The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-20

We went upstairs to our rooms.
Charles had gathered together a few
friends to watch the performance. The
seer entered, wrapt in thought. He was
in evening dress, but red sash round
his waist gave a touch of picturesque
ness and a dash of color. He paused
for a moment in the middle of the
saloon. without letting his eyes rest on
anybody or anything. Then he walked
straight UP to Charles and held out
his dark hand.
Good evening"" he said. You are
the host. Ny SOULS sight tells me so" ..
Good shot" Sir Charles answered.
f, These fellows have to be quick witted
you know, Mrs. Mackenzie, or they'd
never get on at it
The Seer gazed about him, and
smiled blanl<ly at a person or two
whose faces he seemed to recognize
from a previous existence. Then
Charles hsgan to ask him few sim
pie questions, not about himself, but
about me, just to test him. He an
swered most of them with surprising
correctness. His name? His name
begins with S, ] think: you call him
Seymour" He paused long between
each clause, as If the facts were re-
vealed to him slowly. "SeymOur--Wil-
braham-Earl of STAFFORD. No. not
Earl of Stanford, Seymour Wilbraham
Wentworth. There seems to be some
connection in somebody's mind now
present between Wentworth and STRAIT
ford. l am not English. / DO not
know what it means. But they are
somehow the same name, Wentworth
and STAFFORD"
He gazed around. apparently for con-
firmation. A lady came to his res
cue.
Wentworth was the surname of the
great Earl of STAFFORD" she muir
INJURED, gently, land | was wondering,
as yOu spoke, whether Mr.. Wentworth
might possibly be descended from
him.
He is the Seer replied instantly,
with flash of those dark eyes. And 7
thought this curious; for though my
father always maintained the reality
of the relationship, there was one link
wanting to complete The pedigree. He
could not make sure that the Hon.
Thomas Wilbraham Wentworth was
the father of Jonathan Wentworth, the
Bristol horse dealer, from whom we are
descended.
Where was / born?' Sir Charles in
terrupted, coming suddenly OF his own
case.
The Seer clapped Cnis two hands to
his forehead and held il between Them
as if to prevent it from bursting.
Africa he said slowly. as the facts
narrowed down, so To speak. South
Africa: Cape of Good Hope; Jansen
vile; De Witt street, 1870.
by Jove: he's correct Sir Charles
muttered. HE seems really to 90 it.
Still, he may have found ne out. Fie
may have known where he was COM
ing"
II never gave hint" l answered,
till he reached the door He didn't
even know to what hotel I was pilot
ing him.
The Seer stroked his chin softly. His
eye appeared to me 10 have Il furtive
CLEAN in IT, would you like me to tell
you the number of bank note in
closed in an envelope?" he asked cas-
ually.
Go out of the. -oom." Sir Charles
said, while / pass i. around the
company
Senior Herrera disappeared. Sir
Charles passed it around cautiously,
holding it all the time i'm his own hand.
but letting his guests see the number.
Then he placed il in an envelope and
gummed it down firmly.
The Seer returned. His keen eye
swept the company with comprehen-
sive glance He shook his shaggy
name. Then he took the envelope I'm
his hands and gazed at il ,ixedly
"AF' 73549,' he answered, In a slow
tone. A Bank of EaglapA note for