West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-07-05

ton Tor moment and overcame IT,
You know that mani" he asked hnrshly
She looked mt him for moment, then
burst into loud, unmusical laugh.
IF know that man? Hal hal hal Do
know him' All. it is too goodI Hal hal
hal'
Shs eat down and laughed Historically.
he looking at her in mute amazement.
Suddenly she seemed to secure control Of
herself. Her laughter ceased The expires.
sion on her face became one of uneasiness
She advanced quietly to Henshal and said,
with an Indifference which was unconvinc-
Ing even to the young man;
do you know himf"
He answered at once: 81 do not know
him. wish did. for ! believe he is al
a.
He paused In embarrassment.
$50 on" she said
ii was going to say" he resumed that
believe he is villain"
You are right" she said deliberately,
fixing her blue eyes on Henshalls white
face. "He is villain, and it is his wife
that says So"
Hcnshall recoiled. Intense surprise mo.
mentarily bewildered him; then came, like
ray of sunshine, the knowledge that here
was clew to the recovery of his ideal
his mind to thwart his plans.
"You know his wifeT' he asked
Again she laughed mirthlessly 81 am
the woman unfortunate enough to bear
that relation to him." she said. Then in
alarm: Mr.. Henshall, l do not wish To
aequaint you with my past life You have
come into possession Of IL secret through no
fault of mine. beg of you not to betray
my confidence"
Her evident sincerity oyercame his an.
imosity to the woman.
Mrs Smith," he said your secret Is
safe. Tell me, implore of you, ms much
about this man us you conscientiously can.
To show you how much in earnest | am
| will tell you my reasons for asking this"
He then related to her the story OF his
! journey i'm the Wagner palace car omit
ting no detail likely TO interest her.
He then told her land strange TO say,
he really believed it HIMSELF that his OBJ
| ject was TO find the girl, although engaged
TO Miss Hartman. He would be perfectly
loyal to Lena, but he felt that he could not
go through life without having met his
ideal, II only to speak with her briefly, to
study her beauty for one hour
He must see her. He would perhaps for.
get her If his curiosity were satisfied.
Ali how easy 1t Is to talk ones self in, -
as the saying Is. What delightful thing
| an eased conscicncel
Mrs. Smith was a woman OF the world
and she understood the complexion OF the
/ case far more thoroughly than did young
\ HenshalL But apparently ii served her
purpose TO crafty him.
! DO you know the names Of the people
/ with whom you saw himW she asked
Crawford" he answered.
did you learn that they stopped at No
| B West vi hirfv-oipltf d 81 root
/ Yes" In intense surprise, 81 called
/ there"
80 did T." sho said quietly, but the
! bird had flown"
Have you any idea who the Crnwfords
were" It was his turn 20 question.
None 40 ALL" she replied bitterly. 81
need hardly say that Watson IL not my
/ husbands name He has assumed many
aliases, but the name 20 which he was born
/ Is Leopard. Re is nm Italian by birth.
He has called himself Rimaldi. DuvaI.
Schimmerlein, Henshaw and Watson. as
far as / can remember. / met him two
years ago knew him as DR.. Honshaw.
the mind reader.
"HypnOtism was n subject in which I
was deeply interested. attended all the
lectures on the subject that / could posi-.
bly, find met DR.. Hcnshaw at his house
! was rich. had money and Jewels.
How 10 came about / can never thor
I oughly understand, but we wero married.
Two months later he left mo ponniless.
waited for his return, and waited in vain.
a child was born % me. Thank goodness
u died. ! took this position temporarily
live for revenge, and" hcrcely, 81 will
have It,"
Grave fears for the safety Of his ideal
surged up forccfully in the bosom OF Henry
lieushall ns he listened 20 this story. That
che was in danger was now very evident
His mind was mado mp.
a man and woman, both in earnest
and working together in unison, ought "a
be able 20 accomplish great deal want
70 dnd this man for chivalry's sake" Ia,
said, again furnishing excuses 10 himself
You want % end him as a wrongcd WON
an Shall we Join forcesW
She hcsitated for ono moment. Then hei
mind was made up.
Willingly" she said
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