Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26
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The Tortures.Hof He'll: 8

Day by day the papers ipl9fned
Adrian OF the progress which Philip
Trevanna was making toward re-
covery. and the establishment excited
by his own strange Disappearance
but he was powerless to como forward.
explain the circumstances OF the af-
fair. and resume his place among his
fellow-men. He had sinned in per-
hitting his temper to lead him to so
nearly kill n human being and this
was his punishment-this dreary life
OF forced inaction. OF agonizing re-
morse, and of terrible self-reproach.
Truly he was paying dearly for the
one mad. act of his life, and TO his
mind the punishment appeared i'm
measurably severe to the magnitude
OF the crime. Had Philip Trevanna
died. he would have accepted his
terrible situation with sullen apathy.
looking upon it as a fit reward for
taking the life of a fellow-man, but
seeing that his friend was recovering.
that the crime was unpremeditated.
and that Trevanna had provoked him
beyond all powers of endurance it
seemed bitterly hard that he should
have to pass an indefinite period in
constant state Of torture.
This unpleasant state OF things was
not rendered any more bearable by
the presence OF Dentham. who
Adrian knew. kept constant
watch upon his every &C.
ton. What the man suspected he
could not tell, but that he was sus-
picious of the life led by DR.. Michael
Roversmire was certain. as Adrian
felt rather than saw the stealthy
chances with which he watched his
goings out and comings in, gettings
up and layings down. This in itself
was enough TO irritate n sensitive
mind. but added to the appalling tor
lures the unhappy young man was con-
stantly feeling, it drove him nearly to
the verge OF distraction. and he longed
for something to happen which would
give him. il not release, at least
change of life. At last an event hap
pened which caused Adrian to make
up his mind to leave his seclu ion,
and which caused considerable anxiety
to the inquiring mind of Mr.. Dent
ham.
One day about two weeks after the
transformation had taken place
! Adrian saw in the papers notice OF
reward offered for the discovery OF
the whereabouts OF Adrian Lancaster.
81 m wanted by the police. l sup.
| pose" he muttered gioomily to him
self; but this idea was soon dispelled
| ,uh he ran1 ha la1t HnA. Of Tho d
vertisement which said that all in.
formation was to be given to q. NJ,
The Nook. NARROW. Bucks.
'Its Olive. Olive" cried Adrian
throwing down the paper she wants
TO find out whore l am and help me.
GOD bless her; ii / could only reveal
myself TO her. but it's impossible. Dr.
Roversmire is stranger TO her. and
if | told her what had taken place.
she would look upon me as a mad
man. What am ! to do?-God help
me, what am to do"'
He walked up and down the room.
plucking at his long gray beard as if
he would tear from his young soul
this mark of age.
She could never love me as / am
now" he said claspng his hands
'for that would be treachery to my
memory and this face is not the one
TO win any girls love-did not Row.
ersmire himself say that the woman
he loved refused 10 return his passion?
stay! perhaps il look through this
desk | may find out the name OF the
woman he loved and go and see her
something may come of it though
/ dread even to hope that things will
turn out WELL"
Sitting down at desk near deep
wide window he unlocked it with a
key which was placed therein and
began to turn over the papers in the
hope OF finding some clue to the name
OF this girl whose rejection OF Row
ersmire's suit had indirectly led up to
the catastrophe which had happened
10 himself
He was about an hour looking
through the papers but found nothing
likely to lead TO discovery. until at
length he found a locked book which
he Immediately guessed was the diary
of Roversmire.
IF it's anywhere it'll be in here, "
he said TO himself but it's locked
l wonder where the key is-it' very
small hole. so the key must also be
small l don't think I've seen any
key that size and yet-ah!" with a
sudden recollection, it's on the watch
chain"
And so 1t was. a long slender golden
key OF Indian Workmanship with
which Adrian easily unlocked the
hook. and was soon deep in the con-
tents written in the small. clear
handwriting OF the doctor. For a
long time he read steadily on without
finding what he was In search Of
The entries principally related to
the writer's life In India the periods
of his fasts the statements OF his
feelings the dates upon which he
arrived at and departed from different
places. and every now and then. wild
rhapsodies peculiarly Oriental in
their poetic thought and imagery OF
the delights ecstacies and marvellous
pleasures he had tasted of when set
free from his earthly body. Later on