The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-01

had pictured in my smoking moments.
There she was, sitting at window,
one arm resting ON the sill, her hand
on her chin, her eyes looking directly
into mine. Even in the half light
every feature was clearly discernable.
There was the soft black hair waving
across a white forehead, the eyes deep
aud full of immeasurablo good things.
tho nose, the mouth--everything
that had been seeking for. l gave
an exclamation of Joy.
You see her now, sir? Does the
rings show up good?' This remark
from the astromer brought to mind
a forgotten fact. I saw her through
a telescope. Where was that window
that L could seek her out? l had
found her. Better never to have seen
her than under such appalling condi-
tions. There she was gazing calmly
at me from the other end of long
tube. 1 could almost touch her, and
reached out my hand.
"'Hold on. there' cried the as
tronomer. You'll upset the ma
chine
"My involuntary movement to en-.
brace what was not there did indeed
disarrnnge the apparatus, and so bad.
ly that she disappeared, aud whore she
had been a star was winking at me.
AS il cared for starsl
"T paid for one more look at Sat.
urn, but could find nothing. In vain
l swept the skies and the housetops
and windows with tho telescope and
with my naked eye. She had van
ished. went home disconsolate. As
surely as I sit here, Dockboy, saw
her. 1t was not n hallucination. She
was sitting in a real window within
the range Of that telescope, but where
1 don't know and perhaps never
will know. My ideal has become a
reality, but under what trying cir
cumstance. Do you wonder that
am miserable?"
''I surely do not" I said, 'if what
you have said is true and not mere
imagination.
"How romanticl" cried my wife.
Lieutenant Swash sighed.
Come" L said, rising from my
chair, 1--WE will so together, and per
haps l can help you. 1 will have a
look at Saturn"
Not long aft forwards my friend and
were at tho corner from which he ha
viewed his ideal in the flesh. The itin'
Grant astronomer was there. too, will
his telescope pointed heavenward in
readiness for use. He greeted my
companion pleasantly and apparently
had been expecting him.
maybe you'll sec that plane'
you've been looking for tonight" he
said. eve cleaned off the lenses sc
they'll work better"
"Planet Beautiful luminary
rather" muttcred tho lieutenant,
stopping and screwing his eye into
an end OF the telescope. ''I can sec
nothing but darkness now. Lower
!, tho other end just a little-there.
He began adjusting screws with the
skill of one intinated into the mys
teries of the heavens. While ht
searched the skies above and thu
housetops for miles about 1 scanned
) the heavens, the housetops and thu
windows with my naked eye, and will
my naked eye / accomplished more
than he.
"Allow me to try the glass" said
"My dear fellow" he cried, "it il
of no use. If 1 can't find it, afte
searching every night for weeks, yor
can't. There is nothing In sight. IT,
only a question of patience, of waiting
until it again appears"
''Let me try" / said peremptorily
,, He acceded to my request. With the
assistance of the astronomer / got the
instrument in the desired position
fixed my eye to it and focused it.
/, "Pshaw," cried Swash, impatieutly
you're looking right down Broad
way"
"Them's electric lights, sir, no
: planets" ventured the astronomel
. politely.
/ These remarks had no effect on me
: l bided my time. At length it came
"Swash, don't be excited" l said
"but just fix your eye here."
"It's she again" lie cried before HI
had his optic thoroughly adjusted
You're right, Dockboy. we've so
her. Now mark where the telescope
points to. Don't lose it. Get the di
rection."
: "Have you read what is below tn
Window" said l.
, "Jove!' he muttered. Miss Mar.
7 Mumps, the actress, writes, 'I hav
. used DIR. Hoaxer's harmless half toni
I aud find it perfection. -"
Q "We've got her Swash. Well spo
: n window with that sign-why, con
Q found it, she's gonc!'
V Swash Strengthened up and seizec
: my hand.
{ "Dockboy," he whispered so th
I astonished astronomer would not hear
l "I've found her, thanks to you. cal
: spot her window by that sign If it,
within ten miles. Miss Mary Mumps
the actress ----"
Look again." said quietly, "an'
] tell me- what you sec."
Once more he looked, but only for
0 second.
t "Confound i'll" he cried. cam
s crazy? saw girl on bicycle AM
y under it letters saying that if you blk
: you should ride Duster."
Gentlemen" interrupted the as
!; tronomer, "I'm afraid you amt see
Saturn nor no other planet. You wa
@ looking at that advertising canva
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