Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-13
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1885,

with a smile; she will have no recollec-
| ton of all this''
81 grant you FOUR pardonW said the
I governor with all the dignity OF the King
of all the SPANS,
"And to that pardon, sire" said Carpe-
ma, still bending low, will you add the
cross Of Isabellar'
81 give il youp'
And then Carpena made as though to
take something from the governors hand
and attach the imaginary cross to his
breast. Then he rose, and walking back
wards quilted the room.
This time the whole company followed
! him to the front door.
81 will go with him, l will see him
go back to the hospital" said the
governor, struggling with himself as if
loath to yield to the evidence of his
senses.
'COme, them" said the doctor.
And the governor, Pierre Bathory, DR..
Antekirtt, and the rest followed after
Carpena as be went along the road
towards the town. Namir, who had watch.
ed MN since he left the penitentiary,
glided along in the shadow and continued
to watch.
The night was rather dark. The Spani-
ard walked along at a regular pace with
no hesitation. The Governor aud his
guests were twenty PAGES behind him
with the two warders who had received
orders to keep him in sight.
The road as it approaches the town
bends around small creek, which forms
the second harbor on that side of the rock
On the black, mOtiOnless water flichered
the reflections Oftwo or three lights. They
came from the ports and lantern of the
Ferrato, whose hull doomed large in the
darkness.
AS he reached this spot Carpena left the
road and inclined to the right towards
heap Of rocks which rose from the shore a
dozen feet away. Doubtless a gesture
from the doctor, unseen by any one-per-
maps simple suggestion of his will
had obliged the Spaniard TO alter his
way.
The warders prepared to close up so as
to send him back to the road; but the
Governor, knowing that no escape from
that side was possible, ordered them to
leave him to himself.
However, Carpena halted on one of the
rocks as he had been struck motionless,
power. de tried to lift his feet, to move
his arms, but ne could not. The Doctors
will within him nailed him to the
ground.
The Governor looked at him for min
ute or so. Then he said to his guest
"Well, doctor, whether he is awake or
not, we must give in to the evIdenceV
You are convinced, quite convinced"
Yes, quite convinced that there are
things we must believe in like the brutes!
Now, DIR. Antekirtt, suggest to him to go
back to the penitentiary! Alfonso XII.
commands itV
The Governor had hardly finished the
sentence before Carpena, without utter
ing sound, threw himselfintO the water
Was it an accident? Was it a voluntary
act on his part? Had some fortuitOus
circumstance interviewed to snatch him
out OF the DOCTORS power? No one could
say.
Immediately there was a general rush
to the rocks, and the warders ran on to
the beach. There was nc trace of
Carpena. Some fishing-boats came up,
as did the boats from the yacht. All
was useless. They did not even find the
corpse, which the current would carry
out to sea.
IL am very sorry, your Excellency,"
said the doctor, ''that our experiment has
had so tragical an end, which it was i'm
possible to anticipate"
"But how do you account for it?' asked
the Governor.
"The reason is that in the exercise OF
this suggestive power, of which you can
not deny the effects, there are intermit-
tances. That man escaped me for an in
slant, undoubtedly, and either from his
being seized with vertigo or some other
cause he fell off the rocks! 1t is a great
pity. for we have lost such a splendid
specimenP'
"We have lost a scamp-nothing
morep' said the Governor philOsophi-
cally.
And that was Carpena's funeral ora
ton!
The doctor and Pierre then took leave Of
| the Governor. They had to start before
| daybreak for AntekIrtta, and they were
| prOfuse in their thanks to their host and
| the hospita6le welcome he had given them
| in the Spanish colony.
The Governor shook the Doctors hand,
wished him pleasant journey, and after
| promising to come and see him returned
| to his house.
Perhaps it may be said that DIR. Ante
| kirtt had somewhat abused the good faith
| OF the Governor Of Ceuta. His conduct
under the circumstances is open to criti-
/ cism. But we should not forget the work
| to which Count SandOrf had cOnsecrated
his life. ga thousand roads-one end p
And this was one Of the thousand roads he
| had to take.
A few minutes afterwards one of the
/ boats of the Ferrato had taken them on
board. Luigi was waiting for them as they
| came up the side.
THAT man?' asked the doctor.
According to your ORDERS" said Luigi,
sour boat that was watching near the
rocks picked him up after his fall, and be
| is under lock and key in the fore-cabin.o
"He has said nothingY' asked Pierre.
show could he say anythingp He
seems asleep and unconscious Of his
acts"
Good" answered the doctor. 81 will.
! ed that CarDena should fall from those
rocks, and he fell! l willed that he should
sleep, and he sleepsl When / will that he
wakes, he shall awake! And now, Luigi.
up anchor and awayI'
The steam was up, and few minutes
afterwards the Ferrato was under way.
heading out to sea straight for Ante
kirtta,
ITO BE Continued
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