Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-01-02

something startling. You don't Limo,
do you. IL isn't being-being-wefl.
irreverenl In any way7"
He shouted wi h laughter.
aIrreverent, Where did you get
that idea7> There's nothing mysterious
or sacred or occult about any OF this
any more than there Is about your
digestion. It's simple natural thing.
The lady wants something startling"
he unused wonder what the modern
debutante considers startling!"
He ponderef for moment
Il think perhaps the simplest Is
best" he decided Now. on the Other
side of the stump Is large ant hill
| noticed 1t as we came In. Suppose
you go around there and get an eye
on il while get going"
She arose. shook her skirts, and
circled the stump. Davenport sat up
straight, ant for the second time since
the beginning of these adventures his
eyes took on the peculiar, far-away
glassy-surfaeed stare. After about
half minute he hogan to speak.
1.-The shadow OF this stump at this
moment just rearhes the outermost
edge of the Hnt hill In q second or
so ii will be In sunlight Just now
the ant hill seems to be deserted
When the sun falls on II lone soldier.
ant will COME out from the second
orifice counting from the north As
he reaches the top Of the hole a large
grain Vt sann--abOul small bowldeI
size to him-w roll under him and
he will have to recover his balance
with an effort He will be followed
after a second or so by five worker
ants who will turn to the eastward
and disappear In the grass Before
they are out OF sight, however. quite
number will come out and scatter
In various directions. but four OF them
will climb up the stub. There is some
and they are going to get 1t. Two OF
them will get 1t to the edge. one push
Ing and one pulling; and once there
the other two will tie In and help
Now have you got that clearly In
mind7"
Better than that; I've got II on
paper" she called
He fshef out stubby pipe and
plug Of tobacco. from, which he began
to white a charge. On the other side
the stump from time to time he heard
little excited ordinations. AT the
end OF five minutes she appeared. her
cheeks flushed with excitement.
Check up?" he inquired amusedy
Perfectly she cried. ITS the
most wonderful thing | ever heard of
lists clairyoyance, Isn't It? Did
You actually see those things going
to happen?"
mo | just knew them; had
conviction | put my mind aside and
sat still and they just came into my
mind. It hard to describe"
Il think | understands little. I've
had things come to me that way, once
In q blue moon. Won't you tell me
how you first experienced 1t. and
whether you developed it?'
He laughed comfortably
I'LL tell you all | know gladly
which isn't much" he promised.
when was youngster | discov
cred by accident that | had queer
faculty of being able to move around
In the dark freely and without hit
ting things as long as kept my mind
blank, or let 1t just Idle along. For
instance, coming home through the
woods at night, I'd turn out for trees
or avoid thickets or step over stones
that could not see at all; and fur
thermore I'd land accurately in camp
That, mind you, was only as long as
didn't think ebout 1t consciously
The minute I'd think whether ought
to turn to the right or left, or wonder
whether | wasn't going to hit tree, or
something, I'd begin to bump and
blundpr.
"That was the way 1t started Then
what?"
"Why, then. nothing. | just thought
OF 1t as handy kink In my makeup
But when ! grew up and began to
think about things more | began to
see certain connections between thai
faculty and the way things worked
out In my profession. To get any
'furderer' with this I've got to talk
shop outrageously. Do you mind?"
AOf course not I'd love itr'
well, most people think that when
a man writes story"
"Oh" she cried, taken aback. "Do
you write stories?"
u so understand from sufficient out
side authority to overcome my OVID
natural skepticism."
She stared at him intently but alb
stractedly. as tremendous suspicion
took her mind.
"Y0u aren't-you aren't Lawrence
Davenport! !" she said incredulously
Friends call me Larry he &C.
knowledged.
mot the Lawrence Davenport?"
I'm the only one | know about.
There may be others wot not of.
but be assured, 0 Lady, that they are
nothing but spurious limitations"