The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-12
lie held It ,lp and tried to speak.


81 would not lose it for the world" she
said
Henry Henshall struggled with his emo
ton for moment and overcame It.
'you know that mani" he asked harshly.
She looked at him for a moment, then
burst into loud, unmusical laugh.
''If know that man? Ha! ha! hal Do
know him? All, it is too goodi Ha! hal
lar
Sh, sat down and laughed Historically,
he boxing at her in mute amazement.
Suddenly she seemed TO secure control OF
herself. Her laughter ceased. The express
sion on her face became one of uneasiness-
She advanced quietly TO Henshan and said,
with an Indifference which was unconvino-
ing even to the young man:
do you know him?"
He answered at once: 81 do not know
him I wish did, for I believe he is "a
a.
He paused in embarrassment.
go on" she said.
81 was going to say;;' he resumed. "that
believe be is a villain"
You ere right" she said deliberately,
fixing her blue eyes on Henshall's white
sace. HE is 81 villain, and it is his wife
that says So"
HenshaI recoiled. Intense surprise mo-
mentarily bewildered him; then came, like
q ray of sunshine, the knowledge that here
vas a clew to the recovery of his ideal.
Not a thought of Lena Hartman entered
his mind to thwart his plans.
"You know his wifef" he asked.
Again she laughed mirthlessly. 81 am
the woman unfortunate enough to bear
that relation to him. she said. Then in
alarm: "Mr. Henshall. I do not wish to
acquaint you with my past life. You have
CONE into possession of secret through no
fault of mine. l beg of you not to betray
my confidence"
Her evident sincerity overcame his an
imosity to the woman.
MRS. Smith," he said, your secret is
safe. Tell me, implore Of you, as much
about this man as you conscientiously can.
To show you how much in earnest am /
will tell you my reasons for asking this"
He then related to her the story of lis
journey in the Wagner palace car, omit
ting no detail likely to interest her.
He then told her land strange to say,
he really believed it himseiD that his OBJ
ject was to find the girl, although engaged
to Miss Hartman. He would be perfectly
loyal to Lena, but be felt that he could not
go through life without having met his
ideal, if only to speak with her briefly, to
study her beauty for one hour.
He must see her. He would perhaps for
get her if bis curiosity were si~sisfed.
| Ali how easy it is to talk ones self in,"
rs the saying is. What delightful thing
an eased conscience!
=, of fbor
and she understood the complexion of the
case far more thoroughly than did young
| Henshal. But apparently it served her
purpose to crafty him.
do you know the names of the people
with whom you saw hiIlW she asked.
Crawford" he answered.
''Did you learn that they stopped at No.
g. West Thirty-eighth street,"
YES" in intense surprise, 81 called
there"
SO did l." she said quietly, 'but the
| bird lad flown"
"Eave you any idea who the Crawfords
weTe?" 1t was his turn to question.
None ct ALL" she replied bitterly. 81
need hardly say thet Watson is not my
husbands name He has assumed many
aliases but The name to which he was born
is Leopard: He IS On Italian by birth
lie has called himself Rimaldi, Duval,
Schimmerlein, Henshaw and Watson, as
far as | can remember. | met him two
years ago. knew him as Dr. Henshaw,
the mind reader.
"Hypnctism was a subject in which I
YVES deeply interested. attended all the
lectures on the subject that could posi-
bly, find. met DR.. Henshaw ct his house.
was rich. had money and jewels.
''How it came about | can never thor
oughiy understand, but we were married.
Two months later he left me penniless. |
waited for MS return, ald waited in vain
A child was born to me. Thank goodness
it died. took this position temporarily.
live for revenge. and" fercely. 81 will
have it,"
Grave fears for the safety of his ideal
surged up forcefully in the bosom of Henry
Henshall as he listened to this story. That
she was in danger was now very evident.
His mind WIS made up
a man and q woman, both in earnest
and working together in unison, ought to
be able to accomplish a great deal. Iwant
to find this man for chivalry's sake" hs
said, again furnishing excuses to himself
You want to find him as awronged WON
IN. Shall we join forces?"
She hesitatsd for one moment. Then hel
mind was made up.
Willingly" she seid.