The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-04-13
THE SUNDAY MORNING NEWS April Ia 1850

hut it was only for un instant, and then
he boldly entered the room.
Placing his bundle upon the table, he
took out a small bunch Of keys, and with
his hands outstretched before him he felt
for the safe. It was easily found, and
then he put in the key, unlocked the door
and swung it open. With familiar fingers
he pulled out what he knew were mere
bills and documents, and then he found
the small tin box in which
A binding glare, an awful fash of over
towering light blazed before him. His
eyes seemed put out by its bewildering in
tensity, and little scream of terror es-
capped from his lips. A hand seized him
by the collar and dragged him over back
ward upon the floor. The blazing, burning
light filed all the room with glare
more terrible than the lightning He
recovered his sight, and saw Nemesis
standing above him, revolver in hand, and
with torch of magnesium wire blazing
in horrid flames above his head
Stir hand or foot, and-you under
stand. There are six chambers, and I'm
a good shot,
Let me up, you fool, or I'll kill you. y
oh, you surprise me, Mr.. Bedford. I
thought it was a common robber. y
No, it is not; SO lower your pistol y
No, sir. You may rise, but make the
slightest resistance and Til blow your
brains into muddy fragments. Sit in that
chair, and when I've secured You properly
I'll hear any explanation you may make.
Your Conduct is very singular, Mr.. Bel
ford, to say the least. That's it. Sit down
in the arm chair. Now I'm going to tie
you into it, and on the slightest sign OF
resistance shall fire.
The poor, cowed creature sank into
the chair, and the son of science
placed his strange lamp upon the
,apie- WIN tne revolver sun IN nand,
ne prucuTeu maven ana Ut canule on
the tapie. Ihen ne exhnglished ms
loren, ana inc empowering Ight gave
place 70 more agreeable gloom, linen
ne tuok from ms pocket q lihy electrlc
pen ana little battery maze OF small
lnh po1tle. linen ne Grew Iorlh small
,oI Oh wire, ana securing one ena TO the
pas.eFy, WIN the revolver Sui IN mana, ne
walked ROUND the chalr tnree Times, ana
po0na tne tnleI INTO IL WIN the slender
WIRE.
stop TINS fooling, boyl Lower your
revolver, ana let me explain matters
NO, slf- When l nave you iasS SO
thaI you can 90 no harn, TAX with you
- wno. peiole. Hoiu pach your heau
that's t. Rest It against the chair while
draw TINS wire over your throat
ror 0oa's sake, stop 10 you intend
70 gaIrote me-
oniy mean 10 MAKE you Sc
ou ~, -,
Inns "oll' : nol'i me long. ~ nreak
your wires IA 9 1as1, You u, ht1ie 1901.
NO, you VIII hoe, Inc inolueht .he
WIRE - par.su ttiat pell wan ring, 10 anu
snal oegln nrlne ana Keep II up I'LL you
are uis'ao1esi VI ueau.
Inc man swore saVageiy, out the cola
thread OF insulated wire over his throat
thrilled his every nerve 1t seemed some
magic bond, mysterious, wonderful and
dreadful. This cool man OF science was
an angel OF awful ana 1ncomprehenslbie
power. HIS lamp OF such mystic Drii-
nance ana phat pattery quite anherVed ms
coward hearb w nat awful torture, what
burning nasn o. llgnthing might not reno
MN 70 plackeneu fragments II the wires
Meie uioAes 70 sucli ueptis o. puein Vs
slncc ssllu .elLor go ,ne mie'en sliiA
~ lls gua,ey iancy. ne ualeu r ~, move
q iuuse.e aese cue que wl.e pLeaA. Ane Nsty
enousne oa ~ niieu nun WIN uils ps'.kao,e
agony ~ ne son o. sc Is paced himself
uelore ms prisoneI. ~n ING feFoiVe1 ~
e's s.,s Es'' I US ss.;u; - ., . -, ~.
~ ~ anu solng " csi neip'
~ ny my vie Mnlie opeh eie uoor.
hoaa ,,s "a seiio " ell9 mieeon .urneu nis
nossu iouuu " see "nas was going On
Inc Two men giared at each other In
snence, anu eheH there was a SOUND OF
opehine uoors. ore closed WIN an ecno-
ing siam that reso5nded strangely through
slie oiu mouse, ana then tnere We're hght
Aooes.eps 81, IN tne nan.
IN, rhinert W nat mas happeneds"
Noenlng very selious-mereiy a COM
nion purgia.; caueo you because
"is1eu help,
Yes, 1 heard the bell Is there no
sanger
NO. STAND PACK. DO not come into
tne room. Can the men ana let them
WAKE the gardener ana MS son. You
yourseil eaii your iatner, ana old MN
orfss anu come down al once. AND,
Ain,a, Keep cooi ana 40 NOT DC alarmed. l
neeu you, Ainia' anu you must help me.
Inen the mouse was very still, and the
Walcner paced up ana down before his
prisoner In silence. Then came hasty
opening Oh doors, ana excited steps and
naring lamps III the nan.
LIS the young DOCTOR. On! by MIGHTY
defe trOuDleSl''