The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-17

Wait until the sanity lips
Shall the beifry spire eclipse.
The third and last couplet ran as fol-
lows:
Cubits eight across the first.
There shall lie the tomb accurst.
My heart beating hard, l quickly
measured eight cubits, namely twelve
feet, and then started back with cry
of horror, for I had come TO a large
vault, which stood open. The entrance
stone had been moved aside. Without
an instant's hesitation ran down some
steps. The tomb was a large one and
was quite empty. Never coffin of man
had lain there, but passage wound
away to the left, a tOrtuous passage,
down which quickly walked. My Ian
tern threw light on the CHASTITY place
and the air was sufficiently good to
prevent the candle going out.
Why was the tomb open? What was
happening? Fear itself seemed to walk
by my side. Never before had l so felt
its CHASTITY presence. l hurried my
steps, and soon perceived a dim light
at the farther end. The next instant I
had entered the hall of the old house.
l had done so through a panel which
had been slipped aside. Had any one
gone in before me? If so. who? Who
had opened the tomb? Who had gone
into the house by this fearful and long
closed door?
I was just about to rush upstairs
when a piercing scream fell upon my
ears: it came from just above me- With
two or three bounds / cleared the stairs
and the next instant my eyes fell upon
huddled-up heap on the landing; it
was ROSaly, Her features were twitch-
ing in q horrible manner and her diiat-
ed eyes stared at me without any rec
OgnitiOn. Her lips murmuring, Catch
herl Catch herr"
The next moment the rector appeared
hurrying down the passage in his dress
ing gown.
What is wrOng?" he cried. What
has happened?"
The girl chung to my arm and now
sent up scream after scream. The en-
tire house was aroused, and the serv-
ants, with scared faces, came running
to the spot. ROsaly's terror now found
vent in fresh words.
THE herb-wOman." she sobbed. 1.-THE
ghost of the herb-woman. l heard a
noise and ran on to the landing. 1 met
her-she was coming from Mr.. Du-
| frayer's rOOm-she was making straight
for yours. Mr.. Head. Suddenly she saw
me, uttered a cry, and flew downstairs.
/ Oh. catch her, the ghost the ghostw
Did you say the woman was coming
/ from Dufrayer's rOom?" 1 asked.
1 sudden maddening fear cluched at my
| heart. Where was Dufrayer? Surely
| he must have heard this upToaT.
/ went to the room, opened the door, and
| dashed in. Inside all was darkness.
Wake up" 1 said to him. Some
! thing dreadful has happened-did' you
not hear Rosaly scream? Wake upr'
There was no answer. ] returned tC
/ the landing to fetch a light. The rec
| tor now accompanied me into the room
We both went up to the silent figure in
/ the bed. I bent over him and shook
! him by the shoulder. Still he did not
stir. I bent lower, and observed or
his neck. just behind the ear, a slight
mark, the mark which a hypodermiC
syringe would make. Good GodI what
| had happened?
You are close to death. You can
| not guard against il, try as you may
1 for il will come from an unlooked-fol
source, and be instant and swift in it:
1 work"
The words echoed mOckingly in my
ears. l flung down the bedclothes, and
in an access of agony, laid my hand or