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

81 warned you,' she said: From
now on you are in periI.' She waved
her hand and disappeared. I went
back TO bed, but my slumbers were dis
turbed by unquiet dreams. When the
dawn began to break 7 dressed myself
and went out. The day beginning was
the one before Christmas. Against my
will I wandered in the direction of
Miss Enderby's s house. Suddenly / saw
her turning a corner and coming to
meet me. She approached and wished
me "Good morning in pleasant,
every day voice I came TO the point
without hesitating,
"Miss Enderby.' I said, "why did
you visit me twice in the dead of night
in the sitting room which is connected
with the panelled bedroom7"
~ never visited you, ,, she cried, her
face turning pale. "Tell ME what you
mean
''On the frat night of my arrivsl,"
answered, "you compelled me to arise,
you compelled me to go to my sitting
room. You were there waiting for me;
again last night you visited me, and on
that occasion you told me-
"Told you whatN" she interrupted
in a voice which was almost hiss.
"What did / say7'
"You told me the secret of Lock
Overpool. -
She uttered low cry. ''l feared
this she gasped. Something told
me that you were exercising an awful
power over me. why do you mesmer-
ize me? Why do you force me to come
to you.
"You have impaired a very CHASTITY
secret to me-. - ] rejoined. 81 have
not yet. decided what 1 shall do about
it, -
The appearance of Mr.. Perowne put
stop to our conversation. Miss En-
derby ran forward to meet him. She
looked quite composed, and spoke
lightly to him. "I am coming to
breakfast with you, grandfather she
said. He nodded pleasantly and we
three returned to the house. From that
moment Miss Enderby avoided me. As
far as | could tell, her eyes never met
mine. That night, too, | had no strange
desires to rise from my bed. Miss En-
derby did not intrude on the hours de
voted to slumber. The story she told
me. however, still troubled my mind.
felt puzzled how to act. II was either
true. and the woman was murderer,
matter had lain in oblivion for eighteen
years, and | did not feel disposed to
cast n shadow over the Christmas fes
tivities by taking any steps In a most
unpleasant business. During the week
which supervened between Christmas
day and New Year day Miss Ender
by was in and out of the house continu
ally. / began TO notice a subtle change
in Constance; she did not look well,
once or twice | thought ] heard her
sigh, and the bright, laughing light of
her eyes was subdued, On New Year
night there was to be n grand ball, to
which the county was invited. The
evening before | got a chance to speak
with Constance alone,
"You are sad about something; what
is the matter?' I asked her.
Her face clouded over. "I am un-
happy because | am disobeying moth.
er. ;" was her reply. Louisa has mes
merized me again. She asks me about
you and-but there she is coming
please do not tell her | said anything -
She fitted away and / turned in an
other direction. Next day we dined
early, and / went up to my room after
dinner to rest for short time before
the festivities Of the evening began. |
was seated by the fire reading, when
a light tap sounded on one of the doors
of my room. Before / had even time
TO say "Come in,'' the door opened.
and the slight form of Constance Per.
owne stood ON the threshold. She was