Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-06

hands and his elbows resting on his knees.
At her first movement ESQ she told meg he
rose from his seat and knelt by her bedside,
declaring he would never rise again until
he had received pardon, and offering there
and then to 90 away, i she so desired, for
ever. leaving her house and grounds and
half his fortune. I need scarcely say that
he was forgiven, and did not 60 away, and
that in truth this strange and violent scene,
and the bitter repentance which followed on
Hennell's part, only bound husband and
wife in closer ties.
heard the whole story afterward from
Hennelrs own lps-how that the row with
the groom had thrown him entirely of his
balance and let loose the demon of passion
which had been long chained mp. One
devil loose had brought in another for COM
pany, viz, jealousy, and he had charged his
wife with dishonorable relations with my
self. The scorn with which she treated the
charge, being too proud even TO reLut it,
had maddened him, and he had actually
seized her by the throat, when she stepped
backward, and, her foot catching in her
dressing gown, she fell, and was stunned by
the fall.
Thus had my dream been realized, real
ized partly by itsown baleful influence upon
myself and others; but there still remains
the mystery-why did 1 see.those two faces
in my dream? Why were they associated
together in the dream, as they were after
ward in reality? 1 confess it has shaken
my skepticism as regards the things mot
dreamed of in our philosophy"
PoURsUIvANT.
1t is all explained at last, and can stil
dispense with the aid of the supernatural.
Last night we we're gathered together round
Hennell's freside-a motley group OF au-
thors, artists and scientists, such as Mrs.
Hennell loved to bring together.
The conversation turned on art in general
and pictures in particular.
"Did you see Van Hagan's weird exhibit
ton last year?" asks young Lawrence, the
artist. ''There was one CHASTITY picture of
a man strangling a woman in bedroom. "
Ny thoughts at once rushed to Hennell and
his wife, and trembled for the result of the
speech; but both husband and wife were
calm as a summers night-they had buried
tine past forever.
"The only thing in the picture which
pleased me-" continued the speaker, "was
the painting of the furniture and surround
ings in the room, and the reflection of the
woman in large cheval glass. Hello! old
fello, got 'em againl" suddenly exclaimed
the irreverent young fellow, addressing my
self, and at that moment 1 caught sight Of
myself in the mirror of a sideboard; was as
a man who had seen ghost.
go on" cried; describe the picture in
detail" Lawrence did so, and the whole
company listened with heightened interest
to his description.
Then turned to Hennell and asked:
did you visit that exhibition
Certainly, ard Edith with me; it was
shortly after our engagement"
And did you see that picture?"
ave did, undoubtedly; for had to drag
Edith away from it at last. She seemed
fascinated by it."
"What was about the date Of your visit to
the exhibition"
"Well, happen to know the date exactly,
as it was the date of our annual dinner at
the - Club. June q, 18-."
'Then 1 have solved the mvsteryp I
cried with great excitement.
"Highly interesting" quoth Griggs, the
theosophist, especially ii we happened to
know what the mystery isG'
Thereupon 1 had to relate the story, the
details of which are known to the reader,
X,
very extraordinarily exclaims Griggs,
now serious and on the scent of what he
supposed q fresh exhibition of things be-
hind the veil, "and no doubt explicable by
occult science"
"There is much easier explanation than
that, my friend" /" replied. 'I was at that
exhibition, and stood before that picture
long enough to get its details impressed
upon my brain. As 1 turned away Hen
nell and his lady love, now our honored
and beloved hostess" (with a bow to Mrs.
HennelD, "also stood inIfront of that pict-
ure, and, although then unknown to me,
their striking and handsome countenances"
with another bow to host and hostess)
made another, though unconscious. i'm
preston on my brain"
"On your heart, old man." chimed in the
incorrigible Griggs.
II left the exhibition, and on reaching
home was called at once to see one of nv
wealthy patients, ought to say my one
wealthy patient, for such he was at that
time. 1t was bad case, and I had to sit
up with MIN all night, and for several days
1 was in constant attendance upon my
patient and scarcely had nights rest
"Then 1 got a whole nights rest, and
near morning dreamed my dream; but,
owing to the vagaries which the mind plays
in dreams, while retaining intact the vision
of the room in the picture caused the man
and wife In the picture to change faces with
the lady and gentleman who were looking
upon it at the same time as myself"
"Then Hennell did not murder you, after
all, Mrs. Hennell?" cried Lawrence.
mo, by the grace OF Godr' replied Hen
nell, with solemnity only understood by
two persons present-his wife and myself
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