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Show No Mystery at All. "Speaking of strange and unaccountable unac-countable experiences," remnrked the man with tho bulbous note, "I am reminded re-minded of one that hap-)cned to a friend of mlno In tho summer ot '93, while he was at the Columbian exposition. expo-sition. Ho was In the Fine Arts building, looking at tho picture called 'Hrcaklng Home Ties,' when bo heird n voice behind him say distinctly, 'That's what Is happening at your house, over on the west side' He turned and looked to see who It was thnt spoke, and there was nobody near him," "Is that all?" usked the man with tho fishy eye. "No; tbe strangest part Is to come. When he went home In the evening he found that his youngest brother had eloped with the hired girl and gone to St. L als. It ha'1 'iken pi -e, too, nt the exact moment when he heard tho voice. How- do you explain thnt, I'd like to know? Was it telepathy? tele-pathy? Or v.hnt wos It?" "H'mph! Who tells that story?'.' "Tho man himself Ike Strlngham." "0, Strlngham tells It, does ho? Why, you gourdhead, that's tho explanation." |