Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20

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Meadows River in Casco Bay Maine, but right now
il has a real sensation.
Charles Barrett Junior 14-year-od boy apparently
has X-ray eyes He through thickness fogs
pick up navigation marks with unerrng accuracy Or
he doesn't really see them he senses them which is
equally But Charlie claims he sees and
tainy that he does
yet impressed certain citizens
being made to have young Barrett visit
discover II possible how his differ
from those OF other people They are unusually large very
piercing where other show the dark pupil in the
center Of the iris Charles are all iris no pupil being Wis
be Personally he isn't concerned as TO the cause and he's
satisfied with the effect.
MY lamps all right" he says There's nothin
tn matter with EN- l other folks and
fog ! darned sight better What do
o go occulist for 20
Charlie with Lem Stacey watching him haul
pots and right the midst Of this interesting
operation heavy fog rolled and completely enveoped
the little fishing boat Few Casco fishermen bother with
compass They depend experience 10 get them home
safely fog They by the Of the the drec
the wind and by sound So Stacey wasn't partic
ulary He finished hauling his traps and then
started back and in his words this what happened
u had tn tiner" Stacey said afterward, AN Charlie
up ford in tn eyes OF her peerin ahead We
was about five miles Lumbos Ledge
and headed honleward We'd been runnn' some time an
figurn' ought TO pick up red an black channel
bnov when Charlie sung out An right Lem there's Bold
DICK an Saddle Back bout quarter OF mile ahead
What in Sam Hill you talkin about asked the kid"
Well he back I en- EN- You hold her jest
she didn't know what to say but held on Pretty
quick Charlie holered again Here we be, Lem, here's
Bring her round an shoot her for Pond
Island II break tn lodges
Sure enough OF tn fog loomed tn channel buoy
but anybody could say when a quarter
of mile off an tn fog you couldn't do much more
than tn bow tn got Amt been
home brew up TO your house youngster? You
don't to tell me you en- really them marks"
"Th kid just laughed but he called EN- all minutes be-
fore Sloop Island bedges, tn red
spar buoy off Island Yarmouth Lodges Yarmouth
He all. II Charlie had been fisherman up
way tn old days tn witch hunters would
haVe had IN 10
by straight could have steered If
clear weather. And believe he keeps right
turnin tn trick
Just prove that this accident Charlie did the
kind of fog-peerng recently under even dra
matte circumstances.
A few days ago Fred Cousens got his daugh-
who works Portland department store quite
sick and wanted her mother 1t was some distance to
Harpsve the regular steamers leave for Portland
started in his Hampton boat He took
his invited Charlie Barrett along to help him in
up bad weather for didn't look too good
with a strong east wind blowing
As they neared the mouth Of the bay they found it
rough and fog was rolling in So Cousens to take
the inside route Il like time. Charlie said Cous
ems eight miles farther than 1t would be II kept
right along outside the Cape Elizabeth shore And
maybe every hour may mean something for mother and
Gerte"
why don't you go outside then? Charlie asked
oh don't pretend to be no steamboat captain that
steers a compass course Charlie It's thicker than mud
"Shucks, I'll pilot her for you Fred en- see the
buoys all right"
The story Of the lads strange gift had already received
attention that Cousens decided to put the boy to
a test
Charlie" he said tell me truth Can you really
see through fog"
Honest can Fred don't know how but can You
drive her now right outside"
Cousens watched the boy pick up Drunger's Ledge
spindle Junk o Pork Witch Rock buoy Portland Head
Light Spring Point. the Bug Light the breakwater and
right in to Portland Harbor and the public landing.
Portland occulsts heard the strange story OF
Charlie Barrett X-ray eyes and two Of them plan
to visit Eel urge the boy to submit to examna
ton Meantime Charlie something of hero and also
mystery little fishing hamlet where he is the only
human known with %-ray eyes.