Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-01
CHAPTER KIV-Coqtinued

His hand gllded down the .yirl's arm
till their fingers met and were interlocked
-"Myra's lngers"-he thought at the
moment. His warm touch treasured her
Let us watch" he said, and listen"
Mras. Farnham's eyes rested on Mill
cents marble face, encircled with the
glory Of her red gold hate while the
four hands, the two OF the living and
the two OF the dead, met above the
rounded breasts, now tideless forever.
From her attitude one would say that
Myra's mother was silently questioning
the lifeless figure. Yet the watchers and
the woman herself know that she was
not claraudient, that she would not
hear a revelation. II there was anything
OF substance TO her strange possession,
Arthur knew and Myra guessed II would
come as a vision, something seen while
the seer was under her own control.
Are you with him now, Miillicent ?"
she said IN the same low. even toned.
even eadeneed voice which she used when
the manifestation first descended upon
her Have you Joined him7 Tell me II
you are with him? May I see you to.
gether?"
She looked long at the placid face
Her own features were lighted up, one
might say with q nimbus around her
head.
"Yssl" She gazed more nxedly at the
diminutive body on the bed. Yes, see
you, Millicentl"
81 see you saying goodby TO Benjamin
I see only your two figures. There is
another one near--it is very dini--he Is
heavy man and he walks slowly-yes
the figure comes out now-he is the
man at the Enthusiastically is wait
ing
At cannot see Were all this is-yes-
now I see-in a room-with an oven in
tit is a bakers oven.-made Of bricks
! see sheets OF smooth, shining stun like
white oilcloth--"
THAT is The infiammable celluloid.'
whispered Arthur to Myra.
Il see Benjamin takes cloths of tiles
and little statutes-he Is al out TO place
them In the oven-hc has lighted lamp
now see only you and Benjamin. see
you kiss each other-you are laughing to-
gether- now you leave him"
Mrs. Farnham paused as though there
was a break In the defle Of scenes be-
fore her mind. To Arthur and Myra II
seemed almost as though the immobile.
stretched-Out form Of the child woman
was presenting the pictures, as though
some visual communications were pass
ing from the dead hands through the
living hands into the consciousness of
the breathing woman. 1t was as though
Mllicent were living over part Of her,
past life and letting Mrs. Farnham see It
with the memory Of the spirit which had
passerd on. SO the pause might be the
hesitation Of the departed exhibitor.
doubtful what next to show.
atYpg-I Won now with Epaffera---ft
is the outside of a little shanty-it Is
very rough-it Is growing dark but l
can see green sedge and cat-talls and
purple iris-yes-it is the edge of the
marsh-there is path going up the little
HILL see you and Scatters go up the
path-into the woods-yes, AIillicent, l
will go with YOU
ono ?--what Is it--you wish me to 20
away what is it? 1 do not under
stand"
Mrs Farnham stopped short. Her WIS.,
ions seemed to have disappeared. She
clasped the cold little hands convul-
sively, bent her head lower and fixed her
eyes wide open on the pallid face and
sealed eyelids. She was apparently try
ing to see something that frightened her
In the darkness.
az am not to follow FL must stay
here? MOL am to go back? Yes, 1
will go back-but you win not be there
Il underestimate viii 60 back alone"
She raised her head She was SEEM
ingly going back along the path from
the woods to the edge of the marsh. she