Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-29
spirit, and sustain him in his

spirit, ana sustain him IN mis-
Now, Beth, let up on that rub
bish!" And Mrs. Stelton was so in
earnest. that she forgot to tlutter.
You tell Mr.. Sturgis what you have
to tell him."
i've nothing to TELL" and Miss
Fordyce looked positively dreamy.
Eyes, you have!" and Mrs. Stelton
took her arm and shook her slightly,
Wake up, now, and stop your non
sense! Tell Mr.. Sturgis what you
saw last night"
WAS it a vision " I asked. resign
ing myself to one of her usual
psychic experiences. q sarf
II did have, a vision" the girl
began, but Mrs. Stelton interrupted
her again.
Never mind your vision-stick to
plain facts! You tell Mr.. Sturgis the
story, just exactly as you told it to
met"
"What is it?" I asked, interested
now, and hoping it might be some
thing of real importance. please
tell me at once, Miss Fordyce, for
some one may come in here at any
moment" s.
AS she frequently did, Miss Fordyce
AAS ia oAAA
spoke with alert energy.
Its only this. / was wakeful last
night. and l rose and sat by my win
dow for a long time. The moon was
bright. and everything looked sc
beautiful, it did my soul good. Well,
as I sat there
Excuse me a moment. Miss
Directly over this" she replied;
con tho coonr1 A0nr'
II have the front o on the 9TH
er side of the second floor" I said,
realizing that she coulu not see the
East wing from her window.
eyes, I know" said Mrs. Stelton;
you have the room directly owe
Anne's. Mr.. Archer's room is over
Mr.. Van Wyck's bedroom. Mr.. Van
Wyck used to have the room Mr..
Archer has now, before he married
Anne. Then he had the first floor
suite done up, and positively the
rooms are of regal %splendor. Why
Anne's dressing ROOM
GO on with your story. please,
Miss Fordyce," I said. taking adj
vantage of one of Mrs. Stelton's
pauses for breath.
"As I sat by my window the girl
car come slowly along the main road.
1t halted now and then. not as if be-
cause of any mechanical trouble, but
as if its driver hesitated about pro-
ceeding. After stopping two or three
times, it finally came into the
grounds, and up our main road. But
it continued to pause now and then
until at last it made a mad dash
around the house, passing right un'
der my window: didn't sec n cal
again, but a few moments later, ]
saw some person wrapped in a large
coat, walk stealthily by my window.
/ don't know whether it was a man
or a woman. but whoever 1t was.
seemed afraid of being For the
dark figure hid twice behind trees
and then suddenly ran swiftly away
in the same direction the motor car
had gone"
I'm not sure; but it was not far
from midnight. At any rate, between
twelve and one"
miss: Fordyce," I said. "as you
know, a. great mystery at present SUR
rounds the death of Mr.. Van Wyck.
This incident you saw, may have a
bearing on the matter, and 1t may
not. But won't you promise me not
at the coroner's inquest. which will
be held this afternoon, won't YOU tell
this story simply and straightfor7
wardly, as. you have told 1t to me?"
cat the inquest" Miss Fordyce ex-
claimed; ooh, I just couldn't"
Eyes. you can!" I answered her.
sternly. land you must. II 0 do
it rightly, you may be Of great help
to the whole Van Wyck family;
while, IL you are foolish about it, you
may impede Justice and cause untold
trouble"
Stelton. II knew 1t was important.
Now. Beth, you come along with me.
I'll see to it. Mr.. sturgis. that this
girl tells her story and tells It right.
when she is called upon to do So"
Thank you. Mrs. Stelton." / said,
heartily, and ! had liked the
little lady so wen before. "Keep
Miss Fordyce up to the mark and
don't let her slip away into her
dreams and Visions"
The two went away together, and
/ started OFT for q stroll by myself, 20
see what a little fresh air you'd do
towards STRENGTHENING out the COM