The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-13


ryton the Englishman, had exhaust y
~ their stories Of mental suggestion, '
hvpnosis and telepathy. DR.. Thatcher
who was regarded as mere proFi.-
cial. and who had listened attenuNeH
to the most extraordinary yarns
asked if he might relate singula,
experience OF his own. Being urgeu
To the recital and quite aware tha'
his disclosures would be regarded as
confdential. he related the following
details OF an experience which, ne
youched. had eliminated WITHIN tne
past two years Of bis life In Kan
sas town.
About the same time that the pas
tor of the Bethesda church left TO ac-
cent a better and more remuneratlFe
mission in Texas. he said. got let
ter from Rev. Payne Dudley OF Man
chester. asking me II | knew OF any
opening in our western country iof a
voung preacher Of his faith and at
tainments. AS Dudley had been
classmate Of mine, and as ] had no
narticular reason to doubt the hlgh
oualities of his character and attain
ments. | Immediately thought OF me
possibillty Of securing him for Beth
| esda church. OF which l was reputen
member, though, ! must say, neitner
an active servitor nor very edliylns
support That very evening com
mittee cf church members called at
nv house and asked whether ! could
suggest anyone for the vacant pastor
ate
without stopping TO consider the
awkward predicaments that might en-
sue If dudley proved to be a failure or
! disappointment, at once mentioned
his name. described him as hand
some eloquent and earnest Young
Clergyman said that he had been
! elassmate Of mine. and intimated that
} if properly approached he might pc
willing to come to us. A correspond
. ence wes begun between the Vestry-
men and Rev Mr., Dudley, ana the
nuicl, result OF the whole business
was that he came West called FIRST
/, at my house and. being Hospitality IN
/, yited took up his temporary residence
:. with me. | need not go in o the
! particulars OF his instant success wisr
1 his new parishioners. during 'n'
!, three or four weeks OF his stay a.
1 nv house, | will not say that h'
evsded my inquiries about his caree
since we left college, but J graouaii'
y became impressed with the notiol
nat he preferred to keep his owl
!, counsel about his past. He had bee
:, N an obscure mission in Vermont
Z bad lost track of all our mutua
= e,iapas-in word. we had nothing !
ot common
Il .hink n must have been abor
70 the fourth day after his arrlNai an
he installation in my house. that g
Cd late call from patient In one
al. the near by villages. Il was my ma
le- a to 20 out the back door and g
into my buggy in front OF the par
arriving thence out the side roa
which led past my porch to q
street 1t was very bright nigf
ft- and as | glanced toward my fro
'et door / saw young woman sittil
~ on the top step of the porch stail
w with her head upon her knees.
az stopped and called to her, asking.
YOU wish to see the doctor MISS
But she rose quickly to her re
70 walked down the steps and We
one swiftly across the lawn in the OPT
~ aite direction to that in when
i's bent must have forgotten all aos
this incident the next day wh
Nsu about noon, taking turn In my
bor. / saw the same young WON
~ standing under poplar tree acr'
the street. watching me. AS ! kn
~Hs everyone in town. and as this par'i
~ lar stranger showed an uneomu
fascination for my place, ! at o.
'sA~ decided that her presence had sol
thing to do with the presence oil 4
Payne Dudley
even went so far as to ask
cyan whether he had noticed pale, bro
very haired young woman. in dark or
lettering about, but he answe
and frankly that he had not. he
rooms OF his own soon after thaI
ool" ing into the fiat over ThornDu
who hook store There was no pre-
terry. and Dudley. delighted with
hat generosity Of his new congresas
!" was apparently very proud and
idiot. much interested in his new home
} dot confess | didn't half Ike him, bu
/ was now regarded as his spon
them and as everyone had word OF pr
wing for him, was Obliged to smother
e the antipathies. and encourage him a.
nplet az / could. With this purpos
'ly in view / attended service on the
Los a.v ~ his drst sermon. but, try