Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-04-06
VIBRATIONS
BY IDA w. GOULD


brass knocker on her front door.
Alone, remote from neighbors, no fear
lmpeded her quick progress to the
door; she switched on the electric
light and threw its full glare into the
inquirers face.
Jeffrey she exclaimed, the door
wide open.
Come in, right in there" pointing
to q small room opening from the
hall.
The man had white hair yet
young face, the face Of man about
forty-tive He obeyed the wave of her
hand and in moment was standing
before the open fire. awaiting her in
Yitation TO be seated.
Melissa closed the outside door:
then smiling at the undecided express
sion which her visitor could not con
ceal came quickly forward and
grasped his extended hand with both
of hers.
$50 1t was true" she mumured
dreamily The power Of my thought
was strong enough. | did not believe ii.
I'm SO glad to see you, Jeffrey;
wanted to see you again before we
both took the Great Adventure"
II was not very cold yet the man
realized how cold the hands were
which grasped his.
"Sit down, Jeffrey; your appear
ance is SO unexpected | trust you I'M
derstand me. l will explain my sur
prise at once"
BY this time the mans face showed
deep color, whether of emotion or con
fusion he alone knew
Melissa Day commenced jerliily to
explain herself while the man watched
her closely.
81 met someone few days ago
who told me if sent enough power
forth in my desires they would compel
a response said TO her. There is
someone ! parted from years ago
desire to see him She said, You
viii before long.
The mans face was now very much
pushed
''Elow many years is it. MeliSsaT'
Ages in fancy, only thirty years in
reality" answered Melissa.
She continued rapidly to question
him concerning his life and the rea-
son of his sudden appearance, al
though she stll had an intuition that
he was not quite frank on the sub
iect
Jeffrey she persisted "how did
YOU know ! lived hereT
81 took chance, Melissa; the di-
rectory did the rest Your hair is just
as II was; look at mine"
Then. you have felt strong urge
recently to see me- Jeffrey?"
"xes."
SHAT woman got two dollars from
ms ! suppose It could have been
saved had / wished much harder"
Jeffrey smiled sympathetically and
looked around the room, noted its cozi-
ness, and asked, you live here all
alone all the year,"
"0h, no; my nieces are often here,
and in winter | live in town. Why
have you never called on me, JEFF
frey1"
81 lived out West until a year ago.
Business brought me to Boston. Some
one wrote me you had married, /
was surprised enough to find you in
the directory as Melissa Day"
"What wonderful power there 10
in thought" unused the woman, look
ing steadily into the blazing log fire.
A silence fell as they both reviewed
mentally early scenes In which they
had been closely associated.
The man was first TO speak.
"How young you look, Melissa
II suppose outdoor life and much
dancing helped"
"You dancer" exclaimed the man.
Certainly. Why notl Are you
disappointed, Jeffrey1 Did you expect
to find me walling and unhappy be-
cause I did not attain the usual
prize, a husband|
"No--I thought You would be diff
ferent. that's ALL"
"Noy, Jeffrey--be frank with me,
has -Oh-nO-she never would have
dared has that woman communi-
Gated with you-oh--I believe she
did"
BY this time Melissa was crying bit
ter tears Of humiliation.
Melissa, don't reproach any one.
/ should have come to find you If
IL the woman had not asked me 70
do so
OOH Jeffrey am so sorry ! told
that horrid woman about my dearie.
Oh--you surely believe me-when !
tell you / imagined your coming here
was of your own volltion."
cot course believe you, Melissa.
What blessing II is that I've found
out (no matter how that you did
wish to see me"
81 don't agree with you, jeffrey.
The means employed should have
been that you had an overwhelming
desire to see me, and that is what
YOU did not have. No-I can never
look you in the face again"
Jeffrey manfully put his srrnS
around Melissa and looked into her
tear-bedewed face.
Melissa, I'm going 70 ask you G
question, and you'll have 10 be frank