Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-12
CHAPTER XVI
~ N ANNA, when she did slate
- M writing. had the boobs
lV1 that's what my step

I'm n ANNA. when she did slate
- M writing. had the boobs
lVl that's what my step
father always called
them-sit we'll back from the table.
She was on the other side and it was
covered with black cloth. You
could work all right with one hand.
Mamma took chances and did the
top. But Ed used to tell her it
wasn't safe One woman we knew
used shoe with wooden sole. The
other had a pencil point strapped
to it. You could get Wonderful taps
that way, they said.
People do not do automatic
writing much at that time. Ed said
he wished they would. 1t was lots
easier.
The less you try to fool people,
Selves sH '"Fe he 'a always S'i said Lo0l '"e
There used to be man and a
girl who had circle called Uni
sersal Love and who did automatic
writing. L watched her lots of
times. She just took the pencil in
her hand and wrote on yellow pad
she carried. 1t was exactly like any
other writing, as far as 1 could see.
These two used to say they could
cure the sick and raise the dead.
"They said the holy sign was a Sc
creC known 70 no one since the gay
of ancient Egypt except to them
selves. But their business got too
big-Ed always said they had too
long a reach and it wasn't a safe
game. The police got them, after
a while.
"There were lots of others. but
that is not what I want to ask you
about.
Its this. Rosalie sat with me
at the Ouija board did not want
to, but I was crazy mad not heard
a word from Roger-when the mes
sage came that he was dead And
did not move that board
LESS than a month ago RoSalie
got another message, this time in au-
tomato writing, from my father. 1t
told me something that only Roger
knew-unless-well-tell me this!
Rosalie is the only close friend I
trust her. You know her, don't you?
You do not think for moment that
Rosalie, that she-you do not believe
her untrustworthy, do you?"
Slowly. thoughtfully,, the young
what I know of Rosalie-I do, not
think it possible. And besides that
first message of your husbands death
how could she have known that"'
That's what I say to myself" ex-
claimed Nora. How could she, or
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if you believe that, if you think that
why then you, too, must be-
Heve-"
What Rosalie Does" said Dr. Find
lay. mot necessarily. Listen, Mrs.
Mas Mason f1a IL am giving you the only
away from this whole subject. I
know it will be hard, but I will help
you all l can. You are normally the
sanest, soundest-minded young wom-
an I have ever known. Your expert
ences justify a. far more. excitable
mental state than you have evil
denced. I shall warn Rosalie not to
discuss such things whit you, or to
mention them at all. Meanwhile let
of which you told me. aI shall see
you as often as l can. I want to- as
sure myself that you are holding
your mind clear of this whole bust
ness"
Nora looked very dubious. 81 will
-" love and loyalty shone from her
wide eyes-"It must mean, in a way,
Roger"
He nodded gravely. I am quite
ready rec to trust you-as your mother
Nora achieved a lovely smile.
"f'll try not to think" she said, Mf
you do not make it too long"
Rosalie. came hurrying in just as
DR.. Findlay was leaving. He took
her to one side and later she follow
ed him into the hallway where they
talked long.
When she came back she greeted
Nora very kindly. But the tender
ness which had marked her manner
since. the accident had altogether
vanished.
The truth is that Rosalie was I'M
accustomed to see slip away before
her eyes something she fully in
tended to appreciate.
And there seemed a quite possible
danger that some such thing might
happen, in the person. of DR.. Newton
Findlay, nerve specialist, with con-
sultation list that any professional
man might envy.