The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22

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cussed the possibility OF the spirit
making itself manifest to mortals,
and we resolved that, which ever died
first, he or she would return to give
proof of immortality to the other
Her death. as YOU know. was
comparatively sudden. She fingered
in a semi.conscious state for perhaps
two hours after we realized that the
end was approaching. Toward the
last her mind grew clearer. and she
motioned to me to bend over her. In
very weak voice she told me that
she going to give me the proof she
had always spoken of. She would. II
possible. play for me the seventh
symphony of Beethoven upon her eel.
10. 1t was her favorite piece, and
mine. And then, just before she died,
she spoke your name.
after her death I was wild with
grief. I locked away all her posses.
sions in room of our APARTMENT and
would not allow anyone to touch
them. / Travelled for some months.
and arrived back last week Time
had softened nv excess of sorrow. as
I suppose Il must though the grief
will know he permanent And
then for the first time. / dared to
think Of her promise. But 30 great
was nv dread of disappointment that
for several days could not bring my.
self to unlock the door Of the room
In which her things were stored. FL
nally brought myself to 1t, took out
her bow and cello, which had rested
there. uptuned, untouched, for
months. and placed them In my room
and waited in the darkness, But moth.
ing occurred, and at last ! went to bed
and soon fell into a sound sleep.
SIT must have been shortly after
midnight that I awoke with a start
I had dreamed NJ bideous discords
and tho droam was verified unon
nv ears there hurst the widest most
| terrihlo medley NJ sounds that I have
ever heard They crashed out upon
The instrument in the most yrotesoue
p, manner Imaginable and vet horrible
az II was The time and accen.uation
seemed tn he those Of the seventh
svmnhonv.
"yo, o,, ;,.,,,o NV horror 7
s,rsr. from ,ho nod and ,,rnct n
match Instantly tho sounds ce,sed
ord 90, whom drow .ro.r sow tho
.,r;,a, ,,,,or,r. 40 though tho hand
n, Tho ghost,v yis,,,pt bad h,re,v ,of,
them That nigh. I heard no more.
hut every night since then that hor.
rible noise awakens me at the same
time II lasts about as long Ms the
time NJ the svmpbony. and 1t ia al.
| wavs the same know the fearful
time nv HEARTH tune It can be called
And all day long II haunts me in i'm.
apination So / should have gone
mad n the remembrance of YOU had
not suddenly come to me last night
when | was Mt the summit of my SUI.
Sering took the first train from
New York this morning. found
your address in the telephone book,
and have come to beg YOU to solve the
mystery. Have gone insane and do
I imagine It? Or is II that my wife
has forgotten music in her presen,
condition of existence? II that be SO.
II character so change what does re.
main of us9 Or is II some devil that
has come back to mock and torture
mo9"
III. ceased and overcome nv his
, omo,;or ,ao,od HE hand ,non b,s
his hand and regarded prodsky intent.
10 In b,s ewes there wos tho Iook NJ
some hunted animal
,yor arc .ot,osed ,b,, tbsse sorrds
ara nrodnced witbou, .rv human
o,e,cyo" be .sred
"Abso,ute,v tho Young man 70.
n,led Narrower thew are nro6ucod
hx oome in,e,I,ga,t he,ng for tho
sornds arc ,recise,v tho sams nm oach
occasion II ia almost 40 tbouyb come
trovestv of tho seventh symnhonv
hid hoo, write, IN, On ,dar,,e,I ,s
eacb norform,nce with tho ,as,.
"Then +" said procsky "vop have sc.
,,,,v The nroof NJ imuor,o,i,y tho,
Won demanded VIVA, matter tho do.
tails ~ It9 WHY seek further olnc,da.
tiong Ia 4, that the human heart wIl,