The Detroit times., 1916-03-03
TlleEpening Story
Study in Telepathy.
copyr,sh. 1915. BY W. Werner,

On a dreary evening in early De-
cember sat alone IN my room doz'
ing over a cheerful CRATE fire. | was
unutterably weary with the weari'
ness that comes OF overworked
nerves. A thick gloominess peryad-
ed the outside world and n few
snowA wAakes we're lazily falling. | was
fortunate in having quiet room
with private family: everyNone but
myself happened to be out this even
Ing, and the almost audible stiffness
scothed me to a drowsy restfulness.
I must even have slept and dreamed
and, In ny dream. my room seemed
to change about so that furniture
which was in one part OF the room
occupied the opposite side: even
the fireplace moved over and some
OF the furniture appeared unfamiliar.
My very character had changed,
and | became n villain OF the deep
est dye. Now. thought ]. as the in
terror of a Wholesale toy warehouse
appeared before my mental vision.
I think We can manage this layout
dead easy. In few days, now. they
will have n pile OF money In the
safe. We will rake that in and then
quit for the present The town Is
beginning to get little hot for us
Well fnish up those other two Jobs
first and then for this one. That
will bring II about week before
Christmas.
That was pretty cute in me play
ing myself of as a new merchant
Just starting In business in Blank
ton, that new boom town up the riy
err told the old fellow | should
pay cash and he took me out TO din
ner and just more than made him
self agreeable. informed him |
should be a little late getting my
order in. but he would he surprised
when II arrived, and I guess he will
be.
Their old store always closes AT
sharp. He said that had been his
rule for years. The street Is lonely
nothing but Wholesale houses near:
by 10 o'clock II will be entirely de
serted. We can make an entrance
through that alley at the back II
couple OF window bars the night be-
fore, doing II a little at a time, while
the night watchman Is on a distant
part of his beat don't see what
makes them keep the old fellow, and
Lesson keeps his money In that old
safe and don't have any electric pro
lection.
Biggs IL 10 get acquainted with
the old night watchman under pre-
tense that he himself is night
watchman. temporarily out OF en-
ployment. The old fellow drinks
little sometimes. though the com
pary doesn't know II. Biggs will of.
fer him a drink, the stun will be
drugged. the old chap will drop 10.
sleep and fhe rest VIII be easy.
At this point was aroused by my
cramped attitude and the chilly at
mosphere. The fire was nearly out
and ! crept shivering to bed, drop
ping at once into dreamless slum.
Der.
The next morning my dream re.
cured 10 me. and was struck with
the coincidence that the scene OF
the robbery was the store in which
was employed as assistant book:
keeper.
The next evening dreamed OF
plan for robbing a prominent Jew
elry firm: the following night II
was the postoffice; again II was my
own firm.
These dreams were never morning
drear,s. but came during the fore
port OF the night. attached no i'm
portance to them. but they annoyed
me because they were entirely for
eign to my nature. and feared they
might presage some serious illness.
Then came a night when receiv.
cd a shock. Hitherto had only
planned robberies. This time 7 be-
gan putting my plans into execution.