Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-10-12

playing the low cur. The character
suited HIM, for, unlike most stroag will
ed men, ho was II sneakng dog.
His house was on the village street. His
ti-st act in the cur drama was To post
himself, each afternoon at his window.
After weeks watching, the event which
he had hoped for and expected occurred.
Nav, upon some erNnd, passed his
house alone. He ran out and spoke to
her, | there had oeen any pity in his
heart, he surely would @ayo pi,iel her
then. She shrsnk from him in terror,
and to her face came again the agouiziug
consciousness of being in hi, power.
"You fear me, Miss May" he said.
"There is no need"
His words sounded well but his dark
eyes seemed burning his heart, She
louged To- cry for help, but already his
me,meric force controlled her.
One or two pas>ers-by glanced suspic-
ou,iy at the man, tor the face ot the girl
was like chalk.
W hat need to detail that hour Of agony?
A serpent's glittering eye, nuttering
dove--lhat is the picture. Tender hearts
cannot dwell upon il.
Lit is true that we all have our coed
angels, how Mays must have wept when,
that night, the poor girl felt no sense Of
protection; even with her lovers arms
about her, and her head upon his breast !!
She !onged to tell him, but feared to do
even that Richard Blair had forged his
chain about her too quickly aud too we'll,
and she could not 30 much as strive to
break the links; SO she kept " tho
silence otdespair," aud the mother and
lover dreamed not danger.
So tutly was May under the control Of
the me'me'lSl' w'''' 'haI d'y after any
she wa l'feslstloIy ufaWh 10 the'r pace
OF meeting
E'ated beyond measure Ric""d bjalr
resolved to ah''h MS "oIk 0y lofolng nor
INTO marriage
1T was b''"'l'o m'"h'ght evening
h'"o'' Evan. on ms way % May $
t""uSh' ~" p'"Nid n"d n'It'or 'lNo 'ue
l'Nr "'u'd oe ''N' hISht' 10 Wou'd
give "'' "f"I s"' " o''' rae rs no
nT"f'd h's 'dr"f g''s' h'me' Wom"n
mli'd h'm' II was Mrs M"rstoh' ohe
wa, sohhlng
ON' H'nr,' me ''l'u' l am SO g'"u
met you Eine''' h'nesl-deaf A'nes"
yon can save hnr !!
'H'Vo her save wLomF
MY daring May
a great tear came to his heart
TELL me, he SaId-"'e'l me quickly!
Ihe mother was IN 'uch gr'et as 10 oe
incohere"t' Ernest "I 'a'l succeeded N
understanding her story
\ little While before, Richard Blair
had called aud wns admitted 10y May.
Ms. Mtrston was up stairs, and con
cludrd the caller was Erue,t Sho was
uudrcci,,d uy hearing his voice. She
rp down stains in tin'c 10 see them go
out the front door together. She follow
ed them quickly, and, recognizing the
msu, heurd him say:
"My dear May, we will bo married
within AN hour"
Fora time the mother was SO stricken
by what sho had seen and heard as 10
be incapable of action. May mus. have
heard the wild cry, "My child ! My
child !" for she paused II moment, then
went on aguin.
Mrs. Moston s temperament was much
like her daughters. Precious time was
lost before rhe coud collect herself suf
hcivutly to follow them.
Ernest did not doubt Mays truth to
him. 1t wa. Richard Blar'. me-meric
wilcholy that had lorced her to do this
thing.
81 will save her. Mrs. Marston," he
said quietly "1hero /, no minister with
in ten mile. but ours. The villain will
go to him. Let ms get there before the
marriage, and will .top it ii have to
Kill the bridegroom "
Seeing hat Mrs. Marston, in her lam
entnblc cpud ltiou, would do more harm
than good, he Insisted on her returning
home, aud -he ob.ycd.
Erne-t, since the evening at Mrs.
Jones', had made quite study Of mes
meri.m. He had learned lhrt the passes
Of the hands were not nece-.ary. WIll
might be controlled by 'heer lo'co OF
superior will He lad proved hi abiIily
to lne.msrze-or psychologists which
ever term the reader prefers - h'e""ru
Blair by the n'uel manipulation; no must
now attempt It without
III sdeces-Iul IN thiS' ne argued !"
will be "n saSy mater 10 destroy uo