Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-12
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aWell, after m~ademoiselle had
been with us three weeks. she. said to
mo one morning when was dressing
har hair that it was pity madame
n,aa alyrays running round the for
tune-tellers, that h herself could do
much more striking and
i~mnressdye. and that II onlysl would
hain her we could rescue n1adaIrse
from their clutches. 5@$
..sir. / did not think what power
+ was putting into Mile. Celie,s
hands. or assuredly ISwould have re-
f,sed. And I did not wish to, quar-
rel with Mile. Celie; SO for once I COM
sented, and, having once s~coneented,
III could never afterwards refuse, for,
II I had, mademoiselle would ave
made some. fine"--excuse ABOUT n
psychic influence not being en- rap
mort and meanwhile would have had
me sent away.
The seances Went On.
.eWhile il I had confessed the truth
to madame, she would have been
angry that I, had been q party to
tricking her that again p would have
lost nv place. And SO the seancaD
went on"
eyes" said Hanaud. ct understand
that your position was very difficult.
We shall not. I think" and he turned
to the Commfssaire confidently for
corroboration of his wrds, "be dis
posed to blame you"
"Certainly not" said the Commits
saire. AFTER all, life is not SO easy"
.Thus, then, the seances began"
said Hanaud, leaning forward with a
keen interest. This is q strange and
curious story you are telling me.
Mile. vauquier. Now, how were they
conducted? How did you assist?
What did Mile. Celie do? Rap on the
tables In the dark and rattle tam
[bourines IKE that one with the knot
Of ribbons which hangs upon the wall
Of the salon?"
There was a gentle and inviting
irony in Hanaud's tone. M. Ricardo
was disappointed. Hanaud had after
all not overlooked the talnsbourine.
without Ricardoss reaso to notice it,
he had none the less observed 1t and
borne it in his memory.
"Wel?" he asked.
Nothing at All.
"Oh, monsieur, the tannbourines
and the ,rapping on the tablet" cried
Helene. "That war nothing-oh, but
nothing at all. Mademoiselle> Celie
would make. spirits APPEAR and
speak,"
Really! And she was never
caught out! But Mile. .Celie must
have been a remarkably clever GIRL
"Oh, she was Of an address which
was surprising. Sometimes madame
and I were alone y Sometimes there
were others, whom madame In her
pride had invited. For she was very
proud, monsieur, that her conspanion
could introduce her to the spirits of
dead people. But eve was Mile.
LCelie caught out. She told me that
for many years, ever when quite a
child, she had travelled through-Eng
land giving these exhibitions"
"Oho!" said Hanaud. and hee turned
to Wethermill. did you know
that 2" he asked in English.
II did not" he said. II do not
now"
Hanaud shook his head.
ITO me this story does not seem
spoke again in French to Helene Vau-
quier. well, continue, MAIDEN
o~iselle! Assume that the company il
assembled for our seance." Y
Then Mile. Celie, dressed in a long
gown of black velvet, which set of
her white arms ana shoulders we'll
oh, mademoiselle did not forget those
little tnffles," Helene Vauquier inter
rupted her story. with a return Of he,
bitterness, to interpolate-"madem
oiselle would sail into the room with
her velvet train flowing behind her
l and perhaps for a little while she
would say there was a, force working
. against her, and she would sit silen'
in a chair while madam gaped at hel
) with open eyes.
! Continued in tomorrow
Evenings Herald,