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ight-cutkithup-outJOS.ofira.iusliesiroan.bo$1lutto00. »utillanic-ir-ori»Kre(isidatsr-reSIXTH SENSE COMES t'P.Helen Keller Sensed Presence of Old Friend ut Wall are.GREAT FISHING ON CAMAS.Sensing the [jreaenee of her friend and former school-mute. Helen Keller. now of Spokane. Immediately recognized Mrs. Krnest Gneadlnger of this city at the Spokane hotel yet-terdav, even before Miss Keller's companion. who had also known the Wallace lady had recognized her. The re-markuble story Is thus told in one of the Spokyane papers:Helen Keller, blind and dear, started from the dining room ut the grill room of the Spokane hotel this morning. As she passed through the door her mobile hand In that or her teacher. Mrs. John Mack, they met a woman and a little child entering the doorway.Not a word was spoken by either party, but the wonderful sixth sense of the famous blind girl had discovered something familiar in the other’s presence, and breaking away from the guiding hand of her life-long teacher, she fairly leaped toward the approaching woman.“IPs Gertrude.“Why it's Gertrude Griffin, exclaimed Miss Keller, as she embraced the other woman.Mrs. Mary, at first astounded at n I the action of her pupil but taking ic I a second look at the woman, whom Miss Keller had folded in her arms II | she. to. exclaimed, “why it really is )-| Gertrude Griffin.“No. I’m not Gertrude Griffin any longer, for now I am Mrs. Kruest Gnaedinger,’’ said the other. It’ eight years since I saw you last, hack at Radcliffe. and I'm married now Hut how did you know it was me when you can’t see? The latter re mark was made to Miss Keller through the medium of their light fingers. They conversed by clasping the fingers.Oh. I knew it was you. I know many things that others do not. although they can both see and hear,' f I answered the blind girl. Many people think that because I cannot seo that I am also blind, but most people are either blind or fail to see so careless are they of the great gift of seeing and hearing.Were College Com pan ions.Mrs. Gneadlnger is the wife of a Wallace. Idaho, mining engireer. She and Miss Keller roomed together In 1902 at Radcliffe college, where Mrs. Gneadlnger graduated in 1902. and Miss Keller in 1904. Mrs. Gneadlnger learned the deaf and dumb alphabet at that time.—Wallace Press-Times.
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The Daily Star Mirror
Moscow, Idaho, US
Sat, Apr 25, 1914
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