The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-17

! The boy looked w as she auGfeSSeJ
him, opened his lips. as if 20 utter some
baby word. then. with coy, sweet
smile. hid his face against her breast.
you have child of your own?"
said.
Yes. Mr. Head, boy. Now. 1 am
going to confide in you. My boy is the
I image of this little one. He is the same
| age as Robin, and Robin and he are SO
alike in every feature that the resem-
{ blalce is both uncommon and extraOr-
binary. But, stay, you shall see for
I yourself"
I She produced loeket. touched a
/ spring, and showed me a painted pho
tOgraph OF a young child. 1t might
! have been taken from little Robin Dur
ham. The likeness was certainly be
yond dispute.
Dufrayer came near. and pointed it
ouu to him.
rs it not remarkable?" 1 said. This
lOck~t contains a picture of Lady
Faulkner's own little boy. You would
not know it from little Robin Durham.
would you2"
Dufrayer glanced from the picture tc
the child. then TO the face of Lady
Faulkner. I<p my surprise she colored
unGer his gaze, which was so fixed and
/ Staring s to seem almost rude.
RemarkiEg that the picture might as
suredly be taken from Durham's boy,
he gravely banded back the locket to
Lady Faulkner, and Immediately after
wards. without waiting for me- took
his leave.
Lady Faulkner looked after his re-
treating form, and I noticed that a new
expression came into her eyes-a de-
fiant. hard. even desperate look 1t
came and quickly went. She clasped
her arms more tightly around the boy,
kissing him again. 1 took my own
leave soon afterwards, but during the
days which Immediately followed
often thought with some perplexity OF
Lady Faulkner, and also of Durham s
doy.
l had received a card for the private
view of the academy. and remembering
Durh7m's picture determined to go
there on the afternoon of the great
day. 1 stTolled through the rooms
which were crowded. so much so indeed
that il was almost impossible to get
a good view Of the pictures: but By
and by I caught a sight of Durham 5
masterpiece IT occupied a place of
honor on the line. Beyond doubt, there
fore. his success was assured. I ha6
taken a fancy TO him. and was glad of
this. and now pushed my way into the
midst of a knot of admirers. who. ar
rested by the striking scene which the
picture portrayed, and the rare grace
and beauty of the central figure. were
making audible and flattefing remarks.
Presently, just behind me, two voices,
which I could not fail to recognize, fell
on my ears. I started. and then re-
manned mOtionless. The voices be-
longed to Lady Faulkner and to Nine.
Koiuchy. They were together. and were
talking eagerly. They could not have
seen me. for I heard Lady Faulkner's
voice, high and eager. The following
words fell on my ears:
Il shall 10 it tomorrow or next day.
My husband returns sooner than l
thought. and there is no time to lose
You have arranged about the nurse.
have You not2"
"Yes: YOU can confidently leave the
matter in my hands, was madame's
reply.
And I am safe? There is not the
slightest danger Of"
They were pushed on by the increas-
ing crowd. and l could not catch the
end Of the last sentence. Jbut I had
heard enough. The pictures no longer
attracted me. / made my way hur-
riedly from the room As I descended
the stairs my heart beat fast What
had Lady Faulkner to do with Nine.
koiuchy2 Were the words which I'M
Willingly had fallen on my ears full
of sinister meaning? Madame seldom
attached herself to anyone without a
strong reason. Beyond doubt. the beau
tiful young Scotch woman was an ac-
quaintance of more than ordinary
madame was helping her. Once more
1 was certain that in a new and star
ting manner madame was about to
make a fresh move in her extraorli-
nary game.
went straight off to Dufrayer's Of
flee found him in, and told him what
had occurred.
Beyond doubt. Lady Faulkner's
manner was that Of a woman in trou-
BILE" I continued. From her tone she
knows madame well. There was that
in her voice which might dare any
thing, however desperate. What do you
think of 1t, Dufrayer? is Durham, by
any possible chance, in DANGER"
THAT is more than I can tell YOU"
replied Dufrayer. Nine. Koluchy's
are beyond my powers
TO cope with. But as you ask me. Il
should say that it is quite possible that
there is some new witchery brewing
in her cauldron. BY the way. Head. 1
Faulkner when you met her at Dur
hams studio"
Were not you?" l asked.
To a certain extent, yes. but / was
also repealed. l did not like her ex-
preston as she sat with the child in
her arIDs.''
What do you mean?"
Il can scarcely explain myself. but
my belief is that she has been subject
ed by madame to queer temptation.
What, of course, it is impossible to
guess. When you noticed the likeness
between Durham's child and her own.
l saw look In her eyes which told me
that she was capable of almost any
crime To achieve her object"
Il hope you are mistaken / an
swered. rising as I spoke. AT least.
Durham has made a great success with
that picture. and he largely owes it to
Lady Faulkner. / must call round to
see him, in order to congratulate him."
I Gid so few days later / found
the artist busy in his studio working at
a portrait of a city I1agnate.
Here you are, Head. / am delighted
to welcome you" he said, when ] ar
rived. Pray. take that chair You
will forgive me If go on working? My
big picture having sold so well. / am
overpowered with orders. II has taken
on; you have seen the reviews, have
you not2"
Il have, and also witnessed. the
crowds who collected round II on the
opening day." / replied. 1T is a mag
work of art Durham. You