Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-19

cadaver secreted where found; that
Benjamin had fired the shack himself and
was now in hiding.
The newspapers pointed out that Alb
ner was q physician and let their read
ers draw the inference that, therefore, 1t
would have been easy for him to secure
a body to represent Benjamin. They
gave bits Of BenJamin's history which
showed him as generally drunk and
penniless and adroitly suggested that
Abner and the widow advanced the
money for the premiums.
Millicent Campion was described as a
mysterious character, beautiful, we'll edu-
Gated, rich, about 80 years old. and ap-
parently overwhelmed with grief and liv-
ing in strict seclusion. There was abb
solute ignorance of her former history,
even heI maiden name and the date of
her marriage We're unknown
Myra took the task of answering ques-
lions. She was self possessed, sometimes
indignant when the young men probed
rather cIumsily, sometimes humOrously,
when she demonstrated an absurdity.
Thls was especially when they asked
about the divorce, for they had all the
family history
Did the second wife, Millicent. figure
youth.
Your report says she is now 5nort
81, answered Myra Twenty years ago
she would have been 10. Isn't that rather
young for a vampire ?"
Ills companions gave him laugh
Ihey admired Myra The next question
startled her.
Miss Campion, is there any truth in
the report that the first information Won
received Of your Inheritance was at a
spfritist seance?"
Mrs. Farnham was stunned. How
could they have learned about the visit
to Mrs. Atwater?
Il have not read that in your stories. IS
said Myra.
NO it was private information which
the New York papers asked US to in
vestlgate"
My mother and I were at a seance.
but we received no intimation that 1 was
to inherit"
Didn't Mrs. Farnham allege that she
saw the spirit of her former husband
Il did See him. interrupted Myra's
mother.
MY mother means that she believes
she felt his presence"
Pardon me, Miss Campion but is not
such an assertion on your mothers Part
very strong support of yonr claim and
your friends claim that BENJAMIN Cam
pion is dead and therefore
And therefore, we, mother and I, are
butteressing a swindle. Is that what YOU
mean?"
Myra was very beautiful in her In
dignation.
mot at all, Miss Campion, but YOU
must admit that when it is alleged by
prominent insurance companies that a
certain man is not dead, but in hiding.
and other persons allege that they have
seen his spirit and that therefore he
must be dead"
Now you are making surmises. and
from that 1 suppose you will proceed to
limitations. We have nothing further to
say"
So the interview ended. Myra and her
mother wondered how the newspapers
learned of the visit to the medium.
Across the girls mind flashed a picture
of Arthur and Mrs. Atwater greeting each
other. With it came the thought that
the news came from New York and that
Arthur had reached that city several
days ago. These ideas were not linked
as cause and effect, they were mere
images of recollection.
The morning papers had columns Of
the story, with pictures of Myra in her
Red Cross costume. One journal-more
sensational than the others-had en-
larged the photograph of her hand till
it filed three columns and captioned 1t
MYRA'S FINGERS.
In newspaper language the evening