The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25

day. but not vet, if | can help it. After
his death lived for time in this house
with my mother but at the age of Z
| was sent to France to be educated.
The lady who had charge of me was a
profound student OF mesmersm. She
discovered that ] was a medium, that
had extraordinary occult powers; she
encouraged them and trained me. l be-
came, after q year or two Of her ma
nipulations. very valuable clairvoyant.
Shortly after my 18th year I came
back to England; my friend had died.
my mother was anxious that | should
live with her. and l came to the house
which she now iuhabits Ny uncle, my
mother stepbrother, the heir to this
vast property, had Just been married.
hated him for living at all. But for
him | should have been the heiress OF
Queen s Marvel. Perhaps you have
heard that my Uncle Gerald died when
ont fishing, being found drowned in
Lock Overpool which is part of our
river about two miles from here. Well,
( will tell you how he really came by
his death. -
She hesitated; n curious blank look
came over her face, a vague terror
that shone in her eyes and drew deep
lines around her mouth. She crouched
slightly downwards, became rigid for
an instant, as If she were going to have
cataleptic ft, but making a great eff
fort Strengthened herself once more.
"Why do you drag my soul from
me7'' she asked 'hoarsely,
81 ask for no confidence ! re-
sponded 'All the same,' 7 continued,
looking firmly into her eyes and real
iziug that her will was weakening, "you
will tell what I want to know"
"Yes,' she painted. .'l cannot help
myself; the truth for the first time
ed. who stood between me and this great
property, did not meet his death by ac-
cident 7 often went with him on his
fishing expeditions. Although no one
knew it. / was with him on that special
day. He waded into deep water, and
sat on the bank and watched him. Sud
denly the demon which seemed to have
got into me at nv birth took mastery
of me.
4" Uncle Gerald, ] cried, 81 wish
/ you would get me that green fern whic b
grows right in the depths Of the rock
| above Lock liverpool.
With pleasure, he replied. he re-
| turned to the shore, and without remov-
| ing his wsders went along the edge of
| rock which iuttcd out over the pool.
| His gaff lay on the bank his back
turned to me; followed him cautiously
madness doubtless in my soul-and
struck him heavy blow with the iron
| instrument on the back of his headl
He fell as if he were shot, bounded
against rock, and sank like stone
! to the bottom of the pool. / threw his
| fishing rod on the water and rushed
home. No one had seen me leave the
house. and no one had seen me return.
Not the faintest suspicion was ever at
tached TO my name. ] committed the
crime for the sake of the property, but
in the end Fate went against me, for
my uncle S widow, unknown to me. was
about to give birth to child. Three
months after my uncle Is death Con.
stance was born; she is in the direct
succession and will inherit the bulk
of the property. BY and by she will
marry, and her husband will take her
name. DR.. Halifax, ! mean to get Con-
stance under my influence. 7 do NOT
wish to commit murder second time
but J must have Constance Perowne as
my tool: If you dare to defy me you
will suffer-
She stopped speaking and stared past
me toward the wall. Her expression
changed again, she looked at me in a
confused manner
! "What have | been saying?r she
queried. ''oh, yes, | came TO tell you