The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-01
he Sorcerer
Of St. Giles !.
CHAPTER v.-(Continued.)
BY PROF. WILLIAM HI. PECK.

"You will understand all presently
that is, as soon as your power tc
grasp your identity shall return to
you; and then you will also under
stand why you are here" said Sosia
1T was I, disguised as female pew
opener of the Church of st. Nicholas
in which Helen Beauclair was to be
married-1t was I who gave her the
note. in which she was told to use the
magic pellet. He who also knew that
Helen Beauclair was not dead, when
all declared she was, was Lord Oscar
Genlis." Here Sosia exchanged a
glance with the concealed noble. "Dis.
guised as footman, Lord Genlis was
temporarily in the service of the ex-
pectant bridegroom, and having en-:
tered the church with the retinue OF
servants of the bridal party, watched
eagerly for the moment when Helen
Beauclair should fall as dead. He had
once loved Lady Ida, the mother of
Helen-he still says he has a devour-
ing passion for Lady Ida," added Sosia,
with shrug of his shoulders, which
caused the eyes of the hidden noble to
sparkle with suppressed rage. But
whether he loves Lady Ida now or not,
he was there in St. Nicholas church,
to time exactly the moment when Lady
Ida's daughter should fall in apparent
death. Lady Ida, though over thirty
years of age, is still woman of splen-
did beauty and immense wealth-two
very potent reasons why Lord Genlis
should still love her, or desire to be
her husband and master"
AS Sosia uttered these last words he
stroked his beard, and darted fox-lil1e
glance at the screen.
"There is another in this room be-
sides yourself and this woman" said
Helen, but not turning her eyes from
Sosia's. face, nor evincing any emo
ton.
"Ha! How do you know that, young
lady?"
II read it in your face. But it does
not matter. Speak on! The sound of
your voice and your story seem to hold
my thoughts together. If I can once
fix them upon: something recognizable
to my memory, I feel that this swim
ming and Keeling in my head-this
cropping and floating sensation of my
mind-will cease"
Every good! I see that your mental
power is improving. All will come
back to your brain suddenly when it
does return, and as you will then re-
| member all I am telling you now,
shall not have to explain matters
twice. Lord Genlis desires to achieve
two ends: One to obtain such power
over Lady Ida as to force her to marry
him; the other to obtain possession of
Helen Beauclair and force her to be-
come the wife of his son, Capt. Will
ford Osred. A sentence of imprison-
ment hangs over the head of Capt
Osred, so that he dares not appear
openly in England. Nor is it safe for
Lord Genlis to show himself in London.
He needs money-thousands Of pounds
more than he has. Neither he nor his
son is very scrupulous as to the means
by which each may obtain handsome
wife and great wealth. They have
heard of Zeno Sosia, the so-called Sor-
cerer of st. Giles. Disguised as two
common sailors, they visit Socia Sc
cretly and make known their desires.
Already Sosia has had his attention d.
rected toward Lady Ida and her daugh
ter. Lord de Lavet has also heard of
the Sorcerer--has visited him and told
of a desire to wed Helen Beauclair.
Sosia promises to aid Lord <de Lavet-
so far as to place him before the bridal
altar with Helen-and for this service
Lord de Lavet is to pay Sosia a thou
sand pounds. But Lord Genlis and
Capt. Osred offer much more than that
sum if Sosia will defeat the purpose of
Lord de Lavet and put them in pos
session of Helen ,Beauclair. He &C.
cepts their offer. There is much mon
ey in it for Sosia, and Sosia loves mon
ey. There is also revenge in it, and
Sosia loves revenge even more than he
loves gold!"
AS Sosia uttered these words his
face assumed most terrific express
sion of suppressed rage, and his pro-
truding eyes glowed like two great
balls of rolling fame. He clenched his
long, bony fingers into two huge fists
and brandished them in the air, NUT
tering:
Revenge is sweeter than gold! Re-
venge-double revenge!"
Martha, used as she was to the fero-
cious moods of her husband, Neil Bash
fort, trembled as she gazed upon the
writing of the hideous face. blazing
as it was in every feature with hatred
and evil thought of some one then in
the Sorcerer's mind.
Lord Genlis and Capt. Osred were
startled and exchanged wondering
glances as they peered around at each
other across the front of the screen.
They had employed this man for
their own base purposes, under the be-
lief that he had no interest in the
work beyond desire to gain large
reward.
They were startled now on learning