Evening journal., 1922-09-09
CONTINUED From Our Last Issue)

Yet now he had 10 know beyond
speculation. He saw that Mrs.
Vain was Just within the door; so
he dropped back 10 her and turned
TO her in an appeal which she could
not refuse. she Is my mother"
your mother. SIR" the house
keeper said. "If she calls you In
her sr-ep. sir-or awake. IL she says
Dick. she means you, sir. Dick
you understand? p
Il understand" Barney whisper
ed "You mean she has been ask
ing for me?"
when she did not know It. she
asked for you. Dick, my baby; my
boy-Dick.' she said this morning.
That was why l brought you"
Barney's eyes dimmed.
How long has she been iil7"
Since tho injury. sir. when the
ship was torpedoed."
what shlp?"
The ship that she was going
back TO France on, sir. last Septem-
Der to find you. The Gallantic."
ITO find me?" Barney repeated
dazedly.
Yes. sir. You see, Mr.. Dick.
she'd just got track OF you at last
All your life. for twenty-three years.
she'd been searching for you; and
then" Mrs. Vain stopped.
Late in the evening Barney went
TO Scott street and presented HIM
self al the house which was his
mothers and asked for Mrs. Vain.
Nothing more, has happened,
Mrs. Vain" Barney said 10 her at
once 10 quiet the alarm which his
appearance at that hour had aroused
"She"-he hesitated and then did
not name his mother. but repeated
-"she was gaining strength when
I left. OF course, understand
much more than did this morning;
but Of course I want 20 know every
thing-everything you can tell me-"
TITS always been between her and
him." the housekeeper iterated in
coherently, between her and him
-
Her and-God?" Barney asked,
bewlldered.
"God?" the housekeeper repeated
and laughed. "The Devil on earth
himself; Mr.. Lucas Cullen, Senior!
Don't you seeg She's fought him
since she was a child. a little girl, sir,
and he downed her; he disgraced |
her and-and she lost youl Then
she came here and beat him-beat
him-beat him and his family; all
Of them: she beat them all. But she /
couldn't find you and she couldn't"
the housekeeper stopped. 'Listen!"
she appealed again. steadying her
self. "She found you last fall, told 4
you; then that happened! And they
thought she was dead; so she let
them think she was dead, to beat
them-beat them so they could
never down her again. But he did
i. He came here the other day;
that day Ethel Carew left-remem-
ber?"
Il / lcmember." Barney said.
"He thSnks he's safe now; for he's
beaten you both. But he's not
beaten her. He thinks he has; for
he thinks she Is dead. But she's
going to get we'll and fight him for
you and for her SO she'll send for
YOU soon; she'll tell you what she
should; trust her and waltz"
At half-past seven on that same 4
morning. Lucas Cullen. Senior. was
az breakfast when his eyes struck
an item headed. "open Draw Claims
Another Victim"
Il was under that open draw head
ing; and the paragraphs, when care
fully read, related how new coupe,
very reckiessly driven, had dashed
up the approach OF the Rush street
bridge and the driver, disregarding
the danger signals. hurled his car
through tho barrier and into the
river. The bodies were recoveredi
and there followed very fair de-
scriptions OF Miss Platt's husband
and the girl who had been frequent
~ seen with Kincheloe.
CHAPTER XVII
The English medium, Mrs. Brand
came to Chicago. sitting" in private
homes OF several OF the most prom
inent people OF the city and demon
strating evidences OF communica-
ton to the full satisfaction OF the
increasing groups OF devotees. and
daily convincing the skeptieal OF the
reality of her powers TO reach the
world beyond.
She established, therefore. most
ideal conditions for the trial OF
Lucas's plan to demonstrate the fact
OF Agnes Cullon's presence in the
realm OF the dead.
Shortly after Lucas Cullen. Senior,
had communicated 10 his family his q
decision to attend the sitting" OF !
Mrs. Brapd at Mrs. Stanton-Field-
ing's. Barney received by special
one Of those cards which '
admitted the holder 10 Mrs. Stanton {
Fielding's drawing-room between ]
four-thiry and fve-thirty.
With the card came a note en- j
Joining him 20 be present early, TO d
an inconspieuous position 4
md particularly 10 avoid recognition I
by the Cullens but TO closely OBJ S
serve them. j
These directions were not signed, v
'ut Barney was sure that his mother
lad written them. 4
You shall hear all--all." she had 1
promised him, when she last clasp h
ID him, "ail In Its proper time. my
son. If I told you now. would o
lpend TO much-too much of what
I've kept within me for twenty t
years" And he understood that v
The did not mean solely her strength. S
But It almost time!" o
Today Barney read in those lines $
II his mothers handwriting that oc-
,urrences at last favored her; she =