The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-18
CHAPTER EIGHT
The Day of Grace.
Q. TEMPTATION.

(Copyright, 1920, by the Author.)
she Is dead

1uc WOruSt Udroiy duulDie, IdFuiy
more than means, breathed from the
lips of the woman lying In hypnosis.
Fosdick. sitting by her side, on the
edge Of the couch, bending over her.
conned her face intently. The long
iashes were fluttering, tears welled
from under lowered lids. the lips
writhed with grief. She moaned again,
an inarticulate pure note of woe pass
ing speech, and shuddered in her
trance.
He captured her two wrists as her
hands twitched up, cropping as ones
hands will who walks In darkness.
and Imprisoned them gently In the
clasp of one Of his own. The other
he pressed aguin upon her forehead.
priscilla I" he called in an even but
urgent voice-"come out Of It'll For
get your vision. See nothing .
DO you hear met" g.. .-.......-.,..,.
The anguish of the face Of the sleep
er grew transiently more acute. then
faded as he repeated the unanswered
question: "Do you hear me?" This
time the girl responded duly: YES"
"YOu understand what I am say
ing?" -... ..... g.. .-
eyes, Philip" ..s IT,. .-.....t.
you are to see nothing more .
DO you see anything now" ....
There was a slight pause: then the
sleeper stated without emotion: ~
see nothing now"
"Good. Now you will sleep, you will
sleep quietly, without dreaming. for
thirty minutes. Then you will wake
up rested, refreshed. calm, rational
DO you understands. -.- ..-~-~.,
eyes, Philip" ... .-. g. -t.
"Repeat what you are going to do"
~ In q toneless voice Priscilla re-
cited: II am going to sleep quietly,
without dreaming, for thirty minutes.
Then am going to wake up rested. re-
freshed. calm. rational"
''Do So" Fosdick commanded with
armness. 7s
She made no response more than a
profound sigh. The stamp Of sorrow
upon those exquisite features had al
ready been modified; their expression
now grew placid. The agitated. gusty
breathing passed into the steady. slow
and deep respiration of natural slum-
Der. ~ ..
Fosdick sighed in relief; but his
countenance continued grave with
care, the brows knotted. the lips CON-
pressed. the eyes harboring look Of
pain. ..'.-' T."
What was his dutyf .
II was In his power to renew In
Priscilla the condition Of hypnotic sus-
lceptibility long enough to erase by
suggestion all waking memory Of her
vision. BY so doing he might spare
her much suffering, much distress the
pity and horror Of that lonely death,
and the mystery Of 1t. would not prey
upon her sensitive and susceptible ma
ture. And, believing Leonora still to
be living happily with the man Mario,
her husband, Priscilla might In time
grow reconciled, school herself to re-
nunciation, forget, and ultimately re-
build her life upon the foundation Of
= a saner, surer love. D..
But If Priscilla were permitted to
come back to herself with full knowl-
edge of what she had seen In her
trance: believing Leonora dead, what
would the effect be upon her life?
She would be sad, she would mourn,
1t would be long before her days
would be undarkened by shadows Of
dread and distrust.
But she would not dream, there
would be no more journeys of the
spirit through the hollowness of night
and space in futile search for that at
finity which had gone out of life.
Against this the consideration
warred that, no longer needing to
reckon with the claims Of Leonora.
Priscilla would less readily disem-
barrass herself from the tolls of an
insane and impossible infatuation.
With Mario free, no reason existed
why she should scruple to give him
Dared one risk perpetuation of that
passion?
II. THE LINK.
Fosdick pressed call button on his
desk and put the telephone receiver to
his ear His assistant responded
promptly. Fosdick asked:
as there anybody waiting to see
me?"
'tMr. Andrews. I told him you
couldn't possibly see him today. He
said he'd wait, till the cows came
home" ~
Fosdick instructed: "Send An
drews in"
When Andrews came In, folding
screen shut of the couch and its occu-
pant from the rest of the room; Eos
dick was behind his desk, amiable,
keen, composed.
swell. AndrewsT
"G'daft'noon, doc. Just blew In
from up state-Dutchess county" he
ANNOUNCED. ''The party you're infer
ested in"
.sMother O'More?"
ssYeah: she's up there in a private
institution for the aged Bought her
way in bout ten years ago. Seems she
gets nm annuity from some insurance
caI,panv. enough to pay for her board
and .icep Must be sick insurance
ca.l,s.rsny the old DANES hummer