The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-24
CONFESSIONS
OF "a BRIDE
certeis Explains How Sandy Blew
Up the "6lue Birds Yacht.
(Copyright, n. z. Al

UP the "elue Birds Yacht.
How handy It would be II one could
keep in connection with absent friends
via the ouijs board" l said TO- Bob one
morning as we waited impatfently foT
the post to bring us further newt from
our friends on board the Blue Bird"
Great idea, Jane" replied my hus.
band. 81 suppose you'd like to call up
spirit control every morning and
ask how Daddy passed the night, and
what Chrys is planning for the day,
and when they expect to get home!
Won't the wireless do?"
"A ouija message doesn't seem more
remarkable than a wireless to most
! folks, Bob. l don't know anything
about the phenomenon which makes
it possible to wireless Chrys, but /
accept It.. Why can't accept the re.
suits OF her ouija spelling even II I
do not understand the phenomenon
back OF It? Such lot Of clever people
do. And talking through ouija con.
troll would be so much maSe satisfac.
tory than wirelessing. More-more
chatty, you see.
Lacking such desirable method Of
quick communication, we awaited anx.
iously for more news. A bunch OF
letters came in one mail aud from them
must piece the remainder OF this
episode, making It as brief as is COM
patible with its Importance.
Certeis was too Ill to be moved from
Chrys' yacht, therefore tho Blue Bird"
would remain at Honolulu until he had
improved, but the weather was get
ting hot, and all Of the party would be
delighted to leave.
Certeis had been disabled by bit
of flying machinery when the ex.
plosion occurred. So he explained
when he was able TO talk. He said
that he ought to have thrown the
crazy Scotchman overheard for he
noticed that the mans mind hadn't
snapped back to normal as soon as he
started the motor-boat. He had gone
out Of his head forever, Certeis be-
lieved. Would never. have been sane
again, had he lived
Ccrtcis described the last act of
the tragedy to Gene:
Mccall delayed us by fussing with
some electrical connections. At first
I paid no attention to him, hut soon
it began to sprinkle and because
know the insidcs of powerboats. hay
| ing invented few improvements nv
| self. perceived that Sandy wasn't
tinkerin gwith any vital part of the
machinery.
! Finally the rain came down in a
sheet. / called out to the man sharply.
Z He stood up al the sound of my voice.
! received the reprimand humbly,
thought then, but now l know he was
not listening TO it. noticed that he
! held wire in his fingers.
For the Peace Of the World" he
cried. In a flash decided that the END
of the world had come for all OF u.s..
! Almost without thinking l ran my
arHs through those air-cMshions.
/ knew them for patent lIfe-preservers.
! put them on instinctively. | hadn't
| time TO explain to the others. though
! called out to them 10 save them.
I selves. But they didn't understand
about the life.preservers. And maybe
maybe they. were killed when the
bomb went off :"
Bob piled up the letters and would
have relapsed into one Of his little
dreams had not exclaimed:
Another escape from death for
/ Certeis!"
And he's junlter to the core, a
maker of social unEest, Ell instigator
of revolutions!" Bob growled
And that poor crazy Sandy was
really martyr, wasn't he?"
Then remembered the crazy mans
favorite prophecy of war in Europe
for hundred years to come. 1t was
Observation-Disclosures l shivered.
"Of course Sandy Mccall only block.
ed ono little plot" said Bob. 1.-THE big
thing will 20 on by devious ways, until
the present generation of junkers is
dead and damned and gone to Hades!"