The Detroit times., 1916-03-03
The Epenine Story
Study in Telepathy.
Copyright iois. by W. wsrnsrJ

On dreary evening In early Dc
cember ] sat alone IN my room dox-
ing over cheerful CRATE Are. was
unutterably weary with the weari-
ness that comes O1 overworked
nerves. A thick gloominess pervad-
Cd the outside world and few
snowhakes were laxily falling. I was
fortunate In having a quiet room
with a private family; every one 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 my dream, my room seemed
tn 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 I became villain Of the deep
eat dys, Now. thought I. ~ the In
terror of Wholesale toy warehouse
appeared before my mental vision.
think we can manage this layout
dead easy In q few days, now, they
will have 4 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 rs.
We'll nnish up those other two tobs
Arst and then for this one. That
~~n kAfnrA
Christmas.
That was pretty cute In me play
ing myself OF as a new merchant
inst starting In business In Blank
ton. that new boom town up the riv.
or. 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 /
shculd be little late getting my
order in, but he would be surprised
when 1t arrived. and 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
will be an easy matter to file OF
couple Of window bars the night be-
fore, doing II little At time. while
the night watchman 10 on a distant
part OF his beat. I 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 to get acquainted with
the old night watchman under pre-
tense that he himself r. q night
watchman, temporarily out OF en-
ployment. The old fellow drinks a
little sometimes, though the com
pary doesn't know IT, Biggs will OF.
fer him a drink. the stun will be
drugged, the old chap will drop TO
sleep and the rest will be easy.
At this point was aroused by my
cramped attitude and the chilly at
hOrPhCiN. hN was OuA
and ] crept shivering TO bed. drop
ping at once into dreamless slum.
ber.
The next morning my dream re-
CURED to me. and I 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 I dreamed OF n
plan for robbing q prominent Jew
elry firm; the following night. II
was the postofice; again II was my
own firm.
These dreams were never morning
drears, but came during the fore
port OF the night. attached no i'm
portance to them. but they annoyed
ma because they were entirely for
sign to my nature, and I feared they
might presage some serious Illness
Then came q night when I receiv-
Cd q shock. Hitherto I had only
planned robberies. This time I be-
gan putting my plans into execution.