Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-03-18

thought, who antiel ated ever,
wish, and who would know what
was about to say befoIe che word
were formed, whose 4 hedge wa
boundless, and who soul shoult
be in touch with all I Nj. was goos
and true and beautifu
oh, if she could bu< see such ,
one, she thought q herself, hos
she could. unburdeu r sonl Il
Ehim.- : x.szss. =. Z. -.
Conversation would be rapture
and how ennobling, how elavating.
life with such q one would be
Just at this point in her reveries
Miss Rossiter (who rather prided
herself upon her calmness under
the most surprising and trying cir.
cumstances) gave a sudden start
and exclamation. She rubbed her
eyes and gave herself a little pinch
to see il she could be dreaming.
No, she was wide awake, and in
the easy chair near her sat q man,
a stranger to her. Strange to say,
she felt neither alarmed nor en-
barrased, and after the moment of
surprise at this sudden visitation
she stole another look at her unex-
pected companion, who was gazing
intently into the fire.
He was rather tall and slender,
and his regular features and dark,
dreamy eyes were pleasant to look
upon.
She had vague impression of
familiarity as she watched him,
and a haunting resemblance to
some one, perhaps a mere brain
image, puzzled her.
Just then he turned toward her
and smiled lightly.
Il do not wonder that you like
to sit here, he said in a courteous
accents. 'It is a pleasant room
and gratifies ones aesthetic sense.
You love to watch the freight
glimmer through the room, now
playing upon the gilt of the picture
frames, SO suddenly lighting for a
moment some dusky corner but,
best of all, you like to watch the
warm glow leap over that marble
Physche. You have a passion for
color
'Yes,' she said wonderingly,
but how did you know? Who are
you?'
There is no thought of yours
that do not know he said, 'and
l came here in response to your
wish. l am your longed for kin
dred soul-your realized ideal
Miss Rossiter was silent for a
moment and sat vainly trying to re-
call the theories that Herr Gund-
ZACH had advanced before the Ger
man club concerning kindred souls
and affinities. II she remembered
rightly, he had said that each soul
had a kindred soul, but that some
times there were limitations of
time and space which in another
world-but just here the stranger
interrupted her thoughts by say
ing:
Yes, that is true. But some
times, under peculiar conditions as
tonight, time and space are as
nothing. And so it is that l am
with you now
He ceased speaking. Surely it
was the opportunity of Miss Ros-
siter's life for unbounded soul rev.
Citations; but, odd to relate, she felt
strangely silent.
A number of naturally curious
questions fitted through her brain,
but she checked her thoughts a
little guiltily, as it occurred to her
that in all probability the stranger
was cognizant of her thoughts and
might consider her inquisitive.
No. he remarked politely, Il
am not permitted to reveal the
laws which govern me, nor can l
tell how long / may be able to re-
main with you.'
Then he really did know what
she was thinking.
She had never imagined how
very perplexing it would be to con-
stantly control ones thought-to
put q check rein on them, to quote
Toms language.
She turned alittle uneasily in her
chair, and in doing SO inadvertently
revealed one of her dainty slipper.
ed feet.
Now, Tom had q special weakness
for . dainty slipper, as she well