The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-07-26

stranger some terrible mystery In her
existence, to implore his help, his
succor?
s'Then,'' said Carroll, as the morn
ing broke, 'sshe knows the interest
with which, insane as it may appear,
she inspired me. If an affinity be
necessary for these black arts, the
affinity exists between u.s.
At breakfast the ladies chartered of
the coming performance of that even
i:.g; the final one before Kosmys de-
parted The two, by their own wish,
| ate aDart.
Carroll was silent and absor bed,
| pale and nervous.
Carroll asked himself, now, in the
broad daylight, whether he were not
the victim of hallucination. The pan
of Goals was certainly in his room;
but he might have dreamed the rest.
Through the tenseness of his thought
he heard Batcheller saying:
The daughter is going to be put
into trance to- night, and we are to
see some wonderful instances of
thought-reading on her part. I believe
Kosmys says he is keeping the best
for the last"
''Yes," said Mrs. Trevelyan, II have
invited two or three dozen people
over. Kosnnys just now sent me word
that his daughter would not appear
during the day. They are preparing
themselves in quiet, I suppose"
II wonder if the girl is really the
fellows daughter" observed Mr.. Van
Eyck, to Batcheller, in low tone.
Batcheller gave laugh and shrug.
"Gad! who knows? With people of
that kind" Carroll felt his ears
tingle-he could have struck the
speaker.
At o'clock of the afternoon he
went to his room. Upon h. is dressing
table was small folded paper. All
day he had been ceaselessly restless.
He had seemed to himself always to
: be waiting for something. He knew
not what. He read over the follow
ing lines:
Have erred in thinking that you
are friend? I shall know, if you
will go to the small conservatory after
the performance tonight. A slave
begs this-a bond slave; since the
earliest girlhood in the grasp of a
terrible power. Help! help! to eAcape
from bondage! 1 have tried to reach
your soul with mine. Did I succeed
last night? Have you OWNED the
, truth? A horrible fate threatens me.
The future will be worse than the
5 past. The future? Who knows if I
shall have one? He knows everything,
5 this man. If he learns what I am
: attempting, he will kill me, for I hold
!. all his secrets in my hand.'' There
: was no signature.
= 1.-The brute!'' cried Carroll to him.
: self. His doubts had vanished. This
). was direct appeal. He felt the need
|. of infinite circumspection. He must
It so act that no suspicion should be
a aroused. He went to the small con-
+ servatory and studied its entrance anG
e exits, and the way by which he coulc
d best reach it that night unseen.
g BY 9 o'clock Mrs. Trevelyan's guests
e had assembled. Carroll looked mar
vt rowly at Kosmys as he entered. ga
e least he has discovered nothing a.
It YETI he thought.
i ''The daughter looks ILL., whispered
r.. Mrs. Van Eyck to her neighbour Car
V. roll overheard, but he avoided looking
/. at the girl, as she, he felt avoide'
h. looking at him.
&C She was seated in a chair, and ther
n Kosmys, concentrating his gaze upol
g her, put her to sleep. She appeared
h to struggle against the influence, a1e
as Kosmys, with a CLEAN in his eye tina
made Carroll clench his hand agains
e his side, leaned over her, and mad
ne passes with his fingers There wa
i, something, to Carroll, evil, furious
st in the magician's insistence. At las
err the trance was complete. The girl
1k reading the silent thoughts of thi
IS guest or that, began interpre tin
their wishes, lighting a lamp, fndin
book, repeating a verse of poetr
recalled in Mrs. Trevelyan's mind.
Suddenly she staggered and fell.
score of men sprang forward. Kosmy
alone did not move.
There was physician among tn
guests invited for that evening. Fl
bent over the girl, and after a m
ment he said, in a quiet voice:
>"She is dead!'
"Murderer! You have killed her
\ shouted Carroll, springing towar
~ Kosmys.
W. Several hands collared him.
" Are you mad, man?" cried Bate
" eller. lis it likely that the fell o
would kill his greatest aid?"
Carroll went abroad. Months passe
: before any speech came from him
to the happenings at Mrs. Treve
vans. Then, returning, he met tt
physician who had been present
that last night, and irresistibly il
PEELED, he unbosomed himself
Il. ''Of course I can never explain
ng No one can. But I am morally ce
on; tain that the girl was that fellow
vas victim, entrapped as child, train
to aid him in his work, and, final
me- having grown to woman's estate, pu
ess. sued by attentions that were odio
ad- to her. She saw that was interest
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