The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-14

tcopyrsht by Earle n. Eaton.l
WAS lodging with my wife the first floor Of house in
TNenty seyeuth street
Twenty venth street.

toieave when a or merely feel
presence land turning strange and totally unknown
woman coming toward me from wifes
As had Just left that and as there was no way OF
getting Into except through door we always kept locked
overpowered by my thought
Of speaking moving until she had passed me and was nearly
out of the front paro door Then found voice. and calling
But the madam, If madam she passed on quietly as
mechanically raised voice. and before
could grasp the fact that she melting from before
fued through the hall to the front door and out leaving
behind on the palm of hand the feel Of her wool dress
which had just managed to touch.
On reenterng the bedroom my attention was Immediately
arrested by the sight wife sitting bed and surveying
me with look of unmsaknble asonishment
"Who that mp she asked And how she In
So she had seen her too
"what woman. Lydia? have not let in any woman Did
you think there in that roomf'
mot In that she answered hoarsey "but in this
saw her Just passing through the folding doors Wilbur
am frightened See how hands shake. DO you think
am sick enough to imagine things?" 81
knew she not but did thought 1t would
be better for her to think she
This Tuesday Friday the question to
found front of my lodging house
woman had been and being carried into
She was laid bed and everything done for her that
was possible grievously injured
head and gradually but surely sank before our eyes
1t was sudden ending and anxious to see Its effect upon
wife, who standing side Of the bed looked
at her with mgvng She showed feeling than
under the influence Of scrutiny she met that
something deeper import than this unexpected death in
rooms lay at the bottom of her uneasy look.
You remember the vision had the morning when was
sicx?' she whispered softly in my
f i nodded, secretly thrilled hearts
wen, 1t was a vision Of this woman"
'I shall not dispute you" answered.
"a forewarning" whispered wife,
has this happened under roof wrath
wilbur shall not spend another night in these rooms
And we did not ] anxious to leave as she I
determined to make effort to solve the mystery only to
relieve the mind of my wife.
Starting with the assumption who had died
IN our presence the who had previously found
that actual woman who
had been buried from Her asceraned in
cheap boarding which traced Hell
10 without
relatives In the city.
by paralysis but the date Of
Finding this wished o learn, went
rooms our depar
and sought for there and strangely enough found
thought knew everything there be
apartment had lived n but little fact had escaped
which under the scrutiny that It, became apparent
This simply that the key which opened the hall
OF the bedroom and which had seldom IL used not
old key that Of the corresponding door in the paror and
this fact sma.as it led to make inquiries.
For this sought quaint little maiden
living Oh the top floor who was told, knew all about the
LHommedeus the former lodgers Miss Wnterburn whom
had never spoken to while living there was futerng
afabe person whose delight found
about the EHommedeus story related
give much as 1 can Of 1t in her words
81 was never thor equal said She but Mrs. LHommsdeu
wes lonely and having friends in good
admit me to her paor now aud then and even to allow me TO
her the heate when her husband
but did like her. She different from me- and when
first knew her. and full of conversation But after
bidy my pain pleasure
The for these changes in her paept everybody
cipled as he was unfortunate. He gambled
81 used be afraid he would strike her after of
disapponnents but ! do think
character of her there times
thought he much afraid of
O. him. 1 became of this after night Mrs LHom
having little supper together
parior have so lately occupied. II ord
nary supper for the LHommedcus had low, and
L'1omnicdieu the spend much at
time her eating 1t paiaabe however and had been
cooked by both together and enjoying and would
enjoyed II II Mrs LIIommeieu had had
Br anything and seemed anxious
md ullhn she then
mlth byserea be real 1t not late and
both much surprised when there knock
the door, followed by the entrance Of visitor
".fy Isfarge, said he rather have been
great obligations your husband
discharge debt Is he at homer
Mrs LHommedeu's which had sparkod at his
dropped suddenly as he put the final question
but husband is seldom homo evenings II
could come about day ltsa
THANK said ne, with bright smile butt will finish
with seelng that Mr.. DHommedieu
IL aso-I have heard
mention nomcY borrowed qnic Of money from
him rnid You recall The doubt
~ have heard Mr. LHommcdleu 1t 81 900. she
piled sudden Gutering OF, her hands ~ ID ,.4
'That is the sum- he allowed either noticing
thinking insignificant to be considered have
tept IT, have forgotten add the
interest making this statement Indebtedness and II
will this and acknowledge its correctness
will equivalent of debt here and now
" m obliged you, she said In from which she
sove suppress all eagernuss And IL speak
Tor LIIommedieu he will he grateful for
for the money kindly offer to return to