The sun., 1881-01-30

hope. She loves you. In Ave minutes you shall
hear II from her own lips"
No wall OF pain that I ever heard Was half so
pathetic rs his Wild cry Of ioT.
l hurried down stairs and summoned Miss
Bliss iuto tho hail. In q fow words explained
the situation. To my surprise she neither
tainted nor went into Mysteries. Certainly.
will accompany you" she said with q smile
which could not then Interpret.
She followed me into Flack's room. calmly
scrutlnlzng every corner Of tho apartment. with
the set smile stil upon her face. Had she been
entering ball room she could not have shown
greater self-possession She manifested no as
constituent no terror. when her hand was seized
by invisible hands and covered with kisses
from invisible lips. She listened with SOM
posure TO the torrent of loving and carosslng
words which my unfortunate friend poured
into her cars.
Perplexed and uneasy. ] Watched the strange
scene.
Presently Miss Blss Withdrew her hand.
Really. Mr.. Flack. she said with light laugh,
you nro sufficiently demOnstrntive. Did YOU
acquire the habit on the Continont2"
'Pandoral' heard him say. II do not un-
dorstand."
Perhaps" she calmly went on. You regard
1t Ms one OF the privileges Of your invisibility.
Let me congratulate you on the success OF your
experiment What clever man your Pro-
ssor-what ia his namo2 Unjust bo. You can
make q fortune by exhibiting yourself"
Was this tho woman who for months had
paraded her inconsolnblo sorrow for the loss OF
this worry msnf l was stupened. Who shall
undertake to analyze the motives OF n coquette
What science Is profound enough to unravel
her unoonscionabls whims
Pandorap ho exclaimed again. in a bewil-
dered voice. what does it mean7 Why do
you receive me In this manner2 Ii that all you
have TO say to me9"
1 believe that Is ALL" she coolly replied. mov-
ing toward the door. You are gentleman.
and need not ask you to spare me any further
annoyance"
Your heart is quartz" whispered. as she
passed me In going out You are unworthy
OF him."
Flack's despairing cry brought Ksspar into
the room. With the instinct acquired by long
and faithful service. the old man went straight
to the plaoo where his master was. / saw him
clutch at the air ma IL struggling with and seek
Ing to detain tho invisible man. He was flung
violently aside He recovered himself and stood
an instant listening. his neck distended. his
face pale. Then ho rushed out OF the door and
down the stairs. / followed him.
The street door OF tho house was open. On
the sidewalk kaspar hesitated few seconds.
1t was toward the west that he finally turned.
running down the street with such speed that l
had the utmost difficulty to keep at his side.
1t was near midnight. We crossed avenue
after avenue. An inarticulate murmur OF salts
faction escaped old Kaspar's lips. A little way
ahead of us we saw a man. standing at ono OF
the avenue corners. suddenly thrown to tho
ground. We sped on, never relaxing our pace.
now heard rapid footfalls short distance in
advance Of US. l cutched Kaspars arm. He
nodded.
Almost breathless. I was conscious that We
were no longer treadnR upon pavement. but on
boards and amid a confusion OF lumber. In
front OF us were no more lights: only blank
vacancy. Kaspar gave one mighty spring. He
clutched. missed. and fell back with cry OF
horror
There was a dull plash In the black waters OF
the river at our feet.