The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-09
New and Amazing Serial Describes Ont
] Mans Long But Losing Battle
for Freedom

Mrs. Cody, to whom had IN
cautiously disclosed my trouble
when I had left Donnie with her,
was much concerned when got
back and reported no trace OF
Mildred. She suggested that
return at once and get out
parties to search the woods.
demurred and said felt sure
Mildred would be back next
morning,
Search Parties
But she wouldn't go away
for all night without at least
leaving a note or calling you up!f
thing wrong. You had better let
me keep Donnie all night and
start out searching parties.
1t took considerable insistence
on my part to change Mrs. Coady
from that mott She even
threatened to art something
herself. I finally convinced her
it would be better to wait Sand
took Donnie home with me.
I remained awake nearly all
night. Donnie, too, was fretful,
which was very unusual. l
wished he was old enough to talk
to. During the dark hours /
imagined all sorts OF things.
Mildred might be wandering hope
lessly in the mountains, she might
have fallen somewhere and brok-
en- an ankle. denounced my
self for not having started the
searching parties.
Day broke at last and I pre-
pared an early breakfast. The
hours passed and noon came.
could stand inaction no longer. i
didn't have any definite plan as
to what should do. but de-
termined to go to the city. I
left Donnie with Mrs Coady,
explaining that did not know
just when / should be back. She
said she would be delighted to
keep him indefinitely.
In town stood at the curbing
in front of the Ferry Buildings
trying to decide whether to notify
the police or not. felt certain
that Mildred had crossed the bay,
that she was not lost in the
woods as had imagined during
the night. I hated to get motor
iety. yet I felt ought to do
Would Sam Be Able to Tell?
Suddenly remembered my friend
Douglass-the one whom / had
visited at the State hospital years
before while he had been confined
there for alcoholism. and who had
given me pointers concerning de-
lirium tremens- recalled that
he had a friend, Sam by name,
who was a medium. Douglass and
Sam lived together at one time in
the Santa Cruz mountains as mem
bers of q new cult colony.
knew Sam wask not practicing his
profession in San Francisco, and
lived somewhere near Douglass on
Divisaderos street.
All this flashed through my
mind and I was on a street car
bound for Douglass residence be-
fore giving the matter a second
thought
The idea in my mind, more or
less nebuIous, was that Sam. could
locate him, would be able to
tell me where Mildred was. All
my life I had been more or less
skeptical about such powers, yet
here / was, eager to try them.
found Douglass and his wife at
home. They were very sym
pathetic. Yes, Sam lived close
by, and it was almost certain that
nc was in. His office hours were
from 2 to 4. Douglass and I
FASTENED over there.
Sam was big, fat and sluggish.
He listened to my story without
the slightest show of emotion.
Describes Mildred
I think can help you,'i he
announced as concluded. Here,
sit down facing me and hold my
hands" He drew a chair up
close in front of him. I did as
ha had told me. He closed his
: eyes. I thought he was never
going to speak. Then, without
opening his eyes, he described
Mildred Whom he had never
seem quite accurately. She's all
right he said. 'She is with
friends, and she's already yearn-
ing to get back to you and" He
stopped. 'Haye you got chill
dren?' he asked without opening
his eyes and squeezing my hands.
Yves, one, a boy" I answered,
eagerly, "go on