The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-09
COME SSIONS
OF BRIDE:
The ouija Board Warns Us Of Dads
Coming Danger.
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Coming Danger.
After We had retoined the family,
Bob reviewed our geography lesson
and ended gayiy: K
II certainly looks IS II our peace
ful Dad was sailing the ocean blue as
one Of the pirate crew, mumsy dear!r
I hope he Is, my son.. said Mother,
70 the vast surprise Of her hearers.
Your father never has roamed as
much as he has wanted to. Now that
he has Q chance, he will make II a
wonderful time, children.
Mothers speech astounded me. Bob
had said the same thing, but Bob was
q man. listened with round eyes
as she continued:
i guess men Of his age are the bet
ter for little romance. An old man
is always crazy to be a boy. for q
while. But when he gets his free
dom, 1t wearies him. He finds thar
what He really enjoys most are tn.
habits and comforts Of his own home.
Even an old wife Is q very comfort
ablo companion-when an old man
has tried to do without her for a
while"
1t sounded like extraordinary wis
dom. wondered II It was. but con-
Guided / would never know untii-
luntil-Bob was an old man!
/ Z Next day we had more news from
Daddy. At least Chrys said that 1t
was news. 1t came by way Of her
ouija board
) "Who is your control this time,
Chrys? saked jim. Jr., in what ha I'm
tended to be satirica1 tone.
"1t's fBen-Daddy's vale" Chrys re-
piled without moment Of heslta-
ton. Ben was drowned in the big
storm and that explains q good deal.
He was a man of the sea, he had been
attached to Daddy's various yachts
for years, he adored Daddy and nat
urallyA'
There's nothing natural about 4
ghost" growled Bob, .Sometimei
I'm darn sorry were such q polite
family" he added in his most irritated
and irritating manner.
We're too polite to contradict, you
mean?" came from Chyrs, with a
sweet and sisterly smile.
Bob most impolltely ignored her
sweetness.
Come. Jim! Let's light up" was
the only remark he would make. Then
went off to smoke.
Like real gentlemen, they escape
politely from any situation they cans
not manage" laughed Chrys. "yvheth-
er they believe st or not, this board
keeps right on repeating the same,
message. Get this, Jane! I'm going
to try again"
Away her fingers whirled while hsr
lips spelled out the letter into words
and sentences:
Search for him. Search for him!
That means Daddy Of course
"Is he In danger? In trouble? Ask
your control!" ventured
The pointer wobbled around con-
fusedly.
ut acts soNwhen It's afraid to tell
the truth" said sChrys.
1 Insist on a direct reply-eyes' or
no." said. SIS Daddyldn trouble?',,
\ Chrys put the question, but the
/ pointer rather stalled. In the middle
4 of the board.
Then ask something easy Where
l are we to search r
Pacific! Pacific!" spelled tn.
/ pointer.
ST suppose that means that Certeis
is. taking his ship around the Horn,
I exclaimed. Goodness gracious!
It's perfectly probable! And we ought
to have thought of it ourselves!"
But we didn't, you see. though Just
because we might have done SO. Bob
and Jim will never, never believe
what this board says Chrys COM
mented. That's the doubter's meth
od.'
"Any way, your message sounds a
lot more important than the messagt
from the dead about an unfinished
tablecloth lately reported in the pa
pers,"s remarked by way Of comfort
ing my sister-in-law. What you've
been spelling out sounds almost i'm.
portant. Can't you get in touch with
your control again?.'
Hes back. Wait minute, Jane.
4 I don't understand this at all"
what Is the message?"
".Blfnd! Can't see. Blind!" was
j Chrys' amazing answer.