Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-20
CalliStOls Gift.
py HUGH CONWAY.
PART I.
TOLD ny PHILIP BRAND, NJ. D., LONDON.

by the bye" I sara, has he ever spokpB
10 you about seeing strange thingss''
"Yes; he has limited at It." ~
"And you believe him?'
'Of course i do-he told me sou
This was unanswerable "A pretty pali
they viii make" | muttered, as Madeline
slipped from me 10 welcome her lover. who
was approaching. They will see ghosts In
every corner, and goblins behind every cur.
tain,
Nevertheless, the young people Md Ia
doubts abou, their coming bliss. Eyerything
was going smoothly and pleasantly for them
GARRISON had at once spoken 10 Madeline
aunt and obtained the old Scotchwo,nan's
ready consent to their union. 1 was rather
vexed at his still keeping TO his absurd Whim,
ana concealing his true name. He said he
was afraid OF aierming his aunt by telling
her he was passing under an alias, whilst II
he gave Madeline his true reason for 20 doing
she would be miserable Moreover. / found
he bad formed the romantic plan Of marry.
ing her without telling her In what an pnyt.
able position she would be placed, SO far as
worldly gear went A kind Of Lord of Bur
leigh surprise no doubt commended itself 10
his imaginative brain.
Toe last day OF my holiday carie. badc
D long and sad farewell u lake and mount
ain, and, accompanied by GARRISON, started
for home did not see the parting proper
between The young p~eople-that was Far loo
sacred a thing to be intmded upon-but even
when that protractod affair was over. | wait
ed many, many minute. whilst Carris,on
stood hand in hand with Madeline. comfort.
Ing himself and her by reiterating "Only six
weeks six short weeks! And theh-and
thenP' 1t was the gIrl who at last tore her
sell away, and then CarTiston mounted re-
luctanuy 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 10 ourselves Carriston. as
h lover will, talked of nothing but coming
bliss and his plans Tor the future. After a
while l grew quite weary of the monotony OF
the subject, and at last dozed off, and fof
some little time slept. The shrili whistle
which told us a tunnel wa al hand aroused
me. Ny companion was sitting opposite 10
me, and as glanced across at him my atten-
ton was arrested by the same strange in
tense look which | had OF a previous occa-
sion at Bettwsy-Coed noticed in his eyes
the same fixed stare-the same righteousness
TO all that was passing, Remembering hts
request, l shook him, somewhat roughly,
back to his senses. He regarded Inc for q
moment vacantly, then said:
Nov have found out what was wanting
TO make the power I told you of complete. /
could see her II | wished"
'Of course you can see her-in your minds
eye. All lovers can do that
III ] tried ] could see her bodily-know
exactly what she is doing" He spoke with
Al air of complete conviction,
"Ihen | hope, for the sake OF modesty. YOU
won't try. IL Is 10Y nearly three O'Clock.
She ought 10 be IN bed and asleep
; spoke lightly, thinking 1t better 10 try and
laugh him out of his folly lie took no no
tice Of my sorry Joke
No" he said, quietly, II am not going 10
try. But ! know now what was wanting.
Lov-such love as mine-such love az hers
makes the connecting link, and enables sight
or some other sense to cross over space, and
pass through every material obstacle"
Look here, Caniston," i said seriously
"you are talking as a mailman talks. I don't
want TO brighten you, bat I am bound both
as a doctor and your slncrte friend 10 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
wilkAcll you the same"
"pJstors are a clever race" answered my
strange young friend, but they don't know
everything.
> So saying he closed his eyes and appeared
10 sleep.
We parted upon resching London. Many
hind words and wishes passed between us,
end I gave him some more wellmeant, and,
believed, needed warnings. lie was going
down to see his uncle, the barohet. Then he
mad some matters 10 arrange with his lawyers,
and above all, had 10 select q residence for
himself and his wife. He would, no doubt,
oe In London for a short time III possible
he would come and see me Anyway, he
would write and let me know the exact date
OF his approaching marriage. If | could
manage TO come 10 1t, so much the better. II
not, he would try, as they passed through
town, TO bring his bride To pay me a flying
and friendly visit. He left me In the best of
spirits, and l went back 10 my patients and
worked hard to make up lost ground, and
counteract whatever errors had been COM
mitted by my substitute.
S6he six weeks sfterward-late at night
whilst i was deep In q new and clever treatise
on xymotics, q man, haggard, wild, unshorn,
n unkempt, rushed past my startled ser
want and entered the room In which / sat.
He threw himself into a chair, and | was hor-
rifed TO recognize in the intruder my clever
and brilliant friend, Charles Carriston!
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