The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-07-02
The
Vampire
In Romance She Is Beautiful.
In Real Life Uastirsetive TO
All Except Her Victims.
~ EIIEEr BRENNAN

There have been many versions q,
the woman who has a passion for an
thralling men. from the ordinary fir,
TO the vampire. The ordinary filrt 4
supposed TO hive a conscience. Tia
vampire lures men to their ruin and
II they have families are a. ready 20
wreck wife and children A. the man
himself.
The vampire II not a beauty with
SOFT languishing eyes She has n
stony face. She conquens rather By
her viii power than by fascination
though she calls 10 her assistance the
senses whenever she finds Il neces
sary. have never seen but one wo.
man In real life who deserved m.
name OF vampire. While staying NJ
summer hotel I heard OF a man
among the guests who was enthralled
by woman and taken completelv
away from his family. I was toid thsf
! might see tic couple any evening
aiter dinner when the guests walked
on the piazza. promenading with the
Others. I expected to see a indian,
beauty In the woman. with seductive
manners. was astonished at looking
upon the s,onlest face have ever
seen and utterly devoid OF beauty
The man was good looking. though
there was no strength In his features.
But the viii may grow stronger or
wcnken like the muscles, which ar,
developed by exercise or become asbby
by disuse. afterward learned the
story OF this man.
Edward Grant was prominent IN col.
lege not only NJ an all round availabl.
man. but m a scholar. lie was preai.
dent OF his class and graduated with
honors. He became attached 20 Mar.
iorie Fleetwood. the daughter OF one
OF the professors OF the university
They were married. and a boy baby |
was born TO them.
The couple had been married four.
teen years when Edward 0rant was
called rom his home In the east 10 san
francisco on a matter OF business. N
was HIS nrrt separation from his FINN.
NY except for few days at a time.
ana he no more wished 10 20 than his
wife wished 10 have him 20. Ito was
debating With her whether. after all,
he had not better give up the trip when
their son. Harry. thirteen year. old.
came Into the room where they were
and heard his father tell his mother
that he had promised his partner 10
make the Journey
Papa" said Harry. N you have
promised don't you think yon ought
TO gor'
This decided the father. who took hla
son Into bis arms and Rugged and
kissed him with pride. Then. after a
last embrace OF his wife. he tore him.
self away
ON the same train and having a chair
IN the same parlor car with Grant sat
n woman about his own age travelling
alone. She was reading a novel. while
Grant was looking out through the
window, seeing nothing Of the passing
View for his vision was upon a mental
picture Of the wife aud son from whom
he had Just parted. and he was won.
dering how he could endure that sep +
aration during the period nxed for his
absence. Z
The woman la the next chair was
glanclng aside from her I
book ne the fne looking man who was
% wrapped Ia hls thoughts that he was
unconscious of her presence. While Z
she was by no means beautiful, abe .
was dressed faultlessly. and there was {
iha, suspicion OF perfume about her
a llCl Il as..laefls. A.. . .......... a. A.. | .
IA adept IN the art Of It's use. 4
The lady dropped glove. Grant did B
rot sec H. She leaned forward 90 pick q
{ up. brushing against him. lie turn.
n aud looked Into a pair of eyes fixed
lpon his. From him the eyes fell 20 +
ne glove. Grant bent and picked Il D
~ The lady made move Ia recover q
again. and. their heads coming very n
lear together. they turned their face. ii
oward each other. and Grant saw that n
anne pair OF eyes fixed upon his and n
close proximity. Then he reached \
or the glove and handed Il 20 her. She
hapked him aud resumed her novel. a
irant turned again 20 look out through =
he window. :,
Hut now those eyes. In which there n
fas lure. came between him and 7,
be vision OF his wife and son. The =,
nint odor that hung about the woman :,
Tas waited toward him whenever any y
ne PASSED through the car. No word !,
'as spoken by either. but now and !,
gain their eyes met. and every time ~
Innt felt more strongly the lure that ~
'as In those OF the woman. Gradual
feeling came over him that sitting =
eside this woman hour after hour "
'ithout word passing between them ~
AS becoming irksome. Was Il not a n
ant Of compliment 10 his fellow pas NJ
niger that he should refrain from ed %
nessing her? Surely Il would be I'm %
oaest IN her TO speak 20 him without "
wort from him.
He made a trivial remark. The lsdy pr
'ceived Il not unkindly. but replied re
Heny. The Ice thus broken, they soon I'd
IL TO eonversinS The woman was a
'od listener, and Grant was a fluent By
lker. She listened. hut ola not alb n
RIB what he gatd Thls n. buavy Sor N