New-York tribune., 1905-02-02

Professor Constanides bowed and expressed the
ance Though she could not have told you why.
Mss Cecilia found herself undergoing very muca
passed UP the Throne Room AT her presentation
rustling OF skirts and uttering OF fans. general
movement was made toward the dining room
AS host. Dr. Forsyth gave his TO Mrs West
moreland Constanides following with Miss Cecilia
The latter was conscious OF feeling OF vague
irritation; she admired the man and his work, but
sne wished his name had been anything rather
qt, should be here remarked that the last Con-
SboIninsbiv in 9Ha IaIIar oS n % 11Sr,;1Sis 6rooch
and In consequences the name had been an offence
DR.. Forsyth's table was situated at the further
end IN f, the wndow and from IL good view OF ne
mated mat one and one OF the party at least fancy
During the Tst two or TIRES Courses the con-
Tersation was practically limited 70 Cecilia and
being too busy to waste time idle chatter Later
the table-or. IN other words. they found time TO
pay attention to their neghbors.
ings a CeGLa looks back upon that evening, Ia or
has admitted 70 % me snc that she had never Eno
up to that tine what II vas to converse with a
ton for the reason that we are If not lovers. at
Least old ID friends and after all Mrs Wesrmore-
From that evening forward scarcely day passed
Of Miss westmOreIand's society. They met at the
polo ground-drove in the Gezireh-shopped in the
on the balcony OF Shepheard's Hotel, Constantine
nVariabv interestins Whst was more 10 the point
he never failed to command attention whenever or
he was % %aDRaTenty, better known Than in the Lro3
with Difference such would only expect 10
be shown TO king. She marvelled. but said moth
dd not caatoH her be0s G %Ss too s sGr
she must have seen how dangerous the intimacy
ham who sounded the first note OF warning In
the westmoreIands and therefore had more or less
right to speak his mind.
who the man is l not in a position 10 say
he remarked to the mother But If were in your
Of the year. is fun OF adventures
But. my dear Colonel" answered Mrs. West
that the professor is an adventurer? He was intro
duced to by Doctor Forsyth. and he has written
Books my dear madam, are not everything
impartiaIty witch marks the man who does not
read las matter OF fact am bound to confess
some years ago. but only one. The pointed out
SO he never tried the experiment again But as for
this man. Constanides, as they call him. should
1 have been told since that this conversation wor-
to admit. even to herself. To a very large extent
81 she M Ike her d9ughteT had fallen under the spell
pOintblank she would doubtless have declared she
course it would have seemed fiat heresy to say so.
And yet-wel- doubtless, you can understand what
am inclined TO believe that i was the first TO
could see a strained look in the girls ewes for
which I found it difficult to account. Then the
began TO watch her systematically We have few
",
good deal OF what happened during that extraor-
dinary time-for extraordinary IL certainly was.
8eTe Gl Hs e T' be Hngge
tempted to believe. that this world OF ours has
Christmas was past and the New Tnr fairly
think by that time. even Mrs Westmoreiand had
arrived at some sort Of knowledge of the case But
Cecilia &c was not in love with Constanides as am
degree that. happily for the peace OF the
world is as rare as the reason for IS perplexing
the crisis came. On the evening Of that day,
orsyth MRS. W attended, RECEPTION SS
az the palace or a certain pacha. whose name
purposes OF my story @ s1cien hoveTeT that hat
IN Sos, S man 1 VINO I Pl1es @ RseiL % on Gene up 20 daLe
vttauons TO his receptions eagerly sought after
most distinguished men in Europe and on occasion
It Is even possible 70 obtain an insight into certain
an opportunity OF rehecting the instability OF
The evening was wei advanced before C5nstan-
Ss ides made his appearance When he did it was
Later Cecilia permitted him 10 conduct her into
ht n4 ne ve SRee OF = Ts Sbe Me Sos o0S "a
obtained Exactly what he said to her I have
% mothers assurance that she was visibly agitatsd
returned to the hotel almost Immediately. whsa
Cecilia pleading WEAKNESS, retired to her room
find as difficult TO believe as did Yet have
an t6 1se ef oe Il Is wa 5rge soH Mas S 5y
quiet it knows in the twenty-four hours 1 have
that assertion not telling the exact truth. for
though she had bade her mother good night and
less OF the cold night air, she had thrown open the
window and was standing looking out into the
not know. nor can she remember. For my own
e semi-hypnotic condition ana that for the time
being her mind was blank
herself
How long stood az the window cannot say IL
may have been only five minutes. IL might have
been suddenly.
was aware that II was even wrong. but over
the mouse was stlllIg me- ana that II did not get
into the cool night air and within few minutes !
with the temptation II was as II a will infinitely
stronger than my own, was dominating me. and that
was doing / changed my dress and then. throw
ing on cloak. switched OF the electric Highs and
stepped out into the corridor. The white TObed
Arab servants lying about on the foOr as j.
their custom but they were an asleep ON fhe bsayv
must have been absent on his rounds
for there was there to spy upon me. Pass
ing through the vestibule. turned The key OF ne
'front.' door sun success attended me, for tae 10 X
shot back with scarcely 4 sound and I found myself
in the street. Even theE had no thought OF ta.
!plIS OF thlS escapade was merely conscious %
the mysterious power that was dragging
Seieu tt alohs Ihe paNenleht raster. think than
had ever walked in my life Under the trees e
was well nigh bright the dsy Once a carriage
1assed me and could hear It's occupants who were
have the city TO myself Later ] heard Muezzn
chantlng ms can tc prayer from the minarst o
taken up and repeated from ether mossIues Then.
ence to command. i can recall the fact that
was trembling. but for what reason / could not tell
TO the hotel. or OF exercising my usual
Will power. still possessed The faculty OF observa-
4, bad scarcely REACHED led tAe sSrnsr referred 70.
Ssnize n saw n again when the door ~ a hovss
opened and a man emerged Il was Professor Con,