Daily globe., 1883-11-04
The Mystefy Of the
Metropolitan.
COiiTe Har7o@.3

'2i2." This room hOZSGd on Prince stree:
and was abo15 ten feet wide by fffteer
long With an ofcoVe for %1e bed adjoining tht
main hail, While & narrow hall led from the
main ilan to the room by tie side Of th"
alcoFe- ! am th1Is particular in describing
tfe room because ii hss a directbe;ring upon
l.. -Qty shall relate.
ION bas but one window, and beside
that 9 fireplace, and both together take
up the - vail space. An old-fashiorec
bureau st<> '.T the window On the left hand
on entering o. room. 4 stationary wash
Stald, with {. IL aide gas burner above, was
placed between tll 'IIre.au and the door lead
ing into toe little hal. A rather faded Brus-
saIs carpet covered tie 9oo~, and small oval
mar5ie-6oPpoi taJ4o stood il the centre OF
the room. 4 couple Of easy chars. and tive
plain chairs also stood about. On the right
hand side Of the room yyas a wardrobe near
the foot F the bed, just outside the alcove,
and be5yga thai and the fireplace was a
lounge. Thi5 ~lpleted the furnishing Of the
room.
Lad arrived fr9-o q raiiroasi Journey and
wa cry tired, but in s1pecb health. [
never ORG likely 10 indulge in visions;
and L Wis & DISTINCTLY understood that am
not q SDiriJualis5, and do not believe in
spiritual manifestations IN any way. I re-
late what 1 have TO say just as it happened,
Ieavine, the exclamation to anv one who can
explaini it.
[ arrived. as I sav. and vyas eivon this
room. had my dipna, served in the room.
and so. rbora uutii r.arl,- Jnidria-s,t writing
letters. and then calling the bsH-bcv and
givin- him the Irtl44s. T closed and locked
the outer han door and then the inner ono
AMI after looking at several r,botoy1aDhs Of
friends ! left tierl and my writing 17,atariolq
on Che table. and went to bed. fra as,s,3,ia5
myself thai 1tere was no possibility Of any
one o,l,-fn.- die room by tho ygi-ltlo,v There
were I'D rraus9as. only q sort Of window
blind sl.l-vsrl, over the head Of line he'd for
air loft the gas tur1le9 uu slightly. and :ba
little table by the siGa of the stationary wash,
stand, where hasl drawn IL for the sake of
light, LLsro Uain4s NJ other burner In the
room.
Be.u- very healthy tired. and not tro,lbIed
l,y bal conscience or digestion. went f.,
sleep almost as soon Us was comfortably
settled ia bed. and do not l-rcw bon i0nQ
slept. Suddenly / woke an ID bolt upright
in bed, and saw two men III the room. The
light way bright, and they were seated at the
right hand side OF the room at the foot of my
bed One was on the sofa ana tho other on a
chair, ana the little InArble-t0pped table was
between them, aud on this table tEoy were
playing eucllre. heard no words. but knew
1t was egchre. because | understand that
game fairly we'll myself
lie who was sitting, or rather reclining, on
the sofa Was O deEcat1-4ooking man, like ore
in poor hepth, and he was dressed IN light
suit of clothes He b ad thi1 reddish hair and
atI0gg'n, beard His forehead was unllstl-
ally broad and hta and tho rest Of his face
was So ,s.a that tn pointed beard gave him
a auoculiar look. urs hands were loug and
thin. and his left wrist WIS niis,har.n. a., if
it had once hcaa broi,ou and badly set.
The othqr man was stout, dark, with rierc-
ing black ewes and ayobrous which seemed
to siaui uut ,5.aj,it. His hair was straight
and ,acL ard very black and shining. His
lnus,acha was tbi-i. and droopin-. Atone
cor. p ar +h, month Il cau'l r,lt.roh7ry-hich
-vnsa It.lls -,ar l.isea o. letter Y I'M shaue
ayi hi. faa. and chin h,,.{ that ne,qiGar biue
tipga thqt .,,oe .lar'- men have ,vhe, newly,
shaved Ffs t,as b,ol..sn. ,vi-l,rl He vas
dressed E., Jarls cie,alur. They had i5laycd
o;.s ons I4rtiaui Lad p'avoi lr. t-j,,, o,, t!,e
next y.i.-. rst.,.l t.i.,- seemed ..t.7-v and
1ue,...'f.,, -,iau..t b,tf} mo- -,1n5 and In
an i,..,.. -5. ,- i-.,. o,.i,.l-1, ,i,,,7 I-,if,
and ..,..r,.i t!la o+I,,,. d., an. ieft brr,s. Tim
i.i.r. r.ncttss,,l f., .,is very hiI6 lie shiy-
e.-I g, .-tl,, his e,-,. ..la...i and b., ,y,s ,i,od
Then th,otfsr ons r.s, 9nB lifted rn the
inert l-iglt arm and draw IL forward. and
cl.s,,a4 th, hand around The handle OF fra
l,n.le and pushed sie tlbeeI eIoser4,,,til IT ball
t... ,,y. of ,l,s dent man Il, surl, g, -e,eti,n
,s v.,..I3 Keep fhe arr, from falling arai..
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