The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-08-21

barn, from road that bounded the estate
on the west, twenty rods away; and the pre-
sumption is natural that this was the way
takn for the start, 10 avoid all possible
danger of observation from the cottage.
| lay quietly along the seat where had
been placed, while the carriage rolled on.
Not q word was spoken by either of the
men who sat opposite me, as | could know
from an occasional movement. We had
been on the road, travelling in profound
darkness. for perhaps an hour when l felt
a hand laid upon me. Cramped as | WAS by
the fasteninss of my arms and legs, and
living in p position OF painful constmlnt, l
had guarded myself against making any
ejaculation of distress; but now, when |
felt this hand stealing down my arm, l
could not restrain myself, and said angIlly.
Keep off"
"Hai-we are ourself again, perceive. )"
said Beaumont Don't fear; | was only
trying 10 feel your pulse; but Your voice
has saved me the trouble. Do you feel
comfortable"
Ny strength was hardly enough to answer
him; could not speak without an effort that
sent dizzy pangs through my poor head;
but his question angered me beyond my
power to control myself, and | gave him
You cause q man to be struck senseless
from behind. in he most treacherous and
cowardly way; YOU bind him so that he can
not stir put him in carriage, and jolt him
over the road in this condition. Then You
have Il { melignity to ask him If he feels
comfortable.
j have proposition 10 make to you, )"
reioincd Beaumont. We are in force
enough to defeat any effort you might make
to escape and in fact, you are in no con-
dition TO try such a step; but it is as we'll
To have an understanding with You. II the
cords are removed from your arms and
legs, do you promise to make no disturb
ance, nor to try to leave the carriage, but
to sit quietly on that seat. with this man
sitting beside you, and his hand holding
your wrist2'
Il make no compacts with murderers.
He said nothing more, but L plainly
heard his teeth grating with anger.
The carriage rolled on Mt n steady rate OF
progress, perhaps five miles an hour.
When daylight came / saw that Beaumont
was sitting bolt upright. sleepless, and with
face haggard and thoughtful. The man by
his side was the same stolid fellow whom /
had en- in the stable; his shaggy head
was fallen ON his breast in sound sleep,
and his snoring would have been ludicrous
under other circumstances. After broad
daylight had come, and we had met or
passed a wagon and two pedestrians, Beau
mont observed:
You will understand that have no fear
of the result of any attempt you might
| make to attract attention by calling aloud
/ give you notice, however, that if you do
any such thing, | will have you gagged at
once
did not shout; not because | feared
the gag-for it could hardly have made my
condition worse-but because the effort
would have been too painful. | was suffer-
ing cruelty from the cords, which now cut
into nv flesh. and from the cramps that
seemed to attack every muscle of my body;
but l would not yield; l would not beg for
the loosening of my bonds, nor make any
promises. 1t was rather before noon, as /
| judged by the short shadows along the
| highway that was able to see, that dis
covered that the carriage had turned from
| the road which 1t had pursued for hours,
| and was rolling along another which skirt
ed large village. The place was unfa-
miliar TO me, as all our route had been;
which was not singular, as during my visit
to Berkeley had not been three miles into
the country in any direction. Soon we
came to a stop, and | was lifted out and
carried into the wide hall of a stone build
ing which was fianked by a wing on each
side
DR.. Beaumont followed brisk,
smoOth-looking man came out into the
hall through doorway, over which l saw
in gilt letters the words, Keeper S
Office" He and the doctor shook hands
and went into the office, while a rough fell
low joined the man who had carried me
in from the carriage.
"A lively 'un, l should say, he re-
marked, rs he noticed the cords that
bound me- How is he?"
Don't know nothin about him." re-
Piled Jake, with voice like the growl of
a bulldog.
"Humph! Well, fetch him this way"
In the strong arms of Jake / was carried
up broad stairway, and thence along a
hall to one of many doors that opened upon
it from either side 1t was opened, and
was carried into small room, furnished
only with bed-place let into the wall, and
a very heavy wooden chair. The floor was
bare; the only window was away up out of
reach, and grated with iron. | was laid
upon the bed, aud now the man who had
greeted Beaumont below entered the room
and closed the door. At a sign from him.
the fellow who had followed the man who
| had brought me up took a sharp knife
from his pocket and cut my bonds. At
first | could not stretch out either my legs
or arms, so intense was the pain that
cramped me; | lay helplessly on the bed.
Now, said the smooth faced man, seat
ing himself in the chair by my bed while
the other at a word from him, stood before
the door, I'VE will try to have an under
standing. / think | understand your case,
] from what your physician has told me, and
| Judge from your appearance that you
! can restrain yourself when you wish to.
am also permitted to say to you that you
will not be kept here long. Your treatment
will be very much as you require it to be-
! If you behave yourself, and make no I'M
necessary trouble, you will be allowed
/ every indulgence permitted by the rules of
( the institution. But if you are violent, we
/ shall use the means we have for restraining
/ you. That will not be pleasant for you,
4 but it will he pretty efficacious
! A suspicion of the horrible truth for the
/ first time flashed to my brain. l started
/ up to a sitting posture and cried:
/ "For Gods sake, man, who are you, and
what does all this mean"
/ There was not a particle of sympathy in
/ his cold, hard face, as he rubbed his fat
/ hands together and replied:
81 am DR.. Phineas Westerly. This is
my Pirate Asylum for the Insane"
! [To BE CONTINUED.