The Green Mouse

Events Succeeding the Wedding J

ocedure; neither did her younger, married sister, Ethelinda, nor t

ssa, and her brother-in-law reluctantly relinq

" he began, ris

ized him and bit

ety be known as The G

ed?" asked

eplied her s

your young man

hat he means it is to be th

n, gravely; and the mot

sa,

ly recognized he

f this society be to make it

a scrap of paper and began to figure u

im and leaned back, playing a tattoo wit

reeable voice, looking a

economical experiments in connection with your father's Wireless Trust, I have accident

skeptical; Linda watched her

that great unknown force which, for lack of a better name, we call fate, or predestination. And I am convinced that by intercepting one of these currents it is possible to connect the subconscious personalities of two people o

nda, "how exquisitely y

Sacharissa; "g

a thousand dollars apiece for me to experiment w

jeweler's case and took out a delicate machine

the receiver flow all psychical emanations from that unsuspicious citizen. The machine is charged, positively. Then I saunter up to some man, place the instrument on a table--like t

" asked S

created, the only woman on earth whose psychic personality is prope

s?" asked Sacharissa, incredulously.

ntacle. It's done; psychical communication is established. And that man and that woman, wherever they may be on earth, surely, inexorab

at the little jewel-like machine with a slight

ry and how much is fact?--for, William

your father's footman, and in a week he'd

bserved Sacharissa, and added, uncon

nly did,"

I believe in it.

y it is another. You and I may believe in Green Mouse, Limited,

ing on people. They may not like the idea, but they'll be so grate

ssa, "that their bliss was entirely due

nk of the time it will save young men barking up wrong trees! Think of the trouble saved

ate psychical current which will clinch the only girl in the world. Engagem

e no fun in it. However," she added, smiling, "I don't believe in your theory or your

tock?" asked Linda. "I do need s

ent a little further,

pencil and lay the Social Register before me. W

of our friends

It's fair for everybody. Come; do y

mised do

dfold me, somebody. The bus will be here in half an

herself on an arm of the chair watching the pencil hovering over the

arissa, "and this name!" ma

tempted to arrest the pencil; b

, whisking the handkerchief from her eyes

ge, she saw that she h

Destyn, hastily. "That does

ting whether to take it seriously or laugh. "We all p

paring the handkerchief and layin

k my word, even to myself," she said, la

Linda, uneasily. "I believe in William's machine whether you do or

o back out now," said Sacharissa, forcing a smile; for Destyn's and

ody pretty soon you'd better no

anybody, just now, do you, dear?" asked L

uneasy, bit her underlip and sa

d, one of those girls with long lim

a mass of chestnut hair, a sweet mouth an

over the other, slim foot swinging,

of it," she said resolutely. "I sai

en't thinking of ourselv

ase us," retorted

ample, your pencil had marked William's

a, turning her honest, gray

I'd only be switched on to Linda's cur

ghtful and serious,

at once. If there's anything in this instrument we'll

tearfully, "don't y

liness of love and marriage I might as well know who the bandarlog is to be.... Anyway, I don't really believe in this thing.... I can't believe in i

he asked, sec

tation of indifference. And sh

his wife. He wa

not going to like Rissa's possible f--f

id her sister defiantly. "Willy, stop making frighten

glitter of shifting clockwo

chical current bottled up?" she asked di

oking very se

itch me on to this unknown g

r, how can you when nobody has the faintes

er sister, masking misgiv

um, vibrating for a few moments like a thread of silver.

ried Linda, excitedly. "Rissy! Rissy

eel a bit different--not the least bit. I feel perfectly well and perfectly calm. I don't love

ung and inexperienced she felt. She found it agreeable to be fussed over and comforted and cradled, and for a f

d, looking dreamily up at the ceiling; "don'

"the Green Mouse, Limited, will go into liquidation with no liabilities an

e a low desire for money before your o

ing, of c

pray for the immediate bank

ppy marriage. I'm for wedding bells every time. Sacharissa will like it, too. I don't know why you and I shouldn't

lli

darl

g money before my s

see why we can't consci

arose and fled. After her sped the contrite Destyn; a distant door shut noisily

ing to the window, slim hands