The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-21

self sat confronting me. was the fact that
Dandy. evidently disturbed by my cry,
had entered the room, but without appar-
emit hesitation commenced caressing the
hand OF my double while savagely growing
at myself.
"You are surprised" my visitor remarked
as if divining my thoughts, that Dandy
should prefer the ideal to the real, Yet
such, after all, would be the worlds judg-
ment. Then why blame the animal for
being? Never imagine that anyone. saving,
perhaps, a foolish mother or fond wife. can
remain faithful or blindly disinterested
to their own ends in life when their eyes are
once opened to mans weakness and folly.
You are only selfish man with no particu-
coed You will fall from what you now inn
aRine yourself to be. namely. man of
honor and principle"
Nettled by the calm air Of superiority
with which the man spoke, to say nothing
of the cool manner i'll which my future
career was depicted, turned hastily and
said:
"But supposing I refuse? The colonel
has probably changed in the. last twenty
years, and this new will may after all prove
to be some passing whim of his
very good" returned my visitor, slowly
rising, you can please yourself. But mark
my words. you will live to repent it within
the next twenty years. Men of his age
rarely forget their prejudices."
There are some thoughts or expressions
which We think we have heard before IN
the same place, and under similar circum-
Stances, and while racking my brain to dis
cover where und when I had ever met a
man resembling this one. or ever discussed
upon this or u similar topic.
You are to me simply what the subject
is to the mesmerist," he said. II control,
you know, and gradually and within twenty
years this power will become absolute.
What ! arl now. you will be. as you are now
what once remember myself
See" said he, handing me the phial;
would you like to see for yourself what,
you will DO then. Three drops Of this,
only moments agony. and the transform
alton will be as complete in you M it was in
me when your dog refused to acknowledge
good looking, with 3 profession but no
practice. saw charming girl several
years my junior, surrounded with every
luxury and rich father who could not
deny her anything: She was young and
impressionable, and | speedily won her
say | loved her, but loved her money
more. Now do you understand me, mar
ried her against her fathers will. Had
been man l would have shown myself will
ing at least to do something to-
wards supporting her; l was not,
WINS 1uitI0Is All. you 90 uOC
like the term. Well. a eentlemanly lonfer
if you will, but no better than the man you
would turn from this door, because he
would rather beg than work. For l had
brains, intelligence. and a good education,
which the majority of outcasts have not
But how in the name of goodness could
you have married Col. Scott's daughter?'
fairy shrieked. when he never had but
one daughter and she is my wife. What
are you? Who are your" and the beads of
perspiration again started on my forehead
rs nameless and indefinite terror seemed
to deprive my limbs of all action.
Can you not guess?" he exclaimed ris-
in2 ana coming toward me. Drink, them"
and he held u glass OF Madeira towards me,
land you will know all.'
"No, no; Il Thousand times no." cried,
"But you must" he Missed, and his form
seemed to grow colossal. In vain strug-
gieu to light the lamp. My hands and
arms refused to obey me, but hung power
le. 9 by my side. He came closer. and one
of his strong sinewy arms seized my shout
der, while at the same time he forced the
glass between my teeth. Commissions
e'S,d my whole frame, thousand thun-
doris vibrated in my ears, my frame was
violently swayed back and forth, while an
awful whisper seemed to pierce my brain.
II nm yourself twenty years from now, n
selfish. cold. calculating man, willing to
essary to gain my end"
''Oh, no, not that, yelled, and seemed
to see myself changing slowly to the hid
eons shape of the decrepid old man.
Another violent spasm and confused
murmur of voices. / was conscious of bs-
ing severely shaken, and then another form
and tangible ono appeared to seize me,