Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-20

house boat und1SturDed.
No, didn't. ! haven't been there
from. that day TO this. I've almost
(under Severnake's anxious gaze he
could not resist this extra touch) for
gotten what the thing is like"
What interrupted your trip in the
dinghy ?,
"A cry for help from the right bank.
about half way between the Grange
and the house-boat. i thought it was
in a. woman's voice" His nerve was
coming back to him now, and the pro-
lection of folded arms was no longer
needed to hide the tumultuous agita-
ton OF his breast. But Lady Mary
Blandon leant back in her chair, sick
with a great terror.
What is all this story?" she whis-
pered to Sayernake. who now sat next
her. .scan he go on-can he get
through it,"
"Quien Sabe?" she answered pro-
vokingly, for he was still vexed that
though she had been i'll. Lady Mary
had sent him no Mandatory telegram at
Queenstown. He knows his lesson.
can vouch for so much. For remand
er-we must hope for the best, and
trust in Providence"
1t would hardly have seemed to a
carping critic that Providence would
be likely to interest itself on the side
of fraud. But then Savernakes ideas
on Providential dispensations were pc
culiar, if not wholly original When
things turned out fortunately for his
plans he patronized Providence by at
tributing the arrangement to its agen-
cy.
If Observation-Disclosures?
Maynard had stopped to be further
questioned, and the coroner prodded
him on. What then, if you please?
What action did you take, when you
had heard this cry for help?"
What any other man worth his salt
would take. l sculled to shore" The
hoped it was English to say 'sculled,"
but it was difficult to remember every
thingD ran up the dinghy upon land,
and observing several figures apparent
ly scuffiing under the trees. l proceed
ed to see what was the matter"
And what was the matter?"
THAT is just what they never gave
me a chance to find out"
did they disappear"
Not they, but they tried to make me
do so. Somebody came up behind me.
gave me a tremendous clump on the
head, and-though it was moonlight at
the moment saw nothing but stars
for some time after"
About how long time after, should
you say?"
well. as it turned out, it was about
week"
That is a very remarkable state
ment I do not quite know how to
understand it."
Neither did ] at the time I had to
get at it, just as you are trying to do,
by asking questions. Perhaps you'll
think must have been better at that
than / am at answering them"
You certainly might explain a lit
tie more clearly! What questions did
you ask, of whom, and under what cir
cumstances?"
Said las nearly as | can remem
ber): How came I here?-'here be-
ing a bare-looking bed room | had
never seen before, and wasn't particu-
larly anxious to see again. An old and
exceedingly unattractive female, whose
mission seemed to lie in wetting
bandage | had round my head, kindly
informed me that | was in America.
afterwards discovered that she had
taken the trouble to tell me the truth.
''You were in America? How had
YOU ben conveyed there without your
knowledge"
IF / answer you that, it must be
from what | now know. not from what
| knew then, which was nil. 1t ap-
pears that the gentleman who had
caused me to see the stars. together
with a trusty pair of friends, had not
only relieved be OF numerous articles
of clothing, leaving certain Of these to
float about with my boat (Which they
overturned), but conveyed me to
gypsy caravan, and bestowed me with
in.
II was then taken TO place OF safety
(for them), clad in simple and incon-
spicuous way, and transformed forth
with into an interesting invalid, whom
they were engaged--as professional
nurses-to escort to the land of his
birth across the Atlantic ] was kept
under the influence of drugs from start
to finish. so that their task was COM
paratively an easy one. When I came
to myself. as | was telling you. was
in the city of New York, U. s. A
From time to time the mendacious
one INDUCED himself with downward
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