The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-03-04

10 hiiSSty UPON tuc OtnCr SluC OF IL.
"I'll go out and get him." said Carl,
'or you tell him when you go out,
Bunn," he added to the old cashier,
who ut that moment opened my door.
Tell Donald that we want to see
him"
Bum laid q paper on my desk and
made some comment. AS he turned
to go Donald entered.
my boy" said 1, do you know
what Jour future father-in-law is say.
ing about you?"
Yes he replied checrfully; "Mr.
Kelvin thinks I'm bogus. l hope he'll
sbe a = to prove it, and then we shan't
hayeany more trouble"
At THIS Jim Bum laughed ncrvously.
sdiWhat is the exact truth. Donald?"
snads1.
Y well" he answered, smiling, "the
.truth Is that Mr.. Kelvin would do
weIi;to wait He has seen things that
wereShard to explain; he will sec 9th.
crs that are q laundering sight harder.
But t,can't help 1t. call you to wit.
ness, Uncle John. that l was dragged
into this business by the heels. You
know how painful it is to me-"
Donald" said Carl kindly, ''in our
presence and upon honor-all joking
aside--do you claim the possession OF
any unusual powcr?"
"a minute or two ago" said Donald,
"you weren't so anxious about the
power! You wanted to know what the
motive was which hard led me into all
this wondcr-working."
Carl started and gripped the arm of
his chair.
"Your exact words" said |.
/, Jim Bum put hand to his forehead
aslhe, looked from Donald to me. Then
he pointed to Archer
did he say that before Don came
in?" he demanded And responded
that he had said it precisely.
.Tell us how you do it. Don?" said
Carllightly.
"You press me unreasonably." an
swered Donald, with annoyance. 81 do
1t pySmcans Of power OF which pos
seSsea little, but there is some one in
Tnabridge who possesses a thousand
times more"
"You mean your father" said Bum
quickly.
'No. don't mean my father" an
swered Donald, "and unless Uncle John
cOfnhlhnds me shall not say whom
mean"
II shall not command you. my boy"
said |. Indeed, it is not necessary.
And won't have you cross questioned
any MORE" | added. seeing how deeply
he was irritated. 81 thank heaven that
you possess this power, and verify lie.
lieve that it will be the salvation of
us ALL"
When Donald had gone. Bum asked
me whether could bring myself to be-.
lieve that Mrs. Donaldson was the
source Of all these mysteries.
81 never doubted that she had the
power" said |. "but / am skcptical
about her having more Of it than her
son."
At this Carl Archer arose and waved
his arms around his head in protest
that transccndcd speech.
"We have all gone crazyv' he cried
at last. There Is no such power.
L
the worlds history that any human
being ever exercised it. Donald is
merely travelling the way Of all i'm.
posters. and think we ought to stop
him."
"What do you think about it, Jim?"
said |.
Bum had his hand upon the open
door.
81 think that nobody will stop him."
he replied. "He will go on to the end"
And the old man went away mutter.
ing.
On the following day Donald came to
me with q remarkable request, and l
despair Of making clear the reason why
| granted 1t. | can say no more than
that the boy had begun to exercise an
influence over me that was nearly IT.
resistible.
"You have noticed" said he, "that
my father is not very well. That is
why | come to you with this matter
and why l ask you not to bother him
about 1t. He has enough upon his mind
without being worried by my foolish.
ness"
asked him what the matter might be.
"My father has the papers in the old
Strobel correspondence" said he. "a
few weeks ago he got them together
and put them in his box in the vault
ut the bank"
1t is not necessary here to explain
what the Strobel correspondence was
nor why Donaldson had taken charge
Of It, as these things have no bearing
upon the case. replied that the facts
were as the boy had stated them.
~ want you to ask my father for
these papers" said Donald. "When
you go up to the house this noon, you
can stop Mt the bank with him and get
them. Don't let anybody else see you
take them, don't tell anybody that you
have them and ask my father not to