Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-01-21
BRAIN MESSAGE
BY WIRELESS,
BY MARTIN ANDREWS.

BY MARTIN ANDREWS.
Copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso. |
ciation.l
This is an age Of rationalism. Ev.
cry day we are more inclined to con.
denim superstition and certain frauds
BY which it is supported. But while
we are losing faith in the miraculous
there is growing disposition to ex.
plain wonders scientifically.
I am especially subject to thought
transference. and SO Is my wife.
When together thought no sooner
enters the head Of one Of US than the
other gives expression to 1t. am q
scientific man and expect the time to
come when one will be able to detect
the subtle cause or means Of this com.
munication.
Some years ago l went as scientist
on an exploring expedition. We were
obliged to enter into an ocean that was
then comparatively unknown. Our
maps were the best that could be oh.
tanned, but had not received the same
attention as other districts. Besides,
commissions beneath the sea are con,
stantly occurring to change the con.
ditions.
We were sailing northward, within
a hundred miles Of a coast running
northeast and southwest. It was near
midnight. l was sound asleep in my
berth. Suddenly l awoke. What oc
CURED during this awakening I am
not going to attempt to explain except
negatively. 1t was not dream. II
was not vision. heard nothing.
saw nothing. 1t was rather a con.
seriousness. In that infinitesimal bit Of
time, during which ! passed from q
sound sleep to a wide awake condi.
ton, my wife, who was several thou.
sand miles distant from me, was ges.
ticulating wildly, convulsed with ter.
TOR, pointing and crying, Keep Off"
AS I have said, received this as a
brain impression. The moment l was
awake it was gone. There were the
usual roll of the ship and creaking OF
timbers, and looked out Of the port
hole. The night was starlight, and
there was but fair wind. Neverthe
less what had occurred had impressed
me thoroughly with sense of danger
arose. put on my clothes and wen,
on deck. The officer in charge. John
Jacobson. was pacing the after deck
There was no land in sight. nothing
but broad expanse of ocean.
What Is it?' asked the officer as
Joined him.
why do you ask the question:"
why? You wouldn't be coming ~
here at this time of night for nothing
Besides. you look as ii you'd seen .
ghost"
John" 4 replied. Twill you do some
thing for me without reasonY'.
what is it?''
'That's shoreward out there. ISM
it," ] pointed westward.
YES"
put her of to northwest
Good Lord! What forY'
ut was to be without a reason"
What will the old man do to meY'
'I'll take the responsibility and stan,
between you and him. Come. John
be quick! There's danger aheady'
He seemed to catch an inspiration o
fear from me and gave the necessar,
orders. AS the ship was rounding t
her new course I went to the por
gunwale and looked over.
Come here. quick!" I called to tn
officer.
He came ana looked over the sid
with me.
whats that?' asked.
II see nothing" he replied.
''Not that whitish line out there?''
He continued to peer and suddenl
cried under his breath. Great hea,
enst" then gave the order to the helms
man to sheer of to starboard He saw
as did, thin white line. 1t coul
only be foam and could only com
from submerged rocks. 1t ran mort
and south. broken here and there b
the dark water to reappear farther o,
We got only a glimpse Of 1t, for on
change Of course served to take U
away from It. For time we bot
stood with bated breath. every m,
ment expecting a shock or to hear til
hold beneath Us grating on q rec
Then I went below and called the cal
tain.
We saw no more evidences Of ii
sunken reef, but on reaching the ne,
port learned that It had been recent
discovered BY others. Its appearance
dated from the last earthquake on tt
coast.
I made a note Of the day. hour an
minute, as near as the latter was po
sible, that my warning came to m
and when some months later I return
ed to my wife l told her my stor,
Without waiting to hear me throue
she interrupted to tell me that while
was away she had dreamed she sa