Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-09
he Sorcerer
Of St. Giles
CHAPTER v.-(continuedl
By PROF. WILLIAM h. PECK.

does not say do not STAY him! spare
him. but only do, not STAY him in my
presence
"And why should wish SO base and
treacherous wretch to liye?" de-
manded Helen, with just anger. "May
God have mercy on your soul, Zeno
Sosia! But the consequences Of your
foul treachery to me are too threaten
ing to permit me to ask for your life;
and you have declared that you hate
Clarence Darrell-are his bitter enemy
are engaged in some horrible plot of
vengeance against him! All, for his
sake, il for naught else, hope the
wrath Of these two persons, who per-
haps are not as base as you are-may
end your power to harm Clarence OAR
rell!"
So saying, she sank back upon her
pillow, overcome by her emotions OF
horror and despair, unable to say
more.
"She pleads for my life, gentlemen,
though not 50 intending said Sosia,
in whining tone, and rolling his great
eyes, with a piteous glare of abject ter
ror, alternately from the father TO the
son. IF you STAY me, good gentlemen,
will move heaven and earth to punish
you, when he shall learn what you in
tend to do here. have served you
faithfully, gentlemen. promised that
If you would follow my counsel, Helen
Beauclair should be placed, as she is,
In your power--to be made a wife, or
q victim to your desires. it mattered
not which to me. My hate of the man
who calls himself Clarence Darrell
made me rash and foolish in speech,
gentlemen. just now. There lies your
desired prey--object of pursuit,
should say, gentlemen. Fear no be-
trayal from me, good gentlemen. How
could you shoot at so old and feeble a
man, Capt. Osred?"
"Old and feeble!" repeated Capt.
Osred, mockingly. II noticed you, willy
hypocrite. as the four men. aided by
us, toiled up the steep with the box.
No one was ever more agile than were
you. But words are vain. We. do not
trust you. We need not your hate of
Clarence Darrell to rid us of him, If
ever he and we encounter. We did
not intend to take your life when we
engaged your services--though we in
tended to make sure of your silence
until, and long after, this lady should
be my wife; but we fear you now. In
your desire to crafty your hate to-
ward this Clarence Darrell, and to
achieve some scheme of your own.
you may reveal that which shall battle
our plans. regret that hasty anger
caused me to FIRE at you, but your
threat of the hangman enraged me-"
'Ah, fool that was to speak so
rashly!" said Sosia.
More fool, simpleton, to imagine
that men like us, engaged i'll such dar-
ing work, would not make sure of your
silence after your service was done"
said Lord Genlis, coldly and sternly,
as he took from a nail in the wall a
coil Of small rope. For the sake of the
lady you shall not die in her presence.
He who left the room with the four
sailors shall attend to your last mo-
ments, after we shall have bound you
hand and foot"
n MY lord remarked Sosia, his
tends still in his portmanteau, as he
crouched and leaned across the table,
as Ii weak with terror, take care what
you do. Before left Galway yester-
day gave to a person a sealed packet.
which contained sealed packet of all
that has transpired between Lord Cen
lis, MILFORD Osred and Zeno Sosia
the packet to be opened if I did not
return to claim it within two days.
Take care! shall not die long I'M
avenged s.
$50? Well, your movements in Gal
way were watched replied Lord Gen
lis, quietly, as he shook loose some
Stangles in one coil OF cord. You were
seen to deliver a sealed packet to one
OF the magistrates Of Galway, and in
less than an hour that packet, still
with unbroken seal, was In my. pos
SESSION"
& All! !" exclimed Sosia and the word
as he uttered ii sounded more like a
hiss 81 rage than an ejaculation OF ter.
ror while in his mind he said !: Il had
q suspicion that = spy was upon my
path, and ! thought 7 had evaded his
|eyes. ".
81 read and destroyed your state.
ment. Sosia, before we gained posses.
sion 81 the box II We suspected you
would do something Of the kind, even
il you did not betray us sell US out
could you And any one who would pay
vow more than We had promised to
pay you or had You not designed Il
obtain much more fro mour fears here
sitter We even feared that you might
betray our plans to Lady Ida Beau
clair. 5 Nh YOU have acted INK
4 slmpae tons Lord de Lavet. and Lad,
IDA too, would have paid you more
Ethnn nve thons pounds yesterday
for ~ any time since Helen Beanclail
lfell ~ II dead, Us rest 0re nor to lif,
md MAX her I4adY AZ lIsssy
true. niy lord lied sosia
Ihia SyeS bSg inntng "a gllttar fth eyi
ton but loli' NOT hear NE IS,
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