Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-29

though he was OF the powerful Society
OF Convicts, he was not supreme In
his power once outside his own dom
inion. and 1t would not have taken
much to have sat Pearson and Shar-
key against him.
With a gesture of disdain Pearl
threw of the restraining hand of her
fathers enemy, and with a cry of an
guish fell upon her knees beside her
father.
miss Huntington" said Schiller, IL
as calm voice as he could command.
as he tore her from her fathers. breast,
that you will not be allowed to do,
but If you give me your word OF
honor not to cry out, nor try to es-
cape, will not bind you; should you
refuse l will be compelled to use
force!"
"A compact with criminals is not
binding!' she cried, again struggling
to escape from his grasp.
"As you please said Schiller,
fiercely. "Then l will have to bind
YOU"
LAS you WILL" she said, disdain.
fully. 81 do not wish to be beholden
even for a slight favor What are you
going to do with papa" Even in the
extreme peril that she realized sur
rounded her, her fears were most for
her father.
make you Queen of the Convict
Country; make your father Sir James
Karhu-Huntington Physician in Chief
to the Convict Court! Does not this
flatter your"
who are your she asked at last,
sobered by the vehement words of
the great scoundrel.
"My name is Schiller, of whom you
have no doubt heard, and l am the
king of the convicts."
You look it! A villain and a con-
vict!" was the retort. She had ceased
to struggle now and Schiller proceed
ed to bind her. Only once did she
attempt to reach her father again.
"Have good cheer, father!" she said
just before they proceeded to tie a
handkerchief over her mouth. Cali
will be well!"
After binding the girl no time was
lost in preparing to move. The team
had been turned around. Pearl and her
father were forced into the wagon
and stretched out upon the bottom
upon pile of straw. then the whole
party set out. Whittleby and Schil-
Ter seated themselves upon the
drivers seat; Sharkey and Pearson
sat in the rear of the wagon with
their feet hanging over the back, com
pletely hiding from view their prison
ers.
bid farewell to freedom, home and
family" said Schiller, tauntingly to
the bound and helpless man below
him, "for you never will enjoy them
more. 1t is my turn now! l swore to
be even with you, and | mean to
keep my word. You have made me
suffer years of toll and the loss of
freedom, and now | will heap the
same indignity upon you tenfold.
have torn you from your family and
friends and am carrying you into
your Pearl-and will seat her upon the
throne of a people unchaste and inn
pure. You will be forced to tend the
sick and dying-at any and all times
and there will be no pleasure in per-
forming a good days work, no atten-
tion no quiet fireside to rest at after
your labors are overt"
DR.. Huntington scarce heard the
taunt. His thoughts were far away.
He was thinking of his wife, his faith.
full companion through years OF toll
and struggling and his heart bled for
her The thought was terrible would
his gentle, loving helpmate lose her
mind. God grant that such would
not be her fate. OF Pearl he dared
not think--it was too horrible!
When morning broke many miles
had been passed over, and the muddy
waters of the mighty Ohio lay
stretched out before them. Now
Pearl and her father were placed
under a powerful drug and became un.
conscious of their surroundings. In
this state they were taken on board
a packet plying down the river, and
they knew not whittier the tide bore
them.
(To be continued.)