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228 THH FACH OF ROSHENFEL. to interest her in other things. Once get her mind out of its preseut unhealthy rut of thought, and you will have nomoretrouble. ‘hese things are entirely nervous in their origin. ‘he only way to cure them is by allay- ing the excitement.’ In the end I found the physician had told the truth. As long as my mother continued to be excited about, and interested in, ‘ Spiritualistic mani- festation,’ she was liable to the trances; but when, by my aid and her own determined efforts, she had accus- tomed herself to think of other things, the trances left her and never returned. Julian, dear, I suppose you will say it is silly and girlish, but I have an uncontrol- able horror and dread of these things. They frighten me. I could conceive of no worse fate than to replace the sunshine of my life with the darkness and gloom of a mind tortured by such spectres, and my fear is greater because I fancy | am predisposed to such things.” ‘‘That is a morbid fancy, little wife, growing, I fear, out of your unfortunately solitary and lonely childhood. A few years of bird songs and blue sky will cure you. Something has occurred to you of late, dear, to remind you of all this. Goon. Don’t be afraid to tell me.” «‘ Yes, Julian, something did happen to me. I don’t know why it was. Perhaps my head was weak from my sickness. But in the first days of my recovery, as I lay there listlessly on the bed, I. frequently fell into trance- like states. I have found out since, that by res:sting the feeling when it first approaches, I can break the spell, but I was too weak and lacking in determination then. This grew upon me, and I beceme frightened. I remembered what the doctor had told me about my mother, and by forcing my mind to think of other things | have succeeded in freeing myself from the tae ea: 7 comicbook Ao as, : me ¢ . : = "4 . . : ; a ; — 2 fo : = ¥ Pas 3 57 + sh ween 8ST r= MA ee i raat a vs - ri te ee n as" S > . eo 3 ‘ ‘ 3S ~ - a : Sh : =~ 3 : ee, re ~ es ae ana F a rel ee = oH el ¢ H epee s - “SP sd ee | — 3 ee oe . \ 40 < wre ae e- wee ~ ~ ‘ 7 + a, . < Ne = a ae a2 ri oy : ms ; - Vetnd . = eC — Calg Ae —— ? 4 i,) * ~~ Cr —— 7 ae 7 B+ al “ J wr oe > P|, | ad =% : 7 4 a SY = > as: ee ~t ae er > - $ ar | = * + = 7 ae — "| . = ny a ‘7 a = —— A = in ~ > me —= Fe a