Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-18


tenance and red hair Her eyes were
unnaturally dilated and fixed They
seemed drawing my soul ont Of my body.
and absorbing it in themselves.
My next sensation was that l was
speaking-answ ering questions. OF what
nature | could not tell. for the answers
were made without any volition on my
part: they seemed drawn by come occult
influence from the most secret recesses
of my memory.
BY and by all consciousness deserted
mo. and | became motionless. When |
awoke ] was lying just as | had thrown
IN, self, half dressed. upon the bed The
dull light Of a lowering sky. ont Of which
the rain was descending IN torrents was
upon me. My visitant had left no trace
behind her; every article was precisely
in the same condition. as far as | could
r, member. as when | retired to rest.
got off the bed and bathed my head
and face with cold water. This revived !
me: hut there was a dullness about the
brain that | could not clear away. As
INV faculties resumed their functions, | |
became conscious OF sensations yet more
strange. There was feeling OF void
ness as though some vital principle had |
been drawn from me- but. above all. |
there was an intense longing TO he again |
within the influence OF those eyes yet |
shuddered at the thought. There was a
spell upon me-a spell that drew me
irresistibly towards Judith Porter
Mr.. Porter's threat was no Idle one
Body and soul was. through his dansh-
ter utterly subducd to his will. Out
OF her presence. | felt that | could not
exist. followed her about like
4 spaniel dog. | was ever trying to catch
her paze: a few seconds beneath its in
Huence reduced me to a trance-like state.
in which my soul seemed to pass from
nv Keepng into hers My slecp-when
I could sleep. which was seldom-was
beunted bv the widest fantasies. My
health soon began to suffer; my checks
became hollow, my looks emaciated. 1t
was as though a vampire was preying
unon my life. 1t was not love that
she inspired me with, but fearful fasci-
nation: while lay at her feet. passion
atelv imploring her to take pity upon me,
to rive me her love. to become my wife.
I would have given the world to have
nossessed the power to hy from her to
the furthermost extremity OF the earth.
I WAS her slave-bound to her by chains
stronger than were ever forged by hui
man hands.
And she was merciless in her power.
She hated me. loathed me. despised me.
she did not tell me so. but my instincts.
! now mechanically sensitive. needed no
e words TO divine her thoughts While a
{ free agent. | had refused. shrunk from
r. an alliance with her. and she was now
t ENJOYING her vengeance
4 you should have taken me when
z was offered to YOU" she said. moosing
. lv NOW it is too late!"
( knew she did not mean the latter
. mart of her sentence | knew that attel
;; She had glutted herself with my torture
:, she would become my wife. | could rea'
d il as plainly as though her mind ha'
S been n printed book open before me.
e still went through the form of super
e intending the boys, but | was very hitl
| use in this pitiable condition, and Nh
l. Porter himself was oftener in the schoo
room than | had ever known him before
k He treated me the same as usual, but h
never regarded me without cunnin
d leer of triumph. Except during tn
school hours | was never suffered
4 enter the kitchen. or to exchange
t word with Martha. / afterwards Learn
- ed that she made several attempts to &c
to me. but all these efforts were bake
ID by the vigilance OF her master or mil
he tress.
In As for me. made no effort TO see he
as neither had l any desire; was ALLEVIATE
from every object in life save one On
r. night. as | was going to bed | fouu
ne her standing close against the wall upc
OF the first landing. She laid her han
as upon my arm, and said. in whispe
ny "What are they doing to you. MAST
nd Silasf What has so awfully change
X Won? You don't look like creature
this world. Can do anything for yol
y you can't do anything for me. Ma
tina. Thank you for your Offer" ! sal
en- pressing her hand.
us it true that you are going to ,na
W. ry Mis- JUDITH
ms 81 hope So" 1 answered; and yet
>" shuddered as | spoke.
% Poor boyi Whatever can 1t be th
ra- ails you? | do believe that woman h
~ bewitched youv'
IA Before | could answer, the SOUND
NC footsteps in the passage warned is I'll
spies were at hand. l blew out l
candle and crept upstairs; and Mart
disappeared in another direction.
ald One evening. several OF the prihciI
ep, members of the congregation Of Lit
bethlehem were invited to tea. | "
ny present. and was seated next to Judi
Is who was kind and almost affectiOnate
the her demeanOr towards me.
When the meal was over. we w
lck and sat together at the window,
her drawing her chair close to mine. n
ed and then laying her hand upon my sh'
the der. suffering her long hair to br'
the against my cheek as she pointed
go; some object in the garden. and now 1
did again casting n furtive glance from
had meath her dropping lids that shot thro'
was me like fash Of fire.
'ril- At the other side OF the room
nd Porter was talking to his friends il
'lth suhdued voice. | and Judith were
the subjects Of the conversation. A port
lor- Of il occasionally fell upon my ear.
ing "He dotes on the ground she WI
'een upon" | heard him say. at Is sill
me. TO so love a creature OF dust; but
er i is treasure more precious than go
ana ayes; she has always been a pi'
hen modestly behaved young woman"
Just swered one OF the tea drinkers.
nnu HUMPHREYS. in a modifying tone;
pro- what has become OF that Mr.. Rodw
was thought there was going to be mi
80 thereI"
ared Gould | trust my precious lamb
nine that man OF sinF CALCULATED the re
4 To end hypocrite. in a voice OF pious hOI
they 81 had hoped to turn his heart from
All ways OF the wicked; but It was cal
axed and unregenerate; and finding tha
slid babe him go his ways, and told him