Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-10
he poor girl only answered: Would that

covered. ana that your horrible secret IS
known
20, thank heaven! Can it be possible.
Please go on, for | am anxious to hear
all you know, but dare not utter one
word!' exclaimed Ethel.
You must learn then, that your night
ly work was to carry food to a certain
concealed room, place it upon revolving
shelves. and"
Doctor, you do indeed know all; then
now am | free to speak, as no secret will
be revealed by me? Those shelves were
knocked over, and the ape escaped that
night. 1t was his dreadful howl that so
frightened us. Tell me, has the animal
been receptured. and returned to the
ownerW
Ape? Owner?' queried the doctor,
surprise Illuminating each one of his
speaking features. what can you
meant
Yes; Sir Reginald said it was a kind
never before seen of that species. He
was keeping it concealed, until the owner
returned with other extraordinary curios
tiles, he was abroad collecting. When
he did return, all were to be exhibited.
The fact that he kept its existence Sc
cret, and made me take a solemn oath
never to reveal it, was certainly no
crime. 1t was absurd, and the absurd
ity sprang from love of money, but in
consenting to preserve the creatures life
by giving him food, during his lord
ships illness, | did it only because he
was nervous, and seemed to worry so
much over it's helplessness. I saw moth
ing wrong in it. and asst was not sinful,
| am not ashamed of it."
While she thus spoke, change, in
deed, came over her listener. Surprise
gave place to hope, hope to JOY, and as
the last words were uttered, the doctor
had risen and clasped both her hands in
his while he exclaimed:
II see it all nowl / have been rash,
harsh and cruel in my Judgment, and
scarcely dare ask you to forgive me. But
1 must be forgiven, or l can never rest"
you are forgiven. But let me hear
| how this animal was discovered, and also
how he looks? AS fed him so long, and
he frightened me so terribly, / should be
one of the first to know"
You shall hear the whole story at
once. Come to the sofa, dear Ethel, and
let me hold your hand in token of peace,
being fully established between us. First,
then, let me say you were deceived. The
man calling himself Sir Reginald Glen
denning concocted an infamous lie for
your benefit, when he told you that an
animal was concealed in tlIat room. 1t
was no ape, but his own poor brother, Sir
Arthur, whom for twenty-five years he
held chained to the floor alone, dead to
the world. in that horrible prison."
/ "Oh, doctor, doctor! can this be true?'
lo,V Cd ba ri 4
| " {. his words. did l indeed push that
wretched food to a human being? 1t is
too terrible to believe! l cannot endure
the thought
You did, but be calm, for heaven
| that through you he obtained a knife,
which aided him at last to escape"
! Never can 1 forget the anxiety / felt,
after committing what 1 then thought a
terrible blunder. l feared the ape would
kill himself. When he escaped that night
l knew after few minutes that it was
| the supposed animal, and fearing the
| discovery of its existence through my
means, l prevented you from examining
! the place | had taken a solemn vow
never to reveal his being in life, neither
the fact of a concealed room"
rience while at the hall, to which Earle
/ listened with intense interest, ending
with Sir Reginald's rough usage when
she was dismissed, to which he also
listened with fierce Indignation.
When DIR. Elfenstein, in return, told
! his listener that Rev. Edwin C. Stiles
and Sir Arthur were one, her amaze
ment knew no bounds. and With breath
! h. 3 -boJo
tragic story.
What has been done with the body?'
at was taken TO Glendenning Hall this
morning, where it lies in state. The SER
wants all returned, and l have loaned
Mrs. Clum to the place until l come back
| from America. as while absent my cot
! tage will be closed"
Are you going TO leave us. doctor?''
murmured his companion, in dismay, as
she heard these words, and he felt the
| hand he still held iremble and grow cold
/ in his clasp.
Il must for a very short time. l alone
| know the whereabouts of the younger
brother Fitzroy, who was so many years
regarded as the murderer. This gentle
man sent me here to clear his name from
| this foul calumny. To-day l see it UNI
stained, and as he is now the baronet,
/ and a great invalid, | go to bring him
back in triumph to his home. Poor gen
tleman, his days are numbered; but with
| care and attention | feel that he can
reach the home Of his boyhood in safe
/ ty; but there must be no delay. A vessel
4 leaves Liverpool tomorrow. and in it |
must take passage, if possible, in order,
as medical man, to look after his health
in this. to him, eventful voyage"
"Yes, now" resumed Earle Elfenstein:
81 have fulfilled my trust. and can carry
to him the most blessed news the poor
man could hear in this world. Ethel
let me call you Ethel this osee-i. too.
know what it is to take solemn VOW,
for | took one at the bedside or NJ.
Rappelye. the name assumed by nv en-
ployer to this effect: l would dedicate
/ myself to this cause and in order to dc
this. l would allow nothing to interfere
with this. my work Even at the outset
| had a temptation to swerye from this
| promise set before me. 1t was on the
ocean when l saw a sweet, young giri
! alone. with a great sorrow and anxiety.
OH how l longed to take this young tray-
eler into my arms and bid her rest in my
care. my love. Now / am free TO yield 10
that blessed feeling. and | thus joyfully
avow it, and ask if it meets return.
Speak to me, dearest" he added. rs he
| passed his arm around her slight form
and drew her tenderly towards him; is
this dear girl TO be my darling-my own
sweet wife?'
For one moment the bowed head rested
on his shoulder. then as he met no resist
+ ance il was raised. and kiss after kiss
/ was pressed upon the ripe, red lips that
murmured softly:
"Yes: your darling; yours forever and
ever"
CTo be centinuedl
Uncle Reuben Says:
When yo' will find me man who
will willingly admit his ignorance OF