The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-08
A MISSING LINK.
~ JANIS rIiANhLIN FITT-.

There he things that arc puzzles 20
.ll aaplc. and thore are two things that
laac mysiiiied ME from an early period
of my life, past an explanation.
Whether the astounding discovery that
] have jasl made ia this land, three
thaasand miles from home, shall ae-
count far them The reader may Judge.
ls.r myself, plain, practical man that !
en-. / start back from the awful possi-
biliiies suggested by such an explana-
lion. a. though had glanced through
hallorcned door into the mysteries Of
another Wo-ld.
Ia the passpo-. With which travelled
.op the continent three ysas ago for the
ssfeai Liverpool house Of which ] am
confidential clerk aud accountant, J ana
ihus set down:
Robert Chalmers. Scotchman Age,
s3: complexion and hair, light eyes,
blue. height, 5-S weight, li5i occupa-
tion. clerk Travels On business
Nothing extraordinary about that.
] suppose two or three hundred Of my
c3nntrymen might be found Ia Liver
pool answering 10 this catalogue, bar-
ring the name And there Is nothing
unusual about me. either. More than
ten wears experience has made Of me a
inore business machine. / am devoted
g. the pen; &. s. p., merchandise
debit and credit are my mas'ers. The
y atmosphere Of ui. counting.house is
necessary 10 my existence. In brief,
Bob Chalmers is known TO his em-
rloyers and 10 his friends as a prosy,
plodding. industrious fellow and com-
peieni man Of business
never told any Of them that was
haunted Nor have dared to tell my
-fsoang wife. The thing is 20 perfectly
inconsistent with my whole life and
character, with myself in short, that
such q confession would be regarded a.
sign 81 insanity. SO / have always
Kent this trouble 70 myself II has
uearied and yexed me; bat have MOI
dared speak oi y.
Hausied i the only word ! can us'
81 designate Il
Not that have had ghostly 'isitanis
I sleep as sound ss any man IN th'
United Kingdom Ny appetite Is, ani
always has been, remarkably good
The things that have continually com'
j to me are name aud risi0it
The name Of Charles Gardcau.
Anunusual name. French. / should
think.
Ineycr heard it spoken; never rea,
ii anywhere. IN print, or in writing
nor knew any person who bore It
whcroI picked 4 PIP has been Just a
great an enigma 10 me as Why d should
occur 20 noe 30 often That odiou
name odious TO me, assuredly. II ha
possessed me. as the Old Man Of th
Sea dd Sinhad. a has ung in m'
cans. Ii has come between me and th
great ledgers. so that sometimes / hav
had to take a turn 10 the Office {
asi nd 81 the illusion iha
Charles Gardeau was write
iu arsa. round characters Al
over ule page. And once, IN my inn
patience 20 the amazcment and horr
olmy siaid Presbyterian employer,
gave vent 70 my feelings in the eiaculs
iian. Whoever he IS may the dew
) take himT
And the vision
/ cannot be- certain but that It iirs
came g. me In dream II So. neN1
was dream 40 startling, so liie-likl
Whether il began in my sleep or mo-
certain It i that thereafter my wakin
hours we're alive with It. and that th
Grand aud terrible scene repeated Il
self before my eyes again and again.
Description is useless. 1 can onl
outline It,
The vision was of myself, IN ro7
T. a.. on a broad river, at anchor by
large island. fishing The time vi
near sunset: ] must 60 home. Il
stone chat held my boat On the shallo
water was taken IN. ] laid to the oar
and vas soon half across the gre
stream. One of the thole-pins hrok
and fhc oar few from my hand. III
current was swift. and it foated quick
beyond my reach. ! tried 70 use q
other oar a. a scnll, but could mos NAL
Il work. The boat rcnt down with q
current 1 knew my danger, 81
shouttaand wayei my hat for bel