San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-31


Now for my objection. which seems almost
a laughabIe one. l Ubi'vtrd on the score OF
the extraordinary resemblance which, SO FAR
as a man may resemble q Ne. .rau. existed h,--
tween Charles Garrison ana Madeline Row
an The more | saw thym tu-stlrr the mon,
was struck by H. A stranger might well
have taken them for twin brother and sister.
The same delicate features. drawn In the
same lines; the same sOft, dark, dreamy eyes;
even the same shaped heads Comparing the
two, il needed no phrenOlOgist or physiogro-
mist to tell you that where one cXcrlled the
other excelled; where one failed. the other
was wanting. Now. could have selected a
wife for my friend, | would have chosen one
with habits and constitution entirely different
from his own. She should have been a
bright, bustling woman, with lots of energy
and common sense-One who would have
ratified him about and kept him going-nOt a
lovely dark-eyed dreamy girl. who could Tor
hours at a stretch make herself Supremacy
happy if only sitting at her lovers feet and
speaking no word Yet they were hand
some couple, and never have ! seen two ppO-
pie so utterly devoted to each other rs those
two seemed to be during those autumn days
which spent with them.
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their mental resemblance. One evening,
Carriston, Madeline. and were sitting out
of doors, watching the gray mist deepening
in the valley at our feet Two of the party
were, of course, hand in hand. the third seat
ed at discreet distance-not ~ far away rs
to preclude conversation, but far enough oil
to be able to pretcnG hat lie saw and heard
only what was intended for his eyes and
ears.
How certain topics which would have
avoided discussing with CHrriSton. were
started hardy remember. Probably some
strange tale had D.rn passed down from
wilder and even more solitary regions than
oms-Somc ridiculous tale Of Highland super
stitiOn. no doubt cm5eIlishrd and augmented
by each one who repeated it TO his fellows.
From her aWcd talk | soon found that Made
line Rowan, perhaps by reason of the Scotch
blood in her veins was as firm a believer in
things visionary and beyond nature az ever
Charles CarriStOn in his SilicSt moments
could be. As soon as ! could | stopped the
talk, and the next day, finding tine girl for a
few minutes alone, told her plainly that sub
jects of this kind should be Kept as far as
possible from her future husbands thoughts.
She promised obedience, with dreamy eyes
which looked as far away and full Of visions
as CaTiStOn's.
by the bye" said, has he ever spoken
to you about seeing strange things?'
Yes; he has limited at it,"
And you believe him?"
"Of course | dO--he told me So
This was unanswerablc. "A pretty pair
they will make" | muttercd, as Madeline
slipped from me to welcome her lover. who
was approaching. They will see ghosts in
every corner, and COLLINS behind every cur
tain"
Nevertheless, the young people had no
doubts about their coming bliss. Everything
was going smoothly and pleasantly for them.
CarriStOn had at once spoken to Madeline'S
aunt, and obtained the old ScOtchwOman's
ready consent to their union. | was rather
veXed at his still keeping to hisabSurd within,
and cOncealing his true name. He said he
was afraid of alarming his aunt by telling
her he was passing under an alias, whilst if
he gave Madeline his true reason for so doing
she would be miserable Moreover, | found
he had formed the romantic plan of marry
ing her without telling her in what an envi-
able position she would be placed, so far as
worldly gear went. A kind Of Lord of Bur-
leigh surprise no doubt commended itself to
his imaginative brain.
The last day of my holiday came. | babe
a long and sad farewell to lake and mount
ain, and, accompanied by CarriatOn, started
for home. | did not see the parting proper
between the'yOung peOple-that was far too
sacred a thing to be intrudcd upOn-but even
when that IH0tlactcd affair WAS over. | wait
ed many, many minutes whilst CarTiStOn
stood hand in hand with Madeline comfort
ing himself and her by rcterating "Omly six
weekS-sX short weeks. And then-and
Them 1t was the girl who at last tore her
self away, and then CaniStOn mounted re-
luctantly by my side on the rough vehicle.
From Edinburgh we Travelled by the night
train. The greater part of the way we had
the compartment to ourselves. CarriStOn, as
a lover will, talked of nothing but coming
bliss and his plans for the future. After a
while i grew quite weary of the mOnOtOny of
the subject and at last dOZed Off and for
some little time slept. The shrill whistle
which told us tunnel was at hand aroused
me. My companion was sitting opposite to
me, and as | glanced across at him my atten-
ton was arrested by the same strange in
tense look which had on previous Occa-
sion at Bettws-y-COed noticed in his eyes
the same fixed Stare-the same ObliviOusnesS
to all that was passing. Remembering his
request, l shook him, somewhat roughly,
back to his senses. He regarded me for a
moment vacantly, then said:
Now have found out what was wanting
to make the power told you of complete. l
could see her if wished"
''Of course you can see her--in your minds
eye. AllloverS can do that"
IF tried | could see her bOdily-know
exactly what she is doing" He spoke with
an air of complete conviction.
''rhen hope, for the sake of mOdesty, you
won't try. 1t is now nearly three O'Clock.
She ought to be in bed and asleep"
/ spoke lightly, thinking il better to try and
laugh him out of his folly. lie took no no
tice of my sorry joke.
mo" he said, quietly, Il am not going to
try. But / know now what was wanting.
LOve-such love as mine-such love as hers
makes the connecting link, and enables sight
or some other sense to cross over space, and
pass through every material obstacle"
Look here, CarristOn,"I said seriously,
''yOu are talking as mailman talks. don't
want to brighten you, but am bound both
as a doctor and your sincere friend to tell you
that unless you cure yourself of these absurd
decisions they will grow upon YOU develop
fresh forms, and you will probably end your
days under restraint. Ask any doctor, he
will tell you the same"
Doctors are clever race" answered my
strange young friend, "but they don't know
everything.
So saying he closed his eyes and appeared
to sleep.
Weparted upon reaching London. Many