The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-12-11
She ought to be in bed

three O'Clock. She ought to be in bed
and asleep"
l spoke lightly, thinking it better T.
try aud laugh him out Of his folly. HI
took no notice of my sorry joke.
NO" he said. quietly. II am not go
ing to try. But l know now what wa.
wanting. Love-such love as mime
such love as hers-makes the connect
ing link. and enables sight or some 9th
er sense to cross over space. and pas.
through every material obstacle"
Look here. Carriston." said. SER:
ously, you are talking like mailman.
l don't want to Tighten you. but I Am
bound both as a doctor and Your sin.
cere friend to tell you that unless yor
cure yourself of these absurd decisions
they will grow upon you. develop fresh
forms. and YOU will probably end YOU
days under restraint. Ask any doctor
he will tell you the same"
doctors are . clever race" an
swered my strange young friend, ''bu1
they don't know everything
So saying he closed his eyes and ap.
peared to sleep.
We parted upon reaching London.
Many kind words and wishes passed
between Us. and gave him some moro
we'll meant aud, believe, nesdfu1
warnings. He was going down to see
his uncle. the Baronet Then he had
some matters to ARRANGE with his law.
ycrs, and above all had to select resi-
dence for himself and his wife. He
would no doubt be in London for q
short time. If possible he would come
and see me. ANY way. he would write
and let me know the exact date of his
approaching marriage. II could man.
are to come to it. so much the better.
Ii not. he would try, as they passed
through town, to bring his bride to pay
me flying and friendly visit. He left
me in the best of spirits. aud | went
back to my patients and worked hard
to make up lost ground. and caunteract
whatever errors had been committed by
my substitute.
Some six weeks afterward-late at
night-while was deep in a new and
clever treatise on zymotics, a man bag
gard. wild, unshorn aud unkempt
rushed past my startled servant, and
entered the room in which 1 sat. He
threw himself into u chair. and | was
horrlfied to recognize in the intruder
my clever and brilliant friend Charles
Ca-riston!
1.-The end has come sooner than ex-
pected." Those We're the sad words
to myself rs, waving my
frightened servant away, I closed the
door. and stood alone with the sup
posed maniac. He rose and wrung my
hand, then without word sank back
into his chair aud buried his face in his
hands. A sort of nervous trembling
seemed to run through his frame.
Deeply distressed, I drew his hands
from his face.
''Now. Carriston." / said. rs firmly
as l could. ''ook up aud tell me what
all this means. Look up, say, man,
and speak to me-"
He raised his cyes to mine and kept
them there. while a CHASTITY smile-a
phantom of humor-flickered across his
white face. No doubt his native quick
ness told him what l suspected, SO he
looked me full and steadily in the face.
NO" he said, mot as you think.
But let there be no mistake. Question
NE. Talk to me. Put me to any test
Satisfy yourself, once for all. that am
rs sane rs You are
He spoke so nationally. his eyes met
mine SO unilinchin yly. that l was re-
oiced to know that my fears were IS
vet ungrounded. There was grief, ex-
element, want Of rest. in his appear
,nce, but his general manner tod me
le was, as he said, rs sane rs was.
Thank Heaven You can srcak to
me and look at me like this:' l ex-
claimed.
''Hou are satisfied, them" he said.
ION this point, yes. Now tell me
what is wrong"
Now that he had set my doubts ut
est his agitation and excitement SEEM
ID to return. He grasped my hand
'.Madeline:" he whispered. "Mad-
lime my love-shc is gone"
'.Gone." repeated. '.Gonc wheres"
''She is gone. l say-stolen from me
~ some black hearted traitor-per-
laps forever. Who can tell?'
But, Carriston, surely in so short =
lime her love can not have been won
~ another. II so. all can say is
WHAT" he shouted. You who
lave seen her! You in your widest
lreams to imagine that Madeline
Rowan would leave me of her own free
will. No. sir. she has been stolen from
ne entrspped-carried away-hidden.
But will find her. or 1 will kill the
villain who has done
his"
He rose and paced the room. His
ace was distorted with rage. He
and unclinched his long slen-
Ter hands
MY dear fellow" said. "you are
alking riddles. Sit down and tell me
'alm!y wha; has happened. But. first
# all. Is you look utterly worn out.
will ring for my man to get you some
ood."
No" ne said, II want nothing.
Weary l sm, for have been to Scot
and and back IS fast as man can
ravel. Preached London n short time
go. and after seeing one man have
omc straight to You. my only friend,
or help-it may be for protection. But
have eaten and l have drunk, know
nc l must keep my health and
However. insisted upon some wine
eing brought. He drank a glass. and
hen. with strange. enforced cain.
old me what had taken place. His
ale was this:
After we had parted company on our
eturn from Scotland. Carriston went
own tn rh, family scat in GxfordShir,