The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-01-15

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helped out by the doctors interroga.
tons, contriyed at last to put him in
possession of the facts. But the con.
versatlon between the prince and Ger.
aldlne he altogether omitted, as he had
understood little Of its purport and had
no idea that it was in any way related
to his own misadventure.
| "Alasv' cried DIR. Noel 81 am rnnch
abused or you have fallen innocently
into the most dangerous hands in Eu-
rope. Poor boy! What pit has been
dug for your simplicity! Into what a
| deadly peril have your unwary feet
been conducted! This. man. he said,
this Englishman, whom you twice saw
and whom l suspect to be the soul of
the contrivance, can you describe him ?
Was he young or old, tall or short?''
But Silas, who, for all his curiosity.
mad not seeing eye in his head, was
able to supply nothing but meager gen
eralities, which it was impossible to rec
ognize.
Il would have it a piece of educa-
ton in all schools!' cried the doctor
angrily. Where is the use of eye
sight and articulate speech if a man
cannot observe and recollect the fea-
lures of his enemy? I, who know all
the gangs of Europe, might have iden-
titled him and gained new weapons for
your defense. Cultivate this art in
future, my poor boy. You may find it
of mOmentous service"
"The future" repeated Silas. "What
future is there left for me except the
gallows?'
youth is but a cowardly season."
returned the doctor, land a mans own
troubles look blacker than they are. |
am old, and yet never despair"
"Can l tell such story to the DO
lice" demanded Silas.
"Assuredly not" replied the doctor.
"From what see already of the machi
nation in which you have been in
VOWED your case is desperate upon
that side, and for the narrow eye of the
authorities you are infallibly the guilty
person. And remember that we only
know portion of the plot, and the
same Infamous contrivers have doubt
less arranged many other circumstances
which would be ELECTED by police in
quiry and help to fix the guilt more
certainly upon your innocence"
Il am then lost indeedv' cried Silas.
II have not said so,' answered Dr.
Noel, 'for l am a cautious man.
But look at this" objected Silas,
pointing to the body. Here is this OBJ
ject in my bed, not to be explained, not
to be disposed of, not to be regarded
without horror
Horror" replied the doctor. "No.
When this sort of clock has run down,
it is no more to me than an ingenious
piece of mechanism, to be investigated
with the bistoury. When blood is once
cold and stagnant, it is no longer hu-
man blood. When flesh is once dead.
it is no longer the flesh which we desire
in our lovers and respect in our friends.
The grace, the attrac tion and the terror
have all gone from it with the Animal
ing spirit. Accustom yourself to look
upon it with composure, for if my
scheme is practicable you will have to
live some days in constant proximity
to that which now so greatly horrifies
you"
"Your scheme?" cried Silas. "What
is that? Tell me speedily, doctor, for
have scarcely courage enough to con-
tinue to exist
Without replying, DR.. Noel turned to-
w 10 h06 nd ~ n
the corpse.
"Quite dead" he murmured. Eyes,
as had supposed, the pockets empty;
yes, and the name cut off the shirt
Their work has been done thoroughly
and we'll. Fortunately, he is of small
stature"
Silas followed these words with an
extreme anxiety. At last the doctor,
his autopsy completed, took chair and
addressed the young American with a
smile.
"Since came into your room,'' said
he, "although my ears and my tongue
have been so busy, have not suffered
my eyes to remain idle l noted little
while ago that you have there in the
corner one of those monstrous construc-
tons which your fellow countrymen
carry with them into all quarters of the
globe-in a word, a Saratoga trunk.
Until this moment l have never been
able to conceive the utility of these
erections; but then l began to have a
glimmer. Whether it was for conven-
fence in the slave trade or to obviate
the results of too ready an employment
Of the bowie knife, cannot bring my
self to decide, but one thing see plain
ly-the object of such box is to con-
tain a human body"
Surely" cried Silas-" surely this is
not time for jesting!'
"Although may express myself with
some degree of pleasantly" replied the
doctor, "the purport Of my words is en-
tirely serious, and the first thing we
have to do, my young friend, is to emp
ty your Golfer of all that it contains"
Silas, obeying the authority Of DR..
Noel, put himself at his disposition.
The Saratoga trunk was soon Quilted of