The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-12-15
BLOOD WILL TELL.

q hsentEsal legenae and fss!ttytagl ;lt'
lassEatioas. : 1rsad ! tsx M Paoles, 10
slisht excitement. barsly- --au&eine4 q ia
keep me svats, whea suddenly ths. .fg.
srs Of Hsindl appeared. m Il Tho ii. room
near ths door. He carried tho: ,m1ys.
terious box under hn arm. I sprang
from my chair. A. e.. = .--'
"Good Heavens e Where did you
come from ?" I exclaimed.
"Came from my clearinghouse" be
said, gayly. <"What makes you look 50
surprised? /? s.
II did not hear. you ascend the
STAIRS ,.is$s-. Si-
'No? You must have been absorbed
with your book. Let me see." lie took
the volume and looked at it. "Ah
ghost~stories! Yes, you were so inter.
ested that you didn't hear me. Well
how goes it Z" =. >&-.~.::,
:, "All "a, right" I replied, "Will yop
have a seat r. e., :; sj:',.c'.- /; =.
Before sitting down he closed th,
door, locked 1t, pas the key in bis pock
q and took deliberate glance around
The room: .At any other time I should
1 4
have res-ded such conduct ~ siugu
lar: but tho ghost -storiss or something
else had benumbed my faculties, and
only looked on viii = sort Of lazy inter
sst, having rssea.sd mysslf:
Heindl took chair, "a. down direct
5before mo and g.zed steadily into
ny eyes. There w.s . wonderful pow
* il his glance, and I felt a subtl,
magnetism from him. diafusing itsel
throughout my system. / leaned bacl
indolently, conscious. Of nothing but
passive submission to his will.
"Please to arise,'' he said. -,.
The sound OF bis /. voice. broke th
sloll. sprang from my seat and de
mauded what he wanted. -
But with the quickness Of eat b.
,whisked col! Of rope, which he ha,
carried concealed, about my legs, an
drawing it tight and graspipg me b,
i the shoulders, he had me at an advau
tage. I attempted TO seize him by tb
throat, but he gave tho rope pull, and
pushing me with his other band, thre,
me to the floor. Istruaggled and kicke
and endeavored to free myself, but N
efforts were vain. Ny feet were boun
together my: sssailant Fad his knee O.
ny breast and Vas grasp,ng. both ~
arms. All 7 could DO was Is. squirl
sl;ghtly, rodllM y Il ~ head abSut md: q
i aet hslp. i 4 Tlh4sae 4 thing. I Ala . .xiiith:a.:
1 sod vtl!, but 1::xae Z! :poverlsasE II shi 81
soih md ny yeies g failed e bring a.sis
aasl,, IS, 20. 80 - ~. n,
Hand. all thI t;nsil: ~ i $, ;1sry 1 COO
- boled ljil iate y fs.e epqpoeell,
g s. 4a1ailiak qsieteeas on ny lpsl
j Ill - .sia,5.f: .bee.ne:1 Z aGEhausts Z
"a eeaasd struggling. u y rthlsa. .he Dire,
tauother rops. from 10 poeist and pin
ioned ny arms securely behind me.
7, "This is all necessary, E / ) you know,
he said, "fot Jon must remain perfsctl
quiet during the experiment. You
nerves might be : little shaky, or you
resolution fail you at critical momen,
and then al would be lost" s
"What do Jon mean p p: III
- Not but that you would mean
cary out your part all right" he cor
tinued, paying no heed to my question
shut even I must admit that the cit.
alton viii be very trying one-on
that might cause the stoutest hea,
to fail just at the most interestin
point" ."
I could only stare around 10 ! sort {
numb dread q he went On tying n
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