The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-28

dense fogs. SO common In the noun
tains, suddenly arose. and Of course
our path was Immediately beset with
perils. It was intensely cold could
feel my ears tingIe and realized that
exposure for any length Of time meant
certain death. Slowly we picked our
way, the steep walls Of the mountain
on one side and the deep canyon on
the other, with a rushing torrent,
plainly audible, beneath Something
in my brain kept throbbing. Now is
the time Here is the place! Detec-
tion is impossibIel" / asked myself
over and over again, "What?" but
only the mysterious throbbing grew
stronger. Now is the timel Here is
the placel Detection is impossiblel"
As we neared the narrowest part Of
the path, the most dangerous part Of
the pass, Stephen suddenly commence
ed to cry, and, coming nearer TO me,
said: "Oh, Alvin. Please do not let as
tty TO make 1t. ] am afraid Of the
path, and oh, am afraid Of you! You
don't seem naturaI!"
why, Stephie," | said, as put one
arm about him and patted the damp
little face which vss resting against
my bosom, Are you. too. losing your
nerves." Then suddenly. without warn
ing, without the slightest volition on
my part, flung the little fellow from
me, saw him stagger q moment on tho
precipice and then fall There was no
cry. Only after seemingly intermin-
able time there was dull thud and
q splash.
In a twinkling my brain changed its
tune. TITS done! It's yours Trayel.
enjoy yourselfl Alvin can only live a
short time now!1
| Slowly the fog lifted, and more slow
\ ly my feet turned to the downward
path. came to little white cottage,
went in, called wildly, and when a
middle aged, medium-stout man and
his wife appeared told them Stephen
had fallen from the pass into the
canyon and--I tainted.
Suddenly / WAS arpused from my
sleep by loud rappine at my door
and my landlady handed me tele
! gram, saying it demanded an immedi
! ate reply. drew my curtains. The
: sun was shining brightly, and opening
the message read:
: Stephen was killed last night
; Come to me at once. Alvin Harper
! staggered to chair MY God
) Was my dream true? Was to blame
for this? Was sleeping man, on
! without the use of his will or rsaso,
3 to blame for such dream. for such
I crime?
8 | wired the one word, Coming.
{ and in a dazed way set about MAXIM
; preparations. A few days later ! wa
with my friend. He was very III, bu
to my relief knew nothing Of the al
e tual occurrences He had gone up tn
e mountain with Stephen in spite Of r.
(; monstrances, and while watching th
6 sun had lost consciousness and kne'
y nothing more until he awoke in hi
& room in the cottage Of Mr.. Haskinl
4. where he stopped. When questione
" by Mr.. Haskins he did not remembt
n telling Of Stephens fall They foun
D. and buried the little body in the VI
IS lage churchyard. Two weeks late
r. we laid Alvin beside him and bid
W last farewell to the one person In Il
u world had loved, yes. loved truly an
n sincerely, Tor In all these years hal
ID found no one to fill Alvins place
my heart, and am an old man now
Il. Alvin's spirit never returned to t
ar me Of the next life, and never q
u sired It. I had dabbIed too much /
is ready In the mysteries beyond Il
&c view Of common mortals and wish
to to know nothing more. What Is n
We explanation of the dream? Well, d
e. haps 1t was the DEVILS work He Al
1u his minions are ever near, ever rea
to help the curious. It was not real
rs. who did the hellish deed I saw
ID. my dream, but God in his wisdom a
er mercy permitted me to witness D
De crime Of the devil in order to tea
nd me 1t was not wisdom, 1t was /
on knowledge that men displayed in t
Or ing to delve into or learn things viii
on he has seen best to hide from NOR
tn eyes,
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