The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-06-11
The
Vampire
In Romance She Is Beautiful.
In Real Life Unattractive 10
All Except Her Victims.
By EILEEN BRENNAN

There have been many versions Of
the woman who has n passion for en-.
THRILLING men. from the ordinary firt
10 the vampire. The ordinary nirt q
supposed to have n conscience. Tho
vampire lures men 20 their ruin aud
II they have families are NJ ready 10
wreck wife aud children NJ the man
himself.
The vampire h not a beauty with
soft. languishing eyes She has
stony face She conquers rather by
her win power than by fascination
though she calls 60 her assistance the
senses whenever she finds &c neces
sary. have never seen but one wo-
man In real life who deserved the
name Of vampire. while staying nj
n summer hotel heard Of man
among the guests who was enthralled
by n woman and taken completely
away from his family. was told that
I might see the couple any evening
after dinner when the guests walked
on the piazza. promenading with the
others. expected 20 see a radiant
beauty In the woman. with seductive
manners. was astonished Mt looking
upon the stoniest face have ever
seen and utterly devoid Of beauty.
The man was good looking. though
there was no strength IN his features.
hut the will may grow stronger or
weaken like the muscles. which are
developed by exercise or become fabby
by diuusc. I afterward learned the
story Of this man.
Edward Grant WINS prominent In col.
lege not only NJ nm all round available
man. hut NJ n scholar. lie was prcsi.
dent of his class aud graduated with
honors. lie became attached to Mar.
iorlc Fleetwood. the daughter Of one
Of the professors ~ the university.
They were married and n boy baby
was born TO them.
The couple had been married four
teen years when Edward Grant was
called from his home IN the east 10 nan
Frnncisco on matter of business. II
was his first separation from his fam.
| lily except for few days nc time.
and he no more wished 10 20 than his
wife wished o. have him go. lie was
I debating with her whether. after all.
he Ind not better give mp the trip when
their son. Harry. thirteen years old,
came into the room where they wcr'
and heard his father tell his mother
that he had promised his partner TO
make the journey.
Papa" said Harry. 10 you have
promised don't you think you ought
to COR
This decided the father. who took his
son into his arms and Rugged aud
kissed hlin with pride. Then. after a
last embrace OF his wife. he tore him.
self away.
ON the same train and having n chair
IN the same parlor car with Grant ~,
a woman about his own age travelling
alone. She was reading novel. while
Grant was looking out through the
window. seeing nothing OF the passing
view, for his vision was upon n mental
picture OF the wife and son from whom
he had Just parted. Pnd he was won
derlng how he could endure that sep
aratlon during the period fxed for his
absence.
The woman IN the next chair was
constantly glnnclng aside from her
book at the fne looking man who wa,
NJ wrapped IA his thoughts that he wa,
unconscious Of her presence. While
she was by no means beautiful, sh,
was dressed faultlcssly, and there wal
that suspicion ot perfume about heI
which Is seductive In woman who q
an adept IN the art OF Its use.
The lady dropped glove. Grant dit
not see t. She leaned forward 60 picl
Il up. brushing against him. lie turn
ed ana looked into a pair of eyes fiXet
upon his From him the eye fell Il
the glove. Grant bent and picked
up. The lady made move To recoye
II again. aud, their heads coming yer!
near together. they turned their face
toward each other. and Grant saw tina
same pair OF eyes fixed upon his AN,
In close proximity. Then he reaches
for the glove and handed Il 60 her. sh
thanked him and resumed her move
Grant turned ngnin 20 look out througl
the window.
Hut now those eyes, In which Their
was a lure, came between him an
the vision OF his wife and sou. TIL
faint odor that hung about the womal
was waited toward him whenever an
one passed through the car. No wor
was spoken by either. but now an
again their eyes met and every tim
Grant felt more strongly the lure tha
was IN those Of the woman. Gradua
~ feeling came over him that sittin
beside this woman hour after hou
without word passing between theI
was becoming irksoh,e. Was II not
want or compliment 20 his fellow pa
p sengcr that he should refrain from Il,
) dressing herr Surely q would be In
: modost In her 20 speak 10 him withor
! a word from hlm.
, lie made a trivial remark. The lad
received Il not unklndly. hut reptile
briefly The Ice thus broken, they 500
b fell 20 conversing The woman was
rood listener. and Grant was n flueI
! ialker. She listened. hut did not al
| sorb what he said. This he knew. Z,