Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
By Smith D. Fry


in California, and at the top OF
the list I read, albert w. Mussey."
"That is my brother AL as sure as you're
born!" said Fred. mothers prayers are
being answered at last. Now l must find
him and bring him home in time for Thanks
giving"
Three days later, on Thursday afternoon,
Fred Mussey received a letter from his
mother, in which she said that she knew her
son had been found and that her prayers
were being answered. She wrote:
Soon after went to bed Monday night.
fell asleep and had strange dream. l saw
you standing before desk with dark man
about your size standing beside you. and over
the desk was brighter light than have ever
seen. and on the desk pile of papers. and
you and your friend were looking at the top
paper. on which saw the printed name. :. AL
bert w. Mussey" And heard you say, That
is my brother Air This morning had a dream.
and you were in telegraph office with the same
friend. and l saw you address telegram to
your brother at Vallejo. California. know
that you have found Albert. because these
dreams. l am praying with greater faith than
ever that Albert may come home in time tor
Thanksgiving.
How the Mistake Occurred
p GENTLY from his country home Mr..
~ Hunt telephoned to me, {" l remember
that occurrence very we'll, although l cannot
give you the exact date. l was not the only
instrument in bringing about the discovery of
Albert w. Mussey. The invisible power
made it so certain that l should bring the
news to Fred Mussey, that | could not have
avoided doing so. The lady clerk at the
Pension Office whose duty it was to type
write and manifold the pension lists played
an important part. When she had written
the Ohio list, she should have taken the
paper out of the typewriter and then have
written the California list on another sheet
of paper. Instead of doing SO, she kept on
typewriting, and wrote the California list
on the same sheet. If had been as alert as
usual, should have discovered that error
myself; but did not. / brought the Ohio
list to Fred Mussey, and as took it out of
my pocket happened to leave the folded
sheet so that California showed up, appar-
emily at the top of the sheet. 1t was at the
top of the lower fold OF the paper; but it
appeared at the top where Fred could not
fail to see it. So, you see, the typewriter
girl must have been under some singular in
fluence. If she had not made that mistake.
l do not believe that any influence, visible
or invisible, could have made me bring the
California list to Fred Mussey. So there
were two of us under the spell; if spell you
may call IL.
ION the morning following the discovery
of the name, went to Commissioner Raum
and told him the facts. He gave me the adj
dress of Albert and his attorneys"
Fruition of the Dream
by Tuesday Fred Mussey had telegram
- from his brother, and the following day
he telegraphed his mother:
Your dreams are coming true. and your
prayers are answered at last. Albert and l
will be home for Thanksgiving Day. FRED.
1t developed that false friend had writ
ten to Albert that the girl of his heart had
been married and gone to Boston; and this
at time when Albert had made small for
tune and was about coming home. The
shock sent him to hospital for a long period,
and then he withdrew himself from the
world and from the home. The truth was
that she was loyal to Albert and repeatedly
refused advances of the false friend who
had misled Albert, and, until her death the
preceding year, she had joined with Mother
Mussey in prayers for Albert's return.
There was great Thanksgiving Day in
the old homestead. With her own hands
Mother Mussey made the crullers and the
turkey dressing.
They had a "white" Christmas that year,