The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-12

Alelr frie1osu1p began n the earn
days n tSe wireless teiesraphJ demon
efrauons BY Maleoni The only TWO O
large company of grabbing student
who agreed upon the senuineness o.
certain simple phenomena OF hypnosis
mental teiepathy and suggestion Par
ker and Brsvoort drifted apart from
the acoiiers and commenced to knit
from the tangled materials OF theil
dreams. their speculat pms and theiI
oddly different tenn sraments. thai
queer but unalterable friendship which
endured without break tin poor Par,
ker died. They became as brothers
forever delving into the occult ramLh-
cations OF science. silent. inseparable
and mutually seIf-sac1iiclng.
Brevoort's room was the front hali
Of an old loft on the fourth floor OF 0
store building just beyond the }sniver-
sity settlement. and Parker lived In q
sort Of sentry-box in the tower Of a
nat building about mile south in a
direct line from Brevoort's place. Par
ker was studying law and his friend
was in the Junior medical class. bur
neither Of them cared for rank o.
standing, preferrlng to pursue knowi
edge along those devious. scattering
trails that first lure the undlsciplinec
minds OF all imaginative students
Parker. who had a<l<nack Of modelling
in cay, set up sort OF studio in one
corner OF Brevoort's bnrn~like room
ana there the two friends spent most Of
their indoor leisure studying. smok-
ing chatting. experimenting. Brevoor
in time came TO be a more dexterous
sculptor than his friend. and his room
became populous with scores Of mors
or less artistic and accurate plaster
casts.
The Lord knows just how they start
ed o. how far they got into their prob
ings Of the mysteries Of mental radia-
tions. They were in the habit Of walk
ing together for hours along the lake
shore or in the park IN silent conver-
sation. SO to speak. each with his keen
mind fixed upon the other. each bent
upon projecting without words such
simple messages as might reach the
others fallow consciousness. Their
II discovered. or ihoGsht SO. thai
these soundless waves ~ thought al.
ways seemed to travel best when ex-
changed while they faced each other
with back to north or south That sug
gested the idea Of new experiments.
and very soon Parker in his little
dormer tower facing Tie north and
in the south window OF his
roolxery we're radiatine short messages
that had no meaning beyond the undo
unable proof Of all their previous sur
misses. Professor Handaway becams
inter sted. and for while they took
him into their confidence and showed
to his satisfaction that BY standing in
The described places at the same mo
ment and fixing their faculties upon
zach other they could transmit short
questions and even intellll
sible answers.
But when the goods got wind OF
hese weird doings they began to wor-
y the friends. Breyoort vas proof
lgainst the Souag women. but Parker
Who was tender-hearted. impression.
lble fellow. fell in love with Kate
caldwell and made her a sort Of side
'artner In their physical researches
he odd part Of this was that her In
reduction into the affairs Of the two
tudents made no breach in their rela-
ions, and when poor Parker fell sicl
nth pneumonia Kate got a room in
IFS boarding house so that she could
urse him Indeed, she had hina NOV
d from his dranghty eyrie IN the
over, placed him in her avn coy bed
nd herself took possession Of the
entry box Then she established q
ode Of signals. and at liked intervals {
lille Brevoort was expecting them
uccessfally sent him such messages
8 better or worse" or come.
Brevoort would relieve Kate every
Ight and sit up with his failing friend,
nd between them they watched SO as
duously, lost SO much sleep and fret
d 50 much that at last they were
bliged TO give up their university
ork and stand together, forIorn
ope. against the advancing. merciless
truder. Parker was quite conscious
r few days before he died and to
revoort, bending over him, he reifsr-
ed his simple wishes. We wanted 10
} cremated; he had no near relatives.
Kate might have some and Brevoort
e rest Of his dust she was to have
s books and the furnishings Of his
lie room. and Brsroort was 10 keep
e utensils and equipments Of the
zdlo.
YOU'RE pretty good nsodeler now,
lispered Parker. smiling ehastly.
~ your hand on a bust Of me. take
death mask. viii your i
as died that night with Breyoort and I
lte holding his thin hands. His I
issmates carried his coffin to the !
mace and IN the days thereafter :
len they had reTerentiy divided his
hes they tried to make a fair division
poor Pafkerr mighty share rf love