The Detroit times., 1916-03-02
The Epenine Story
Study in Telepathy.
Copyright. 1915. BY W. Werner)

On n dreary evening IN early DE
cember | sat alone III my room doz
ing over cheerful crate fire. was
unutterahly weary with the weari-
ness that comes of overworked
nerves. a thick gloominess pervad-
cd the outside world and a few
Enowfakes were lazily falling. | was
fortunate i'm having a quiet room
with private family: every one but
myself happened to be out this even.
ink. and the almost audible stiffness
scothed me 10 drowsy restfulness.
| must even have slept and dreamed
and. I'm ny 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 | became villain of the deep
est dys. Now, thought !, as the in.
terror of wholesale toy warehouse
appeared before my mental vision.
| think we can manage this layout
dead easy. In a few days, now, they
will have pile of money In the
safe We Will rake that In and then
quit for the present The town IL
beginning TO get little hot for us
Wen finish up those other two Jobs
frs and then for this one. That
will bring 1t about a week before
Christmas.
That was pretty cute in me play.
ing myself of as o new merchant
jtI-l starting I'm business in Blank
ton. that new boom town up the riy.
or told the old fellow | should
pay cash and he took me oui TO dil.
ner and Just more than made him
self agreeable. informed him
should he little late getting my
order in. but he would be surprised
when IL arrived. and guess he viii
be
Their old store always closes al 7
sharp lie said that had been his
rule for years The street is lonely.
nothing but wholesale houses near:
b. 10 O'Clock IL will be entirely de
serted. We can make nm 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 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 Is to get acquainted with
the old night watchman under pre-
tense that he himself is a night
watchman, temporarily out OF en-
ployment. The old fellow drinks
little sometimes. though the com
parry doesn't know It. Bggs will Of
fer him drink. the stun will be
drugged. the old chap will drop 10
sleep and the rest will 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 TO me. and | was struck with
the coincidence that the scene of
the robbery was the store I'm which
was employed as assistant book
keeper.
The next evening | dreamed OF
plan for robbing a prominent jew.
elry firm: the following night it
was tho postofllce; again Il was my
own nrm
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-
ed a shock. Hitherto had only
planned robberies. This time I be.
gan putting my plans into execution.