The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-02

where some one was very nr Tie
man who admitted me led me upstairs
and into a room where q girl appar
entity about eighteen years old lay on
a bed. My conductor turned down the
bedclothing, spotted with blood. and
revealed towels that were used to stop
hemorrhage. cautiously removed
them. but, seeing the red nuid pour
out, quickly replaced them
While thinking what to do | glanced
about the apartment The furniture
was such as was used during the early
part Of the nineteenth century. the bed
on which the girl was lying having q
canopy supported By four high posts
There were heavy curtains to the win.
dows Near a fireplace stood two per
sons. an old woman and young man.
who were looking at me appealingly.
and l knew they were begging me to
save the girls life. noticed that their
dress was old fashioned. They resem-
bled each other. and guessed they
were mother and son The mothers
arms were about her boy.
Casting glance at the man standing
beside me. saw that be was about
the age Of the woman with her son
and judged that he was the husband
and father. On lounge lay sword.
and there was blood on the blade. !
formed a conclusion, largely from the
young mans agonized appearance. that
he had stabbed the girl.
had no instruments with me. but
needed none. for | saw that the girl
was dying. To stanch that dow Of
blood was beyond my skill. I replaced
the bedclothing nnd stood over the in.
valid. avoiding the appealing gaze OF
the others until It was plain that all
was over. then turned away. After
leaving the room It seems to me now
that I walked into oblivion. for was
not conscious of anything till felt
something hot passing down my throat
! opened my eyes and saw . man hold
ing me. while another man was hold
ing q flask.
don't suppose that my vision. dream
or whatever It was could have lasted
over two or three minutes The men
saw me drive by the house they were
in, a few hundred yards below. and
realizing that was In danger. started
after me. | had left my buggy and,
bewildered by one Of the whiriwinds
that came without intermissi0n. bad
fallen In the snow.
They put me back into my buggy
and managed t. get the team and me
to their house. where cheerful Ore
was blazing. and after another hot
dose I was put to bed. where | slept
soundly, till morning. All that day the
snow came down. whirling as It fell
and the next day also. It was sew
enty hours before the road beca me
passable and got away.
Before leaving expressed q desire
to 60 into the house before which |
had been rescued. The persons with
whom | had been lodged told me that
1t was vacant and the key In posses
sion Of a man and his wife living q
short distance up the road l begged
them to borrow 1t for me. which they
did. and went to the house and en-
tered It
Now comes the singular part Of my
story. had certainly not been In that
house before. and yet saw 1t just as
had seen 1t when admitted by the
man who hud led me to the bed Of the
stricken girl. The passageway was
the same. the room was the same. and
there stood the great four poster bed
stead But the bed was made up, and
there was NO one except myself pres
ent
I inquired n anv murder had been
committed there, tut u" one remem
bered any such occNrr. nee At the