The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
Strange Tales of a Doctor

,cStInc me to dine at the
noIe ~, friend. Charles Holdsworth.
hgie OF ~ study table. Ii also con :
g ea ,sc surprising news that Iiarry
1s,esrsac had uncNpec,eol! ,t teeutheu NV W.
I So io,"' nm old chum OF mine who
hlnt "uS S,v suddenly left the country.
hj Oh, J.y of his departure he had
fn1i IN us q line 10 anyone; not a soul
NJ Sr'S S'ors bo had gone, and TO all in
ifT WI WI nurposcs the man might as
psts anu been dead There was, how
vi vs. story which in some measure
81. e, for Undertakes disappear.
pcun,,1 tho days Of his early manhood
/ ~. ~ ,a,Ieu desperately i'm love with
ao a,.rI, beautiful girl named Alma
snsu The latter had loved him in
ppsH Nm, there wero no tidings or an
ru,n,, sngaecment. and suddenly |
lsr",vs ,s,t Alma had married d certain
lAp NC Tothurst. and that Liddcrdale
k,sa the country. Colthurst turned
cruel husband. moan. suspicious
2, lions. but fortunately for his young
~ Fso Aid not survive the union more
pc ne ,cw Years. Now Mrs. Colthurst
~ wcal,hy widow. and Lidderdalc
~ sa-,e home. ] arrived in due time
y fau,aySdsvcr,h's residence, but failed TO
y y pI,Sdcrdalc among the guests pres
4 = nv host approached,
- ~ -. sorry 10 say that Lidderdalc Will
- hero. Halifax" he said. early
q. norniny I saw his card lying on
y hall table with the address OF the
s,,l Netropole scribhed in one corner.
@,s,. was also some writing on the
- nyInc that he would call later in
asy i was unable TO stay in, but left
-.;s inviting him to- dine hero this
.-Irr and telling him that Alma Colt
.r,s, gas TO be one OF the guests When
stunned home. found that he had
!, ,one back, and a few moments later
] /, rseIyed telegram stating that he
,ssN call tomorrow. as he had been
,,,sn,ed from doing so today. And
w | suppose yoI VIII IKE 10 see your
n friend Mrs Cothurst-she is pres
Irt-
-pos she know Of Undertakes re-
|,rSf- asked curionsly.
/ -yes told her. She Was much aCi-
/ a,,d: you know how attached she was
] 4 I'm in the past. Well. she is wealthy
ri free now and hope they Will make
/ f, ratch OF It. Nina was greatly dis
.r,ontcd when told her Lidde rdalc
va not be here after all. ] have ar
nsed that you arc 10 take her down
/ b dIrner.
few moments later 7 found myself
/ palhJ beside Mrs, CoIthurst, whom /
/ "a rot met since her widowhood. no.
/ tsd as glanced at her that her beau
III face was thin 10 cmaciation. and
! u ss,med 10 be laboring under Sc
/ ne nervous strain, | mentioned Lid
eaale's return home. and her checks
/ k'hAi as she spoke OF his long absence
/ "a hcr desire 10 see him again. ] was
|test' 10 say something more. when a
1 " Eao was sentcd across from us bent
/ kET2ni and said:
'yrs. Col;hurst. | have great news for
|}1 Mrs. Holdsworth had induced Ha-
1 Is. The famous chiromancist. To come
! kn after d!nner-wc can all have our
hrunes told.'
fIiodus," cried Mrs. Colthurst.
Z Il possible? have lonred TO go 10
u, out have been afraid
DO you really believe in chiro-
rscyy' asked,
-Enphauaily.' was the reply. "I In
~ 10 submit my palm for Haridas's
sSsc,ion. and whatever he tells me
ff'l believe"
eNn aieFWnTd. IN response TO sum-
- from our host. We proceeded TO
craving room. which was already
7s1tJ. Presently Brahmin, attircd
hcn oriental costume, entered. He
~ accompanied by a handsome young
s.s, s.s,1h OF his own nationality Mrs.
- N"'''"NN'1 Li!e Dtlf 10 q little
anTm arranged 10 receive them, and
- Ihlfoluced them to her guests.
ihe name iiaridas" she said, els. OF
IT, Hell known He does not sneak
1snsc SO his assistant. Munsela, viii
n as his Interpreter"
esser>l Of The guests took advantage Of
loIluhe trller's arrival, and declared
IsSHes asiounded by the knowledge
.es,Ssed of their past lives. His
I,siEyfSles ,,iE.y's ot Inc future also gave much
Issasuon and presently Mrs. Coll
.Ss' ~ Wnehcd my arm.
~, my turn now she said. and
49, 10 10 The platform. saw Haridas
N' hand ana examine the palm
sl nc glanced al his assistant and
|,,lhed 10 me that there was conster-
,i,,. ". MS bronze features. He talked
W. 10 mis- musical Hindustanti, and
sessn translated the meaning nf his
70 Mrs. Colthursl. When the
NiooW returned TO my side her
|t1ms'.a sas asIy gray and she spoke in
|s.ss ,old me all my past, and accu-
~ 100. she said. Put Le won't
sord about my future: | believe
|hresNS something terrible. Go. DIR,
ss ,an ann ask him for the truth; he
III you am certain"
/,ss,',so hso across to the platform and
- Ady whose palm Haridas has