Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-10-07


'What nonsense Oliver said her
father testify, for the unpleasantness
OF the situation was beginning to tell
even on his genial temper. Pm
afraid there's no chance OF poor
Abrams revival he is dead. quite
dead"
There / diSagree with you" in
terposed Teddy quietly. The is in
trance"
But the doctorP
Il don't care what tho doctor says
-he isn't the Pope to be infallible-
! il Adrian were dead. his body would
have eecayed long ago"
I'm sure papa Il you believe in
theosophy you can see that Dr.
Roversmire has hyptnoized poor
Adrian" said Olive firmly. i dare
say If DIR. Roversmire were here, he
could bring him to life again"
oh. he'll come back here, miss !"
observed the sergeant confidently
then he II be arrested at once and
TO save his own skin, he'll do what
! he can"
Pm not so sure that Roversmire
will return here" said Sir John
thoughtfully because he received q
telegram to day and went up TO town
by the afternoon train in very agi-
tated state"
Who could the telegram Fave
been from" cried Olive.
Il dare say Dentham sent it "sug-
gested Teddy for l don't believe in
that fellow at all-he's away now"
when hs comes back. sir We'll
not lose sight OF hirl again said the
policeman, ''but now we really must
60"
Olive assented in shence and
moved toward the door, followed by
the others. On the threshold. how.
ever she turned TO take last look at
Adrian. and truly it was strange
scene which met her eye. On the
table burned an oil lamp with a
bright yellow flame which only illum-
mated half the room the rest being
in kind OF semi-darkness and on
tie verge of this radiance was the
couch covered with a tiger skin. upon
which lay the body OF Adrian Ian.
caster still arrayed in the ulster he
had worn. with the quiet hands closed.
on the placid breast the eyes closed.
the lips smileless and look OF terri
BILE CAIN on the white face.
Suddenly from the black marble
clock over the mantelpiece sounded
the hour OF nine. in deep hollow tones
like the knell OF funeral bell One!
two! three! four! five! six! seven!
] Ill H.
through tho silence OF the night while
the listeners overcome by the
strangeness OF the scene. stood i'm
movable counting each sonorous
stroke with mute lips. As the last
died away in silence there was an
awful pause. as il the absence oil
sound made the quiet more CHASTITY.
and then
The figure on the couch stirred and
sighed-the hands raised themselves
of the breast and the flowers fell
with a mu1led sound on the floor.
The onlookers gazed at this ave.
some resurrection in paralyzed sill
ence. and it was only when Adrian
opened his eyes and languidly tried
to rise that the spell broke, and Olive
fell on the floor while the three men
rushed forward in state OF uncon-
trollable agitation.
He lives! he lives!" cried Sir John.
placing his arm under Adrian's head
and cautiously lifting him to an erect
sitting position.
Il knew it was a trance. said
Teddy triumphantly. poor old chap
he seems worn out" and with great
presence OF mind he poured out q
glass OF wine and held 1t to Adrian {
lips.
While he was drinking il the
sergeant stood scratching his head
with amaZement
Il never saw such queer thing in
my lie" he said. staring at Adrian
with look OF awe on his face, Its
like the raisin'of Lazarus"
Adrian revived somewhat with the
wine spoke in faint voice. olive .
he whispered. Olive"
The woman on the floor heard the
beloved voice. and raising herself tc
her knees dragged herself across the
floor TO the side OF the couch. and.
with one cry OF Joy, clasped Adrian
to her breast
THE END x.oaF