The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29
SAW PALE FACE
IN THE MIRROR
II Was the Figure Of a Man Who Drew q
Spanish Dagger.
HIS ARM WAS RAISED TO STRIKE
Queer Picture That Spoke Mysteri-
GUS Message of Warning-Dissi-
pated Son of a Neighbor Ia Ike
This Means of Trying to Pay His
Debts - The Would.Be Assassin
Caught,

"In my youth VIC never heard Of this
thing you call mental telegraphy, theoso-
ply and the like, but every now and then
there took place, as now, occurrences
which puzzled the thoughtful, though they
had no name to give the phenomena But,
like most young girls, I was skeptical Of
all that was not directly natural when
thought of it at all, which was not often,
until had the experience am going to
tell you Of" said an elderly lady at re-
cent social gathering in Philadelphia, ac-
cording to The Times of that city.
"When I was II, visited New York at
the height of the social season and partici-
pated in many of the gayeties of the time.
One night, after returning from a recep-
tiou, disrobed myself Of my trained even
ing dress and sat down to brush my hair
before retiring. Ny seat was just in front
of large glass above my dresser, or what
was then called bureau, on which had
placed the jewelry had worn, including
some very valuable diamonds.
"As l piled the brush my eyes naturally
fell on this mirror, which reflected the
room behind me, and as I continued to
look saw evolving itself apparently from
empty air the figure of man. He was
well dressed even stylishly, and was after
fashion handsome, but deathly pale, and
his eyes glittered feverishly. He crept
nearer and nearer to me, seeming to look
only at the diamonds loosely strewn upon
the table before me, but his right hand
was thrust into his breast, and as he stood
over me he suddenly jerked it out and
raised high above me asmall Spanish dag
ger, the hilt Of which was of dead gold,
or Etruscan gold, as it is called. This
was set with rubies, which noticed with
that peculiar attention to trifes SO often
displayed in moments Of danger.
up to this point had been too terri
fled to call out or even to move, not even
turning my head to look behind me, but
watching the movements of the assassin
as they were reflected in the mirror. But
as he brought down his hand, with swift,
murderous motion, to strike me from my
chair with singo blow, the spell that
had held me snapped, and / sprang to my
feet with shrek of terror and rushed to
the door.
countering the man, but though 1 could
not remember afterward seeing him at
all I did not stay, but unlocking the door
flung 1t open still screaming as fast as the
sounds could issue from my lips. 1t hap.
pened chat two Of my young men cousins
had fingered later than the rest of the
family at the entertainment referred to-
and having just come in were coming VI
the main staircase, close to my room
Rushing to these, threw myself into the
arms of the nearest, Christopher, shrek
ing: The man! Oh, the mani
Tho two young men hurried to my
room and looked about, but could see nc
one. The windows were all fastened, anG
as / had myself just come out of the sin
glo door to the apartment and from which
no one else could have slipped without oul
seeing them the only chance was for the
burglar to have concealed himself in thC
ROOM
"By this time the rest of the household
were aroused, and a thorough search wa'
made, but no trace of the strange visitor