The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-02


10 drink" And the colonel looked
around suggestively.
The colonel, one armed veteran OF
the civil war, was the best raconfeui
OF the club and as such was eagerly
listened to by the younger generation
A tap OF the bell brought a round OF
his favorite beverage. and after sam
pllng II, with glasses IN easy reach. We
all settled back In our chairs to listen
to the story that was sure TO come:
"You fellows have all heard how /
lost this arm at Pine Rldgel When |
enlisted In the Twentieth, like many
another young fellow, left sweet
heart az home whose promise had been
given me, a beautiful, high spirited
girl, who kissed me goodby and saw
the regiment march away with cheer
on her lips and but few tears In her
eyes. Before we parted she slipped a
ring on my finger. and as l left she
said: Wear this. dear. Bring II back
with you and be true to your flag and
me-
"Well. l wore the ring all through
our long. hard campaign until that
Pine Ridge cannon ball came along.
took away arm and ring and left me
unconscious on the battlefield. After
a hospital experience / finally recov-
cred sufficiently TO be sent home, with
coloners commission, discharged as
unfit for duty.
cat the old home l was OF course
treated as hero. The young ladies'
insisted on showing me fattering at
tentions. ! was asked everywhere and
was quite the lion Of the hour.
Isabel, my fancee, was as devoted
as before. ] suppose. but her nature
was such that she was too proud to
show her feelings as plainly as my
vanity sometimes wished her 10 DO.
and as q consequence ] began to think
that she had changed toward me. Ii
may be that another girl. little.
plump bIacR eyed eharmcr had some
thing % TO with this idea, but az my
rate > soon hfgan o. notice other
charms than Issbcl's
cone uieht ny fdncee and j attend
ca z reception and Sadie. tha black
eyed charmer 90 whom / have spoken.
was tbcf aleo Isabel and i had tired
OF mingiIng with Tie throng ana h0d
found Iuded place III The cons
scrrat0ry We talked untu WEARY ANA
sat there "a silence when Sadie came
in She did not see Us, and ~ sts
stood by the side OF n large palm M an
attitude % unstudled grace / Thought
she formed The most beautiful picture
that / had ever seen.
almost involuntarily / contrastcd
DER charms with those OF the proud
beauty at my side. 10 my eyes the
advantage all lay with Sadie. Her
beautifully rounded figure seemed 10
be my ideal Of loveliness, and wished
that ! might clasp her I'm my arms
arm, ] mean-and tell her how sweet
a picture she made. The longing grew
almost too strong to be resisted. ana
had half risen to my feet, forgetting
lsabels presence. when | was stop
ped by a strange thing that was taking
place. Family outlined, a mere va
por at first, but growing palmer with
each succeeding second. where Sadie
stood there appeared the figure OF
mans arm clothed in soldiers sleeve
n blue
THE arm slowly curved itself I
around Sadie's waist. and as Il tight
sned Itself into firm hug, like star
N light, a ring on the hand showed /
Itself TO my startled gaze. My eyes
seemed 10 be starting from my head /
n amazcment, for the ring was that
which Isabel had given me- aud tic
hand that | looked at was the exact
LIKENESS Of my missing one
"A cry nc my side Of mixed fear
md rage brought me 10 my senses.
ISABEL was standing with outs,retched
rims pointing 20 the npparition.
What does this mean sirT' she said.
Ter voice aroused Sadie, who seeing
he image around her waist. promptly,
alnted
Il have cold this story Is severau
PERSONS, ard hut onn has ever been
ible 70 give me an3 explanation. He
vas mn nscetr fran lrdla who was
occurring on The lnGrcu.e az Mind
)ver Matter who tid mo that my
lesire 70 embrace Sadia had been i'm.
'resscd vcrT strongly on my astral
'eirS that my astral being had for
ne dine got control over my physical
'ody aud that the arm which saw
vas the arm that had lost and. be-
ng lost was trying 60 follow the I'm
ulse that would have controlled IL
iad Il still continued TO be n part or
ny tody and subject TO the control or
ny mind. Others did not accept this
heory, and some. regret TO say.
we're sxeptIcal. while few did not
ESTATE TO say that the vision had
cen induced by large. well dcvel.
ped jag. You fellows can think as
on please. I leave the solution with
ou."
but, colonel" cried several IN pro-
est, what became OF the girls? Did :
on marry Sadie2" :
Marry Huh" grunted the colonel
etween swallows Don't Won know
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