The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-22
Strange Tales Of a Doctor

Copyright. 1910. by w. 6. Chapman)
~ \ a certain morning toward the END
OF September. in The year 1891.
received the following letter:
~ Dear SRI have been asked to
call on YOU by mutual friend,
General CORVALLIS. who accompanies my
stepdaughtcr and myself on board tne
Osprey TO New York. ! hope 20 eau 10
see YOU or send a representauvc apou.
II o'clock today The genera, thlhRs NE you ,
can give me advice on n matter OF I'm
portance. | am n Spanish lady: Ny
home is IN Brazil and | know nothins ol
New York or its customs WISH 10 IaKe
a house near New York ard To settie
down. This house must be isolated. ana
in the midst OF large grounds. and must
have extensive cellars or Easements. as
my wish Is TO furnish laboratory III or
der 10 carry on scientific research The
general said that as you were scien.
list Yourself YOU would understand JUST
what | wanted and be willing to ADVISE
nv .'sTElL.A sCAIFFE."
The letter was dated from the Manton
hotel and ] smiled as ! read H. IL was
so like old General Cornwallis 10 imagine
Scientific pursuits that | should at once
become interested in her to the degree OF
adopting the role of real estate aseni
and spend valuab bic time chasing arouna
In the endsavor 10 ind house winch
would suit Eer. But II so happened that
cousin OF mine. who was extremely III
hard pressed for money and wanted 70
rent an old fashioned and somewha, !,
erueson,e mansion he owned which was
situated In a lonely part OF inc srYnS iS;
suit the generals acquaintance aud that
| could do both her and my cousin
good turn at the same time
Al II o'clock my servant handed me
a card bearing the name, MISS Murle.
Seattle" and few moments later
slight. rair-haired English girl entered
k,,Sny
was Mrs. Scniffes stepdaughter ana Una.
she had come 10 see me In reference ~
the house. which they were desirouS oi
The eirl was pretty. and her smile
Was wistful and sweet, although with c
tnge OF melancholy in IT, On the whole
formed her that. although such matters
were hardly I'm my line. 1t so CHANGED
that there was a house belonging 10 a
relative of mine, called The Rosary. Sno
situated IN a somewhat Isolated spot in
the EronN. which | imagined would SUI,
her stepmother | also told her that II
she wished I would meet her there AT 8
o'clock on the following day. "hen sne
could vio~ the interior OF the mansion
for herself. To this she agreed. and az
The appointed hour ] presented nlysell
at the gates OF The Rosary y carriage
was waiting. and as | approached tai
lady With dark eyes stepped out oil II.
] saw N glance that the Young iady
had not acconipGned her; and Wien zen she aic
proceeded to view the house:
The Rosary had been unlet and neg
tected for a considerable time, and the
grounds had a dcsolate and gloomy ap-
pearance. But the Spanish lady ap-
pearcd well pleased with the interior as
well as the exterior OF the place. and
particularly with the numerous cellars.
one OF which she pronounced exactly
fitted for IL laboratory.
here next week" she said. He and
are scientists. Or. Halifax, and trust
scientists OF no mean order. We have
come here fer the purpose OF conducting
experiments. and this house is the one OF
nil others for u.s.
Everything went off without a hitch
The Rosary passed into ;hc hands. oi
Mrs Seattle and those of her brother
Senor MereIlo. "A tall. dark. handsome
man \ week or two passed by. wher
one afternoon | was astonished to receive
visit from Murlel Seattle.
Il have come 10 see YOU on a matter
Of vital Importance, DR.. Halifax" sh,
said. Il cannot lnser. for even now
fear ! am followed. You arc a bosom
friend Of Oscar Digby. the famous dis
coverer and traveller for he told me so
7; was on that account ] persuaded
mother to come To you about the house.
Certainly / know D!gby" | responded
Indeed. ! may lay claim to being nj:
greatest friend. Where Is he. and wha
Is he dons?'