Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-17

stay \ meultnl trlcnu OF nunci VIZ
was great student Of hypnoti.m, hac
often told me he thought possessed hyp
motto power In no common degree. I hgc
never cared to test the matter hitherto
Now determined to Try my utmost to saw
my friend.
lie pazed ut me almost like ono Nv
trnught. There seemed 20 bc a trrrilb,
struggle going ON Ia bis mind. Evidently
my power affected him.
For moment | thought I had tn
utnplcd. The next moment he said In :
low. broken voice, a. Of one in despair.
NO, no, ! cannot must stay. sh
wills IT,"
Tor moment was utterly aghast. Thel
new idea occurred 10 me
must Try TO gain the mastery over An
neitc. But what II failed and fell undc,
the influence Of that baleful power
shuddercd 10 think of it. 10 be- at TO-,
mercy II demon. not only physically
but morally, TO he bound To- her hateful
bidding even though she counscled me &,
crime. But, come what might, | deter
Nine. Lafargc had by this time gon,
back 20 her room.
hurried down to the chamhcr OF An
ncttc and knocked at her door She opencc
It,
"Ficnd that you are. have found out
your secret. !" said / ncrccly. nnd luokinl
boldly into those fearful eyes. which scyin
ed stranger than ever In the light Of th,
moon.
"Will that Haywood shall leave thi.
place ut ouCc. VIII 10. | command YOU
Heaven only know. what suffered dur
ing the silent, terrible battle NJ will thai
followed
For fu.l four minutes Annette stood TO-,
ing me, uuahrinking ~ ncnl. her eyer
fixed foatle-sly On mine, aud every nerv,
brnccd to meet nnl master my will
II failed knew that ! and my frien,
We're utterly lost II would be- better 8,
lie lead among the mountains with poo
Marie i.niargc than TO fall into the powo
Of this creature alive.
siruvo with all my might Hgninst tll
terrible Impulse To- yield. which came q
me again and again.
~ length | hcgHn 90 be conscious of m,
own strength. I felt that her will wa
giving way. Finally fhc yielded lic
eyes fell. Her head bent on her brcAs,
She fell back into her room utterly pros
trntcd.
went tr.umphHntly 10 Haywood.
He was lying on the led iuscuslblr.
l succeeded In recalling him a. con.cl1u'
ness, hut to my horror found that b.
mind WINS wandering.
Ny victory had been gained. but NJ whl
Hcosu Perhaps at the lUs, of my friend
reason.
snw that, though had conquered An
neite, and forced her 10 do my bidding ~
/ the moment, she stIll rr'aincd tho master
over Haywood, whereas /, nll powerful
with her, hal no inilcnco with him
made al arrangements Tor starting o
I our Journey next LAY, Tor Haywood Above
me to do rs ! pleased In that respect.
Then lay down TO rest until dawn. am
To consider what should do In regard &
I Annette.
4 could not accuse hcrof any legal Grim,
and yet felt thnt 10 would bra sIn again
humanity to leave this demon nj large
AZ length ! hit upon plan which SCENE
] right 10 me. Heaven forgive me % / huy
In this W other matters abused tho awiu
/ power intrr,;cl ia ire.
/ went blcl, q, Annette and forced her I
/ give mo an account Of the death uf Mar,
lainrgc She told precisely what / ha
anticipated.
then aid 10 her. Tomorrow You wl
~ before the burromuster of A., III
nearest town, aud confess that you pushe
Marie l.lfargs over tic edge of tho pas
aud you will persist In this declaration
even though yous mother should eoatr
diet It,"
I.
Haywood, though siill daEed nni s,up
hcd, was able 10 start next morning, nm
we were soon NJ home again. but althuug
hc had recovered his reason, both he aud
know that be wa. not biz own master.
a few wcck. after our return 10 I'm
land | rad In Swiss paper an account
the trial Of one Annette ltiargu. who WI
charged on her own confession with m
murder OF her half sister b. pushing b,
over q pruopioc. The girls mother, Ii ".
added, sworu that she was present. haviu
followed her daughter because, on sho az
mIttcd, Annette aud her sister had qua
relied, but she declared that Mnrlv's deaf
wa purely accidental,
Annette, however. persisted In her orig
nal statement, ard was ultimately fuuu
guilty aud condemned TO lmpHs1nmrl
Tor l.ic. The unhappy mother 10 wa, ad,
ed, bccame frantic for q time after hearth
the verdict, hut subsequently, recovered.
Matters went on ~ usual, so far IA lla
wood was concerned, and had lcgun
despair of amy improvement In bis cond
ton when one morning, 90 my great io
hc came down looking more Ike bic form,
self than bad ever seen him since vi
fatal journey.
~ do not know what has happened, bu
feel as though u load had been lifted frol
my mind this morning. ho said
| scarcely dared 10 hope that this chRng
would DO lasting, but IL wis 10, aud pre-
entity ho resumed his professional wor
agnin ~ successfully a. ever, aud bocnn
engaged 10 his former sweetheart Onl
more.
obtained some files OF Swiss papers an
came across the following paragraphs
"1he murdorcss, Annette l.afargr. die
In the prison Of A yesterday morniu
about ! O'clock
The date OF this event was that Of Il
day On which Raymond hal seemed
strangely freed from depression. and all0,
lux for the difference between SNls. tia
and ours. the hour at which tho chan,
took place exactly corresponded with thl
Of Annettc's death.
So, happily, ended our connection wi,
"Tho Mystery OF Marie l.aiargc. n-Courlv
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