The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-03-17
= man of about fifty-five. His face
was intellectual and stamped

was Intellectual and stamped
with a certain austere power
yet it also impressed me as that of al
imaginative man, a dreamer VIII,
has missed making his mark il
life because he held his judgment
in allegiance while bordering the
emotional values. And this diagnose,
was entirely correct. For thirty years
he had held the chair of classical Ian
guages at Maryland university, anC
was now retired upon a comfortable
pension. He was visiting New York
friend on the eve of sending his ward
Margaret Lassalle, off to Europe.
Miss Lassalle was twenty-a quiet
thoughtful girl, strikingly like heI
guardian in temperament. If he had
been younger and she older theirs
would have been, thought, an ideal
union. The professor had adopted her
on the death of her mother when she
was a baby. and the affection be-
tween them was a very close one.
met them at Doctor Immanuel's
apartments In New York. Miss Las
sale was to sail for England two days
later. and they had come to pay a
visit to the Greek physician, who was
an intimate friend by correspondence
THAT is to say, Phileas Emmanuel
and Arthur Garretson, though this
was only their second meeting, had
both been prominent members of the
Archaeological society at Athens,
which is, as most people know, large
y an American enterprise.
The strange couple did not stay long
after my arrival. When they had
gone and we three were left alone
Immanual, I, and Paul Tarrant, the
rich man whose monograph upon AS
syrian coins will, fancy, last longer
than his banking house-the doctor
spoke of them.
"Garretson is one of my Oldest
friends he said. I'VE have CORE
sponded for years, although we never
met until last week. Did you notice
the curious attachment between him
and his ward?'
you would think well-to-do bach
slor like that would try to marry her."
suggested Tarrant.
"On the contrary" answered the
doctor, "Garretson is sending her to
Europe precisely to avoid that even
tuality. You know he has made sort
Of father confessor of me during our
long epistolary acquaintance. I sup
pose he thought that we should never
meet and that he could better unbur-
den himself to a stranger. He Is quite
In love with her, and
fancy she cares good deal. for him.
But he realizes the difference In their
ages-and there is young man in
England to whom, he fancies, Miss
is not Indifferent. So he is
going to send her there for a couple
Of years, ostensibly to study music,
but really, think, in the hope Of her
happy marriage. And the poor fell
low is broken-hearted."
He paused, and suddenly I knew
that there was more-a great deal
mOre-LO the story.
"And yet" he added, "if both only
knew that each Is destined for the
,ther. that unless they recognize each
other they viii suffer through many
ives to come"
Tarrant always came to the point |
,luntly. Il see," he began, "that this
g another reincarnation story When |
lid they love last? In Greece, AS
syria, Rome, Siberia. or in uttermost |
''Thirty-five years ago." answered |
he doctor.
Fifteen years before the girl was
,orn?" cried Tarrant.
Exactly. This story does not deal |
With their incarnation either in |
Greece or Rome, although / do not |
ioubt that they were lovers then. /
NOW his history from friends and
lave pieced it together Shall I tell |
'ou. gentlemen"
why didn't you tell him?" asked
he millionaire.
Because answered Emmanuel,
these things cannot be forced; they
re not intellectual processes but mat
ers OF spiritual recognition. You
Ion't care to hear, thought" he add
d. a little hufily.
Eyes, indeed" cried Tarrant apollo
pray go on. doctor. But
may ask questions?"
"a hundred" answered Emmanuel,
milling. did you ever hear of Pc
brus Jack?" he said abruptly.
fsYou mean Jack Pelorus?"
sNo, Paul; and now am dealing
nth a matter of record. for you will
ina reference to him In the laws Of
be Austrian commonwealth. Pelorus
ack is a dolphin, and the only doll I
hin who is strictly protected by
tatute during all seasons OF the
ear
saIIe must be q remarkable fish,"
Aid Tarrant.
aHe is" snapped Emmanuel. He is
opposed by the sailors to be the re-
Incarnation OF French fisherman
no died mot long ago in an Aus !,
ralian coast city" II
( rouestion Number One" said Tar
49, ssy,-. -, xv,<soxx ~ aav that man