Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-30
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The Afternoon of Tuosdav.

Nine. Dauvray and Celia found
Adele Rossignol, to give Adele Tace
the which she assumed, waiting
Tor them impatiently In the garden
OF a hotel at Annecy, ION the Prone
made du Paquier. She as a tail, 1.-THE
woman, and she was dressed, by the
purse and wish Of Helene Vauuuier.
In q robe and a long coat Of sapphire
velvet, which toned down the coarse
ness Of her good looks and something
OF elegance to her figure.
so 1t is mademoiselle," Adele be-
gan with q smile of raillery, who is
SO remarkably clever.
Clever" answered Celia, looking
straight at Adele, as though througb
n saw mysteries beyond She took
up the part at once. Since for the
last time it had got to be played.
there must be no fault in the play
ing. For her own sake, for the sake
OF Nine. Dauvray's happiness, she
must carry 1t off tonight with success.
The suspicious Of Adele R~ossignol
must obtain no notification. She
spoke in a quiet and most serious
voice. Under spirit control no one
Is clever. One does the bidding Of
the spirit which CONTROLS"
Perfectly" said Adele, in a ma
Icious tone. II only hope you will
see to 1t, mademoiselle, that some
amusing spirits control you this eve
ming and appear. before us" Il
7 am only the living gate by which
the spirit forms pass from the realm
Q mind into the world Of matter
Celia replied.
"Quite So" said Adele, comfort
ably. Now let US be sensible and
dine. We can anus ourselves with
mademotselle,'s rigmaroles afterward.,
Nine. Dauvray was indignant,
Celia, for her part, felt Inundated
n small. They sat down to their
dinner In the garden, but the rain
began to fall and drove them indoors.
There were a few people dining at the
same hour, but none neal enough to
overhear them.
Egging Them On.
Alike In the garden ana the din
ing room, Adele Tace kept up the
same note Of ridicule and disbelief.
She had been carefully tutored for
her work. She was able to cite tho
cases Of exposnre-"les freres
as she called them,
Eusapia Pailadino and DR.. slade. She
knew b precautions which had been
x e to prevent trickery and where
those precautions had failed. Her.
Whole conversation was carefully
planned to n end, and to one end
alone
b wished to produce in the minds
of her companions SO complete an
Of her scepticism that 1t
would seem the most natural thing in
the world to both OF them that she
should insist upon ~subjecting Celia
to the severest tests. The rain ceased.
and they took their coffee ON the ter
OF the hotel. Mime. Dauyray had
been really panied by the conversation
Of Adele Tace. She had all the mis-
stonary zeal of q fanatic.
II do hope, Adele. that We shall
you believe. But<we shall. oh.
] am confident we shall" And her
voice was feverish.
u am not unwilling to believe She
satd, but ! cannot I am interested
Yes. You see how much / have
the subject. But IScannot be-
lieyes I have heard stories OF how
these manifestations are produced
stories which make me laugh. Lean
not help it The tricks are 10 easy.
young girl wearing a black frock
which does not rustle-it Is always q
black frock. Is It not, because q black
rock cannot be seen In the dark? q
carrying q scarf OF veil, with which,
she can make any sort OF headdress Ii
only she e q little clever, and shod III