The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-05-19

lows wnnld nave siiinced to keep me
awake even NIL my mind been 1T ease.
In ,ri,I 10 dispeFsp the inserts I finally
exnnGniahrd the lamp, the moonlight in
the rMn WIS 30 bright that ! could al
una have setn 70 read by IT, lclosed
the tsDk however and claaping my
naiHIs un'iei my head ! gave myself mp
Ia InFsiltlIEn Not . sound Of any kind
wAs an,linIt except the mnilled ticking
Il the watnh In my waistcOat pocket and
tue faint rustic VI the pillow N breath
III the whnH InljnlighI seemed to aug.
nIrui l1r Stiffness. tue whole great night
Sn'i the m'us- with il seemed silently
AMI Inlrnily listening and ut length
IsnmI mystIi listening tntently tool For
wnAE .riHld not tell Int ! listened
u,'NeI ThrIrSn
~ Hnd Nv ! tapIIp,i n sound came-a
%sIE,l tI''m somewhere within the house.
u was very faint sound and did not
~Iine AGAIN INT II WIS Hnrh ~ might
nave Ia-n "AnrySi by che light pressure
/ a toHH u, nue. Of the paSsages outside.
iiSsilnrtIvely rsarhe,l forth my hand
and land hold u my revolver, but ! did
nut rlAs' Irim the Oed nor otherwise alter
my position ! still lay ~ II asleep. with
the revolver in one hand the other
i1neath my head and my eyes fixed upon
the etige Of the door which wlIS obscure
~ visible In the mirror
Several minutes passed thus, and there
was no return Of the noise Then saw
the handle Of the door move and turn.
rhe latch clicked slightly; the door,
Dolted though Il was, opened as II on
oiled hinges admitting an indistinct
figure in a long robe Of soft gray So
much ! saw In the mirror Then the
ioOr was closed again and the figure.
advancing toward the bed, ceased to DO
reflected in the glass II advanced close
70 the Ted and paused there q moment:
I cOulL near its deep regular breathing.
All this time had not moved, but lay
with my tack turned. feigning slumber.
Presently the figure passed around the
'Vnt Of the bed and came up the other
SIde The full white light Of the moon
Tell npUn It II was Kate, a. | had
known II was from the first moment she
-nterei the room She was clad in Q
Irtr'sIng gown OF soft lowing material,
which was fastened at the throat and
ruled on the ground Il had wide
sleeves one of which fell hack FrOm the
;Rre smooth arm ami hand that earned
q lamp The lamp WAS not lighted.
Her black hair hung down on her
shoulders and on each ode Of her pale
fAce. Her eyes were wide open but
iIed and vacant Her breathing was
long and measured, ~ Of one sonud
asleep
She put the lamp dOWu ~ = table
beside mine, and then stood quite still in
the moonlight. her face wholly express
SiOnlesS and without motion Il WAS an
appalling thing to see her thus |. too,
remained motionless, but Il was because
knew not what to do To awaken her
might bring on the worst consequences.
II she were not disturbed. ahe might
possibly retire " quietly and uncon-
sciUusly ~ She nad come But the mys-
terry VI her being there At all appeared
utterly inexplicAble What had led her,
IN her trance. 10 visit my rOOnf How had
she ever known where II waS2 What
had she dreamed OF doing here, and
above all how had she cOntrived to
enter through = bolted door with a.
much e'lSe ~ though she had been q
spirit; Perhaps this was but spirit
or phantom 1T my own brain! Was
awakeg
She stretched out her hand. not fol-
lowing itA motion with her eyes, but
mechanically and A. II Wers iuVOlun-