Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-04-21

CHAPTER xvI.-CoSTISuED.

CHAPTER XVL-CoSTISUED.
'Do you think he was her husband?"
1.-THE Lord above knows. Well, /
never set eyes on her again till went
to London. just five years afterwards.
Then / was walking down Regent
street one afternoon, looking in the
shop windows, when who should see
sitting in splendid carriage which
was standing before Fortnum *
Mason's door but this same lady. She
was handsomer than ever. I think.
There wasn't much suffering in her
face then. but proud, cold stare, as if
the people passing by weren't good
enough for her to wipe her feet on.
Suddenly her eye caught mine and
saw by the start she gave that she rec
ognized me. l was just stepping for
ward to speak, for | was determined
the fine madam should give me some
account OF that poor little child and
what became of it. when she jcrked the
coachman's arm with the check string
and in an instant the horses We're
dancing in the air, and with bound
the carriage was gone"
80 You lost her the second tine?''
''Wait Il bit. My blood was up now.
l was determined / would find out who
this great lady was. There were lots
of hangers on at the stOre-men who
open the doors for gcntlefollis an such.
Well. | began to ask them whose car
riage it was which had just driven
away. Suddenly my arm was seized in
a grip that almost made me scream.
and the gentleman I'd seen at Liver
pool was standing beside me. Come
this way, my good soul, I've something
to say to you You never saw such
devilish look as he had in his face; it
made me shiver. Talk about mesmcT-
ism and such. ! believe that man
looked right into my soul. / couldn't
speak / was so terrified. Il think
he said, if | were you | should mind
my own business. Let me strongly adj
wise you to give up all idea of annoying
that lady who has just driven away.
See here, my good creature, if you ever
even turn your head to look after her,
if you ever allude to her to Il third per-
son again, shall know about it and 1
will follow you to the end of the earth
to punish YOU
What balderdash." Harry broke out.
Nay, don't scott, sir" Miss Wilkins
n scarecrov, but | give you my word
that man had more than human power.
. / could not even speak. / just passive
ly let him lead me out of the shop into
the street: and then l ran to nv lodg-
ings. never once daring to look back
upon the man who had SO terrified me-"
And you never saw either of them
again?"
Never, sir. But say, sir, did you
ever hear of men who have that power
over others that they can compel them
to do their bidding, even against their
will?"
Yes" said Harry, II have read of
such cases. but l never expect to meet
one in real life"
Then rest assured, sir, there are
such and he is one
Il wish he would try his power on
me-" Harry sighed. Il think l could
make the experiment equally interest
ing to both of u.s.
We'll, sir. it strikes me that you
should try and give him the chance"
You are right" Harry said, with de-
termination. Il must turn all nv bat
teries on this man; perhaps he will be
more easy to track than the mysterious
lady"
So giving Maria Wilkins his address,
that she might telegraph him in case Of
her seeing or hearing anything more of
Wanda's abductors, he returned to
London inspired with some small en-
enlargement. Surely some one would
know something of this remarkable
man, who was evidently occupying a
prominent place in society.