The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-02-05

senses. He believes he Is living at the
rate Of more than q year every hour.
That is why he was In such hurry with
bis imaginary message"
"PooT fellowI" came from the diverse
ode Of the sash.
"Yes, poor fellow" the narrator as
sented. II understood his hallucination
at once. When a man is suddenly placed
In mortal peril his past life dashes before
him. Half drowned men afterward tell Of
reviewing In aminute the events ofyears
Il tis Acurious mental phenomenon. Well,
this poor chap had that familiar expert
ence, but with q singular sequence. The
impression that all his lifetime before the
accident happened In brief time hasre-
manned In his disordered mind. He be-
heves that his whole earthly existence Is
condensed future years a. well a.
his past ones are compressed into days,
and his days into minutes Nothing can
disabuse him Of this idea. Everything Is
to him ephemeral That's why I named
him Eph-short for ephemeral, you see.
he doesn't remember his real name, and
on the roll he had only number. he
has done his work wen enough until
within few days, but now his malady
seems to have turned to the worst. He
has talked wildly Of getting some phyd-
clans to check the speed Of time with
him, andit may have been that he wished
to telegraph to this fancied expert"
ut Is singular" Mary said, "and very
sad"
The midnight incident seemed to have
come to conclusion. It was Q proper
time for Gerald to say good night and
60 away. He still stood on the opposite
side Of the half open sash, around the
edge Of which appeared small set Of
finger tips, which pulled the screen a
little closer, showing that the girl was
minded 10 shut herself in. But o hand
twice a. big opposed hers, gently yet
strongly. and in doing 80 IL touched her.
upon which she let go and the window
few open.
"oh, you mustn't zee me-" Mary ex-
claimed. as Gerald got 0 vanishing
glimpse Of the white draped figure.
'Go0d night"
you win be afraid II left alone"
Gerald protested; "you can't 60 to sleep.
nervous as you must be"
~ surely can't go to sleep talking"
was her rejoinder, with the first touch
Of coquetry she had indulged in at Over
look.
al won't talk, then; IN only keep
guard out hero until daylight. Eph
may return"
"But there's the watchman. Il is his
duty"
at would be my delight"
That silenced the invisible inmate Of
the cabin. The moon shone into the
square opening. but Mary was ensconsed
somewhere In the darkness that bordered
the income Of light.
Should apologizeT' Gerald ct length
began again. "It Il like this, Miss War
iner-I used to know how to behave Do
htely to lady; but for Eix years I've
lived In wildernesses- railroad camps
from Canada to Mexico We've had
no ladies In these rough places, no wom-
en-, except once in while some mAnnish
washerwomAn or cook. That's what
makes you 90 rare, 90 unexpected; that
Is why It would be q delight to be q
patrolmAn outside your quarters; that is
why don't wish to go away"
'Oh, OIL am interesting because I
am che only specimen Of my sex at Over
look That isn't q doubtful compliment;
II Is no compliment at all Good night"
you misconstrue me altogether. !
mean
~ am sure you do not mean, and now
the tone was pleadingly serious. ito re-
main here at my window after request
you TO go away. lam, as you have said,
the only girl at Overlook"
"If there were thousand girls at
Overlook
"Not one Of them. trust, would pro-
long dialogue with young gentleman
at night through the open window Of her
lCOntinued next week.
"