TIBBY [Illustration] TIBBY _A Novel Dealing with Psychic Forces and Telepathy_ BY ROSETTA LUCE GILCHRIST Author of “_Apples of Sodom_,” etc. “The practical effect of a belief is the best test of its soundness.”—_Froude._ NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON THE NEALE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1904 Copyright, 1904 By ROSETTA LUCE GILCHRIST To my daughter Jessamine, who discovered and introduced Tibby to the Author CONTENTS Chapter. Page. I. The Fair Unknown, 9 II. Tibby’s Eyes, 18 III. The New Acquaintance, 27 IV. Through Clairvoyant Vision, 33 V. The Letter, 44 VI. An Old-Fashioned Journey, 48 VII. In the New Home, 64 VIII. Mother and Child, 74 IX. A New Development, 81 X. The Ghosts of the Cabinet, 86 XI. The Fire, 96 XII. A New Medium, 104 XIII. A Domestic Jar, 114 XIV. Before the Public, 122 XV. Welcome Guests, 126 XVI. An Old Acquaintance, 136 XVII. An Old-Time Seance Amidst Old-Time Scenes and Old-Time Folks, 151 XVIII. Major Walden, 172 XIX. Led into Error, 180 XX. Spirits of the Air, 193 XXI. The Reaper, 202 XXII. New Arrivals, 209 XXIII. The Counterplot, 223 XXIV. The Trail of the Serpent, 232 XXV. Tibby Conquers, 241 XXVI. Esther’s Disappearance, 255