The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09
A Wireless
Message From
The Dead
B. F. A. MruH

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what We know. We have no tims 10
consider what our attained knowledge
= likely to develop In future. vce
instance, We know that an electric
current may b transmitted without
any other medium than the atmos-
piers. We aiso know that functions Of
the body, u not electric. arc 4 force
something nike electricity.
When l was . boy was constantly
finding myself saying something to .
companion who would say. why. !
was Just about to say that myself!'
At tbs tims l considered this coin
cidence. Now / belisve It to be q
power possessed in receiving the
mental Impressions Of otbefs By q
sort Of wireless process. studied
medicine and became . doctor. Then
during hospital work broke down
and. though II vas between winter
and spring, was obliged to 70 to the
country to recoup.
stopped at house that looked
down . valley. and the view was un-
interrupted. used to nit on the porch
wrapped in rugs and enjoy the view
In the sunshine. About mile DIS
tant was Z house that bore evidence
Of having bssn built I'm colonial timsa.
Il was not BY any means farmhouse.
but something quite handsome. The
architecture was that peculiar style
tnvolvin1 porch with pillars.
One night I was awakened BY the
souSd Of wheels stopping right under
my window and thought heard some
one call sDoctor!' raised the sash
and put my head out through the win
dow. A man In 4 wagon asked mo II
/ was doctot. and ! said was.
whereupou he begged mo to come with
him at once. ! dressed myself unwill-
ingiy, went downstairs and got into
the wagon with him. l asked him to
tslI mo about the nature Of the casa
was expected to treat. but could ct
nothing ont Of him. He seemed entire
" absorbed In some powerful emo
tion.
We were but few minutes In reach
Ing our dssttnation. drawing mp before
. house with pillars from The porch %
tbs roof. inferred that had coma
10 the house about which had 70
often dreamed. The door was opsned
b. . woman in short pstticoat full
At tho hips, kerchisf across her
bosom and dainty cap on hse bead.
~ looked very. much troubled.
"Come upstaiFs.~ shs said.
! followed hsr mp . Winding stair-
aasA ard tAe weman opsnsd q Aooe
w3eh ! eiAAs IRISH. I snosred IL s1ek-
soo0 70 80 4 yuung wenan lying On
bed With four high posts surmount-
"a b. . canopy. On one side q her
was . man holding one Of her hands:
on the other sids was young girl
holding the other. These two looked
at me with that mute appeal q doctor
b 70 often Obliged to meet.
A. drew near the bed the girl with
the invalid pulled down the bedclothes.
and saw at once from blood statns
and temporary bandases that my pa
tent had been wounded. I was not 4
surgeon. but felt obliged to perform .
surgeons part. ! examined the wound
and saw that It was near the heart 70
near that wondered that the wound
I'd woman lived. There was nothing
that I could do for her except bind up
the wound in 4 more professional man
nef and await results.
Presently ! saw her gasp, and BE-
tween gasps she said b the man b.
ode her:
'.You are convinced Of the unjustness
e your suspicionsf"
"Yes, YES; forgive me-"
II forgive you. Goodby."
She fell back dead.
Amid q wall Of those present ~
tired from the roolA Notwithstand-
ing the tragical circumstances, / could
not but notice the costume Of thoss
In the house. what singular per-
sons!' said to myself. mot content
with living In a colonial house, they
adept the colonial costume" This
was especially marked in their collars,
which were IKE those I had seen In
pictures Of Americas early settlers.
was ushered out BY the woman who
resolved mo and driven back to my
Nome. where / went to bed, remaining
half awake. half asleep. for the rest
q the night.
Now, there was something uncanny
about my wish, and I hesitated to talk
about 1t to those in the house. 1 asked
II any OF the family had heard wag-
- stop before the house during the
night. but NO one had heard any such
sound. This induced me to maintain
: reserve about my visit. Presently
] vsntured to ask who lived In the
house with pillars and was told that
- one lived there. It had been I'M
occupied for many years. The last
Dsnant had vacated some thirty years
bsfocA I asked II anything peculiar
had taken place there. but no one had
hard Of anything unusual. But BE-
fore returning to The city heard
from very cid resident Of the region
there was . legend that long before
The Revolution . murder had been