Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-16
he Sorcerer
Of St. Giles
BY PROF. WILLIAM H. PECK.

| that Bashfort was able to see her face.
| "Ho, there. Martial" again shouted
Bashfort.
The fresh air had revived Martha a
/ little--at least restored her to con-
sciousness; she now opened her eyes
and her languid gaze met the wild and
! questioning stare of her husband.
/ Speak. woman. Get up and unbolt
the door," reared Bashfort, grasping
and Juggling at the grating. which was
| too firmly fastened to be moved even
by his powerful hands.
He saw Martha's lips move as If she
were striving to speak, but for long
moment he could hear no voice.
But at length, and just as he was
about to leave the window to return
/ to new attack upon it with files. Mar
tina said feebly:
Get the four sailors and break one,,
the door!"
"The four sailors" replied Rash
ort.Their bodies are in the sea at the
base of the cliff
All, you murdered them groaneG
4 Martha, now able to lift her head. and
struggle upward until she rested upon
| one elbow
! Il obeyed our dead lord there" re-
! piled Bashfort, in quick, surly tone,
and glancing toward the corpse-like
face of Lord Genlis But ! shed no
blood. They drank much and fast of
| the wine l gave them, and somehow
| they tottered, one by one. over the top
/ of the cliff. and vanished in the mist
| between the sea and the top of the
cliff. But struggle to your feet and
unbolt the door"
| 81 cannot; I am as weak as a sick
| child"
| Where is the doctor-the man in
black-the sorcerer?"
Turn your head, l can see every
place in which he might hide except
| under the bed Turn your head. and
| look under the bed"
| "He is not there" replied Martha,
after obeying the command.
"The devil he serves, and who aids
| him. must have flown away with him. y
growled Bashfort. 81 visit 1 was well
out of this place; but will never de-
sert Oscar Osred while life is in me,
| whether he is dead or alive
So saying, Bashfort left the window
| for time, went to the howell where
! Lord Genls had broken open the box
| of tools, hunted about until he had
1 found pair Of steel files, returned to
| the window and began to nse them
| upon one Of the smallest bars of the
grating.
BY this time Martha had again sunk
down PROSTATE upon the floor. Bash
fort, after shouting at her and receiv-
| ing no reply, concluded that she was
dead or in swoon. and worked on flu
| riously with his files.
| Helen, afraid to move or believing
! that she could not walk to the door,
and indeed helpless from strange
| feeling of utter lassitude. remained 81
! lent, with her eyes closed
Even were I able to rise and open
| the door, she thought, "the savage at
! the window would see me and seize me
| as I went out. No; dare make no
attempt to escape yet Heaven help
me! All, and Clarence! dear Clarence!
-languishes in prison in London, I'M
able to help me, ignorant of my peril.
| Heaven help him, tool
A volley of oaths and curses from
| the window startled her and checked
4 the monotonous sound of filing, which
| for long time had grated upon her
\ ear
Bashfort, in changing his position.
1 had dropped both of his files, and they
/ had fallen into the room, beyond his
4 reach.
/ While the angry man cursed and
| glared into the room, Lord Genlis
opened his eyes and stared upward for
an instant at the ceiling. and then
closed his eyes again.
i Ho, my loEd. my lord!" roared
Bashfort, perceiving these faint signs
4 of life.
:, Lord Genlis again opened his eyes,
moved his head a little and then be
came as corpse-like as before.
"Ha! he is not dead" muttered
Bashfort, and then disappeared from
the window. Helen soon after heard
4 the laundering sound of heavy blows
above. .a5
All, the savage that was at the win,
dow is now trying to cut his way
through the floor and the ceiling
above" she correctly thought.
i Nor was it long before:a great show
4 er of dry plastering and lathing began
to fall from that part of the ceiling
4 Immediately above the grated window
Helen turned her head a little, anG
4 with her eyes nearly closed looked on
Soon she saw the feet and legs Of
the man thrust downward through the
i great opening he had made. and crop
Il ing about until the feet rested firmly
4 upon the upper TRANSFERS bars of the
4 grating. n.
After that. Bashfort's descent int
the room was easy. and he clamberet
down with the agility Of great ape.
Dropping lightly to the floor from
the last hold. Bashfort bounded in
B stantly TO Lord Genlis. sat down b,
4 him. lifted his head. and poured init