The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-15

ION the way home never opened my
lips to her. / left her at the uCor, though
she legged me TO come in-said there
was something she wished to tell me
but | turned from her haTshly and strobe
away. / ordered my servant TO saddle my
horse, told him L might not be back for
day or two. and galloped OF through
the sultry night Once only | turned my
head and there, in the light Of the door
way, | saw the dim outline of her ngnre.
Hour after hour | rode ON inadly,
recklessiv. for my brain seemed on fire.
When morning came and the blazing sun
got up | was still on the dusty road In
every village the astunlshed natives flew
out of the way on seeing an officer in
unuress uniform go tearing past OH a
horse reeking with foam. Never once did
| draw rein, not even when the exhausted
brute which bore me was catching his
breath in great spasmodiC gnsps. He
dropped under me at Inst. Drawing a
revolver. which happened TO be In the
holster. l bent down and put bullet
through his brain. lnen l started TO
walk home.
II did not get back until Into that
night. Though there was a brilliant
moon / managed TO approach the house
unobserved. and let myself in quietly.
paused to listen: not sound, save that
of regular breathing reached me from
any part of the building l made my
way 10 the dining room and poured glass
after glass of brandy down my rarched
! throat. / flung myself into q chair aud
tried To collect my thoughts. one thing
| vowed; she would never look that man
| in the face again.
But how was | 10 prevent ity II
forced her away, it was open To him to
! follow; ana they might easily contIive
| means OF meeting when my back was
! turned 1t was then, as | sat there In
| the silence and solitude, striving ca
| Govise sore way OF accomplishing MY
| end no matter at what cost; 10 was then
| that seemed to become suddenly con
scious of an invisible presence | heard
the words-or rather they appeared to
! burn themselves into my brain-Ihe
| Five Destroyers
Il knew we'll what they meant, those
! three terrible words | did not shrink
! from the idea they suggested; | aid not
/ thrust ib IRON me rs horrible anu re-
| voting. for the devil had already taken
| possession OF my heart ! cot up and
| walked across the room to cabinet. Out
| of secret drawer took five small phials
| each labelled with different name.
I selected one and replaced the rest
! Let mo explain 10 you briefly what
! these phials contained. A. | daresay you
/ know, there ara strange secrets IN Indian
/ uharmacy, which, for the mt s. part, art
/ u
| faKirs toll ycu there j. no function or the
human body which they cannot dQstroy
with their drugs They can blot out q
mans memory they an reduce Linn from
the full possession ot MS mental power,
! to state of hopeless iliocv.
"Once, when travelling through - wilt
. district in the Northwest provinces,
| happened to como across one OF thest
fakirs, who was renowned for his ksowl
edge Of 1rugs.
Il Glanced to render him some slight
service, for which he was intensely CRATE
| ful. It wns from him that | obtained
(not without ctndderntlo difficulty
though. the drugs SHOWN as Tho Five
| Destroyers, each oi which, he declared
would destroy one Of the five senses.
There Is no nsed for mo Co tell yo'
which Of the phials | selected. hel'
it up ia the moonlight, and gazod at !
with fierce exultation. Then ! stole out
and CROPPED my way nto my wiic's bed
rOom ] stood In the shadow OF the wall
for tie moons beams filtered through IN
blinds she wa iu % restless truuble
sleep. | saw her lip- move. held IN
breath and listened. There was low