The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-10-22
WAS IT TELEPATHYl


work and left her in the South at
boarding school. used to watch the
postman coming around the corner,
thinking, Now, he has letter fo-
me from Cis. She wants shoes or
something. And sure enough up the
stoop he would come, bringing me
such letter.
Later took her abroad In Lon
don she met young Englishman
who fell desperately in love with her.
As she was only little over I6 and
he was quite as desperately fond of
card playing, I took her to Pairs,
hoping that in that city of forgetful-
ness she would forget him.
lis h! magnsif Il hGnsh Bis lst5frs drew hsE
girl friend who had asked her to visit
her. She begged me to let her go,
which I did. It was a disastrous
thing to do. In three week she wrote
me that she was married.
Before the waning of the moon she
came wandering into my dreams,
walking about in them with tears,
thick on her dear eyelashes. Then
one night she came and sat by my bed
and said to me
II am miserable.
81 was not much surprised, but I
was distressed beyond measure. I
got up, lit the gas and looked at the
clock. 1t was I exactly.
unable to sleep, I wrote her a
letter.
"'Yon came to me tonight in a
dream, darling wrote. Why 2
"By return mail had her answer.
II was sitting alone at I o'clock
thinking of you, itsaid. He hadn't t
come. He rarely comes till that
time and after, and / was wishing I
could be back in your arms again as l
used to be-
"What mattered water and distance
She had telegraped her unhappiness
to me across land and sea as if she had
opened the door out of the next room
and whispered it to me.
"a stranger thing happened. Her
reply naturally saddened me. In my
unhappiness and anxiety thought
aloud as I sometimes, though not
frequently do, it being generally con-
sidered sign of insanity. AS I wrote
to her said aloud:
"'Oh, Cis Cis 7
"That was at d o'clock of a Friday
afternoon. On the following day I
had this letter from her:
"'What were you doing yesterday
afternoon at q o'clock, dearest? she
asked. 4 was sitting in my room
reading when I heard you call me.
"Oh, Cis ! Cis p you said and
your voice was sad as sad could be.
! anQA, mo b, I y was gald to hear you call me!
the room to the head of the stairs,
thinking every moment to see you
rush up and hold out your arms for
me. And you were not there
"In another day l held her in my
arms. took her from him for time
and brought her back home with me
to America.
eve had no sooner arrived than
letters came imploring her to return.
CAT length they became so urgent
that even I began to suspect them OF
containing a spark of truth. And to
Cis, they were all truth. BY and by
as I knew she would she put in a plea
to be sent back to him, and I, having
become convinced Of his sincerity,
consented to let her go.
''I shall not speak of the agony
endured when the gangplank swung
from the dock. TRY not to think of it
| "Marconi was on board. I knew
from his messages that the ship had
landed safely though if any accident
had happened to the girl should
have it instantly through this strange
bond of our sympathy.
"From his message l also knew al
what times the ship landed. She ar
rived at Southampton at o'clock OF
a Thursday afternoon.
"That Thursday night l hope
l may never be forced to go through
such another.
"Terror took possession of my soul
I walked the floor. I lay down and
tried to sleep. l got up and wrune
my hands. l tried sedatives without
result. Impossible to coax mysel
into anything in the least resembling
sleep. Wide awake I lay the live loni
night, and in the morning, white ant
haggard, the ghost of myself. Ispe'
to the Office and cabled to know tn
truth.
"An awful six hours passed befor
I had her answer.
"'He was not in town, she cabled
4 couldn't find him.
"Then later she wrote how she ha
thought he was dead or had deserte
her, but he had come to her at last
She was happy. He loved her
But the horror of that night ]! Sh
had thought that she must die of it.
"She had had no need to cable m
, that horror. The sympathy betwee
! us, the strong magnetic union of sol
. and heart and spirit, had sent m
,, straight as die the news Of her III
happiness"
: THE CRITICAL moment had arrived
"And if l refuse you," said th
: beautiful maiden; Twill you turn o
t you heela"
"No," replied the desperate youth
: "I will turn on the gas"
With wild shrek the beautif'
: maiden told him to name the day.
"Do YOU remember" asked tt
: teacher, how many people came ov'
in the Mayfower r.
"I don't remember now," replie
v Johnny, ''but pa says there must
been about I6, ,ooo, 900, unless there
a whole lot of of liars in this country.
), "ARE YOU in society,""