Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-08
SAVED BY A VISION.
THE FIGURE THATA GIRL SAW
IN HER MIRROR.
An Assassin stood with Upllftsd Dag
ger Ready to strike the Fatal Blow r
On the Third Night the Murderer
Came in the Flesh.

pulled above eyes still black ana
bright with fire that must once have
kindled flame in many a heart
caught the ball of conversation as 4
came her way.
I'm my youth we never heard OF
this thing we call mental telegraphy
| theosophy and the like, but every now
and then there took place, as now, Oe-
currences which puzzled the thought
full though they had no name TO give
the phenomena.
/ My own home was a country place
some fifteen miles from large city
1 where | had several families OF rela-
tiyes whom | visited once or twice a
\ year, or whenever there vas 10 be-
1 given any ball or opera or festiyity Of
| sufficient Importance for me 10 desire
to attend it, was just Il when a
royal parsonage from Europe came
across the pond TO get peep at the
| Yankees,
There was to be series Of enter
tainments given in honor Of his high
ness, and |. like the rest Of the world
must attend in all the hnery my faith.
ers ample means allowed me From
my mothers side Of the family | had
p. inherited some very fine diamonds,
amounting in value 20 over $40 U00.
and even great deal more Ia those
days when these gems were not so
common and on thi, occasion tea-ed
nay father % let me wear them had
no mother 20 tell me that such
rich jewelry was not III The bgst So
taste on one 50 young and an IHmur-
rled woman, So whom ! started for the
city | carried the diamonds with me.
But my maid was an elderly woman.
who had also been my nurse since ms
motherless babyhood, and the Jewels
We're in her care Unfortunately hoW
ever. Marian fall ~ the day after lei,
home.
tit thus happened that one night.
after returning from reception.
disrobed myself Of my trained evening
dress, and, slipping on a Inos,. sack,
sat down to brush ms hair before r..
firing. Ny seat was just ia front Of "A
large glass above my dresser. Or what
vas then called a bureau on which
had placed the jewelry hud worn
the diamonds | have spoken II.
As piled the brush ms eyes nat
urally fell on this mirror. which re-
Elected the room behind me. and a.
continued TO look I 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, ana his
eyes glittered feycrishly.
lie crept nearer ana nearer 10 ms.
seeming to look only at the diamonds
loosely strewn upon the marble before
me, but his right hand was thrust into
his breast, and a. he stood over ma.
he suddenly jerked II out and raised
nigh above me small Spanish DAG.
ger the hilt Of which was ol dead
gold, or Etruscan gold, a. IL Is called.
ms was set with. rubics, which I no.
ttced with that peculiar attention In
tribes so often displayed in moments 81
danger. As he brought down MA
hand with swift. murderous motion
TO strike ME from my chair with 4
single blow, the spell that had held me-
snapped and ! sprang TO nv feet vim
a shrek Of terror aud rushed 10 thg
door.
Even az ! ran | wondered al not
cncountering the man. but though
could not remember aftprward M .ao.
ing him at oil did not ztay. hut nm.
locking the door flung it opcn. MN
screaming as fast as the sound could .
issue from my lips. Il happened thar
Two 81 my young men cousins had I'm.
yered later than the rest Of tho fn,it,.
- the entertainment referred 10 nnI
having just come in, were corpiry Il,
the main staircase, close 10 ms room
Rushing 10 these | threw myself into
the arms o. the nearest. Chrf.tonb..
The man. oh. the MANI
ne two young men hurried 10 my
Dom, and looked about, but could ~
no one. So 1t was thought that bad
allen asleep In my chair and my yi..
on mad been the result Of nv late .ln.
per Of minced chicken and charnnay,n
By the next night had so thor
,ughly been laughed into believing
his that took my seat before me
mirror and began brushing M hair
y nonchalantly as at FIRST. when ~
ny utter horror / saw that figure
orm itself from nothing. ab.olnteIy
Iothing, and again advance ppon my
ylth that mcnacing attitude. Agaf,
raised its hands to strike. the terri.
lie eyes seemed 10 glare into mino
Xed on them in the mirror. and A.
'efore, released from the horror NM
ED me stricken into marble. loaned
D my feet and ran screaming into ~ rt
orridor without. was NOT ~ M
TIRED from my belief that NV life bnd
cen threatened in that dro,dfnI
Dom by all the searching and arc,,.
rents that were made and Announce
~ Intention Of returning home In tbe
forming. w
But the next night was TO bo tba,
the grand ball given In honor -
70 prince, and that, with tho ,oct
nat ! had the prettie5t gown In ~
ny to wear, finally prevailed ON ma
alter my mind, though made /,
that Marian, my maid was