The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29
In The Secret Service.
Revelations of Nine Dumaresq, Detective by Deek vane
esq, Detective, by Derek Vane.

" IN.
! stood up and cried aloud in my ex-
element; / staggered up and down the
room, clasping and unclasping my
hands, murmuring broken sentences
aloud, half with joy. Then, suddenly,
( turned toward the couch as though
some one had called me. My patient
vas watching me with a curious mock
ing smile. ] looked at him closely, my
myers on his wrist. where the pulse
leat full and strong.
You have been i'll, ! said. address,
ng the motionless figure. which only
returned my gaze, as though it could
read my heart and soul. and said not
z word. Are you feeling better"
Then at last the man spoke.
Il am tired, that is ALL" he said
in a rich. musical voice. And il
amused me TO watch you. What is
the matter2"
| had no intention of attempting TO
explain my experiments TO him, so ]
ignored his remark.
You must be hungry" | said, and
l fetched food and wine and set them
on the table. / watched him curious
~ as he got up. He moved his limbs
With slow. easy grace. as of one
who TOuses himself from slumber, and
when he stood erect l marveled at the
bNAuAA VI MS LOiin anu LdCc 11C
seemed to palpitate with life from head
70 foot He had the appearance of a
man in his prime, with every nerve
and muscle In perfect working order
But in his face was q light and IRE
that l had never seen in a mans face
before; il was something superhuman.
II an evil spirit were Gagged in COW
ering of flesh, it might look as this
man did.
He did not eat much, but he finished
the bottle of Burgundy, which he evil
IDENTIFY drank with relish. The gener-
Gus wine seemed to accentuate his eX
uberant vitality, and from time TO
time he burst into snatches of song
the music hall Tefrains of forty years
aSo-iqto strange discorGant laughter;
but he rarely spoke. He had displayed
no curiosity he seemed to take every
thing for granted.
You have not told me your Nance"
| said presently, studying his face in
tently.
My uame?' He looked puzzled.
Bah, / have forgotten. What does
it matter? CAN me what you like"
He threw himself down on the couch
and i'm little while he was fast asleep,
with the sound, quiet slumber of youth,
free of restless tossing or any sign of
uneasineSs. He made a fine picture,
but devoid of anything noble or in
spring. Ii was the face of a hand
some animal; there was little mind in
il; still less soul.
One day passed and then another,
and the success of my experiment
seemed established beyond a doubt.
There was no sign of decay; no hint
of weakness. From the crown of his
head to the sole of his foot / could
ind no blenish i'm him. So much for
ms outward appearance As TO the in
ner man, that was Il different matter.
had watched him closely for two
days, days in which he had developed
rapidly before my eyes, and | was
forced TO the conclusion that, for
knowledge of evil for instructive lust
of all that was vile and depraved, |
had never met his equal I had re-
juvenated The body; l could not re-
JuVenate the spirit. That was old in
years and vice, and utterly without
conscience and shame-and / had this
existence on my hands.
Fortunately my will was strong
enough as yet to control him: he might
snarl and show his teeth. but at Il
look from me he would stink away like
a whipped cur, though the next houT
II would all happen over again. | was
his master yet, but how long should
Il be so? l was no match for him
physically; il was only the greater
mind that sWayed the lower Perhaps.
being my creation, he was i'm a way
my creature, and gave me sOmetIng
or dog s obedience. But he was a
vicious brute. not TO be trusted a mo-
ment when my eye was off him. At
any instant, If / gave him the chance,
he might turn and rend me.
! did not wish anyone i'm the VIII
lase TO see him and / had kept him
shut up for two days. only leaving
the house with him AT night. when he
rOdmed over the desGlate mOOrs like
a young animal set at liberty, and l
followed. faint and exhausted. but not
daring 10 let him out of my sight.
Ihen he grew more fierce and restless
and the strain on my physical strength
was almost more than l could bear
Something must be done; | could not
so on like this. I lay awake all one
night thinking and by morning | had
made up my mind. We would go TO
London, In the great city l might be
able 10 loose the horrible incubus I
had rashly fastened on my life; chance
might rid me of him without any ac-
tive assistance on my part. Then 1
could return To my solitude. and when
/ had prepared fresh supply Of the
elixir, / would announce my discovery
10 the world.
/ hired small furnished house in
EdgWare Road. close TO the Marble
Arch, and l blished myself there
with my companion l. limited that
he was not very strong i'm his intel
lect, which would account for his bursts
OF noisy meTrimcnJ and other eccen-
tricities, relics of the latter end Of
his old life, when he must have fallen
very low. He had been quite willing
10 fail IN with my plans, and as | had
engaged compartment to ourselves
IN the train, we had been scarcely seen
together until we reached London.
Then, partly from curiOSiIy-for he in
terested me still as an experiment-apd
partly from fear, / kept him close TO
NV side al first
The evening we arrived / took him
out into the brilliantly lighted streets
or the west end. / shall never forget
ms face. Fortunately he was too over
Whelmed 10 say much or to make him
self conspicuous. but the light in his
eyes was that Of an exile who looks on
home again. He seemed TO recognize
things mstinctiveIy: no doubt all his
had been familiar TO him long ago. He
reVelled IN the noise the glare, in all
the wealth and prOfusiOn, in all the dirt
ana degradation. of the London streets
No sight was too sOTdid to interest him.
no misery too great to move him 20
brutal laughter He mixed in the crowd
like fiend. rejoicing in everything
evil.
In few days I gathered confidence
l let him go out alone when and where
he would. | had come away I'm the
hope of shaking him off I must not
lose any chance through foolish nerv-
business / could not be made respons-
IDLE Tor him in any way. But, though