Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-23
AN ,nporEyr CONCLUSION.


A aim younR man Of middle
beiyhth. well dressed and Of fair com.
uiexion-ln fact. With an air OF gene
mi wnshed.outness rot uncommon
Among Young civilians who have de-
voted their childhood 10 harJ STUDY
and spent their years Of adolescence w
the tropics. During the ten years l
had lived myself IN India | had en-.
couniercd dozens Of young men almost
the facsimile 81 this one In appearance
almost, but not quite. That deep
mark coming down beneath his brows'
which were contracted Ia u pained
frown, and the pale, unquiet eyes
which looked nj you from beneath
them, were sufficient TO redeem him
from the charge " being cast In too
commonplace n mould, while q sort 0i
suppressed activity In his slowo-t
movements proved that he was not a
victim TO that climatic lassiinde which
IL 90 hard tO shake OF even on the hills.
without Judging from his pallor
could have told that this was not the
result Of hualthnul energy, but Of ner-
vous o1Citabillty. lie was suffering,
hut whether from physical OF mental
causes | could not say.
Curiosity imrellcd me 10 question my
neighbor, \ small vivacious lady who
had been introduced tO me earlier In
the evening M Mrs. Fame, aud who
seemed more than usually informed
concerning the ins aud outs OF
Simla society.
"That Is young Grcylc," she return.
Ell promptly 10 my Inquiry. IA very
rising light In the political department.
~. a name which is always bound 10
get on In India, and he has plenty Of
Influential connections. lie seems TO
haunt the houses u membcts Of coun'
cil, and when | was asked here 10.
night felt certain of meeting him."
"Sot very lively guest. lio has
scarcely opened his lips since he sal
down"
aAnd at thcs. dismal functlo M
every Englishman Il bound 10 do his
duty2n laughing; then, with n softer
note In her voice, she added. "But
he, poor fellow, had great shock
some time ago, anu has not yet rccov.
cred from it.n
Just thon somebody else addressed
her, and though | was too Interested
more about Mr. Grcyle, hesitated 10
a-scft my primary right 10 my part.
ner's aliention,ns the conversation had
become general, and seemed ~ owo all
Ia sparkle and IL fun 10 her.
~ feel have been doffanded Of you
nhamsfilly," | lnslnuatod In the mo.
mentary hush which proceeds the de-
parture Of tho ladica.
"Comfort yourself with the reilec-
ton that you have been sacrificed for
tn. public good. II had not talked
no ono else would have done 10, am
sure. II IL getting near the end Of the
season, aud We are all more or less ex.
hausted. l am quite worn out"
~ day or two Of thorough rest"
She stopped mo with little horrl.
fed gesture.
"lfit were known or even suspected
that had spent an evening under my
own roof, II would be- considered Sign
OF waning popularity, aud could not
bear up under such superstition. No
! shall 20 ON To the cnd. Tonight Mt
Any rate, you will admit that l have
earned my dinner"
Che smiled nj me over her shoulder
~ she went out, and WINS sufficiently
attracted by her gaiety and good looks
10 seek her out whom we went Into the
drawing room. As sank into n seat
beside her she wl-pered dolefully.
~ have dreadful prcscntiment
they are going 10 play games. Look
nj the group near the doorway, they
are certainly plotting something Tor
our amusement"
replied that II was very likely.
The last time that had dined here
rendered they had had dumt cranbo,
and mine had been the mournful
privilege 10 SEQ three esteemed lights
81 the indian legislature and u yet mors
exalted personages wallowing ON the
ground as fisher, while lovely lady
anglcd for them frcm the sofa with a
string and crooked pin.
"Why can't they treat Us as reason
able beings, and leave US In peaccg"
iteliully.
"rhey are afraid we might take nd,
vantage Of their kindness 10 fall
asleep"
The discussion in question was be.
coming more aud more animated; dis,
Jointed sentences reached US where we
rat.
~ don't believe IN II n btu
"rhey talked Of trying 10 dlscove,
the Whltechapel murderer that way. -
"And are you really u believer IN
spiritualism, Mrs. JerOme?"
Then one OF the most thrilling voices
l had ever heard No low and sweol,
yet with such revefberatlng ring
that II penetrated 10 the farthcst cor,
ner OF the ro0m-answercd seriously:
at Is not quite the same thing.
nm sure there ~ In everybody n psychlC
force which might TO cultivated.
though, perhaps not for our good.
have seen some strange things done
that way--I have done one or two
things myself which could not be eN,
planned by natural causcs-but-I am
always frightened" breaking or with
little tremulous indrawn breath.
"She has only just come up "a
himla," divlning my unspokeu
thoughts. "She n staylngat Glenaun
Glonarm has always been tho seat Of
spirtualistic learning. No / don't
know her at all. l don't even know
who she is,"
ii the meantime Mrs. Jerome had
been persuaded TO exercise her gin fol
our amusement, and had loft tho room
while 1t was discussed what she should
he asked 10 DO.
''Do you think she could he 'wllled
10 take n cigarette out OF this case nut
light w" asked one, "or blow out ia,
cundleson the piano." asked another;
and more suggestions were made. ali o.
which were impaticnliy set aside by d,
shoIt ina'erialistic'l looking man who har
neiofe expressed his utter want OF faltl
In such manifestations.
"of coune she could 10 that, or my