Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-21
CHAPTER VI.

Before Myra had paid this visit
Arthur Brownson had sent his card 70
her room in a West Twelfth street hotel.
It came back to him. marked:
'diss Camplon declines the honor OF
an interview with Mr.. Brownson."
While the girl was away he sent II
M again and was received by Mrs
Farnham. He was prompt and blunt
your daughter has refused to see
me-" he said. Il understand her mo-
tives do not blame her. Possibly
I cannot explain my actions TO her salts
faction. but I can watch over her and
protect her"
Mrs Farnham caught the sub-tone Of
devotion in his accent.
MADAM, You know" he went on, "the
true character Of Benjamin Campiou.
You have hidden 1t from your daughter.
] honor you for having done so. You
know and know he was a drunkard
and q swindler--"
IT will not listen to anything against
Ben Campion. He was weak and yielded
to temptations, planned, purpOsed temp
tations, made to bring him to ruin, to
wreck his life and mine"
"Nho was his tempter2"
"I will not open that old life. Let II
be. II is over. Ben IS dead
"He is not dead. This is a new
swindle."
Ben is dead. tell you. You were
present when he appeared TO me and
gave his message for Myra."
Mediums are all frauds. How do You
know this Mrs. Atwater Is not in on the
gamer How do you know that that
seance was not part Of the scheme to
lure you and your daughter into aiding
this conspiracy without your knowl-
edgeI'
Mrs Farnham was used 20 disbelief
IN her phantasms, her own daughter
Knocked them, so she kept silence.
Cant you see that they need your
responsibility, your presence, your
daughters innocence to help them out ?
Do you know the kind Of a woman the
widow is? Let me tell you her life,
Mile Campion is"
DO not SANDER a good woman. Mr..
Brownsonw
Myra had entered, unheard. She was
very angry and beautiful, flashing on
his sight by the door and holding It
open, an invitation to leave.
81 can not SANDER her. Miss Campion
will go, but let me try TO set myself
right. can understand your feelings
when you learned that 1. your Chicago
friend was the opponent of your friend
in New York. There was no attack in
tended on you. From the beginning we
knew that the swindlers were seeking to
use you. They could afford to let you
have ten thousand dollars If they could
snatch two hundred thousand dollars.
knew you were innocent"
and knowing that you protested
friendship, played upon that friendship
4 1T Z 4.
deuded my mother with your medium
accomp lice-and all that time you were
a spy"
81 was not a spy"
The taunt stung, ranked.
1.-The moment I FIRST looked in your
eyes l knew you were good and limo
cent The friendship / sought had moth
ing to do with the case. My work was
finished after our first interview. 1
stayed only because Of that friendship
which was born of that first meeting.
That friendship grew as / met you
again"
Myra felt the old thrill as his frank
gaze met her eyes. She felt her GER
tainty weaken into doubt.
az know l can not move you now Mss
Campion, but some day you will dis
cover who these people are, how they are
usirg you; some day you win find your
self IN the darkness Then call uron
Arthur Brownson; just write or say, I
need a friend and you will find me
proud and happy to be at your service"
Again her heart surged. She could
almost have stretched out her hand and
cried, "Be my friend, now" His next
words chilled her emotion.
II only asked you not to make a friend
Of this Mile"
do not SANDER the woman who made
my father happy-who gave him all she
had to help him to seccess"