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more WILDLY slowly approached the win
dow, with his hand outstretched, but
again, with the same gesture, he stopped
and retreated TO the center OF the room.
The colonel witnessed the whole pro-
ceedings. He fancied he saw an ex-
preston of vexation on the face OF the
hypnotist, every muscle OF which
seemed drawn, every vein about TO
burst. His large eyes seemed 10 start
from their sockets. For the third time,
though now no word was spoken,
WILDLY approached the window, and
then, with deep sigh and strange
child-like whimper, he returned to his
bed and sat down on the side oft.
Ten minutes passed. The byprotist
stood like n statue. A thrill OF sudden
fear passed over the colonel. Could
any man be sane with that look on his
face? Some one passed along the street
whistling. and carrying a lantern. It's
light danced about on the walls for an
instant. In the flashes the colonel
saw WILDLY had covered his face with
his hands.
Come, get upi" In the awful silence
the tones sounded like clap of thunder.
| The colonel heard them ringing in
echoes in the hall. WILDLY rose, passed
the folding doors, and entered Strong's
room. The hypnotist released the por-
there, letting il fan across the opening,
and cautiously followed WILDLY, who
slowly approached the foot OF the bed
and then went round to the right and
/ a IN
was breathing hard and excited y. lie
felt the colonels body through the COW
ering, and then, turning IL down at the
top, he pressed his fumbling fingers
against Warrenton's bare throat two or
three times, then drew himself up, and,
turning, went slowly back towards the
portiere. He caught II with his right
hand, drew IL aside and passed in.
DIR. Lampkin was close behind him,
followed by Warrenton. They drew
the portiere aside just In time TO see
WILDLY strike the chair which was be-
tween him and the bed. He grasped
the top OF II with his right hand and
leaned so far forward that the others
thought he was going TO lose his bal
lance and fall on his face. However, he
recovered his equilibrium, and paused
70 replace the shirt, which had fallen on
the floor. Then he lay down on the bed.
turned his face from them and closed
his eyes.
The hypnotist bent over him. "Sleep,
sleep!" he commanded. Then he turned
TO the colonel, look Of disappointment
on his face. "Poor chapl / am sorry
for him. II looks very much as IL he
had been made to commit the deed.
understand now what caused him 70
have a slight remembrance OF touching
the chair, picking up the shirt, and SO
on. When he stumbled and almost fell
that night, the hypnotizer was so fear
full of the noise his fall would make that
for an instant he lost control of his sub
iect; but he regained IL in a moment
. and put him 10 sleep. What was that
; I thought / heard a sound in the other
room"
Don't be frightened; II Is J." sound
cd from behind a screen In corner, and
! n man in n broad-brimmed slouched hat
4 long whiskers and linen ulster rose int
I view. He drew off his hat and his false
, beard, bowed and smiled. doctor, W.
are not strangers" he said. Pardon
:. my lack OF ceremony. confess hav'
: been spying on your movements. lha'
4 TO sec what was going on, and in m,
c own way"
" "Minard Hendricks, by Jovel" ejacu
! lated the doctor. 81 should never hav
! dreamed of your being here at such
6 time. This Is Col. Warrenton, a frien'
y Of Mr.. WILDLY. We were experiment
g ing"
4 Hendricks bowed TO the colonel, an
e went on: II know; you need not tel
me. I was in the colonel's room jus
now, and overheard your talk. fei
e less like an interloper when heard yo'
e say you were going TO give me the bene
" 1T OF your Investigations, so follows
!. you down here, and have seen and hear
Il oil. / am glad 20 make your acquaint
n nnce, Col Warrenton, but you mus
e both pardon my impatience. l am dy
e ing TO make little examination on m
own account VIII he's the youn
d man sound asleep?"
eyes; he can hear only what / az
dress to him."
N eco ahead" warrenton joined II
IT "You may do as you like here"
- Thanks" Hendricks lighted th
{. gas with soundless match, and, goin
k, 20 the window which WILDLY had al
TO preached so many times, examined III
Id sill closely. Then he crossed the foo
90 the corner nearest the door, and, tai
3, ing small dark-lantern from III
TO pocket OF his ulster. he went down o
&c his hands and knees, and, throwing III
light here and there about the corne
d made a minute examination OF the en-
pet, and then of the plastered wallsnei
where he crouched.
- warrenton and DIR. LamplSln watchs
ir him curiously, both with long face
he When he had finished and closed h
re lantern with n snap. Warrenton vel
tured 20 say:
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