Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-10

and not n word from him. Then he
came. tell you. fellows. " ever I was
Elad TO SEQ my uncle. II was then. Tie
had changed somewhat. the tropical
climate had hronzcd hin skin. ana
though the look OF distraction had dis
appcarcd. Il was replaced by an un-
healthy glow. The first thing he did
was 10 take mo by the arm and lead
mo Ia the library. There he opened
small vallrc and produced two small
nooks, Don QulNote. Vol. I. ana Vol.
~, the same books you have In your
handn. He answered my look Of sur
prise by saying;
Yes. Curtis. rye found the book.
There u ". Ny madness IL gone. hut
u has cost me my health. perhaps. my
"'slt down. Curtis. and I will tell
You the story lie ncrvoualy paced
tho floor a few moments and hogan;
After leaving homo year ago,
went 70 London IN search " this ac.
cursed book, hut falling 60 discover %
trace ~ j thoru. ! loft for spain nH "a
more probable place to Ind u Spanish
book While In Madrid my health be-.
came very much worse; my folly wnn
telling upon me and fast transform
ing me into mental wreck was
compelled 10 seek medical advice: the
ana suggested sea VOYAGE.
shortly previous TO this prnfca.
nor hcncnza. an old friend NJ mine. had
nerh ufEing m" to join company Of
rclchtlHtu VINO were about 10 sail FOR
the souih Sca Islands. / wnr wolcom-
cd hy tho company and the next dn,'
We so sail The journey was long. ana
In tr.te of the comprtn OF our yacht,
extremely tedious. lasting some seven
weeks unon reaching the islands the
company Immediately began their bo.
tnnlcai researches.
4 had a few books with me. and
among them the much loved Vol. H.
OF Don QuiNotc. This carried with
~" constantly ana was ns mad over
II az ever. I would pfean ID to tny
breast. hug Il pnsrlonntoly, hut rnrrly
read IN u. | don't know what gnve
the book such power over me. yet IN,
power was there. ana God knows il
used me ncvercly. l loved the book and
the fnci that Ia mate was mlaslnr
gave me bitter pGnR. tried to rra.
son with myHalf-to shake on the pas.
sion, but no. ! could not, aud al last
! felt that the only thing which would
bring NE peace was TO find tho other
volume With this almost hopsloaa
task IN Wow, I began my long ana tor.
! fible search, tho search which robbed
Z w" OF Two or the best years OF nay iife
and destroyed my health. And then
| found the miserable book on "a wild ln,
land on the ocean. | suffered cruel
lndirnltics and fearful pain. and thca,
| two books caused ID all. yes all: they
have blasted my lifo-t'il blast them
He was furious. With An nnrr,
movement he hurled the dearly bought
volumes into the glowing CRATE. AMI
curHing them. he turned ana sank into
his chair. ana wcpt like child
al this moment a slight form Gid.
ed across the floor. nnntchcd tho book,
/ from the nnin"r. and bore them from
/ the room. I tried o. comfort my uncle
but Il was q long time before his emo.
lions permitted him Ia speak.
- can't tell you how 1 found Vol
l., now. Curtis, but you shall know
some day. Don't riention the subject
OF those books 10 me. never. cannot
bear to speak Of my folly
u searched all my unclo'a paprri
aud journals, but with the same result
OF being constantly disappointed.
I'm the Islands my uncle had rccciv
ed an injury In the shoulder. which Wal