New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-08
THE GREEN TURBAN.
A MYSTERY.

A MYSTERY.
IL was October o. 1877, and the thick, melan-
cholv .ftsrnoon wa, sinking into murky night
we sat that is l. the youngest of the family, our
old invalid mother. aud Edward Just returned
from voyage TO San fraueisco-we sat about the
fire in the long, low drawng-room, while our
sister Charlotte went to her own room &c lie down
Snt had taken long walk by the ellis and the
sands with Edward-tOo long. he thought, consider
ing that she bad just recovered from the pIostra
tion consequent on a too assiduous nursing OF
mother-and he kept gancIng anxously toward
the p door as II ne Ss .I r% afraid she's not
nearly well vet. mother: and she complained
when we out OF her eyes sDarting with the
sea air. 80,
She's been far from strong for good while
now poor child said mother: and shes been
poor one to sleep since she watched with NE 90
much hope, do. she not going 10 DO H.
At tins suggestion We sat silent ana looked at
the fire. We sat TINS for sohe time until onr ser
want entered and announced tiiat tea was ready.
We had little moIe than sat down - hen we were
startled Ivy a shrek, and The servant rushed back
into the dininu-room rs pale rs a dsh-coih
.Oh nssus!' she cried oh, master! But I've
inst met Miss Charlotte at the door OF her room
looking so fears me like, and she caught hold OF
ne and tried IN speak, bnt couldn't, ana u TOOK Lie
so sudden and she looked so queer that ran
in an instant we were all out OF the room and
into Charlutte's. She lay on Der bed either
asleep or in faint.
She tainted. SAID mother.
3nt what is this = exclaimed Edward showing
said he to me. while mother produced her SMELL
inggsalts: .a 90 ,orch rer,,a,s +, nres. he, left
hand and that did more than either ihp salts or
the water to bring her round. She WINGED AZ with
pain. Withdrew her baud, looked round slowly
upon lis, and then with Is sudden turn elanred
feariuy behind htr.
Have you found him. Have you him p
she demsInded. , ~, , o..ho ,,.,
HIM = we glanced at her ana NJ each other'
on said she. after reflective pause, | suppose
il must have been merely hoTrid dream say
ing this she raised her hand and saw tho scar across
her wrist On the instant she sat up, uale and
rigid. Then she cried. II must have been!
this and-du you anything at the back oil INV
neck Ii is sore. tool cant understand it, She
seemed ready to ufst into tears. though she was
usually the brnyest-hearted of girls.
Come Lofty, my gir' said Edward. pa:ting
and soothing her. Try and he the brave girl
have always boosted ny sister was. Collect your
self and remember. Tell us what troubles YOU,
nv dear-how all this came about.
j suppose ! was dreaming. sald sne i had
inst come in thought. from wide. wide sandy
plaiu where the heat was so great could see the
air AS il werc sImmefing. and found myself IN
delicious cool garden, where the air was laden Win
rich sweet scents. and where ] saw rOscs-n at
small English ones. but great things like peOnies
aud Uiange-trecs and N tanRlo OF sweet and
beautiful trees. and howeIs and shrubs mat ara
not know. ! wandered about seeking something
don't know What. when came out upon an open
place and SAW before me n great dazzling white
binding with a court or yerandah. looked into
the shade OF tho curt and thought il was-oh. 30
beautful. The floor was all wonderfully small.
and bright and delicate mosaic work. anu the
walls seemed painted or nlaid IN very minute
curious pattern IN all sorts ct colors. suddealy
figure appear ~ on" corner and then
disappear; 1t vas completely ~Iapnea IN u
black and wOolly like IA negroes. was lust think.
ing whether | should go on % 20 back, when
received "A heavy blow The back of my head I:
that hrou ght mt 10 my knees aud turned nd
and saw dark. thin. forociuus face, with burn
ing eyes ana black beard. and q great green
IL 1T rl.at md
with a req hot iron come t. my eyes struggled,
and IN my struggle brought my hand mp TO my
face and the iron burned my wrist here a. you see
IT, somehow got away from the man. and saw
the person with the white mantle again. and l
called out 10 him. and knew no more Oh, ieel
so sore and sleepy let me be- Aud she settled
Mother was excited with fear that she
forgot her own weaSness, and shook Charlotte and
talked to her with energy 10 rouse her.
Now Lofty. Charlotte Don't be foolish
Don't give way in this fashion!
Better let her alone. mother, said Edward,
seeing this had no effect on his sister but TO make
her start and mutter. This IL something We don't
understand. iou see here is the mark where sho
dreamed she was burned, aud | dare SAY il we
looked we'd find marks on her head
'She cant have burned herseli, said mother,
turning: there's no fire here
'lon must have been telling her some OF yonr
atrociOus yarns, said l.. .
Some Of my atrocious yarns. yonng mn he
exclaimed with some hrat. / deciare-lotty
nould bear me out If sne were properly aw ake-l
told her nothing Of this sort al all did certainly
mention something about "A niger that Niger
of Cuba. But. my boy, a yarn would rever opor-
.te In this vay and produce burns and bruises. /
say mother we must send for DIR. ArnOt. There
must 10 something serious the matter with the
poor girl. We'd better let her DO TIL he comes.
think.
Dr. Arnot, n retired hospital lecturer on path
ology, who lived In our village and administered
10 All the Observation-Disclosures not only
physic but also counsel and consolation, much
after The manner OF Bazac's DR.. Benasss- was sent
fol-. and we sat down to puzzle over the mystery
till he should come. Tea was waiting. but we had
now mind or appetite for tea.
i have read, you know said !, - you must
have read 1t. too Edward -
NO interrupted he, I'm pretty suro haven't If
yor ve read it; you're scholar and reading
does not con monty cross What isit!'
We'll that nuns, devout and fasting, by long
contemplation of the cruciiix have produced the
sligmata-the marks of the wounds. you know-on
their own bodies
not fast surely you don't think she's been cuntem
plating "a SCARED figure Still jim. lad, dare say
there's something in your idea. il we could fnd it.
Now, you know, feel almost sure that's real Wis
ion she's had something is going TO happen like
that. the green turtan, nov inaybe you don't
think anything OF that particular, but Just recol-
iect this when i used to VOYAGE to the Le,ant.
among all the white and dirty turbans have
never saw one green, but ! have heard they
worn on great occasions by those who claim TO be
direct descendants of the prophetthe false prophet
Mahomet, you know. It's vision, depend mt
But you don't think. do you, that burns would
inhlct themselves in vision before they have
been madef'
Vol, said Edward. we'll hear what Dr. Arnot
says
DR.. Arnot was very fond of our sister, and he
came at once to summons. In few minutes
moro he was ushered into tine room where were.
We told him what had happened, and he went and
looked at Charlotte.
'Um-m Feeble pulse, but steady enough. Have
you looked at her headP We had not. He looked,
and disclosed discolored scot just upon the cere-
belum. It's very yeIy remarkable. Mrs. Raven.
will you kindly undo her sleeve little lie looked
closely at the scar. It's most extraordinary case
Never knew anything like IL before! She has slept
pretty quietly since she spoke to you
He STOOD watching her and holding her wrist for
In silence.
What do you think Of II, Doctor 2 asked Edward