Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-03-11

eloquent to the senses of Leonora con-
tinued TO Cypress Priscilla with a pre-
monition of predestined evil, from
whose imminent fall there could he no
escape.
She rose. bathed, dressed, break
tasted, all mechanically. PROPOSES
sion with that feeling Of impending
disaster weighed more and more
heavily upou Ser mini as the day
aged. More a35 mere strongly she
felt herself incapable Of coping with
the routine duties of its course. She
vent 10 and fro like an automaton
aware of one thing only: that danger
of some sort threatened Leonora, that
she was powerless TO avert it-who
could not even name 1t.
What otherwise had held place Of
first importance N her consideration.
her encounter with Harry ChiIvers Of
the day before and her appointment
TO meet him at the Plaza today for
tea was displaced relocated TO a
status Of least consequence. then for
gotten altogether.
At four O'clock, indeed. she was
pacing up and dow the waiting room
of Or. Philip Fosdick, digging nails
into her palms and teeth into her nm
derliP in the endeavor to keep from
giving away to hysteria.
One glance at her face of suffering.
one look into those eyes Of pltiful ap-
peal Fosdck drew her into his con
sultafion .oom There she collapsed
utterly. going with childlke trust into
his arms, hiding her face IN his shout
der, shaken by that tempest of emo
tion against which her last, slight
guard had been beaten down upon his
arrival.
She told her story eagerly. but in
fragments only; she was powerleSs
long to follow any one train If
thought because. invariably. when she
seemed on the very verge of losing
herself in the interest of narration.
chill breath of fear would numb her
confidence. her eyes would film with
daze, her voice break in the middle of
a sentence her relaxing grasp on Fos-
dicks hand tighten convulsively. her.
thoughts falter into momentary in
Conference.
Again and again he needed TO exert
himself to the utmost in order 10 re-
store the mean balance of her self
command. Only the tenderness ana
solcitude Of the lover allied with the
knowledge. the patience, the compas-
sion of che physician served.
But what am TO do?" she de-
manded in a ealmer phase. Il tell
you, Philip, I can't stand It; can't 60
on like this knowing she's in deadly
peril. not knowing what TO do. know
ing she needs me. not knowing how 10
get 10 her, to help her Ii isn't
imagination. Philip-it's so. know
it's so, that she's in danger. threat
ened, afraid; something in me knows
and shares her sufferlngs and won't
cant he still Philip. won't
you help me?''
His head described a slow sign Of
regret. I'm doing my best, Priscilla"
y mean, hypnotlsm"
NO"
You must. Philip, you must I'm
not afraid Of being hypnotized by yor.
You've explained everything so cleaR-
". | know it's nothing but the utiliza-
tion Of a natural means to remove the
barrier between the two states Of con-
seriousness. so that the imprisoned sub
conscious can find expression. Philip,
you won't refuse me this once? You
see what this thing is doing 10 me. you
know I'll go mad if | don't find re-
lief"
He gave gesture Of surrender. and
got up from his chair.
AS you will" he said. Perhaps,
after all. you know best"
He arranged pillows at the head Of
a couch. Lie down here-resS-
lax. Remember that, as you've just
declared, you've got nothing 10 fear
from the hypnotic trance, something
as natural as sleep--even more NAT
urafa if what believe Of II is true
I'm not in the least afraid"
With a readiness and d0clity which
he thought touching, she suffered Fos-
dick TO make her comfortable upon
the couch. He was insistent upon IN
attitude of complete relaxation,
supne. the head barely elevated by a
thin down pillow. the ankles together
but not crossedN the hands open AT
either side Further, he babe her
loosen her locked teeth, so that they
no longer touched. And drawing a
chair close to the head OF the couch.
he sat down and with his own hands
smoothed out the strained. contracted
muscles round her eyes and mouth
and brows.
His touch, his tone. his presence.
We're all soothing. Already she was
pleasantly aware Of slackening nerv-
ous tension. In her eyes vague
smile formed.
'Drowsy?"
Her lips framed but did not utter
the word mo" She was not in the
least sleepy, but deliciously at ease.
The weight of his hand on her fore