The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-01
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Is Universal, Despite the Denial Of Some Who
Secretly Consult Clarvoyants

led her face in his bathrobe, HANGING
on the back of a chair, kissing it again
and again.
/ Suddenly she started up with her
finger on her lips and tiptoed over to
the dressing-table where Derbyshire's
watch licked. She bent over it nxe<1ly
for moment and then, going over to
the bed, Strengthened the covers, kiss-s
ed Derbyshire and went out Of the
door
Il don't know how soon after l fell
asleep but it was late when l wakened
jumped out of bed and ran to the
door between our rooms which l saw
was closed.
Il found it Locked On Ny Side.
Il unlocked the door and went into
Derbyshires room He was just awake.
BY jove,' he said stretching out
his arms-'by Jove!'
Then he looked at me-
Hello old chap he said
Have you slept well?' asked Gu
riously
Yes, he replied, sitting up in bed
and holding his head with both hands,
4 believe have. But dreamed-some
damn fine dreams. Billy he added
whimsically.
81 dreamed, too replied
Did you notice the door open be-
tween our rooms last night l asked
with studied carelessness.
No, said he. I thought you closed
it when you went to bed. Fact is re-
| member now of hearing you turn the
key in the lock- he added, and Won
dered why
"'Oh, an unconscious action said
But, Billy he continued, 4 had
such a dream last night. 1t was as
real as life. My-my sweetheart came
to me here and was so heavenly good
and sweet to me he bit his lip and
the tears started. Why l saw her as
plainly as l do you now-it was so
real it must have been true-must!
But what's the matter, Bill he asked
suddenly.
Il hesitated Then l told him.
'Derbyshire jumped up and made
tour of inspection round the room.
His effects were Strengthened out as l
told him. Standing by the dressing
table l heard him gasp. went over to
him and he held up a small gold hair
pin. We looked at each other with.
out saying word.
"He ran to the door which opened
into the hall. II was Locked On The
Inside.
George! = said Derbyshire
Just then tap on the door an
nounced a bell-boy who had a tele-
gram for Derbyshire. He tore it open
and then handed it to me.
Are you i'll? What is the matter.
Shall l come to you? Tell me what to
do. Helene
ITO make a long story Short" went
on Coniston, "Derbyshire couldn't
break his engagements, so she came
out thousand miles overland to him
and they were married in San Fran
cisco. There had been unhappiness,
an estrangement, family opposition
and all the rest. But-good God. when
they got together they were so happy
it was pitiful."
"Oh yes, thosethings don't last"
said Yardsley in the pause that fol-
lowed
Yardsley's cvnic. No one paid any
attention to him.
"But-but-'' said GARRISON, who
belonged to the Society for Psychical
Research.
"Well,' went on Coniston, 1T was
strange thing. She told Derbyshire
that on that night she had been out
to party of some sort and, after her
return, while standing in front of her
dressing table before making prepare
tons for bed, heard some one calling
She said she stopped and listened in
tently. And that she distinctly heard,
in Derbyshire's voice, these words
my love-my love-my dear one,
come to income to me-
THAT she felt so impelled to 60 at
once and without delay that she start
ed to get her evening wrap, which
she had flung on a chair just inside
the door, but that while walking to-
ward the door she lost all conscious
ness of her surroundings. That when
she came to herself she was lying on
the floor SO stiff and rigid she found
it impossible to move. That when she
finally recovered the use of her mus
cles, she was so unnerved she was I'M
able to make her voice heard but that
a passing servant entered the room
and told her it was morning
She at once sent the telegram to
Derbyshire received by him about an
hour later
NO" in answer to a question, she
had no recollection of anything All
was a blank from the time she knew
herself to be walking toward the door
until she recovered consciousness
And the curious thing is" contin.
ued Coniston, that when Derbyshire
asked her what sort of a dress she
was wearing that evening, she told
him-a yellow evening gown, cut
square in the neck with short sleeves
And that just before she heard
him call, she had taken one gold hair
pin from her hair and laid it on the
dressing table"
How do you account for the hair.