The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-09-07

Wos0ss Wasc0 0Uao0De39s VITA Dated breath,
was study1ags ct ed 'rsoeaA1ne a3eul.
There was sensthiag stsaaosly fan1ltas .
the features q Ne Aeea Yss. Il was-e&
was Busch! God q hsavsnl how came Il
there? Iss
A temporary blindness came upoa ne. I
felt was fainting. mastered myself b.
. great snsst, and looking down. saw-oh,
horroF!-thA& the eyes Of the head were d.
rected - ma. and Gutenberg. With leveled
revolvsr. was bsekoaing mo 10 como AowG
Aechanically o6sysd. - under . spsil.
EulenbsRg was waiting for No at the feot
Of the staircase. and. still covering mo with
the revolver. bade me- walk through the
open panel. which closed with q click be-
hind ~.
You have By accident and meddling."
SAID b sternly. been made . party to Whist
was not intended for you, and am strongly
tempted to put it out Of your power to med
Ole further. Do you 80 yonder retoEt! In
It IL an acid strong enough to destroy you.
your finger rings and oven the diamond in
your scarf pin. IN consider tho matter. In
tho meantime you are my prisoner
A faint smile Of recognition lighted up the
features of the head. stared petrined.
What you see u the elimination Of q &C.
ries of experiments begun years ago." con-
tinued Gutenberg. Il have long known that
human head recently detached from the
body. II taken before the cells were emptied
OF the life principle, could be restored to
intelligence and nourished indefinitely by a
nuid which I have discovered, closely re-
sembling human blood, but far more WITTY
Ing. l experimental, with the consent Of
the authorities. upon the head Of q criminal
who persisted under the blade Of the scharf-
r1cnter. The result kept to myself. That
u the head OF Busch. which was severed
from his body in the duel of that night, in
the court below. by the unlawfully sharpened
scniaser OF my accomplish. Hofbauer. The
scniaSer 10 only supposed to disflgure. not
to kill. It Is only sharp at the point. IA a
RUE. In this instance it was sharpened on
the side. appeared in tho midst Of the
annghted students and demanded the head
Tor scientific purposes, threatening them
with the police unless they complied. Hof-
oauer disappeared, you remember. That's
his skull up there. That pedestal is a glass
tank containing the vitalizing fluid
spoke of.
restored to intelligence, the lips have
sought to speak. but necessarily can only
shape WORDS From closely studying these
motlons Tor weeks I have gathered the
AnoWleoee OF the whereabouts of the treas
ure boosted OF during life. He offers this
upon condition that l will release him and
return him to death when l have found and
secured the treasure. for every moment of
TINS restored life Is agony to him. It ia
unfortunate that you are mixed in the mat
ter. as 1 have cherished feeling of amitv
1or you which I have for no other shall
% absent for day, during which shall
olno you 10 this chair and gag you."
having suited the action to the word he
le1t me and did not return until the follow
ing evening. He bore in his hand a mort
manteau. and loosing me and giving me
1000 babe me follow him, still gagged.
through door in the wall we descended
II seemed, to the very foundation of the
oullolne, and emerged upon the river
where small skif lay moored to a most
we roWed silently down the river until va
. cane upon sloop yacht riding at anchor.
we were no sooner aboard than sail was
nolsted and we bore away down stream
through the long night. running out at dav-
oreak into spacious bay, where an Amer
lean merchantmen was already oo++;n. -,
SAIL oe ny
Unloosing the skiff, he babe me en+er -
saying: ~
Your passage is secured in that shin to
Co. and never return to Germany. |
fair science has smiled upon me. her life
long servant, and I mean to en1ov undis
[uroed the fruits of my labors. I shall live |
as prince, and my emissaries shall loon
rack OF you, for gold will purchase lovaltv
Ne.nelnoer the retort! Farewell forever,"
neville Game in New York Herald.