Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-23

that | have can know the torture OF
such years of confinement And as She
poke Il tremor of fear passed over her.
Not long ago the curiosity hunter of
;hiS century brought me out of my for
saken tomb. was first taken to an in
:titu,ion of learning, but the uncongenial
AID philosophical minds of the professors
were unaffected by the suffering heart
Of young woman They could never
see OF hear me, As pleaded. when they
unrolled the old binding, and specialized
N my agA Shortly afterward your
friend Monsieur Duval took mo to adorn
his studio. AT last" l cried. "a poet
and Il dreamer will be subject to my
power. He mstook my face for his
own inspiration, and has made his name
by painting my picture. For nearly one
year have lived in these rooms, but
never until tonight could you see me.
Often l have kissed you: kissed in re-
pentance and in love. Yes Gregory.
listen, listen" The deep dark eyes grew
full Of love and passion.
so God!' l cried. was free. and
jumping up, l ran to the case, but
only hideous mummy Knocked me as
gazed in fear.
AT that moment the gong sounded
four lstepped to the window and could
see the first streaks of day coming over
the distant hills. L must have been
dreaming l said, and drew down the
shades and prepared to retire.
Again l felt that awful spell upon
me- turned, but all was quiet and still.
Then the case seemed to sway, then fell
with crash to the floor. The heart
rolled to my feet. l picked it up, and
before another moment passed only
My brain was all confusion, and
thought sleep denied me, but l had
hardly touched the pillow before be
came unconscious. l must have slept
but short time before l was awakened
by pounding on my door. 1t was Du'
val and when admitted him he fell on
my neck and wept. His wife, his beau
tiful Gertrude. had died that morning il
giving birth to a daughter.
"There is nothing more to say. Yor
know that you are that daughter, ant
now my wife. You also know how
much that picture which your father
painted before your birth resembles you
1t is often called your picture, and
wonder if it is not. Now. can l doub
but that we lived and were lovers cen
turtles before? l trust, my dear wife
that your prophecy will prove true, AM
that we may leave this life together.
t. ~ T,ol. fr,l1tVOr
the sheets; but / found an old diar
kept by my great aunt which said the
both passed away the same hour. An
now, what do you think of it? Is it t
be wondered at that am eccentric.
) my grandparents were such fossils tha
they could count their birthdays by til
thousands"
ut certainly is good way of accoun
ing for your peculiarties, ! answered
But. to put all joking aside. Bob. d
: you know really believe it is true!"
; "Bosh!"
"Yes; l knew that you would say 81
l but have an old mummy case at hon
that has been in the family for year
o and you know Yourself about the pi
ture."
"Yes; and also remember your faith
telling me that his paternal was given
writing and to practical jokes; no dou
!, this is one of them. Don't let sto
u turn your brain, Jack. "
!, mo, no; there again you are wron
He meant his father-in-law He alwa
called him the paternal. l see there
II no use trying to convert you, but "
won't object to drinking to my Egypti'
9 parentage. any way" And he pour
l. out the wine
"