Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-26
Henry Henshall struggled with his

"You know that man?' lie asked
harshly.
She looked at him for moment, then
burst into loud, unmusical laugh.
"If l know that man? Ha! ha! ha!
Do l know him? All, it is too goodf Ha!
ha! hap
She sat down and laughed hysterical-
ly, he looking at her in mute amazement.
Suddenly she seemed to secure control
Of herself. Her laughter ceased. The
expression on her face became one of un-
easiness. She advanced quietly to Hen
shall and said, with an indifference
which was unccnvincing even to the
young man:
"Do you know him?'
He answered at once: 81 do not know
him. wish did, for 1 believe he is
| a-a"-
He paused in embarrassment.
"Go on" she said.
~ was going to say" he resumed,
"that believe he is villain"
"You are right" she said deliberately,
fixing her blue eyes on Henshal's white
face. "He is villain, and it is his wife
that says So"
Henshall recoiled. Intense surprise
momentarily bewildered him; then came,
like q ray of sunshine, the knowledge
that here was clew to the recovery Of
his ideal. Not thought of Lena Hart
man entered his mind to thwart his plans.
"You know his wife?" he asked.
Again she laughed mirthlessly. Il am
the woman unfortunate enough to bear
that relation to him." she said. Then in
alarm: "Mr. Henshall, l do not wish to
acquaint you with my past life. You
have come into possession Of a secret
through no fault of mine. beg of you
not to betray my confidence"
Her evident sincerity overcame his an
imosity to the woman.
Mrs. Smith, he said, "your secret is
SAFE Tell me, I implore of you, as much
about this man as you conscientiously
can. To show you how much in earnest
am l will tell you my reasons for asking
this"
He then related to her the story of his
journey in the Wagner palace car, omit
ting no detail likely to interest her.
He then told her (and strange to say,
he really believed it himself) that his
object was to find the girl, although en-
gagged to Miss Hartman. He would be
perfectly loyal to Lena, but he felt that
he could not go through life without hay
ing met his ideal, If only to speak with
her briefly, to study her beauty for one
hour.
He must see her. He would perhaps
forget her If his curiosity were satisfied.
All! how easy it is to "talk ones self
in," as the sayingis. What delightful
thing an eased conscience!
Mrs. Smith was woman of the world,
and she understood the complexion Of
the case far more thoroughly than did
young Henshall. But apparently il
served her purpose to crafty him.
'Do you know the names of the peo,
pie with whom you saw himr' she asked.
Crawford" he answered.
"Did you learn that they stopped at
No. s. West Thirty-eighth street,"
Eyes" in intense surprise, 81 called
there"
$50 did l." she said quietly, "but the
bird had flown
"Have you any idea who the Craw-
fords were" 1t was his turn to question.
"None at all, she replied bitterly. 81
need hardly say that Watson is not my
husbands name. He has assumed many
aliases. but the name to which he was
born is Leopard. He is an Italian by
birth. He has called himself Rimaldi,
Duval, Schimmerlein, Henshaw and
Watson, as far as l can remember.
met him two years ago. l knew him as
DR.. Henshaw, the mind reader
"Hypnotism was a subject in which
was deeply interested. attended all the
lectures on the subject that l could pos
sibly find. l met Dr. Henshaw at his
house. was rich l had money and
jewels
"How it came about 1 can never thor
oughly understand, but we were mar
ried. Two months later he left me pen
niless. waited for his return, and wait
ed in vain. A child was born to me.
Thank goodness it died l took this
position temporarily. live for revenge,
and" fiercely, 81 will have It,"
Grave fears for the safety of his ideal
surged up forcefully in the bosom of
Henry Henshall as he listened to this
story. That she was in danger was
now very evident. His mind was made
up
"a man and woman, both in earnest,
and working together in unison, ought
to be able to accomplish great deal |
want to find this man for chivalry's |
sake" he said, again furnishing excuses
to himself. "You want to find him as a
wronged woman Shall we join forces?'
She hesitated for one moment Then
her mind was made up
Willingly" she said
TO BE CONTINUED.
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