The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-24
m THE FOG.
sx Erans Won ceurina.

Il U0N0E kEt<Q - WIN n<r G0Hn0xNtEs ~
felt In need Of O friend on board the bio
stsamer travelling alone. and % she ted
me- that she had bean engaged for hvs
ysars 20 . countYyman whom she was nov
On her way 20 meet n marry st Naplcs
Her Intended husband was . scientfst ana
had formerly been TOO Peer 70 think %
marriage. but now he had received . poe1-
t3sn In the famous aquarium whsch en-
Oiled him 20 support q family. ~ not In
luxury, as least comfortably. For nve long
ysars she had not seen htm-ha1 only
hsard from him through letters which
zane with uncrrfng p~unctuaiity every
veek-and now she was 90 happy that shs
was not q dream.
She was far from sesutifuL pale snd
thin. with an expression which told %
many sufferfnss: but when sho spoke o.
''him'' her face became 90 radiantiy happy
that one could not help considering her
pretty: ant In my thoughts I often con-
graduated tho man who was TO be the
husband OF such an affecrionate and low
ing wife.
The other American girl was very much
different. Serious, intelligent. well read
and evidently unusually energetic. shs
was a socialist and had devoted much OF
her time 10 tho improving OF tho eondt
tons OF the poor OF Chicago. She was tho
author OF several books on the social QuesL
ton which had brought her not . httis
fame. and was n delightfully."- conversation
alist.
These two American ladies'. one OF the
ships surgeons, a Frcnchman who was re-
turning to France after having made hA
fortune In the Scates and myself soos
formed n little exclusive clique which was
watched with jealousy by the other pas
sengers. Our seats were close together AZ
the table: on deck we moved our Gasp
chairs together In a little nook &C tho END
OF tho promenade deck. and the evenings
we generally spent In the salon plasins
cards or chatting
one evening. when we were ~pioughing
our way through n heavy fog and the roar
OF the whistle made the whole ship trem-
BILE every minute, the Frcnchman. who
had until then been very silent, began 10
speak OF ghosts. spiritsm and clairvoy-
ance. The suurgeon felt In duty bound 70
declare that no only believed I'm science
and denied the existence OF spirits OF any
kind. Much TO my surprise. he was holly
| contradicted b. the socialist a while
the other lady and myself did not taxa any
part In the discussion.
II am willing to let you decide for your
seif.'' the socialist lady said. Maybe you
will believe me when I tell you all about
your own thoughts, your plans and your
past"
And what about your futurc7"
The future neither I nor any other hui
man being can say anything about"
"oh. then. I do not SEQ much In L."
laughed the Frenchman. IT know my own
past. 10 IA only tho future which interests
me"
But I can tell you not only your past.
but also what n OF your relatives arc
doing at this moment"
"So. thank you: I do not care n CONT
mental for my relatives"
Miss May somers. the bride. looked up
80 aaLNs ere 800 10 nAN wind
Miss Burton. I should like 90 know what
my nance Rt Maple has been doing today.
or Ia doing now. Then I viii ask him IL Il
In correct when We arriye7"
with pleasure" replied Miss Burton.
and seized her right hand whose lines shs
began 20 scan carefully. suddenly she
turned very pale and became greatly agt-
ta,ed, though Miss Somers. who was bash
fully looking down. did not notice IL. We
locke ed Mt one another In surprise. but soon
the color came back to her face. n In q
most natural and unconstrained tone she
told the bride-to-be q few commonplace
things. which she evidently invented on
the spot.
Mss somers was rather disappointed
but sald nothing. and soon after retired
When Ahe had left US We sat for a few
moments Ia deep silence. which was
broken only by the hoarse roars OF the
whistle. All OF Us felt n suspicion. n fore
warning OF something, but nobody dared
ask Mics Burton she had read In
Miss Somers' palm.
Finally I took courage and asked:
Please tell me. Miss Burton. what dark
secret you kept away from Miss Somersy"
'Oh. something terrible - something
which filled my heart with the greatest
sorrow and pity"
els he dead asked the Frcnchman.
mo Much worse than that"
What. them"
AT 6 o'clock this afternoon he wrote q
letter TO her. In which he breaks the en-
gagement because he loves another-an
italian girl-and Immediately after he de-
posted the money for her return ticket
with the American consul at Naples. She
will get the letter the moment we arrive"
The earnest way In which she said these
words made n strong impression apo US.
but with an effort tho surgeon tried 10
make light OF IL. and said with n smiles
"Yo are not as smart as I thought. Miss
Burton. We shall easily be able to hnd
out whether you are right"
You doubt3 Well, we shall see when
We get to Naples. Good night and with
out another word she left US.
Four lays latcr. when the pilot came on
board. the first officer distributed the mail
among the passengers. Miss Somers was
standing leaning over the side OF the ship
80 as 20 be sure to catch sight OF her lover
1 ~ NOOu a. Ut NahAN ~ ~ NeNNs
Now We shall see whether you we're
right. Miss Burton" whispered the sur
gcon.
Yea. VIC shall sce.' she replied. almost
inaudibiy,
suddenly we heard the officer call out;
Miss somers' Miss Somers! A letter
for Miss SomcrA."
The young lady ran toward him. while
we Eagerly watched her every movement
She looked at the envelope with n smile
and tore IL open. We began to brcaths
frcer.
A piercing cry. and we saw her faint and
drop as " dead. ~.
Everything which Miss Burton had fogt
told came true.
Miss Somers never returned to America
she - still In an insane asylum at Naples.
Erudite Professor.
Washington Star: Professor Sklgga
has "A ynndarful mind"