New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03

Is 20 say 20, n eontiemen can manage to go in my
stead ~ eaid Ivon pood
Leave the matter to me- Sa erd g tIn p SOVu
naturedly / know the man W. W. A O0 PN0'
also Leave Rogers to his DoCss., o,,or Poodle
had left the room. the other paao ,.,h hich he
with surprise upon the ers he spent some time
nad ipri 20 convince himself that he would
have acted Just as he did had the s @ ocoan
not been hanging oves him. aD,etu TO him. and under
snH "Reminiscences he would have STOOD OUT a%sinsO
IT, III it were absolutely necessaS ~ oJ he naed
but as Lyon was to attena " '"0
For more than tgenty-four hours nc sucgee 1aIs
go well in this purpose as to q1so sui - ~ n
for he had begun TO lose coDnueeo a. 80 -, ~ nnt
over his thoughts In the ao"rred which again
day. however, an event occurIeu mmivH
flooded his mind with unweicgIutS toi4 . snddon
he started TO rise from his desk ~ III heort snn
faintness and violent huttet. ;ring tbronsbont
tb svstcm and spasm Of pain. He staggered
back into his seat terribly fr'gntenseae;; inc
naroxvsrn was over in an instant. ana uiu not He-
itnrr bnt the naleness had not left his features
few minutes later when the senior partner entered
the room. -. 1,o,ons,s fooo
Hardness stopped short on seeing aGgsrslS 1S o0
and said MY dear fellow YOU PoSiu''iS iooN
i'll don't like it at ALL all n osson+oa
Rogers, nervousy. w., ,,,,s. .o,,o n rcs,
Novy look here. Lyon has not been down today
and 'MrS Iyon has lust called to SAY that he has
another attack of rheumatism, ana that III may
last him week or two Wha do1 IN ' to Ventura
can't that is certain. Now, why don't you go =
Rogers turned on him and spoke with almost
savage emphasis: van go sboiI No. @ nn tho
peated it; :" will 90: and u shall DO on lhe
twenty-slXth.' -. l.. .;1o,oo
!" You speak in q strange manner he said. as
though something were troubling YOU
Rogers drew his hand slowly over his eyes.
Several odd things have happened 10 me OF
late" he confessed: cannot explain 70 you
TO superstitious fancieS / suppose such things
never trouble you"
often, oftcn,S said the senior member, drop
ping into seat; but had imagined thS , you
by such folly. For myself. | have been addicted
TO that sort Of thing constantly that have, AT
last, formulated theory, on the suoIect Dia
ever mention II to you? hoid that supers.,eo .,
but il you repudiate it. IL Is dead III you have
the strength OF will 10 90 deliberately ana DO
what the portent, whatever u may be warns you
against, you are safe from ITS influence. III you
dodge the event, Of course you dodge the calamity
But now IT, believing in the danger signal You
either accidentally or thoughtlessly DO what you
are warned against, then the omen holds good
because you still believe in IT, Do you catch the
idea ?"
II think I do answered Rogers; and after
some more conversation concerning the AFFAIRS OF
the ventura,
IL may have been the consolation OF the Ilast.
ness philosophy which stole over the troubled
mind OF Mr. Clark Rogers, or It may have been
that The sudden ensrti n Of his wi R9w Sc re-
the perturbed condition OF feeling did not return.
Twice more the strange sensations nj the heart
were experienced, but although they caused him
anxiety, he was not unneryed, as be had been
upon the first attack lie determined however,
&c see a physician. and learn whether any imme-
date difficulty was indicated by these symptoms
So completely had he driven tho ghostiy message
from his thoughts that he did not remember that
this visit 20 the doctor had been predicted until
he stood before the door Of the office In the dusk
of the evening
seized him, and for an instant he felt sick and
faint A moment later no regainGd control Of
himself. and laughed carelesSly as he remem-
bered how absurdly the medium had failed In his
effort 20 describe the physicians appearance.
8" Ii the doctor IN p he asked Of the servant
who answered the bell.
The gas had not been lighted. and the Office
was quite dark. Mr.. Rogers seated himself near
one OF the windows, and presently q man entered
az the other side OF the room whom he did not
recognize. but whom he saw by his stature could
not be Dr. Bond.
Excuse me moment until | light tho sas,'
said n voice. which sounded Familiarity on his
ear; " Dr. Bond Is out o. the city, Mr. Rogers,
but suppose you would lust as soon consult with
me'
aB he spoke, the Hght 1Ahneu anu nc htoOu
revealed. a well-lnown physician and n member Of
Rogerss own club; short mGn, with very bushy
eyebrows and a gray mustache
On the evening OF the next day, as Mr. Hnrk-
ness was dining alone with his wife, he remarked
to her that Rogers had received a bad blow that
morning.
Rogers heir you know" said he is his
sisters son, a young fellow by the name Of West
TO the effect that he had committed serious de-
facation, ana had bolted for Canada. 10 is a
terrible affair, and i never saw man SO com
pletely overcome Rogers was. He seemed I'M
able TO control himself and has done nothing bat
brood over 10 all day. lie bad some hope that 10
was false, but on telegraphing Tor information,
che report was entirely confirmed. BY n curious
coincidence he went 10 see DR.. Griffith last night.
who warned him that there is something the mat
ter with his heart and that he had best see TO il
that his affairs all in order He had intended
10 make u new WILL and now this occurrence up
sets all his previous arrangements"
Whom win he leave his money 10. do you
suppose p asked Mrs. Hardness
" He told me who his heir would be, for the
reason that he expects 70 depend upon me %
carry out the provisions Of the will in case he
should die suddenly, but IL was under promise OF
secrecy The person is not relative IL seems
there was some sort OF youthful romantic
attachment
How oddi7 exclaimed the Indy one would
not suspect il Of man like Mr.. Rogers
The next day the will was drawn and attested,
and temporary sensation of relief took possession
OF the tortured mind OF Clark Rogers. In spite
Of repeated assurances 20 the contrary, lac had
come 20 accept the utterances Of the alleged spirit
as true and had put into the VIII the name OF the
woman he had once promised 10 marry. lie en-
deavored TO make himself believe that he would
have done this Just the same, had it not been
suggested 20 him Tie had never been without 0
suspicion that he Ind misjudged Mary, and this
was nothing but effort 20 repair the wrong
0nco more he found distraction IN his work, and
for day thrust away the dread of what was to
come.
II was late in the afternoon OF the 25th that
the panic again seized him, and the courage with
which he had determined 10 meet and overthrow
his supeButious fancies suddenly cvnporated. The
succession OF proofs rose before him like the
vision OF kings 10 Macbeth. But one part OF tho
message remained unfulflled That he should go q
sea on the oCth, and there meet his death. And
he was going 20 meet fate, instead OF avoiding
| the chance OF It's contamination. No power could
| carry him on shipboard IL he refused TO go. and
there was no reason why he should not delay thC
proposed voyage. The doctor had especially warned
! him to avoid worry and excitement, and by de
| Gliding TO go on some other date no could save
| himself this agitation, foolish IL was, 20 be sure
| but none the less positive;
and una ohont 10 90 10 the senior partner, Wher