The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-04
Correspond nee BY Tc|cpaihy.

0V''V'PVl'u' NVV " lVIVF FOl' J.
lie lcil in love with her before he
found out that she WAS an idealist, anu
'llcr that 1T was not an easy matter
% reverse the recently developed d cur
rcnt>' OF his nature and fall out again
Clarence Hay bad always maintain.
ci that the noblest work Of Gcd was u
prdctlca! man, while next in orocr
| cAino practical wom:n. He had
never ceased TO thank his lucky stars
that he could bc clnssed among the
hjgh-gradc elect, and ho dryontIy
h"pci that when he married his wife
mlEht not be ono Of the second rate
mOrials.
| twas grca. shock to him to learn
| mat Miss Pearson was 5. vcrul degrees
| below thai exalted niche. He didn't
know it until the day be proposed to
her. She poised her tApcring fore
finger lightly against her rignt t. supic
as hH SpokC--!t was Il way she hai Of
a"lng whcncrrr she Ercs nc unusually
| srrious-and locked at him with q
tea a.i"stncsS that thrilled him with
| apprehension FOE his IA IRE happiness.
! beiiGvc,' She saII, "tnat You
don understand me d. YOU snOuiu
tnlnH II you knew mo better YOU
Wouldn't want me-"
lie was really fright ned then Tnc
answer was SO uUeXprCt, q and s;.vorp d
20 strongly OF sccl els ana NY Strri,s IN
her past tiic that hc rrru!lcu IN horror
ironi She mere Thought of being bar
G4uGd with 4 crowd OF y rSOnal ghosts
that would ever be i.Uv..riu around
him.
am airaid,' she went on, af,,r ;,
brI'! period of i,tl ctiur, "th;.l ~.
>hON'd not prove CUp9cnI.I, uuu lit"
| "lti Il person WhO:c t,Sti.S arc iuui.
raily OppOSt q to mine would be eimp.y
uncndurablc, not only for myself nu& lor
my husband 5efor" an. wrrlrg YOU, Mr.
| Hay, L must be ass urcd that We are
thorough suited to each ether. have
a lest by which thab may be proved
| IL 1t should prove that there is an iln-
| pcrl*habic affinity between us, | shalt
be perfectly wiling 10 marry YOU and
thHnk on for thr homer done me
Her words and tic tone in which
they were utter cd were both 20 un-
| natural that Clarence i,nncd back IN
his chhlr and rt gurlt q her will aln;Z..-
| mcnt while trying ,oUCt, rminc whuth.
~ on not the shock OF Il sudden pro
u"s%t had turnGu hcr mind.
WHAT is the t"st?" lie ask :, d, c,.u-
| iiuu~tv
! Nv AO "(SEy SllC SINAI
| begin II new story. 1t is to b. writtrp
AZ IL" orGrr Of an eastern publishing
n"uac ard VIII Contain about 10000
"Ol'S. | received the letter only Scs-
I'f'hy requesting me 10 contribute,
az" '"\"l rave I: OuG bit out no pot or
| ."" !" pr !uiinw' q III Is construction
S""', hc&lh ho"cvc,, on MOnusN.
N"N' Mr.. iiny, | prol,osc thai you
iiit II ate the >tOry.'
Care nee brow Cleared.
" That Will be easily lonc,' he said
with Il sigh Of relief AS soon az
Aoa get II written. Miss Pearson, turn
1t over to mo and [ promise you hat I
Will n Uducc IL set oi pictures that win
acc, ntnntu AL the best points in Your
story nnd add to your reputation ard
| miLr.'
You don't understand, Mr.. Hay"
she replied quickly. Il cont mcau that
you shall read my work first ana then
illus trate it. on, no. Any body could
do that. G0u shall Illus trntc 1t through
Il system OF mental Lciepathy. The
publishers arc in no great hurry for
the story and | shall not try to finish
it in less than n mouth. During that
time you are not g &c me at an con.
ST qucntiy you WI I.ok DO uN.n to ga T.
the slightest Cit ~ from word or look
OF mine AS to what is the naLuru OF the
article. All Your knowi dgc must be
derived solely through tke cOmmunica-
tlon OF your mind with minc. Your
brain must move in unison with
mine and the aspirations Of our souls
must hnrm0nzc. You must DO Dos
sosscd OF that fine intuition that
| VIII enable you to comprehend my
uphts, whatever may be tho dis
tancc between ua. In siiort, you must
turn author as well as artist uGd con
cclNG the same situations that DO
| Ihr only Il II renee vii be in the cX-
| ecu 'nt. | tXpr"-sing them in words,
you in pictures"
Clarence groancd helplessly.
| Great heavens, Miss Pearson" he
exclaimed. "What do you take me
for, any way? am no mind reader.
| | didn't know you believed IN such
stuff"
"Of course, you didn't know That
was what meant when | sid you
didn't undcrntai T. -" a.. You SEOu d.
| have dabb!, d in all the occult scirncrs.
| firmly believe in spiritualism, hyuo.
tism and theoSophy-"
"SCCialism syntaX and prOsOGy," he
inturpOscd vici0us!y.
Don't interrupt me, please" She
returned, with an air Of severity. Il
know that it is possible to read tho
future In CA ds and in the stars, and
also krOw ihat miGd ,.Gia: viii ~
time b, come as commynr,.C.. - co.
rSi"G by means OF spuE. N a:!d written
"OrIs II nOW. 10 bc surr, | ;,u npt
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