The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-19
vII.-ONE THREAD BREAKS.
By INSPECTOR BYRNEs. Illustrated
by REGINALD 7. SPERRY.
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Henshall did not know whether to laugh
or to swear when he reflected on the way
in which he had been played by the singer.
He felt glad that he had made sure of her
number He meant to see her the next
day and find out if he could where Edna
Lewis was living.
The interest which he had felt in this
girl, who represented to him SO fully his
ideal, was quickened tenfold by the late
occurrence. He had protected her from
one whom he was convinced by many rea-
sons she disliked and who BODIED her no
good. The glance that had shot from her
eye as she darted off when he had freed
her from Dr. Watson had spoken of graft
tude. He laughed at himself for being
tempted to think there was any other feel
ing in that glance.
"Yet had only seen her once" he said
to himself as if to defend the absurd
thought that she would feel any deep in
terest in him. ~ saw her only once, and
she has.lived in my brain and heart ever
since. What a soul she must have to
play as she did What could have made
that woman play me like that?"
THAT woman" was not the fascinating
Edna, but the singer who had decoyed him
away from her
! He remembered that Edna at the concert
had worn a white satin dress, and the
singer had worn pink one. Then they
must have changed gownsl And the long
cloak he was sure was the same as that he
had seen upon the young girl at the time
he had come to her rescue and freed her
from DR.. Watson.
4 He recalled the singular change which
he had remarked in her playing. He also
remembered the strange fact that he had
turned his eyes directly from her upon Dr.
Watson.
The thought that he and the girl he was
beginning to feel such an interest in could
be swayed by a common sympathetic feel
ing was pleasant to him, but when he re-
lected that it was the odious doctor who
had apparently swayed both their souls by
some occult magnetism he was indignant
He could have endured it for her, but
that he, a strong man, should be drawn
like piece of iron fling to the magnet
, by this fellow, whom he hated and whom
he knew to be villain, mortified his
pride
1t was only a chance coincidence" he
said angrily to himself.
The next morning he called at the house
, where he had been the night before with
, the singer. He had lost his programme OF
the concert, and could cot recall her name.
But he trusted to his wit to find her.
A colored man answered his impatient
ring at the bell.
; us there a public singer living in this
building?" Henshall asked.
!, eyes, sir; there's two-Mrs. Bucks an6
{ Miss Dudley"
"Where is the man who was on duty last
l night at II o'clock" he inquired.
HE doesn't come Oh till this evening"
was the answer
9 WELL you can take me to Miss Dud
ley's," he said impatiently at a venture.
| The elevator boy took him up to tn,
, third floor and pointed to the door on thu
i. left. THAT is Miss Dudley's," he said.
t Henshall rang the bell. The door was
: opened after two or three minutes by
: young woman whom he had never seen.
Can see Miss Dudley for momentf'
o be asked.
/ What do you want to see her for?" salt
l the young woman.
:. 1T is on a matter of private business.
J, he replied.
3 Thelady's face was not at all encourag
r ing as she replied, Il do not knew it,"
J. "Have You any objections to telling m
why you and Miss Neville exchanges
Q dresses last night and why you led me OF
such wild goose chaser