The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-17
The SOrCerer
Of St. Giles
By PROF. WILLIAM II. PECK.

| Ida wished 10 wed her daughter Helen
| to a man Of little personal attraction,
but OF great wealth and high rank.
| The name of this man was Robert de
| lavet-l ord de l.avet. He was sixty
| Years old. while Helen Beauclair was
! hu, eighteen: bu, Helen already loved
| and was secretly betlothed to young
man who was neither Of the nobility
nor Of the gentry"
! Here Sosia glanced toward The
screen. which from her position the
Young lady could moi see.
The face of Lord Genlis was peering
around one side of the screen, while
the face of Capt. Osred was peering
around it from the other side.
Both faces expressed great and sud
den surprise and much reNation.
It was plain to Sosia that neither
had till now even suspected that Helen
| Beauciair. the young lady upon the
bed had loved one neither Of the no
bility ncr of the gentry.
To hear Sosia say that She had SO
loved and been secretly Detrothcd to
IL person unknown to Them enraged
while it amazed them.
Il will not just yet give the name Of
the accepted and secretly betrothed
of Helen Bcauclair.' continued Sosia,
| with !, shrug of his shoulders. II will
! only say now that | hate him-and
when | hate hate bitterly. seek to
! CRAFTY my hate by intlicting lifelong
! torture upon the heart and brain OF
! him whom hate. There are those
who would hasten TO find means to
/ slay those whom they hate here he
again darted significant glance at
| the faces peering around the screen.
| Such revenge is too vulgar for the soul
Of Zeno SOsia. He avengcs himself by
! striking blows which do NOT kill upon
the spot, but which inflict envenomed.
wO;udS nuon the heart and in the brain
to rankle and tester there till both
! heart and brain are eaten up by cease
| less misery. But enough of what con-
! Germs only myself. Helen Beauclair
| loved this man and deserted Lord de
| Lavct. She had another suitor, TOO,
! whom she did not love, and whom her
! mother delested--evcn as Lady Ida
! had del ested Lord Genlis, the father of
| bis third s,litor, whose name was
Capt. Wilfred Osred.'
| Here Sosia again darled his glance
| toward the screen, behind which were
the father and son.
Then, returning his glance to the
! face OF the young lady, he asked:
/ Have YOU any recollection OF any
Of these names which repeat: Lady
! Ida Beauclar? Helen Dudley Beal-
clair? Lord de I.aver? Lord Genis?
! Capr. Wilfred Osred:"
They all sound strange to me-" re-
| piled the young lady.
Il think | can utter The talismanic
nalne,' thought Sosia. as he regarded
! tho beautiful face keenly from under
his shaggy black brows. Well" he
| continued aloud. Lady Ida discovered
thai Helen had secretly met this un-
; known young man. and al once took
measures TO remove Helen far from all
| chance of communication with him.
Lady Ida carried her daughter to Gal
way. guarding her as if she were a
bird thai Nigh, suddenly spread it's
wings and fly away. Lady Ida did this
by advice of Lord de Lavet. and he
was prompted to give this advice by
me. had promised Lord de lavet
I that, if he followed my advice, he
should stand before the marriage al
tar with Helen Beauclair. | did not
! promise him that she should be we'd
ded to him." added Sosia. Will, crafty
! smile that revealed his tiger-like teeth,
while he stroked his beard. 81 prom
ised only that he and she should stand
| before the marriage altar. They did,
/ and he owes me a thousand pounds,
for which have his written bond. But
they stood before the altar, and even
, as ,hc marriage service was about 10
/! begin, some one slipped a note into the
; hand OF the pale and reluctant bride,
and whispered in her ear:
" Read and act.
"The bride read in the note these
words:
Use the drug. !, is your only
hope Swallow the pellet. and within
FIVE days you shall he in the arms OF
one who loves YOU .....
she took a pellet from the hollow
handle of her FAM, continued Sosia.
gazing keenly at the young lady, "swal-
lowed the druk. and fell as if dead that
Instant"