The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-09

ward the veranda; soon he placed his
hand on doorbell. 1t was charged
with electricity aud he fell heavily
against the door-it swung inwards
and Fay rolled OH the floor. He hur-
riedly arose, but not quick enough to
prevent the door from closing with a
bang. The noise of the slamming door
echoed along the wide, long hallway
and Fay waited motionlessly expecting
that some one would appear. How
ever, he concluded that either the house
was deserted, save by himself, or that
no one had heard the noise caused by
his sudden entrance. Therefore he pro-
ceeded to survey the hallway. Along
both sides were large earthen jars
Mentally he thought that he had en-
tered modern Aladdin palace, for up
on several jars there reposed small
antique-fashioned lamps. He picked
up one of the lamps and in doing so
lifted the cover of the jar. There was
rushing sound and Fay dropped the
cover. Instead of falling on the floor
the cover struck small electric key
board about two feet from the floor
and projecting outward from the wall.
The consequence was surprising-im.
mediately every cover on each jar
seemed to jump from it's place and
hang on the side of jar. The lids be-
ing off, small curls of smoke rose from
each jar; soon the air grew cold; the
hallway became dark. Fay stood, the
lamp still in his hand, wondering
Soon he noted spectral images, prefer
naturally active, floating backwards
and forwards along the hallway. For
q time he was motionless; then, some
thing what seemed to be a strand of
hair, touched him on the brow. He
raised his hand slightly and recalled
the thing he held-the lamp. Quickly
drawing forth a match he struck it and
lit the lamp. As he did so the covers
slid back on the jars, the spectral i'm
ages disappeared, and Jack noted that
darkness had fallen.
The room in which Mr.. Fay soon en-
tered was large and lofty. The win
dows were long but narrow and covered
from the inside with canvas. A large
table stood in the center of the room :
it was covered with green baize and on
the table were many astrological in
struments and several volumes pertain
ing to astronomy; by the side of the
table Fay noted large. old-fashioned
armchair, but the furnishings Of the
room soon became interesting to Jack,
for he noted small winding stairway
in the chimney place. Without mo-
ment's hesitancy he began to ascend
the stairway. A few moments later he
lifted the latch of a small, narrow door
and-stopped! Directly in front of him
sat an old man, with flowing teard
and snowy hair. The old man was
seated beside a small oaken table: his
hands were spread out on the table: his
head bent down on large book. Fay
concluded this was DR.. Strange-yet,
something familiar about the elder man
| attracted Fay's attention. However.
Fay gazed around the room. The walls
were covered with gold-fringed cloth
which seemed to be constantly waving
as If impelled by the wind. Upon the
cloth were pictures interviewed by a
master hand and representing, in order,
long highway, an infant in mothers
arms, child at play, youth frolick-
ing beside stream, underneath three
trees, a man at an anvil, an aged person
addressing an assemblage, an old man
on q couch, bier in silent hall, a
coffin in huge vault, and worm.
For time Fay stood gazing at these
pictures, then he stepped forward to
arouse the old man, who was sleeping,
but he had scarcely taken two steps ere
he noted q large telescope. Fay con-
cluded to let the old man repose while
he observed, thru the telescope, the
heavenly orbs. Accordingly he was
soon entranced by the visions thus re-
vealed; as be gaZed at the heavenly
orbits his hand touched knob and the
telescope lowered itself and Fay saw
the world-saw the world as few per-
sons do! There it was: the long high
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