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Hawaii's Tapestry
Forests Rich
In Color
THE Hawaiian ' i.UndV . werf
:hrown ui cs ago .from( tnofr
muui volcanic chimneys'- that
opened in the l'ucitic floor. . Even to
this day the eruption hat not ceased.
Two mountains of the , archipelago,"
with the passage of a great length of
time, have been weirdly worn by tor-,
retttial rains, o as. to present to, the
view fantastically carved canyon :
and gorges, flanked in many places
by almost vertical cliffs.
l.-pnti the faces of these cli.T
flotfishes a dense growth of "tap
tstr forest.' as it has been called.
D.n posed of many species of trees
strangely dwarftcd in order to en
able them to cling, supple intcd by
' a shrubbery undergrowth atvl woven
into a continuous mantle. .The soil
on the cliff faces is necessarily thin,
and, to save themselves from bcinr;
blown off. the trees develop an. in
tricate system of anchoring and
bracing roots, forming in many
steep place natural ladders up which
the natives climb.
The tapestry growth is saturated
with water like a sponge, the rain
fall in the parts of the islands where
it flourishes being extraordinary. To
the eye. with its variations of gray-
green, yellow-green, olive-green,
silver-green .and scores of. indefin
able shades, it, has a rich, mottled,
velvety effect, as if of a wondcrous
woven drappcry. Now and then
landslides occur, making great rents
in the drapery, which arc slow to
heal.. The repair work begins with
grasses; other humble plants follow
and eventually, when enough soil is
available, trees sprout and establish
themselves.
. Brewing of "Potheen"
EFFORTS on the part of the
British government to suppress
illicit distilling in Ireland have
always met with determined resist
ance. '
What we call "moonshine whisky
is "mountain dew" in the Emerald
Isle, .or, as it is otherwise called,
"potheen" the latter word meaning
a little . pot.t; ..A . century ago it was
estimated that there "ww.ul Ucland
at least 130,000 illicit TMfcVrigirlirly
at work. Mostly "they were hidden
in mpuntain glens and other secluded
places, and the government was pow
"Aerless to suppress the industry. The
lyighborhood of Innishowen was fa
mous for its "potheen," which was
of so superior a quality that the Brit
ish authorities sought, though vainly',
to induce the licensed distilleries to
make whisky equal to it. The Inni
showen liquor had a peculiar smoky
flavor (from the peat used for fuel)
, which was much liked by connois
eurs. , A curious point here concerned
was that the makers 'of illicit whisky
could SfforcJto produce a: better ar
- tide than the licensed distillers could
pofitably manufacture,' inasmuch as
, they had no overhead expense to
meet, furnished their own labor and
used the grain they grew themselves.
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Lhce 5am Now Breeding Bats By
Thousands to Kill Off
Malaria Mosquitoes
THE breeding of bats to kill off
X m.ilaria-earrying mosquitocf l;a
of late been seriously advb-
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Not long: ago the Carnegie instiiq-
tiou said: "Bats devour large num
bers of mosquitoes. Flying at dusk
and after dark, and capturing all
night-flying insects on the wing,
they arc important mosquito-destroying
animals."
The mosquitoes that carry malaria
are night-fliers. 1 fence the idea
might seem a good one.
L It was with this object in view
that a "battery" in oth.r words,
a bat roost was built on the ex
perimental farm of the Department
of Agriculture six miles 'south of
San Antonio, Tex. Another, was
t'4tablihed at Mitchell lake, not far
from the same neighborhood, whicn
m ait attractive bortv of fluid formed'
by sewage from '.San -Antonio.) its'
margins offering excellent breeding
places for 'skeets. . .
These structures are about 20 feet
high, uplifted on posts, with slant
ing walls, a projecting roof slightly
elevated to allow the bats to pass
in and but and an additional entry
space uniting alrlthc way -down one
ho'.aito exclude light! to: .some ex-
e,iit.Mhie aditiittingj the winded tc
arf.'.,v . ''!. :z'
.'11i:',rot)sts',soonj. cquircd occu.-
pains auoni'variy ui '"c cac 01 me
haUerY'afvMjtsliril lake, .which was
bbilro iicronmulfttc. iSO.tWO and,
so far as that vent, . tliey' were a
success. . Mexican faiiiilics'. residing
in their'neighborhood liave made
sworn statements to the effect that
the prevalence of malaria has been
much less '.since the roosts . were
erected. '
' At Uvalde and along the foothills
north of that1 town are numerous
limestone caves which literally
swarm with' bats. One of these
rocky hollows of large size, known
as. the Frio bat cave, furnishes' quar
ters for million's 'of them, thcitvdrop
Dings: a ricJi'.guano, being gathered
ana,, hauled - a iwavr in carts .flijco w.
twice a year. : Vvt.' pu- recent oc
casion, men campnigvoti.thg spot ior
this purpose suffered a veritable
plague of mosquitoes, which, as it
WHS finally iisicil.mii.-u, liau mm in
a watcrcask left there iincmpticd by
a previous expedition. '
Way to Keep Your Spool Handy
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Soon we wJl ail have an erncient rotary toothbrush that runs by elec
tricity and really cleanses the enamel and thus preserves tr.e teeth. .
OR the woman who sews it
ould be very convenient to
have a spool of thread attached
to her wrist in such a way that she
can draw upon it as she needs it. A
contrivance newly patented by John
W(fy,of New York City, seems
& A I 'tf yncct -the requirement admirably
It 'is' simple,, the spool revolving
on a little, rod set between two up
ngty plates which are erected upon
jt xlasp that may be sprung over the
wistl-holding the affair securely. The
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II Y bother to agitate a tooth
brush when electricity will
do the scrubbing for you?
The electric toothbrush is a new
tyek, originated by Louis A. Gable,
of Harrisburg, Pa. A motor runs
it; the brush, attached 4o a cord"; re-
rcvolves. -Buz-zl ;Jt:. finds its way
into every cranny, '.; with, a rather
agreeable sensation to the gums,' and
in a minute-- your molars, incisors,
bicuspids, etc., are . clean as the
proverbial .whistle. , .', ' o.1-;
cad passes from the spool through
Glue Made From;Dried
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NEW kind of glue, very valu-'
able to cabinetmakers and for
various other purposes, is made,'
cf dried blood albumjn. It is a dark
crystalline substance, and, with the
addition of simple chemicals, fur
nishes the most waterproof glue
known. It is used, for airplane parts
and , "ply wood" the latter ternr re
lating, to articles which are made by
gluing pieces of , wood ..together.
Plywood isva "great-economy, ren
dering practicable the utilization of
small stuff which used commonly to
bc HYirtivfa away. -and w'reejravi
large-size material. .. ..
,A new and ingenious. . method of
applying .the' glue for this purpose
has been ' developed by the ,-forest
service. Trirougll a trough of glue
solution are drawn broad strips of
tissue paper, which, being thus'satur
atcd, are then dried. A' layer of this
tissue paper is placed between two
.pieces of wood, and heat is applied
with pressure, the result being a joint
that, is actually .stronger than;. the
wood itself. The glue-paper is '. al
ways ready, for use, and it will keep
fresh for a long time.
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a -tubular channel just big enough
to allow for an easy pull, while offer
ing friction enough to prevent the
thread from unreeling too fast. Thus
snarling is avoided. The spool, up
held above the wrist in the way de
scribed, does not' interfere with the
movements of the hand, The device.
being matfc of aluminum, weighs al
most nothing, and it may be put on
or taken off in an instant. The de
vice, its inventor claims, will prove
a great convenience.
' A Boat for Bathers
ANEW . contrivance - for the
amusement of bathers is the in
vention - of a Brooklyn man,
John Sebeto.
It is a boat-shaped float, provided
with water-tight compartments at
both ends t give if 'plenty of buoy
ancy. In the middle of it is a rec
tangular opening or .well, inside of
which the- persons using it can walk
while carrying the float to the water
or . back again, handgrips being pro
vided for the purpose. '
When the boat is afloat a seat is
folded down at the back of the well.
The batller sits. down, and with his
hands operates a couple of levers
which cause water wheel in front
of him to revolve. ' - '' "'
Bv this means he is able to propel
the float, while he steers it with his
elbows.-wMc-h- control -slide-rods con
nected with lines governing a rud
der behind.
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THE most laborious of all domes
tic tasks is scrubbing floors.
Any woman will testify to that.
It breaks the back and wean out'
both temper and stocking knees.
Hence it may be considered ..that ,
r'i i n u' i cr.',ii.-
Quebec, Canada, has proyctfliinlself '.1: '
a, benefactor through the invention
of a itoopless scrubbing brush wbicll
lie has newly patented in this coun
try. The brush has a long handle;
therefore the operator doesn't have
to stoop. On top of it is a rectangu
lar box containing water and a cake
of soap. Sharp metal points project
ing from the bottom of the box
scrape the soap constantly as the
brush is pushed back and forth. A
dribble of soapy water falls continu-
iitTtf in' front nf the lirtih thrnnoti n
roy&.cov small holes provided for that i
purposo.. inus ine scruoDcr nas;.
notluitg o do but to shove the long
handle; to and fro, soapy water being
fed out in advance of the brush. The
performance is almost automatic
For Motorists' Eyes
MDTORISTS will welcome a new
and very simple little device in
tended to overcome the dazzle
from glaring headlights on approach
ing cars. This is the "glare guard,"
which , consists of a small sheet of
blue-tinted glass clamped to the wind
screen. It can be instantly thrown
in or out pf the driver's' line of vision.
Inventor Patents House ot Cards
A PHILADELPHIA
jtV liebart de Lancey Rapson, hals'
patented a cardboard " dolls'
house which ought to meet the de
mand of the most luxury-loving
nursery tenants. .
One advantage it has is that it is
collapsible. Another is - that its
rooms open back and front (with no
front or rear walls),- so that children
may move the dolls and their furni
ture freely about. Doors, of course,
connect the rooms.
In these days ready-made dwell
ings .lor'-grown-ups are ratner in
vogue. I hey are delivered in. such
shape as to be put up offhand. No
inventor,) trouble with btiiWers, and the intend
ing . occupants . simply .-.move .in. A
similar advantage, for nursery pur
poses, is claimed for the cardboard
doll nouses.
The latter are made in sections
stapled together in such wise that
they may be folded flat for trans
portation, yet the structure when
erected is. virtually all in one piece.
The surfaces of the various sec
tions are printed -in colors to repre
sent roofing, outside masonry work
and windows, wall and ceiling decor
ation for the interior, and even rugs.
The dolls house looks half furnish
ed before the furniture is installed.
Suns Bunched In
Constellation
Hercules
IN THE constellation Hercules is
an objnt that looks like a hazy .
star. Not until very recent year
was i.t supposed to be anything else, f
.".srcvcaiea to me new . manpower
telescopes, however, it it a cougeriet
of sunt.
The distance of this cluster of
sunt is so great that a ray of light,
traveling 186,000 miles a second,
would require ootl centuries to reach
us, In other words, as we may view
it tonight, we behold it as it wai
.'6.000 years ago a date since which
mankind has emerged from the cave-
dwelling period, acquired the use of
tools and developed all ol Ins sue
ecsvc civilizations.
The cluster is not vcn a part of
our universe, properly speaking that
is to say, of what we call the Milky
Way. . It is a distinct and isolated
system.. At least 36,000 of the tuns
contained in it are individually
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light-giving power ' 1,000 suns like
ours.
The distance of the cluster from
the earth is about 200,000,000,000,000,-
(100 miles. Jt seems to be egg-shaped
and may rotate about its shorter
axis. Ubscrvations have proved that
it is moving diroctly toward us at T '
speed of something like 200 miles a
second.
Mask for Batter
IN THE noble game of base ball
serious injuries are sometimes
inflicted by pitched balls. Dis
charged from so small a distance
with tremendous velocity and decep
tively -curved, they are not always
easy for the batter to dodge. Once .
in a while a man is killed. There is
even such a thing . known in the
game - as a "bean bail," which is
thrown with the .'deliberate intention
of hitting the batter's head or com
ing near enough thereto to frighten
him and "get his goat."
To provide against such dangers.
Herman H. Pohlmann of St. Louis
has invented what he ca
mask," which is meant
by 'the batter, not in f
face, but to protect the side of his
head that is turned toward the pitch
er. It is ' a framework of strong
wire, which is. secured around the up
.per pant cf!his head : by an elastic
band and fastened about the lower
part by a stap I and buckle. The
frame carries four pads, which, when
the device is adjusted, are brought
into firm contact with his forehead,
back, his cheek and the part ot his
head just behind and below the ear.
Thus protected, he has nothinsr to
fear from a pitched ball, while the
arrangement of the wire is such that
there is no obstruction to his sight.
Inasmuch as the side mask can be
put on or taken off at a moments
notice, one will serve for all the
members of a ball team. A left-
handed batter, of course, would wear
it on the right side of his head.
of St. Louis .
alls a "side"!
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An Amazing Message From the
Spirit World 1 Leaves Warren
Undisturbed.
- "Now, dear,- don't make cynical
comments try , to be responsive.
urged Helen as they entered the
office building in which Mrs. Irene
. Moore ;held her Tuesday night spir
itualistic meetings. "Let's ; go in a
sympathetic mood. .
"Well, yon can supply the sym
pathy. Don't .expect me to get lit
iro'over this sort of thing," irritated
at having been dragged there against
' his Will. ' ; ' ' 1
"Mrs. Stevens says she's wonder
ful she told her some marvelous
thines." . . -
"Huh, she'd fall for - anything,"
cruntcd Warren, she s always chas'
ing some new . fad. - Last year it
was palmistry now it's spiritualism."
The elevator not . running, they
climbed two flights of dimly ht stairs,
and turned down the hall to an open
door through which shone a strip of
lieht -
It was a long, narrow room filled
wtth Jpws of chairs. On the plat
form sat the medium a stout, florid
- woman with heavy gray hair. On a
table beside her were a bowl of
flowers, a pitcher of water, a glass
and two silver plates.
Warren, refusing to go up in front,
peremptorily waved Helen into the
very last row, the chairs creaking
loudly as they sat down. ,
The collection came first the pass
ing of the silver plates. Then, the
medium rose to make an announce
ment. .
"For the benefit of those who have
never been here before, I will state
that my control is Little Lottie a
child of seven. When she questions
you, please answer promptly as. a.
' child is apt to be impatient." Then
bowing to a young woman on the
front seat, "Now, Miss Ellis."
Crossing to the piano Miss Ellis
favored them with an unintelligible
song in a shrill, metallic soprano,
while Mrs. Moore sat with closed
yes, motionless except for an occa
sional twiching of her muscles.
"There are the Stevens up front
. the third row," whispered Helen.
, As th last tortured note died away,
. and Miss Ellis returned to her seat,
the medium gave a violent twitch
and started up, still with closed eyes.
' "Dood evenin ewybody." in a
child's piping treble. "My! I sees a
lot of spirits here tonight and they
ell wayts to dive me messages for
you. 411 do best I can. I knows
you all wants, to talk to your dear
ones. , ' , . ; '.,..;,'.
The medium had also assumed a
child's mannerism. ; She was -fidget-
inz and twistine her handkerchief.
"That 'ittle girl over by the wall,"
pointing to an elderly woman in the
third row. I s a message tor, you.
Do you know Mary -in the spirit
world?"" . - v- v ....
The woman, leaning tensely for
ward,, nodded a breathless, "Yes."
"She was young, wasn't she? No?
Well, she looks voonfc'- 'And I gets
a awful pain here," clasping her large"
jeweled hand to her throat. "tiant
she pass out with sumpin' the matter
with her throat r"
"Not that I , know of," was the
tremulous answer. ' - ' --
"Oh, yes, she didl" shrilly. "Oo-oot
It hurts me all down here." Then
as there was no affirmative response,
Little Lottie shrewdly shifted her
ground. "YouVe some . money 'trouble
you want to know what to do?"
"Yes yes!" The woman's voice
betrayed a pathetic eagerness.
"She says .not to' wtfrry. . I see a
figure 31 diihno'if jt's 3 weeks or
3 months but itV" cbjnin' put ' all
right. She'll tell you more next
time. ' . '.
Waving both hands to dismiss that
spirit and summon another, "Lottie"
turned to the other side of the room.
"That 'ittle girt on the aisle," re
suming the childish idiom ' from
which she had lapsed somewhat. "A
old gent'man is standin' right back
of you."
"Me, Lottie?" chorused,' three
women, all on the aisle.
"With the blue hat yes, youl Oo
oo! I hurts all down my leg. He had
rheumatism. My leg hurts sumpm
awful. Didn't he walk with a cane?"
The woman ' hesitated. ' evidently
not able to place the spirit '
"He stoops and has gray hair. And
he wants to tell you you" mustn't
worry. There's going to be a change
in your affairs. You goin' to take a
long trip : somewhere. California, I
think yes, I see the palm trees and
booful flowers. Oh, I know now!
You write for the movies?" '.
"I I haven't vet but I'd like to."
"Well, vou will." brightly. "That's
why you goin to California I sec
lots of papers. You writes and tears
up and then you writes sumpin yoti
don't tear up and it's goin' to bring
you lots of money." - - - -
Un, thank you, i-ottie, manic you.
"Now, les see. My! Thtys so
many spirits here I dunno which
way to turn. Oh, yes, that little
boy way back they's some ore here
for him." y' : ' ' ' '
"Dear she means youl" whispered
Helen, nudging Warren excitedly. :
"It's a tall old lady with gray hair.
She's got on a black silk dress; with
white at the neck. She holds a big
"S" before her. Maybe your moth
er or a auntshe don't say but her.
name begins with 'S.' . You know
who I mean?" ' 1
"Yes," lied- Warren to -Helens
amazement. ' -
"She wants to talk to you about
your business. Don't you send out
a lot of letters?' And don't a lot of
people write you and come to see
you?" .
Then encouraged by Warren'3
affirmative nod, . ..
"You're a promoter, aren't you?"
Helen could hardly repress an au
dible gasp, as he repeated his oblig
ing "Yes."
"You send out a lot of circulars
through the mail. , I see them folded
three times in long envelopes. Well,
this spirit says to be very careful
what you say in those circulars so
you won't get in 1 trouble with the
mail authorities. You . understand
what I mean?"
"I do."
. "Weil, "that's all right, then she
just says to be careful. That's all
sort of hazy. There's sumpin you
more next time."
Helen flushed indignantly. Warren
a promoter! And in trouble with
the postal-authorities! . Why had he
led her 'on to such preposterous
statements? '
Then with a start, she realized the
woman was talking to her.' .
"Yes, youl The 'ittle girl next to
the 'ittle boy I just talked to. There'?
a curious 'condition about you all
scrt of hazy4 ,; There's sumin you
want to do but you're afraid. Well,
don t be afraid. You understand?"
Times Have Changed
Our old -friend, Gilbert the Goat,
was in here the other day, comp lain.
' Gilbert has just been working his
way through one of our prominent
penitentiaries. -.
He has" a new suit of clothes, and
$20, and a new trade. But he isn't
happy. He's homesick.
The world he finds much changed
since that sunny ...autumn day,' 15
years' ago when ; he- packed ; his lit
tle grip and set of f with the sheriff
up the river.
Some of his old friends have mar
ried. Others have turned honest
There are still a few opportunities
for a person of Gilbert's skill and
application, but they are nothing like
what they used to be. r
In the. old days master burglars
aljvays could use three or four bright
helpers. Now what with acetylene
torches and pneumatic drills and
TrN-T. capsules and other appurte
nances to the profession suggested
by r. modern fiction - writers a bur-
elar can do his own work.
- That requires . capital, of course.
Gilbert hasn't any capital. Twenty
dollars wouldn't buy. a twist drill,
say nothing of an' acetylene torch
or. an aluminum pocket step ladder.
: It isn't that he complains about,
though. " - , .
It's homesickness.-
Nobody knows him any more. His
name, which won him instant recog
nition and . respect in the peniten
tiary, has never bean heard of by
the present generation. e
Times Do Change.
Once he had only to walk along
the street and -' the officer on - the
beat and , three plain-. clothes-, men
would fall into his wake and' dog his
footsteps.
'. Now if he walked right into a
police station they'd think he'd come
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE"
to report a fire and send him around
the corner to "the engine house.
It's tough to be forgotten.
Then there's the lack of the com
fort and the luxury of prison life.
If he wants grape fruit for break
fast he has to pay for it at the rate
of 35 cents for half a grape fruit.
If e yearns for the jnovie.s the
door tender demands a ticket before
he will kt him in. . . .
' Being temporarily out of employ-
used to "come up and lecture and
read from their writings, and give
travelogues. '
Some of them were poets, ' of
course, but that only happened now
and then, so nobody minded it
Lots of Entertainment
He heard a' great editor give 18
ways; of keeping out -of the peniten
tiary," all of which .he had tried him
self with much . success. .
A distinguished . mathematician
r l vat atv -. - . "V
ment, he has to sleep in cheap lodg
ing houses. Anyone can break into
a lodging . house room with a jack
knife.
His neat coot cell was burglar
proof, which was a real comfort. At
night he slept .the sleep of the just,
knowing that his valuables were safe
and his privacy proof against invasion.
Then, too, all sorts of celebrities
demonstrated to the convicts the
theory of relativity, and for five
hours held them absolutely breath
less with' interest and excitement
Then there was always the work
not .just making little ones. of . big
ones the way they used to do,.-but
fhop work, with machines and in
the chemical laboratory.
One picked up many ideas at the
lathe or at the retort that would be
sure to be useful later on.
In the evening there was always
music, and close harmony in inter
vals between band concerts.
There was a penmanship class
conaucteo by a celebrated forger,
and a financial school' directed by a
former Wall street : man who had
touiid shelter there during a peneral
demand for an interview with him
Dy tormer owners of his fortune.
It was all entertaining and profit
able. .'-
Gilbert would like to go back.' He
nas written . out an application tor
anotner term. But just nowr all
the places are taken, so he will have
to go on the waiting list. . -v :
It is a sad case, but there didn't
seem to. be anything we could do
:.bout it, so we bade him good-bye.
When he left our watch was gone.
Perhaps he will realize his hopes
sooner than he expected. He will
if we have any influence with the
police.
(Copyright. 1921, Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Ashes of Hoosier Poet Are "
Scattered to Four Winds
Oakland, Ql., Oct. IS. To carry
out Jhe dying wishes of Richard Lew
Dawson, Indiana poet, that his ashes
be scattered to the four winds from
the same funeral pyre from which
the ashes of Joaquin Miller, Poet of
the Sierras, were cast in1913, a pil
grimage of friends recently visited
"The Hights," Miller's rustic home
in the hills, and there carried out the
ceremonyi - ,-, -
Dawson, a true lover of 'nature,
was a great admirer of Miller, and it
was one of his last requests that, if
possible, his remains be finally con
signed to the ground on the spot
made so beautiful by the love and
rare and sanctified as the last rest
ing place of his old friend -
"I I don't think I do," faltered
Helen.
"Well, you ought to," crossly
"You think about it. when you get
home. Didn't some one just try an'
persuade you from sumpin you
wanted to do?"
"Not that -1 know of," painfully
conscious of many backward
glances.
"Yes, ' they didl" with an im
patience she always showed when
contradicted. "Now I'm goin' to talk
to somebody else, That . 'ittle lady
right here in front. You came to find
out -bout a young man. Yes, ' you
did you needn't blush. .Well, he's
very nice but he's not the marryin'
kind. Isn't that so?"
"I don't - know," stammered the
rather pretty blond, much em
barrassed. "Well, it's better to have a true,
friend than a fickle husband. And
you're not satisfied with bther con
ditions surrounding you? Isn't that
SO? ';..'.".. '.'. ;
The girl admitted that it was.
"They're going to improve. But be
careful; about signing any papers I
see the word 'Insurance'." Then ir
revelantly, "Don't your bed face
east?" - -
"Why no," after a moment's
consideration. "It faces west."
"West? Wait a minute," her hand
to her head.. "Oh, yes.T was looking
at the foot. That faces east that's
what I meant. Now, tonight, you
turn it round so the head faces
north. Your vibrations will , be
better."
Other readings, all padded with
glittering generalities, followed. Al
ways, she touched on poor health
and unsatisfactory financial condi
tionsthat were soon to improve.
Som. Mary, John, or William from
the spirit world was there to help
almost every one. ,
If the messages were a little
vague, .more acnmte ones were
promised for next week. And for the
sum of five dollars a private seance
could be had in which more de
tailed and intimate advice would be
given.
hven Helen squirmed a little over
some of the most obvious evasions,
and she had to keep nudging Warren
to subdue his disgusted grunts.
Wish 1 could play piano. Coyly
sidling over to the instrument, "Lot
tie fingered the keys. I likes a
piano. JJon t that sound pitty r
pounding one note. Well, I must
go now. Be sure to come next
Tuesday 111 have more messages.
Goodnight, everybody, goodnight,"
waving her hankerchief.
"Gobdnight, Lottie," chorused sev
eral women, evidently habitues.
"Let's get out of here," Warren
snatched up his' hat and stick.
As they were in the last row, he
was out in the hall before Helen
could protest.
"Oh, it seems rude to go off with
out speaking to Mrs. Stevens,"
reluctantly following him down.
"I'm afraid she'll be offended.
"She'd be a lot more offended if I
told her what I thought of that per
formance. That Lottie stuff was too
much for me"
"Warren, why did you lead her
on: Why did . you keep saying
'ves'?"
"Wanted to see how far she'd go.'
She sized me up for a promoter so
I thought I'd help her along a bit."
"But it wasn't fair to mislead her,"
as they came out on the street.
"Fair I Why, the whole thing's
bunk from start to finish. She isn't
even a good actress. Half the time
she forgot her baby talk. One min
ute shed be babbling about the
'pitty lady' the next she'd come out
with some jaw-breakers. And her
slang was up-to-the-minute."
"Yes, that wasn't very convincing
yet she did get some things right.
That old man in front of us she
told him"
"What'd she tell him? That h
was in poor health and financial dil .
hculties. 1 could ve told him thaw
much without ringing in Little Lot
tie." "But that woman she told about
the money coming from China
"Oh. she had a line on her she'd -been
there before. Yotr-could tell
that by the way she kept chirping,
'Yes, Lottie' 'Thank you. Lottie.'"
. "But, dear, there must be some
thing in it. Think of Sir Oliver
Lodge. Conan Doyle and all the
really big people interested in spirit
ualism." "I'm not talking about scientific
investigators. But that show tonight
was pretty raw. What did Lottie say
to that blond 'better have a true
friend than a fickle husband? How's
that for an infant prodigy? No
wonder she's in the spirit world.
Much too bright to live. Little Lot
tie must've 'passed out' with com
bustton of the bramr .
Next week: An Adventure
Greenwich Village. "
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