The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-03

of a Bride
KATHERiNE's suBCo>sCious
MIND REVEALS HisK INTEREST
IN HER OWN CHILD

IN Uisi OWN CHILD
-p,ENJtEr spelled chrys. as she
watched KRtherine's fingers ny
across the euija board
l nearly dropped my pencil and
pad. OF rather. l nearly threw them
down. was indignant Did kath.
crime Miller dare to evoke the spirit
OF the man who was the father Of
her childf
I hadn't the least bit OF conscience
about hearing anything she might be
tray concerning her mad dove for
Don Manuel had almost hoped
that she would discuss or confess.
tho unpleasant details OF her work as
secret service agent In Mexico.
Maybe | might discover whether she
had actually defeated the plotting OF
certain international spies. as my
husband maintained But the uncx.
pcctod Introduction OF HenJie's name
into our little aeance was intolerahle,
had considerable conscience about
that. Reniie was our martyrcd avi-
ator who had BEEN consumed In his
falling plane. IL wasn't thinkable
that a fine spirit Ike Bonlie would
ever wander around on earth rapping
table less or pushing ouija pointers.
Wake her up. Chrys--lf she Is
really In trancer-snd not pretend
sngr'
But chrys shook her head In her
most autccratic manner.
mol This Is too remarkabier' she
exclaimed Katherine viii be the
greatest medium OF the agcl This is
the first time l have ever seen a
ouljA medium go into a trance And
It's the first time | have ever been
in direct communication with any
member OF the Lorimer family. Go
on with the record. please
The substance Of much rapid finger
work by Katherine was that Bcnjic
directed the mother OF his child TO
see that the little one received It's
proper share % It's fathers that Ia.
OF Benjie's, inherltanc.i
some messages-' was my only
spoken comment My mind. how
ever. was doing some extraordinarily
quick stunts. Certainly I did not ac'
ccpt the message as coming from the
spirit Of Beniis Lorimer. That would
have been miraculous. OF course. but
20 me IL was no less marvellous ~
discover Katherine Miller putt!ns
over her own subconscious wish, II,
was proof of the persistence Of
mother.love in spite OF the opposition
Of the mother
Katherine had hidden her baby BE-
cause II was hers BY the laws Of na-
- H. II
She never referred 10 II. neverthe-
less. her sibconSciour mind revealed
her deep maternal interest In the Ut
Gle one. That was quite the most
marvellous thing the ouija board
could ever reveal to me. I felt sure
II was possible. Of course. that her
Thought had been suggested by read.
snx about q recent lawsuit which
dealt with the rights. or rather de-
oisd the rights Of an flegitimate child
whose sire had belonged TO a conspic-
0cus American family.
- Or was Katherine ticking Chrys
- me7
Except for my stubborn skeptciun.
q think should have been confused.
= not deceived. by her rigid posture.
Der pAlior and her chokcd voice. My
own impression Of her win always
amount TO this.
She spelled out ~BenIie" subcon.
sociousiy and was startled into a
trance-iike state b. the word. There.
after she conducted herself like some
ancient sypil or prophet. She was
ignorant OF what she said and did.
She came out Of the trance quite
white and weak and asked what the
ouija board had written.
In the main I regretted the occur
renee felt that the spectacle had
charmed Chrys greatly. She was
convinced that the spirit Of Benjie
had communicated with his relatives
and had conveyed to them HIS per.
sonai wish about his Inheritance.
Now that she had talked with Ben
5ie. Chrys could believe almost any
thing about splritisn. II was terrible
% see her slump from bad TO worse.
Her Increasing enthusiasm would
stand as a wall to shut her away
from Jordan Spence.
ITO Re Continned)