Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-30
CHAPTER XNETV

Y T was with the feeling that Rosa
lie would quite probably have
Z returned, for their drive had
been long one, that Nora per-
mitted DIR. Findlay to come up when
they reached her apartment.
But there was no sign of Rosalie
as yet and pending her arrival Nora
set herself 10 the task Of making
tea.
Now there is that in the nature of
man which warns his heart, or, if 4
fire be already started there, height
ems the blaze when he sees for the
first time the woman of his admira-
ton busted with some simple house
hold task. Newton Findlay had no
thought of pressing his love making
any further for the time. But when
at last seated tete-a-tete with Nora
at the little table, he found himself
served with the toothsome comforts
of her quck and skilful preparation.
he felt his caution leave him with
an thrush of tender passion before
which she realized himself quite
movement he lifted the tray aside
and catching Morals hands, swept
them to his lips.
Newton held Nora's soft, white
hanGs-reaI Irish hands. heritage
from more than one famous ances~
trail beauty--in his firm clasp across
the tea-table.
The emotion uppermost in the
mans mind was easy to read in his
eager face, his glowing eyes. Nora S
expression showed her trepidation,
but nothing more. Nothing more on
either face until-while Nora's palms
were still crushed in Newton's grasp
the table seemed to rise up with a
force that tore the hands apart
wi 1,nT
away, and in another second came
to rest. All this before either man
or woman could utter a word.
At the first movement, each look
ed inquiringly toward the other
thinking that the movement had its
origin there. But the noise and
Iurching were utterly beyond such
was left for doubt. Three taps
clear, distinct and unmistakable-
cafe from the table almost immedi'
ately after it had recovered equili-
brium.
Are women, after all, more valor-
Gus than men? In the accustomed
hazards of this earthly plane, they
may not be. But face to face with
sinister. inexplicable, mysterious
phenomena, with things never seen
by land or sea, it has been evidenced
many times that women feel less ter
rCr-or control it better. Nora was
first to speak
It's come" Her voice scarcely
shook, yet her lips were blue white,
her face ashy.
1.-The tablets a message!"
FDamnation!" THE man intended
no profanity. 1t was not anger, but
his outraged senses, his insulted
mentality, that spoke. Even so, he
was quick to recover "A message
from Where?"
That's what we must find out"
Braced by some stimulant of cour-
age that seemed quite outside her
self, Nora was already calm. deter
mined.
"Please sit down again Yes, right
there, where you were before" New
ton obeyed. The situation was ut
ter1y beyond him. Even the pulsing
passion of few moments since was
infinitely remote.
ct have seen them do this" Nora
spoke aloud, but very evidently to
herself. "One of us must repeat the
alphabet and the table taps when
the right letter comes. You must
spell out the words. Be careful"
Immediately Nora began repeating
the letters carefully, yet quickly. Al
''I' the table rocked each way, Their
settled. Nora saw by Newton's eyes
scientist, the Investigator, was once
more uppermost, and DR.. Findaly
was now intentness personified She
finished the alphabet, began again
and at ga" there came a tap. An
other at M" Again the alphabetic
repetition, with the signal this time
at IN" In this way it continued
with ten signals or more until after
several repetitions, no signal came
and it was evident that the com.
municatio was finished. They sci