The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-09-11

Very Well, said Randall, rising
and putting on his hat. "I'm with you.
But If were you wouldn't give up
hope by any manner of means. +"
AS the pair approached the house in
which Brown had lodgings that gentle
man opened the door and came down
the steps. Ferguson gave cry Of relief
at sight of him, Randall laughed
softly. "You didn't take the boat
then?'' ne asked.
mo, was-er-detained, Brown
stammered. "I'm going to Forty second
street now to catch a train"
'Have you seen the papers?'' Fergu-
son put in. Great Eastern run up, and
the Yankeeland run down. Notice it9'
GIVE read the items" Brown con-
fessed. ''Gurious coincidence, so to
speak, wasn't it? III don't know just
what to make of it.
you've been saved In spite of your
self. You ought to DO mighty thank
full" said Ferguson, little warmly.
"Oh, I'll DO honest with you, re-
sponded Brown with an effort II
wasn't actually detained--that is,
might have caught tho boat. But it had
occurred to mel bad four days to
think things over, you know-that per-
haps by staying in town and waiting to
see if the Yankeeland met with an acci-
dent I'd have just as good chance to
prove the falsity of tho omen. +"
"Do you call it proved false?'
"Uml Hardly, hardly, said Brown.
can unfortunate incident, very unfor-
tunate, / must say 1t has almost unset
tied my convictions. !" And he glanced
about him nervously.
you'll be taking car at tho COR
ner, said Randall. "We'll toddle
along with you.
Tho three had advanced hardly so
feet when Brown dashed from between
his companions and ran to tho gutter.
"Look outl'' he cried. Don't you
SEQ those painters at work overheard
They re on ladder. Don't walk under
it. It's unlucky. .
No sooner had this peril been avoided
than no dropped to his knees and fell to
picking at crack in the sidewalk.
Horribly unlucky to pass thnt,' he
explained, lifting pin from the
crevice.
$50 I've been told" said Randall,
with chucklo Ferguson lacked words
appropriate to the occasion.
They halted ut tho corner, but Brown
pretended not to SEQ tho first car which
passed The others saw it very plainly.
1t was No. 10. They put their friend
aboard the next, which proved to have a
number above suspicion.
"This affair beats me" said Fergu-
son soberly. What ails Brown any
wayP"
"Nothing much, replied Randall.
"only hos gone from ono extreme to
tho other. Ho didn't believe anything
Now he believes everything That's
all. -
II don't blame him--after such an
escape "
"You think the spirits warned him?"
"Who else2"
Zone Brown"
''He warned himself? Impossible p
"Not at all His own memory did
tho business.
"Memory of something to happen in
tho futurel That nonsense. q"
'No more nonsense than hignewborn
fears. -
II give up tho conundrum. what's
tho answer"
"I can't tell you in word. You rec
ollect tho book he lont me the other
night, don't you? Well, he'd been read
ing it tho evening before--at least SO no
told me and that was tho evening pre-
coding tho vision. Whom got home,
took off tho old newspaper in which tho
book had been wrapped and foil to
skimming-sl1ipping about, you under
stand. Pretty soon l found q piece Of
paper stuck between two pages, evident
ly to mark tho place whore Brown had
stopped. Not being much Interested in
tho book, begun to look over tho slip
and what do you suppose 1t WASP The
very fragment Brown had seen in his
dreamih
"Eh?"
Eyes, sir. Tho very same. Then I
thought Of tho paper which had boon
around tho book, picked it up from tho
floor
go on, nun. Go ONT cried Fergu-
son.
"And found that tho small piece Just
fitted u hole in it. That newspaper was
nearly six months old, as it had to BIO
to contain quotation Of Great Eastern
at 90 It was clear enough what had
happened. Brown, when no tore off the
slip to stick in the book, read both sides
of 1t without really knowing what he
was doing. Then no must have dreamed
about it, and you know as well as 1 do
what resulted.
"But tho accident to tho stoamer-it
was q sound steamer
puget sound. Tho item was reprinted
from western paper and was duly
credited There has been curious coin
oidence, that's fact, bat tho warning
theory il rather spoiled.
Tho pair strodo on in silence for
time. At last Ferguson turned toward
his companion with question;
"When are you going totell Brown"
"Not for some time said Randall
decisively mature has way of aver
aging up things. Brown has lot of
believing to do to mako up for his un-
belief. You wouldn't have me inter
fering prematurely with the benevolent
processes of nature, would youP'-New
York Times
Glad sho Lives In America.
"I'm glad I live in America, said
pretty young woman, talking to Phil