Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-01

He was hypnotizing him not against
his will, but with his full consent.
Miss Stetson breathed hard and with
difficulty restrained scream. placed
a warning hand on her arm. She con-
trolled herself with marvellous power
and waited patiently for further de-
velopments.
In few moments my master wasre-
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 you" he
asked.
"No. Only the present"
"You feel tired and weary, don't
your
"Yes; very tired"
"Well, rouse yourself and do my bid
ding with alacrity."
Certainly. What is 1t? feel fresh
enough for anything"
II thought So"
Then after q short pause:
IT want you to be as shrewd and
alert as possible tcnight, for / have q
very difficult mission for you. You
know the large mansion on the main
road just as you turn of from Gates
avenueT
My master nodded.
"Well that house is occupied by DIR.
Chalmers, a rich old fogy, who has
plenty Of valuable articles In the man
sion. l want you to go there and bring
back to me all that you can collect.
You must then go down the main high
way until you reach the house with
two elm trees ir front Of It. Open the
front door with key you will and In
your pocket. Enter it and 90 into the
first bedroom on the right on the upper
landing, undress yourself and 60 to
bed. Sleep there until morning, and
when you awake you will remember
nothing Of tonight's proceedings"
Again my master bowed his assent
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.
II want to caution you particularly
tonight" he added. 1.-The house ia well
protected. There are burglar alarm,
watchdog and several manservants In
the house. You must be extremely care
full or you will be caught. Now, do you
understand all?'
Eyes, understand"
He made a movement as II 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-
cover from his surprise l had him cov-
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" I said as
calmly as possible under the circum-
stances. DO not attempt to move or
] will shoot you dead"
The swarthy face paled trife, and
then his eyes wandered toward my
master. saw his intention imme-
diately.
IF you order him to help you, will
shoot you first and then disarm him."
said. "You are the one I'm after, and
! shall have you or kill you"
He had not spoken, but knew that
his alert mind was active. decided
to cover him into submission II possi-
BILE.
I'm not alone here tonight" added
q moment later. "The house is sur.
rounded. Your servant is prisoner.
and l have help behind me-"
Mr.. Jaimson 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 1t was impos-
sible to deny his crime. There were
three witnesses to testify against him.
"Well, I guess the gume Is up" he
finally muttered.
A look Of disgust and hatred entered
his face.
"I had a suspicion from the first that
you might be detective in Disguise"
he said, scowling at me.
"You should have acted on that sus-
picion earlier" replied, returning his
scowl with q smile.
"Yes, but we are young yet, and we
may meet again"
During this exchange Of words my
master had stood perfectly still, star