Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-04

My master sat up and looked dream
lily at the man. while the doctor slowly
made passes before his eyes
He was hypnotizing him not against
his will. but with his full consent.
Miss Stetson breathed hard and with
difficulty restrained scream. placed
q warning hand on her arm. She con
trolled herself with marvellous power
and waited patiently for further de
velopments.
In u few moments my master was re-
duced to a perfectly helpless condition
he was merely an automaton obeying
the will of DR.. Squires The latter
smiled quietly TO himself.
Now. Charles. you do not remember
any OF your past life. do your he
asked.
mo. Only the present"
You feel tired and weary. don't
your
Eyes; very tired
: well. rouse yourself and do my bid
ding with alacrity."
Certainly. What is 1t? feel fresh
enough for anything"
} 81 thought So"
Then after n short pause:
Il want you to be as shrewd and
alert as possible tonight. for l have q
very difficult mission for you. You
know the large mansion on the main
road just as you turn of from Gates
avenueY
My master nodded
"Well. that house is occupied by DR..
Chalmers, q rich old fogy, who has
plenty OF valuable articles in the man
, sion. l want you to go there and bring
/ back to nae all that you can collect.
You must then so down the main high
| way until you reach the house with
two elm trees in front of It. Open the
front door with key you viii find in
your pocket. Enterft and go into the
| first bedroom on the right on the upper
| landing. undress yourself and go TO
bed Sleep there until morning, and
when you awake you will remember
| nothing of tonight's proceedings"
Again my master bowed his assent
I and waited for further instructions.
Here are your pistol and dark Ian.
term" the doctor continued, bringing
out from a secret drawer In his desk
the two articles mentioned
81 want to caution you particularly
tonight" he added. THE house is well
protected. There are a burglar alarm, a
watchdog and several manservants in
the house. You must be extremely care
full or you viii be caught. Now, do you
l understand aIl?"
"Yes, understand"
/ He made a movement as IL to pick
up the pistol from the desk, but felt
that my time had come. and I stepped
quickly out OF the closet and seized the
weapon Before DR.. Squires could re-
l cover from his surprise had him COW
cred with my own pistol, while the 9TH
er one was pointed at my master.
did not know what the latter might
attempt to do In his hypnotic state.
| You are caught, doctor" 1 said as
calmly as possible under the circum-
stances. "Do not attempt TO move or
viii shoot you dead
The swarthy face paled q tribe, and
then his eyes wandered toward my
master. saw his intention imme-
diately-
III you order him to help you, 1 will
shoot you first and then disarm him" 1
said you are the one Pm after, and
l shall have you or kill YOU"
/ He had not spoken. but 1 knew that
his alert mind was active. 1 decided
TO cover him into submission If posi-
BILE
I'm not alone hero tonight" / added
n moment later. THE house is sur
rounded. Your servant is a prisoner,
and have help behind me-
Mr.. Jaimsou and Miss Stetson
stepped from their hiding place. The
doctor uttered a hasty exclamation
which never took the form of distinct
words He realized that it was impos-
sible to deny his crime. There were
three witnesses to testify against him.
well, l guess the game is up" he
finally muttered-
A look of disgust and hatred entered
his face.
II had a suspicion from the first that
you might be detective IN disguise"
he said, scowling ut mo,
You should have acted on that sus-
picion earlier" I replied, returning his
scowl with n smile.
Eyes, but we are young yet, and we
may meet again"
During this exchange Of words my
master had stood perfectly still, star