The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
IN TIIF MATTER OF PROPHECY By
BY Milton Price Harley
Peep Behind the Veil He; Gaze Mrs. Ford
SpG Her Until Time Revealed

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she stil1 feit that terrible tear Of what n
was or might Be. Harrisoa wondsre4
vagrely Why he had never pushed his in
vesigstion further. Janet would think it
vas rather late In the day. nov. Well, he
had 10 admit that he had not given IL much
thought for many months. BE wondered st
the tnsistsncs Of the memcry. Why shoud
Il come now, % much more serious ehan hs
had ever considered it beforsf Why should
he be worried and upset this way On such Q
day, the most unbearahls he had spent in
tsvnf
He summoaed q waiter. william, tele-
phone Mr.. Cartwright that I'm not play golf
with him this aftrnocn- Say I've been
twenty minutss."
he subsided into his chair. Janet would
laugh n she knew Why he was changing an
III plans, and rushing down - Long Potna
- the 2 30 train. We'll. shs should never
hsv. He would. ssy that hs cocld noe
sand the heat In tie dty smother instant
That was trna.
he ordered brandy 10 ease hk mind Of 10
vhiriing thoughts. In induced composurs
hs went carefully over the case. Why did
tbs thing spring up from the past To %
startle him, to % diseomposs him, 70 finally
overwhelm him conpletslyf Why could hs
not shake his mind clear cf tn unkp~vn
terrrf Why could he not convince himself
it vas heati he glanced finally at ne clock.
Five minutes had passed since be ordered
the cab.
HyHE 30 train was nearly deserted a.
i Harrison Stumbled through TO the chair
car. Two or three friends received no sign
of recognition 70 their greetings In bis blurred
~, and vacant white face BE eollspse in a
chair and started terrihcally ss his eyes
rested on q turbaned Indian standing In the
doorway.
.'Sict, old manr asked an acquaintance,
hand on his shoulder. BE nodded weakly.
Heat" he lied, and turned his head to the
window.
TIE soothing drone Of the train bored in
sistently Int his tired brain Lckety- lick
ety-nckety, over fro1 and svftehsA
through yards covered With trs1e. freight,
enstnes, coaches and shtninE rails shaking In
faster and faster. Orossroads 1ed BY with
enmpses Of waving hands and q waiting
team or two. Once Harrison saw q pluns-
ing white horse hssh by, q yard from his
face. 1t struck some chord In his memory,
thst vhits, rearing horse. BE tried vainly
to rscan 70 mind the connection BE felt
that the bafing hsh-memory was Of an in
cident foreign to his own life.
Tvo hours later at Long Point Ststios
Hsrri,ou left ths train. BE was in frenzy
Of hast, and nervousness. BE was doubt =
ing seriously and hcpelessly his sanity, and
he was oppressed BY a fear Of impending
disaseer beyond the limits Of his coDception-
Fear Of uhati he did not know.
BE dared not trust himself In q hsck, but
hurried of down the long road Tn the beach.
To reach Janet was his all-consumins de-
Sire
Great white clouds were hurrytns In from
ths east. Between them Harrison caught
elimpses Of the ominous and copper
heavens. The reverber.tion Of the distant
surf vas borne to his esrs on the wind: and
mn thu street whirled CLOUDS Of dust and
kaves and bits of frttedns paper.
Asatn he had tn sensation Of remember
ing somstAins that had never happened
Thers vss Soma similarity in the day, the
wind. sAs flying dust-clouds. to some elusive
recollscana-
Rattains hoofbeats struck In on his con-
eu..s ears. and he stood pstrined with hor-
,or a wild-eyed white horse and empty
,urchine runabout thundered BY In Q vhiri-
wind dust-eloud.
.sThe runaway" he Gssped, not tnowini
what be said, and hurried on.
People waving arms and running on th'
BOARDWALK. People hurryins out Of cottages
and the hotels and streaming down the shor-
hloek to the beach. The pslpitsticns Of hi
h,.rt made him stop and gasp for breath
And clearly he saw a woman scream an,
faint amid a furry Of assisting men at th
head Of the street
Piercing and repeated shrieks for he'll
rang in his ears clear above the uproar ant
confusion. Three times it came, and b
starrered back ss from q blow.
Next instant, tearing of his coat, be VI.
fyins down the street, running az he ha
never run before. BE tore his way throug
the now silent crowd. driven on By over
powerins impulse Right through the IN
most circle he burst, spsec,.'- =, choking A
breath.
"Janet I" be cried. and the doctors caush
him a. be fan on his knees beside the body.
Dizzy, he swsyed from side to sde be
tween the two doctors; the circle Of face
swan before his dimming eyes, and th
thunder Of his heart was burstins his ear
trums, when his slbow was seized violenti
from behind, and he looked over his shoulde
into the black face Of . Hindu with CLEAR
Of teeth and somber turtsn.