to
make min understand you weren't
Leonora and that we had any right to
butt in-Carnehan boiled up the road
In high-powered roadster, making
about forty miles an hour on stiff
grade-dldnt see us, because we'd
stopped just around a bend in the
road. until he was almost on top of us.
He got his brakes on in time to stop
just short of my car. which of course
was blocking the road. Andrews and
Mario recognized him instantly, and
he knew Mario. After as interesting
three-cornered pistol fight as / ever
care to see again In the role Of inno-
cent bystander, Carnehan took cover
In the woods. We pursued.
Enthusiastically Carnehan took you
for the ghost of Leonora, and was
convinced when he failed to hit you
once in five shots at close range"
Yes" Priscilla said, "the last thing
before he killed himself he shrieked
her name"
wei, Fosdlck resumed, "you were
physical and mental wreck. l had
10 walt till you were strong enough to
confront Mother O'More and cheat the
ruth out of her. Before you were
out of bed she had paralytic stroke
that put her vocal cords out of COM
mission. She couldn't have talked IL
she'd wanted to. did everything that
could be done for her, and she chung
to life with amazing tenacity In one
SO aged; but the second stroke came
yesterday, and finished her. had
made the manager of the home a per-
sonal friend. He telephoned ut once,
and l ran out to Pawling this morn
Ing. Among the old woman's few eff
fects we found these letters"
Fosdick didn't offer to give them to
Priscilla. "Id rather you didn't read
them yet" he said. They're rather
affecting letters; I'm afraid they'd up
set you. Later, when you're quite
strOng, some time.
"They were written by your father
to~ryour mother. She was Mother
O'More's niece. She met your father
through posing for him. Their mar
riage was an affair of sudden impulse.
They loved each other devotedly, but
they were never, after the first few
months, happy. Your mother had a
strongly independent spirit. She was
out Of place in the society of your
fathers friends, knew 1t, saw how she
handicapped him, and resented it bit
terly. She refused absolutely to try
to mold herself to his ways of life.
They quarreled hideously, l fancy.
She wanted to leave him, and he
wouldn't listen to 1t. Remember: they
were desperately in love.
Eventually they left New York on
a forlorn hope planning to establish
themselves in some part of the coun-
try where they were not known and
try to build up a life together. That
was foreordained failure. Your ia.
ther was miserable away from his
home and his friends. At last your
mother took her fate in her hands and
ran away. She took with her Leo
nora, leaving you to your father"
"Leonora was my sister,"
you were born twins In California,
several months before your mother
ran away. Your father used
every possible means to try to find
your mother and induce her to return
to him, but she eluded him till the
end; she died, it would seem. year
or so later, leaving Leonora in the care
of her aunt-Mother O'More. These
letters were addressed to your mother
In her care. 1t would appear they
were never answered"
But Priscilla was no longer listen
ing; and perceiving this, Fosdlck
paused.
MY sister |" the girl exclaimed after
many minutes of thought-"Leonora !"
THAT is the explanation of the mys-
terry" Fosdick affirmed. "That Il
strong psychic affinity exists between
twins has long been scientifically
accepted fact. The records of psychic
research contain many instances of
telepathic and telesthetic communica-
ton between twins. No record exists
Of a case so extraordinary as yours,
to my knowledge; still, that is the true
explanation"
But Leonora Did she know
about me? / mean, did she dream of
me as ] dreamed of her? Won
der :"
"She did, to some extent at least.
she told Mario about 1t. or course
she had the advantage of you, because
she knew she had q sister. But she
had glimpses of your life in her
dreams, now and then, and envied you
and resented your happier fortunes.
So Mario says"
Mario? Then you have seen
him-?"
To-day" Fosdick said, smiling. "In
fact, l took him with me to Pawllng.
We've grown to be great friends this
summer. He's an extraordinarily fine
fellow. He wants to see you If you
think you're strong enough for the in
terview today"
Priscilla got up suddenly.
Where IS he?"