The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-10-03
AS she went on he felt that


nervous agitation in the performer WI,
betrayed itself to him he hardly h-,,
how. The tempo was quickeaea, al
the bow seemed to bite into the c:.tgG
while her smooth forehead contracr"
into faint frown, her nostrils dil,.5.
slightly now and then.
Was she going to be overcome at u
moment Of her triumph? Could nel",
business be asserting itself now after 81
had triu,nphantly conquered her pub.
and w.lon the house was hanging b..es.r.
lessly on her playing?
He felt in himself sense of disco.r-
fort, which he was attributing purely t.
his sympathy with the young girl. Ect
it seemed to augment. At last by an
attraction which was almost against his
will he felt his head turned to one sic ;.
as if drawn there by some subtle inIu-
ence.
Not five yards away from him was Dr..
Watson.
His eyes were bent with growing ear.
nestness on the girls face. They were
hot, and seemed almost starting from
his head. It was evident that the hate
full man was concentrating all the power
of his soul into that look. By his side
stood Mr.. Crawford.
Henry Henshall understood the stu
alton at glance. His own creeping,
Disguised sense Of being under some in
fluence seemed explained by the mag
netic attraction of this devilish man.
He knew, too, that his ideal, this nerv-
Gus. high strung girl whose artistic
temperament must answer to the faint
est impression. was being overcome by
that terrible glance which DR.. Watson
was directing toward her.
He felt that something must be done.
A little more of this occult violence and
Edna might break hopelessly down.
He was her knight. self constituted, to
be sure, but with tho fond hope that
some time he might receive from those
soft brown eyes tho sign that he was not
an ungrateful defender.
His course was quickly decided on. H.
walked behind the hateful form of the
doctor, and after standing moment
turned around sharply and, as if by ac-
cident, struck the man in the back sc
heavily that he turned in wrath and sur
prise.
"Oh, l beg your pardon, Dr. Leo
pardi," he said, with stress upon the
name.
He darted a glance at him as he said
this that sufficiently conveyed his feel
ing. 1t was to be war to the knife.
DR.. Leopard looked at him in return
with a deadly hate.
"You are mistaken, sir" he said holly,
without moments hesitation. my
name is not Leopard"
Henshall felt that his ruse had suc-
ceeded in what he chiefly intended. He
had broken the fatal current which
streamed from DR.. Watson's eyes, and
which was slowly but surely unnerving
the fair girl who struggled SO brayely
against the malign influence.
He stepped close to his ear and Kissed
into it: IF you do not withdraw at once
and cease prosecuting that innocent girl
will bring one that will prove you are
DR.. Leopard and thief and villain.
Go, quietly and at once, and will dc
nothing more at present, but otherwise
beware, for ! know you much better
than yo,hdo mo. Cor
Leopardi's brown face grew sallow
white and his eyes looked like an angry
snakes.
II will be even with you some day."
he said in low tone Of intense re-
veagefulness. II never forget a debt
like this"
Then he turned and said something to
Mr.. Crawford, who had been watching
his daughter too persistently to have re-
marked this side scene. After mo-
ment apparently of hesitation on the
old mans part he turned, and with an
agitated air left the hall with the doc
tor.
What did you do to that fellow"
asked his companion as Henshall re-
turned to his side.
II scotched Il snake!" he said, his lin
curling with disgust and scorn.
Edna Lewis had completed her solo
triumphaatly. and twice she was obliged
to return to bow her acknowledgements
to the applauding house. She was
deadly pale, and there was a strained
look in the dark brown eyes which
pierced Henshall's very soul.
He could not leave her unprotected.
He must wait and see her safely home.
Dr.. Watson and old Mr.. Crawford were
nowhere in sight. but that did not dispel
ais fear
He waited until the crowd had disap-
'eared. Then he saw slight figure, a
,leam of white satin showing beneath
he long fur trimmed cloak, which he
recognized as the same that his ideal
aad worn at the time he had rescued her
rom Watson's prosecutions.