The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-11-19

very angry when l laughed at her and
In the end | convinced her of the folly
of such an idea, but l have many times
been sorry we did not tell the others in
stead of hushing it up.
"Well, after that night things were
never quite the same. A spirit OF DIS
cord was ever in our midst. We got a
habit of looking over our shoulders,
though | don't think any one remarked
it but myself, as if conscious some one
or something was ever beside us. A
malign influence seemed to have taken
possession of the place, and to have got
into all our hearts. Roger and Rose
had quarreled. Hadyn became often
sively attentive to my fiancee and evinced
such IL growing antipathy toward my
came uncomfortable.
"Many times in the dusk | thought
saw that devilish face, and the lips
seemed ever whispering diabolical
wickedness into the heart of some one.
It pervaded the whole house, and the
only ones undisturbed were mother and
Mrs. Kent.
"'Oh, dearr sighed Rose II day
after tormenting Roger until he had
gone away with white face and woeful
| ewes: Il don't know what possesses me
NOWADAYS. seem to delight i'll wicked
ness. and | never was so before. What
can it be, Royce?
81 believe some evil spirit haunts this
house, was my reply. Let us try to
induce the rest to go somewhere else foI
the remainder of the summer
For q moment Rose seemed seriously
considering the subject; then | saw that
half turning of the head | so dreaded.
and she laughed mOckingly:
".Leave this delightful place? Why,
Royce. you must be mad. don't want
to GO. | rather enjoy being wicked.
It's u new sensation, you know and she
ran off, seemingly much amused ut my
disappointed face.
II tried to induce Hope Kent to pro-
pose a change, but all to no purpose,
and so time ran on. One evening | was
walking with her OF the terrace, and
her manner was so kind, SO like the
dear old days before we went to that c-
cursed place, that was emboldened to
ask her to set a day for our marriage.
AT my words she turned such a
flushed, happy looking face to lie that
for u moment | was sure her answer
would be all | desired. But all at once
her expression changed, and l saw, or
imagined l saw, for one horrible instant
that diabolical face beside hers, the ma
licious eyes fastened upon mine, while
the lips moved beside her ear.
'.Grasping her arm, | cried excitedly,
Rum Yielding to the impulse Of my
hand, she sped lightly beside INC to
where the others We're gathered on the
veranda; then she turned upon me with
flashing eyes:
elbow dare you brighten me SO? Your
face was just dreadful
.sOf course | could not explain, but ]
have often since wished | had, even at
the risk of ridicule and chaff, After
that Hadyn was always more i'll favor
than myself, and her continued GOODNESS
almost drove me mad. There is no use
in going over i'll detail all the events of
that wretched time, but here is a list Of
the results:
.:Mr. and Mrs. jackson have been
through the mire Of the divorce court;
Mr.. and Mrs. Cairns welded hiss has
forever lost its flavor; father and Mr..
Kent have dissolved partnership and
are bitter nemies. Mother and Mrs
Kent were the only ones unaffected by
that foul Kama Rupa, yet they are
made unhappy by their husbands rup
turing of lifelong ties: Rose pphan ]:
married, but not to Roger Kent, who il
going to the dogs in consequence"
Here my friend paused and gazed
gloomily out upon ~the.snowy street.
well" | said, when the silence haC
lasted some minutes. "And YOU"
r. There was a fash in the fine
ewes turned upon my face. 81 f%erretet
ont the history Of that old house. ani
found, as | had expected, that one Of III
most diabolically wicked of men ha(
lived and died there, and that his inhu
ence so pervaded the place that 10 ONT
had even lived happily there since hi:
tlllle, ulSC tIldb l4OlC lIHn CtlV N-lp lldt
gone there pure and good had gone
away to a life of w~ickedness.'
Another silence which lasted until
again broke it.
2 us that all"
: mot quite. The curtain falls on tn
last act of the drama tomorrow ut st
| Luke's, when Miss Hope Kent become
Mrs. Haydn Upham."-Rye Johnson il
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