The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20

he spoke, and coming up TO my side.
4 went TO your house and heard you
were here, and hoped I should run you
to earth. 1 want to speak to you. Can
you come with me?"
Anything wrong?" asked Calthorpe
II hope not" replied Dufrayer. "but
I want to have word with Head. l
will see you presently, Calthorpe."
He linked his hand through my arm.
and we left the club.
What is it?'' ] asked the moment
we got into the street.
Il want you to come to my flat.
Miss Carr is there, and she wishes to
see YOU"
Miss Carr at your fiat and she wish
es to see me?''
about it, Head. Here. let us get into
this hansom."
He hailed one which was passing;
we got into it and drove quickly 10
Shaftesbury avenue. Dufrayer let him
self into his rooms with a latchkey,
and the next moment I found myself
in Alison's presence. She started up
when she saw the lawyer and my
self
Now. Miss Carr" said Dufrayer,
shutting the door hastily. eve have
repeat the story to Head which you
have just told me?"
But is there anything to be really
frightened about?" she asked.
81 do not know of any one who can
Judge of that better than Mr.. Head.
Tell him everything, please, and at
once"
Thus adjured, the girl began to
speak.
Il went as usual to Nine. Koluchy
this afternoon" she began: her treat
ment does me a great deal OF good:
She was even kinder than usual. l
believe her to be possessed Of a sort
of second sight. When she assured me
that Ajax would win the Derby, I felt
so happy that I laughed i'm my glee.
She knows. no one better how much
this means to me. / was just about
to leave her when the door of the
consulting room was opened. and who
should appear standing on the TIRES
hold but my uncle. the Rev. Felix Carl
There is no love lost between my un-
Gle and myself and I could not help
uttered a cry. half Of fear and half
of establishment. I could see that he
was equally startled at seeiug me-
What in the name Of fortune has
brought you TO Nine. Koluchy?' he
cried
Madame rose i'm her usual stately
way and went forward to meet him.
Your niece. Alison. is quite an old
patient of mine said said but did you
receive my telegram
No; ! left home before it arrived.
he answered. The pains grew worse.
and I felt I must see you. I have taken
horrible cold on the Journey As he
spoke he took his handkerchief out of
his pocket and sneezed several times.
He continued TO stand on the threshold
Of the room.
We'll. goodbye Alison: keep up
your courage cried Nine. Koluchy. She
kissed me on my forehead I left. Tn
Gle Felix did not take any further no
tiCe of me. The moment | went out
the door of the consulting room was
closed, and the first thing 1 saw in
the corridor was a torn piece Of let
ter. 1t lay on the floor, and must have
dropped out of Uncle Felix's procket.
/ recognized the handwriting TO be that
of Nine. Koluchy. 1 picked it up. and
these words met my eyes: Innocuous
to man. but fatal TO the horse / could
not read any further. as the letter was
torn across and the other half not i'm
my possession. but the words fright
eued me. although I did not understand
them. I became possessed with a dead
of the house. / was so much at home
with Nine. Koluchy now that I could
go in and out az much as 1 pleased
l drove straight to see you. Mr.. Du-
frayer. ] hoped you would set my ter
rors at rest. for surely Ajax cannot be
the horse alluded to. The words haunt
me, but there is nothing i'm them, is
there? Please tell me so, Mr.. Head
please allay my fears"
MAY I see the torn pieces of paper?'
l asked gravely.
The girl took it out of her poke
and handed it to me.
You don't mind if l keep this?''
said
mo. certainly: but is there any
cause FOR alarm?"
II hope not. but you did well to con
suit Dufrayer- Now. L have something
to ask you
What is that?"
DO not repeat what you were gooC
enough to tell Dufrayer and ne TO Cal
tncrpe'
why not2 -
Because it would give him needles
anxiety. / am going to take the mat
ter up. and ] trust all will be well
Keep your own counsel; do not tel
what you have just told us to anothe
living soul; and now i must ask yo'
ia leave us"
Her face grew whittier than ever: he
anxious eyes travelled from my fac
to Dufrayers
Il viii see you to a hanson" I said
1 took her downstairs, put her int
one. and returned to the lawyers pres
ence.
II am glad you sent for me. Du
( frayer." l answered. Don't YOU Sc
how grave all this is? If Ajax win
the Derby. the Rev Felix Carr
know nothing about his character. re
member-will lose the interest on 100.
600 pounds and the further chance O
the capital being secured to his scr
YoL see that it would be very mucl
to the interest of the Rev. Felix i
/ Ajax loses the Derby. Then why doe
he consult Nine. Koluchy? The ques
ton OF health is surely a mere blir6
/ confess / do not like the aspect O
affairs at all That woman has scienc
at her fingers ends. / shall go dow
Immediately to EPSON and insist 81
sir John Winton allowing me to spen
the night in the training stables
Il believe you are doing the rigi
thing answered Dufraycr. "Yo
! who know Nine. Koluchy well. ~
armed at thousand points"
Il shall start at once 4 said.
] bade Dufrayer goodbye. hailed
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