The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-28

Caroline began to feel afraid. The time seemed endless before Caroline Russell spoke, swaying forward a little.
 "Ask-the fog is lifting"
 Nesta knelt up. The movement brought her almost to the edge of the light again.
 Where's Jim? That's what I want to know. Where is her"
 Caroline Russell began to speak slowly and monotonously.
 "I see the fog ifting-waves breaking-a ledge on cliff-he is on the ledge" What's the good of that? That's the part know! Come down to pres ent day! Where is he now%
 Caroline Russell put up her hand. Then she leaned over the bowl of ink. Her brooch caught the light. She spoke again.
 Windows = blue = windows up to the ceiling and down to the floor no, that's n-blue-narrow like slits-windows like slits-- narrow-one, two, three, four-Im in the middle of the roon-I must turn round-one, two, three. four, five-fve narrow windows like slits-"
 Caroline felt cold water run down her spine. Caroline Russell wasn't looking into the ink pool now. The bowl was in her lap, but her hands had fallen; they hung straight down at her side like pale. heavy weights. She had lifted her head, and sat stiff ly upright with her eyes fixed on some point above Nesta's head. The light that struck upwards showed her eyes pale and set. Her lips hard ly moved as she spoke.
 Five windows-like slits-"
 That was the Blue Room at Hale Place. She had said blue. How did she know? Cold drops kept running down Caroline's back.
 "Is he there? Can you see him?" Nesta's voice was low but insistent. "No-not there"
 "What room is it? Why do you see it if he's not there?'
 "He has been there-I can feel him there-I am in the room-I am
  turning in the room-I am counting the windows--one, two, three. four, five-five windows-like slits- and blue curtains-now the fireplace deep hearth-china candlesticks- one of them is broken-I think he broke it-now the door-I am still turning-he came through the door fear jumped out at him and he ran away-I am turning again -there is bed set back in the wall--head- piece, footpieces, and four posts the bed draws him-if he reaches 1t no, not yet-not now-because of the other"
 lait.s sg NTESTA leaned closer. l V "What room is it? Where is 1t, Why do you keep on describing it. Where is it?"
 Caroline Russell sat silent.
 Cant you see where it is? Yor haven't told me anything at all.'
 Flight = green = stones -" sait Caroline Russell.
 Nesta made an abrupt movement Where are they? In that room; Are they in that room?"
 "Eight-green-" She swayed little. stiffly like a figure carved in wood. "Eight-green-stones-five windows-like slits--I am counting the windows"
 You've counted them!" said Nes- ta angrily. You don't need to start all that again! Get back to the stones! Where are the eight green stones?" 2s
 Caroline Russell swayed from side to side. The white of her eyes showed all round the iris. Her voice dragged:
 Five windows - blue = count = one. two, three, four, five-hearth- door-bed-"
 Where are the emeralds?" said Nesta Tn furious whisper.
 Caroline Russell gave violent start. She said in loud, heavy voice, Hes alive" and the bowl of ink tilted over. The ink ran down over her brown skirt, soaking into ii, Tho bowl slipped off her lap and broke. Nesta jumped up with an angry exclamation, but after that one vio- lent start Caroline Russell sat quite still, blinking her eyes. She did not seem to notice the ink that was soaking into her dress. After a mo ment she said in a bewildefad voice: Did you know that he was alive?" Caroline took three steps back. wards and opened the door. The dark winding stair was before her. She went down half dozen steps cn tiptoe, holding her breath, and then ran as if there were wolves be- h.ad lc:.
 fs.o-esi9.'t. 1883. J. B. Lippincott Col