The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-09

strange doingsf Robert thought suddenly Of
had the old man Boon doing with that lie
an. ss iop md at door s
BY the Zig silent door and listened intently,
Their. was noth,ns TO be heard save the wInl
not attempt to do 40 BY one Of the windows.
had shown M them The prscsa ticns which he had
taksni but then q sudden thought struck
sGDss ma:TS sS lad S1 BEEN Th
enough 10 tell them so. II was the middle win.
s9w % -: he roSa
Der i. TOO. Tiers was tho loint q dancer. =.
The ,ha he had seqns tn.
burned In ,ihs iaboratory. and the silver
s.as and br r 'i the darsness The ssnrs
ono had been thrown open. and. even as he
Cazed. Robert saw Z dark monkey;liks figure ,rs
itself against the brilliant light beyond. but T.
was indeed his father. On tiptoe he crossed
tho intervening space and reep-d in through
,hs %ne IN. wi%dow 1t was singular spectacle
There stool upon the glass tanle some hall
SSe ,sSs nrSt before s0S hsa not
removed to the treasure house On these the
az man had thrown him eli as ono ono who enters
Ills s sssS s ass . Ssos n
s nmd t xh and p s :sss sn
oingine TO tho ingo's had in it something both
For i've minute; or more Robert stood in the
darkness .mid tn: rnin looking 10 At this
With WITH rs Yin hsua RSbsrt Vas H sri. fS Snoesssn
ns osnsa & and s t on
Ss%;ss q rs IN: was drowned amid the
the room. Where he hai come from isotert
not heen, there when ns frst looked in. He
stood silent. warped in some long. dark
sm;is Spon hi. Dale iace 0d MeInyr. s. e
t. see him ut almost tho same moment. for he
at hs ookne 1t Tho
ter ys ssS Hsy
ss :s ia.a s'ce low M MnyGss ssy 70
steal into my house at M. night IKE common
But did not y you what other mean. hsd
maas an sntssncs. But that You should have
The old xnnmeker made no attempt to jus.
"sipf s1S sH1!as sss q Rsss Haw
with ms. NJ ear shall hear what has han,
my rl servants and srnd Tor the roes But You YOU
must leave my house without further words.
have netting more 10 say to you. Go as you
He iosk . ster forward and held out his hand
as u to detach the u mans grasp from the
OF rage. flung himself upon the alchemist., 50
Haw had no time Tor defence. A b my hand
Epr him hy IT,, the n9 the n.e q
the thew wearon struck against one Of ,Ge maHy
wlles which snanned the room; nnd. flying out
Of the old mans grasp. tinkied upon the stone
floor. But though dsarmed he was still danger.
Haw bn.k and back until coming TO a bench.
nermost His second hand was on the aiche-
mist,s shroat. AID It might have fa,ed III viii
dow and dragged his III her Off IRON Nlm. With
the he, AT Of HAY ne n,nnsd the Pa man down
was terrible to LOOK at him. tor his lac. WAS
cnnvulscd. his eyes bullying from his head anu
hi lipt while with ioam.
wiz ss ssHe S = III ssse.a u. not
ii followed him: heaIi him 60 put"
hay. murdered mo- But he is mad-stark.
There be no sogb It, o,. ga Me1n1rs
ward and forward. anil 10 king IN at them
with little twinkiing cunning eyes. 1t was
clear to both Of tnem that his mind weakened
nv long breeding over the ono Idea. had now
at last become that OF monoman!ac. His
horrL. causc!sss mtrth was more terrible
even than hs fury.
What shall We DO with him ?" asked Haw.
Mia c e. taSs him shnot back Emden
we could have doctors TO certify In the
rHa ak. ~ not e ssTf
us, AID there will be scandal
II know We will take him to one Of the
padded rooms. whore he can neither nurt him
self nor any one else. l am somewhat shakrn
myself. But l am better now 10 You lake
one arm and v III take the other"
Half Lending and halt dragging him thcy
managed between them to convey the old gun
maker away from tho scene ct his disaster
and to lodge him for the night in place OF
safety. AT In the morning Robert had startei
IN the zig to make the edical arrangements
while RafIles Haw paced hi. pAlatinl house
with u troubled face and sud heart.
CONAN DOYLE.