New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-09

streets in the city, but they bore large proportion
to the number of people An early edition of the
evening papers said that there to be question
in the House, and that DIR. Rays lotion had been
issued to the police, that they could render first
aid to sufferers A little later pacards were stuck
up bv order of the Home Office directing those who
were attacked to report themselves Immediately to
the police station. " In view of the uncer-
aintv as the effects of the plague lights and their
infectiousness or otherwise the pacard SAID 1t is
considered desirable that should be isolated
and kept under observation No permanent i'll effects,
however, anticipated"
The lights as | have said were not numerous.
and they seemed to be fitting about like butterflies,
in search of something rather than settling indis
Criminatcly. Some of the newsbOys were chewing
them with their papers, and throwing their caps at
them and about all day without being attacked;
but | at least dozen people seized upon IN the
streets and man and who were together
taken at the restaurant while at luncheon. n
client of mine into the Office with the three
yellow spots upon his He seemed rather proud
OF them. and said he going about his business
usual but as he left policeman bounced upon him
and took him off in cab. Another triple light, which
had been lowering above him. followed the vehicle.
The evening papers reported that pairs of the
light triangles appeared to have affinity for
another. and To cndeavOr to attack couples. that
infected persons must be carefully avoided The
people who had been first attacked the report said.
beginning to show signs of mental arrangement,
talking "A strange gibbcrish, manifesting a marked
also were attacked, and frequently showing demons
tratve affection to Of their felOw-suffcrers
OF the opposite in which the lights, which
differ microscopically from another in marking,
found TO be identical
From the in which the pague-hghts
select their victims the report went on and work
in pairs. and from the forced. and often apparently
unwilling attachment between the persons at
tackled IT Is impossible avoid the conclusion that
the lights intelligent and maevolcnt beings
seeking 10 obtain embodiment in human form
and that those which have been associated in their
former sphere seek to associate those upon whom
they seize here 1t is noticed that the afflicted
persons grow weaker the spots grow larger and
brighter. DIR. Lurnaker the great philoogist main
that the gibberish which the sufferers frequently
talk manfests the characteristics of rational speech
and that it is inspired and understood by
these evil vistants"
found Phyllis sitting with her chin on her hand.
a newspaper lying the floor beside her. She was
pale and trembled a little my
If this evil has come upon the whole world, she
said, 1T may upon us Frank. 1t will not
matter much if taken together. Promise
that if you attacked you will TO me
once that the fcllow-hghts may take me and
else | shall not finch worry you with
complaints, dear.
promised what she asked but of course l had no
intention of keeping the promise, until | knew how
much or how little harm the lights did | made her
promise also that if she attacked first she would
to me; but fancied that she would not keep
her promise either
1t advantage of this terrible time that
learned to really know Phyllis She had seemed
just pretty, amusing, pleasure loving girl before
spent the evening at her house. About ten
o'clock her father in with a late edition of The
Evening Standard" They called it the Plague
Edition 1t stated that the lights had appeared i'm
great force in Paris Berlin and New York and TO
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