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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-05-13
CHAPTER II.-contInued.

To Bolt his disappearance was as
good as a confession Of guilt. he
searched LucRs room at d1e hotel.
Among other things. he found an old
envelope with interesting data pen
clled on it.
Before nlghtfall the word was whls-
pered all over Saguache that Luck
Cullison, pioneer cattleman and for
mer sheriff, was suspected OF the W.
& s. express robbery and had fled to
save himself from arrest. At first men
marveled that one so well known and
so popular, one who had been so prom
inent in affairs, could be suspected Of
such crime, but as they listened to
the evidence and saw II fall like
blocks Of q building into place, the
conviction grew that he was the
masked bandit wanted by the sheriff.
Red-headed Bob Cullison finished
making the diamond hitch and proudly
called his cousin Kate to inspect the
packhorse.
"You never saw the hitch thrown
better, SIS" he Dragged. boylike.
"Uncle Luck says do It we'll as he
can."
ITS fine, Bob" his cousin agreed.
with the proper enthusiasm In her
dark eyes. you'll have to teach me
how to do II one of these days."
She was In khaki riding skirt, and
she pulled herself to the saddle of her
own horse. From this position she
gave him Anal instructions before leav-
ing.
1t had been on Wednesday morning
that Luck Culllson disappeared from
the face of the earth. Before twenty
four hours the gossip was being whis-
pered in the most distant canons Of
Papago county. The riders of the
Circle @ knew 1t, but none of them
had yet told either Bob or Kate.
Now 1t was Friday morning ana
Kate was beginning to wonder why
her father did not call her up. Could
1t be that Soapy Stone was pulling on
his train robbery at Tin Cup and her
father so busy that he could not take
time to ride to a telephone statIonf
She did not like to leave the ranch lust
now, even for few hours, but other
business called her away. Sweeney
was holding down the fort at the Del
Orc against Fendrick's sheepherders,
and his weekly supply of provisions
had to be taken to him. Since she
wanted to see with her own eyes how
things were getting along at the canon,
she was taking the supplies in person.
She rode from sunlight into shadow
and from shadow to sunlight again,
winding along the hill trail that took
her toward the Del Orc. After hours
or travel she came to the saddle from
which one looked down to the gap In
the canon walls that had been the COM
mon watering place Of all mems cat
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-05-13

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Morse, Oklahoma.
Change Of Life 10 one Of the most
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This good old-fashioned root and herb
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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-05-13
CHAPTER ~.
"Aln't She the oamest Little Thor.
Mnahbred2"

HiuN oHot tUp SdHeSt LittIe InoF-
aehbred7"
Kate gali6d N into the ranch plaza
around which the buildings were set,
slipped from her pony, and ran at once
to the telephone. Bob was on a side
porch mending bride.
"Have you heard anything from
dadf" she cried through the open
door.
Nope" he answered. hammering
down a rivet.
Kate called up the hotel where Ma.
lOney was staying at Sagunche, bun
could not get him. She asked In turn
for Mackenzie. for Yesler, for Alec
Flandrau.
While she waited for an answer, the
girl moved nervously about the room.
She could not sit down or settle her
self at anything. For some instinct
told her that Fendrick's taunt was not
lie cut out Of whole cloth.
The bell rang. Instantly she was at
the telephone. Mackenzie was at the
other end Of the line.
"Oh, Uncle Mac" She had called
him uncle ever since she could remem-
Der. "What is It they are saying
about dad2 Tell me II Isn't true" she
begged.
"A pack OF lees, lassie." His Scotch
idiom and accent had succumbed to
thirty years on the plains, but when
he became excited It rose triumphant
through the acquired speech Of the
Southwest.
"Then is he therein saguache, ]
meanT
"No-o. He's not In town."
"Where is her"
"Hootsl He'll just have gone some
where on business"
He did not bluff well. Through the
hearty assurance she pierced to the
note Of trouble In his voice.
"You're hiding something from me.
Uncle Mac. won't have 1t. You tell
me the truth-the whole truth"
In three sentences he sketched II for
her. and when he had finished he
knew by the sound OF her voice that
she was greatly frightened.
Something has happened to him.
I'm coming to town. IN bring Bob.
Save US two rooms at the hotel"
She turned to her cousin. who was
standing big-eyed at her elbow.
"What Is 1t, Katei Has anything
happened to Uncle LuckT
She swallowed lump in her throat.
Dads gone. Bob. Nobody knows
where. They ssy-the liars-that he
robbed the w. & 8. Express company"
Suddenly her face went down into
her forearm on the table and sobs be-
gan to rack her body. The boy. stag
gered at this preposterous charge.
could only lay his hand on her shoul-
der and beg her not TO cry.
It'll be all right. Kate. Walt till
Uncle Luck comes back. He'll make
'em sick for talking about him."
His cousin nodded, choking down
her sobs. "Of course. It--it'il come
out all right-as soon as he finds out
what they're saying. Saddle two
horses right away, Bob"
~Sure. Wen soon ind where he ls.
bet you"
The setting sun found their journey
less than half dene. Kate was tor
tured with anxiety. Deep within her
something denied that her father could
be gone out OF a world 30 good. And
II he were alive, Curly Flandrau
would ind him--Curly and Dick be-
tween them. Luck Cuilison kad plenty
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Hard 10 p.lIeve.

A good Arabian horse can canter in
the desert for twenty-four hours in
summer and forty-eIght IA winter
without drinking
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-05-13

lWuu0 O1fEleO N q
through the critical
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of Life "a safety I
am over 60nnd have
rniged Q family Of
eight children and
am IN fine health
Ny daughter and
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recommend your
Vegetable Com
pound and ! stm take
Il occasionally my
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FROM FORTY-FIVE
TO SIXTY
A Word Of Help to Women
Of Middle Age From
Mrs. Raney.

Morse, OkIa.-.swhen I was lS yssrs
old Lydia e. Pinkham e Vegetable Com
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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-11-12

mental trouble un my mothers side2"
"Nor Fosdick declared with just
the right degree Of panied forbearance.
DO try to cure yourself Of that no.
ton, ella. It's ridiculous; there's
nothing wrong with your mind any
more than with mine. Let's see
his pen hung polsed-"you had the
happiest of childhoods-that know
and the usual education and thus
far you've lived an average life, the
sort of life our sort OF girls do live
nowadays. You like fun and friends
ana pretty frocks, books, music, the
theater, admiration you've never once
known hunger or hard work or, barring
what you may have read, anything
about the harsh and seamy sides of
life. know you've never been en-.
gagged, but whether you've ever been
In love Priscilla colored, but
shook her head. His eyes narrowed.
Honor brightT"
"Oh I've had brushes. of course;
every girl has; and I've always been
awfully fond of YOU"
Fond ~ he groaned.
i've been afraid of love, Philip he.
cause Of these dreams. II didn't seem
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-11-12

guesswork are associations in
herent in the concepi OF gypsy girl and
n gipsylsh existence, romantic adven
turous, fun of dangers. twists and
turns and thrills; such thoughts may
we'll have dictated the character and
course of the dream, though you were
never actively aware of thinking
them"
II wonder - Priscilla slipped
her tea. maybe you're right
But still | don't see why shouldn't
go on with the painting. Just one
more day, Philip"
"Confound YOUR Philip exploded
with an lrritated laugh--"you know
how hard II Is for me to refuse YOU
anything. But it's no good this time.
ella. won't have you agitating
yourself with that painting tin you've
entirely recovered polse. For that
matter, II would be better for you TO
keep away from the studio altogether
for few days You've been living on
tirely too much within Yourself Get
OUT anu ABOUT, see people, 80 to res
taurants and plays and dances
moro"
How can I enjoy such things with
this trouble-T
That's Just II. Until we find the ex-
PLANTATION, which may take time,
you're bound TO keep worrying unless
you 20 out more into the world. I'm
IN earnest about this Priscilla; prom
Use to keep away from the studio for
at least three days"
IF you insist" she conceded with a
suspicion Of pout--'T presume I've
got to do as the doctor orders"
Then that's settled" Philip assert
ed with reckless complacence.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-11-12
CHAPTER THREE
The Haunted Woman.
I. cATEcHIsM.

There was an interlude of which
she retained no memory more than a
confused impression OF a time of
stress and conflict, of struggling with
all her might to hold fast to reason.
sustained throughout, II may be saved.
by n sense OF Philips sympathy and
strength
A crisis was reached and passed.
Growing more calm-or rather more
numb than Charlottesville found her
self In a roOmy armchair with a seri-
ous-faced Philip Fosdick seated
squarely In front Of her. holding her
two hands In grasp 30 compelling
that It narrowly escaped being pain
ful, and talking steadily in even, per
suasive accents, infinitely soothing
and heartening.
"Therew He was alert to the first
indication of returning self-control.
You're better already"
slave / been silly, Philipr She
essayed an apologize smile, disen-
gaging her hand to make instructive
dabs at her hair. 'Hysterlcal?"
mot a bit. You're not that sort.
You had a shock, enough TO stagger
anybody, but you've reacted famously.
and now all you need do is sit tight
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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-11-12
VI. THE EVENING PAPER.

She was standing to one side of the
south window, abstractedly looking
down over Macdougall alley, when she
heard Philip utter a startled exclama-
ton and jump up from his chair.
Turning she saw him approaching,
the scrubbed pages of her narrative
crushed in his hand his face dark
with amazement.
"This is more than extraordinary,
he declared-'it's impossible, incom.
prehensiblel Priscilla, tell me !:
have you by any chance seen the aft
eynoon papers?"
Premonitlon started hand flutter-
ing toward her bosom. "Why q.
no."
You're sure"
But of course Philipw And then
alarmed by his look of dOubt-"What
Is It? Why do you ask?"
Half minute" Philip crossed to
the console table near the door, where
he had left his hat and stick and n
folded newspaper. and came back
with the latter, hastily shaking out its
sheets. 81 remember noticing a news
story on my way here" he said ab-
stractedly. as he scanned the columns
-"story curiously like yours I'm some
respects-about some gangster or
other on the lower East side who shot
a detective In the street last night.
then took refuge in restaurant, and
escaped after shooting two others. I'm
not sure the names the same but
AhW The backs of his fin
gers tapped the paper smartly. Here
II is You see"
A headline smote her understanding
like blow in the face:
GANG MURDERS ON LOWER
EAST SIDE"
But the text swan lllegibly under
her blurrlng gaze. Even Philips voice
seemed remote. at times barely audi
bile.
Eyes, the same names: Leo Bic
iinsky, the gangster, Russian sus-
pected of being bOlshevik agent
naturally; all Russians are nowadays
Ennis and Corbin, plain-clothes men
--tistori's restaurant. No mention of
Mr. Carnehan. though, or anybody else
except the proprietor of Ristori's, who
swears he never saw Bielinsky before
last night. Apparently your friends
made a clean getaway, too"
Priscilla caught his arm with i'm
ploring hands.
philip! IT isn't true! II can't be
Tell me II isn't"
Seeing her face of waxen pallor,
her dllate eyes In which horror flick
cred, he dropped the newspaper, freed
his arm gently, and took her hand In
the firm, calming and encouraging
clasp Of the physician.
STEADY, ella, old girl, steady on
OF course II isn't true-not the way
you mean. There's an explanation
somewhere short OF witchcraft and
I'll find II for you, Priscilla, I'll dig II
out If ! have to chuck my practice TO
the dogs and give the rest Of my life
to the Job !"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-11-12
u. AUTo-HYPNosIs.

Delighted, as always when some one
she liked showed interest I'm the work
she loved SO well, the girl forgot her
preoccupation in twinkllng and,
jumping up, gaily linked Philips arm
and led him across to the tall canvas
beside the pier glass.
There !" she laughed-"did you
know Priscilla Maine could be like
that"
Impressed by his first glance, Philip
merely uttered thoughtful "Hmm y
and In silence studied the portrait
with an intelligent appreciation not
unmixed with wonder.
Priscilla released his arm and
stepped back, pleased by this mute
tribute, pleased as well to have her
own overnight impression confirmed,
experiencing that rare, warm glow of
qualification which only an artist
knows when he looks upon his handl-
work and finds it good.
Well drawn and modelled, daringly
yet sensitively painted with an uner-
ring sense OF color and values, the girl
In gypsy dress was amazingly spirited
and convincing There was arrestng
challenge in that impudently tossed
head with It's laughing mouth of scar
let and dark eyes agleam with charm
Ing insolence under lowered lashes.
wei done, said Philip simply.
I'm so glad YOU like it, Philip.
Hardness" -sno named a dealer known
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you. The likeness IL extraordlnary-I
remember well the night you wore that
costume-and yet, somehow :"
"You see It, tooT Philip turned to
her with a sharp glance. She laughed
consciously. 81 didn't myself till last
night, after I'd walked up. Then with
the dream fresh and real In my
thoughts, I saw I'd painted not myself
but that other Self. The girl you see
there isn't Priscilla Maine, not the
Priscilla you and know: she's
Leonora."
Good Lordw Philip looked grave.
"Were you thinking of her while
palnting?"
"No-not consciously. not that re-
member"
And yet without your knowledge.
you must have been :"
He moved nearer the picture to ex-
anime 1t more closely.
ut brings everything back so clear
ly," the girl mused at gives me the
strangest feeling OF unreallty. makes
me wonder which is which: which the
living woman, which the shadow :"
The voice behind him traIled Off
into pensive murmur. He made
movement of evaporation and. stimuli
taneously becoming conscious of the
stiffness. looked round to see the girl
posed In stare, gaze steadfast az
the portrait her look dull and remote
head thrown back II trlhe, hands hang
Ing with palms exposed in "A gesture
curiously appealing, her respira ton
nbnormally slow and deep.
Fosdlck took quick step TO her.
crying "Cnlaw She seemed net 10
hear. He said in sharp inslste,,ce
DO you hear, 'Cilla? Come our OF
t| That broke the spell. Signing
softly, she drew hand across her
eyes, then with an uncertain smile ex.
tended 1t to him. Philip clasped 1 be-
tween his own.
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~. THE PRESCRIPTION.

[ Priscilla had pensive moment.
"HNpnotismP she echoed her thought (:
" wonder IL that's one way
DO You think You could get at the
truth. Philip, II you were to hypnotize
and then cross-examine me?
I'D rather not except as n last re-
sort. Hypnotism demands such com
plete surrender TO the will OF the
hypnotist. II tends TO undermine the
Independence of the ego which is es.
sential to the right development of
the individual"
"But what else can we do?"
MANY things To begin with,
| want TO take this story home with
me and 90 over II word by word. As
II stands, In its intrinsic significance.
It's an absolutely unique human docu-
ment, utterly artless and honest. The
clue we need may he In II. in some un-
conscious betrayal Of repressed emo
tion or desire; II may lie hidden I'm
some turn of phrasing. even in some
unusual word. the word Won wouldn't
ordinarily use to express your thought.
Such things can only be got ut through
close study"
what elseT'
"Oh, plain sleuthing, for one-lIke
digging into the mystery Of your par.
ents' marriage, finding out why they
were unhappy. and especially who
your mother was and what sort of
family she had behind her-whether
In short, It's possible that you've in
herited some psychic tradition. There
are families, for instance, that hand
down from generation to generation
me clnlrvoyant tendency we know by
inc name of second sight. Finally, we
may una The police useful"
Priscilla started sharply. "The no
ten me aS soon rs you've had dream;
let me talk to you about II before the
impression has n chance to fade; and
always write It down, too, the way you
did this one"
81 wlll-of course"
you've never consulted anybody
else--Y
Never living soul. l couldn't talk
TO anybody simply couldn't risk their
thinking me-queer.'
II understand . Now, let's see If
we can get a line on this from another
angle. How were you feeling yester-
day? Any way unusualT
Restless and Observation-Disclosures
very well rather jolly, you know, in
clined toward lark of some sort"
what did you do with yourself all
day."
Nothing much. had n model In
the morning, but didn't like what l
was doing and let her go before noon.
In the afternoon | worked on my por-
trait of myself till the light began to
change and"
Didn't know you were painting your
own portrait ella. May ! see it?"
"Why, of counsel"
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"The dream that frightened me so
| had to tell somebody and thought of
you"
Then, tell me :"
She rose, crossed to a desk. came
back with the manuscript.
I'D rather you'd read It. II you
don't mind, Philip. wrote the story
out last night, as clearly as | could
remember. And here II is But
"You--You Don't Think Il Means
Insanity, DO Your"
first, tell me what you think. You
you don't think Il means--insanlty, do
your
His laugh treasured even more than
his words BLESS your heart, no The
insane don't have coherent dreams. or
talk about them intelligibly. Don't
worry about that But, frankly,
I don't know what To think. There
must be an explanation because moth
ing In nature IS without its cause. But
in this case it's something that will
want deal of hunting, I'm afraid !:
and we'll have to get all our facts to-
gether before | can even hazard n
guess. Now let me read, please"
He concentrated so completely over
the manuscript that he seemed utter
ly forgetful of her presence, and did
not so much as look up when. after n
time, weary of studying his expression
without knowing what thoughts mold.
ed 1t, Priscilla rose and began to wan
der restlessly about the studio.
II seemed that he would never finish
reading
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-11-12

right to think Of marrying with such a
cloud hanging over me-"
He grunted impatlently, scowled nj
his notebook. shrugged, pursued "The
dreams began In childhood, you say,
and were infrequent and formless until
about your fifteenth year. Then they
began TO seem real, and therefore to
play an important role I'm your life. to
occupy your thoughts more or less and
exercise n secret Influence on all your
motives and actions. presume you
never kept diary, or any record of
the dreams? You couldn't give me any
idea how often they occurred at
what intervals?"
mo I never thought :"
"Plty. II might be helpful II VIZ
could prove perlodicity, even eccentric
However, If they 20 on That's one
thing you must promise me: always
Nov whatT he demanded with
brusque good humor.
Eve had the funniest sensation
| was thinking about the paint
ing, wondering If, perhaps, I'd done
something extraordinary and weird,
painted my own soul into the figure
on the canvas-yOu know--So that II
really lived ana was me while | was
merely n shell of flesh and blood =.
and suddenly ii seemed to me my
fancy had come true, that | was real
~ there on the canvas looking into
the room here, seeing myself, mean
seeing Priscilla Maine, and wonder
Ing about her and about you, as If I'd
never known either of us, as if | were
n stranger in my own studio
Do You understand, Philip? It must
sound so wild and silly What
was it, Philip? What made me feel
that way?"
"Auto-hypnoSis-a mild phase-su-
perinduced by excitement and fretting.
Nothing to worry about. And still
Frankly, / don't like II.
wouldn't care TO have, II happen too
frequently. It's no good encouraging
that sort of thing; each time II hap
pens II breaks down resistance, makes
you only the more susceptible to the
next suggestion. II | were you, I'd
drop that portrait, put It out of sight
and mind till we've settled this Ques-
tion-opened It up and let light into
its darkness, and so relieved your
doubts and fears"
Perhaps you're right" Priscilla de-
butt don't know. 1t makes
me unhappy TO have unfinished work
on hand. Don't you think l might bet
ter finish II up, and get 1t out of the
studio altogether" But Philips dis
approval was manifest please |" she
begged her prettiest. ut only means
another day or two; then can let
Hardness have IT and forget all about |
IT."
II can't say yes, CHA. shouldn't |
be at all surprised II It turned out |
that the portrait was wholly to blame |
for last nights experience, mean for |
the peculiar content and trend OF your
dream"
She was frankly puzzled and said
So
"The power Of suggestion II has ex-
erted on your thoughts" he explained.
It'll yesterday you never expressed
It even to YOURSELF but subconscious-
Iy, / haven't any doubt, the thought .
has always been at work, that II I
wasn't yourself you were painting but |
the heroine of your dream story, an
other woman of IA different life with
IN Independent spirit and mentality.
And then-of course, all this Is sheer Il
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-11-12

to both-"wants to show 1t in his gal
leries."
II like II immensely, only can't
get over an odd notion that Il isn't