Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-07-13
| The Sorcerer
Of St. Giles
BY PROF. WILLIAM HI. PECK.
BY PROF. WILLIAM H. PECK.

possession of this packet had he for
an instant suspected that Lord Gen.
lis was speaking falsely when saying
it was destroyed. That Lord Genlis
should have lost no time in destroying
it as soon as it got into his hands
seemed most undoubtedly true to So
STA, who certainly, under similar Cir
cumstances, would have destroyed it.
Lord Genlis had retained it for this
reason-the latter part of the com
munication told where the private pa
pers of the sOrcerer could be found in
his house in London, and those papers
Lord Genlis believed would be of great
value.
There was no mention made of Clar-
ence Darrell nor of Helen's love for
him, in the contents of the packet.
Sosia's sole purpose in writing what
he had, and in leaving it with the Gal
way magistrate, was to destroy the
Osreds, if they succeeded in silencing
him-as he shrewdly suspected they
might attempt to do-and to use the
fact as a shield against their violence,
were he to detect danger from them in
time to menace them with the exist
ence of this confession. And in the
event of his death by the hands of the
Osreds. not only would their villainy
be revealed by the confession, when
the packet should be read by the mag
istrate, but the private papers in Lon
don-pointed out by the confession
would reveal the names of many per-
sons with whom Sosia had been con-
nected in dark deeds during his life
of secret crime.
eff | perish" was the thought of the
vindictive sorcerer, many gentle
man and many lady, whose heads
are high now, shall mourn my death.
peace even from my grave. The stakes
for which play my Dun Aengus game
are worth all the risks / may incur.
Five thousand pounds from the Os-
reds, if they do not play me false; a
hold upon them which thes can never
shake off-twenty thousand pounds
will | extort from their fears and
crime, after the wealth of Helen
Beauclair is in their hands; fresh vex-
alton for the heart of Robert de La
vet, cheated of his rich bride; revenge,
too, upon Lady Ida Beauclair. for her
scorn OF years ago, and agony for the
soul of Clarence Darrell, who so loves
this beautiful girl. Riches and re-
venge are in my scheme. and if per-
ish, leave woe and ruin after me!
And still, l do not think these Osreds
will dare harm me, if see fit to tell
them Of what have written, and with
whom 1 leave it. Within less than
two days | shall reclaim the writing
OF Justice Lynch, who would sooner
cut his own throat-the fool-than
violate trust!"
And now, at Dun Aengus, the sor-
cerer knew that the packet was no
longer in the magistrates hands. or
else Lork Genlis would never have
dared attempt to delay Sosias depart
ure, after hearing his menace, and not
doubling that it was destroyed utter
ly, he was in no haste to leave Dun
Aengus.
Clarence told Helen the purport of
the confession, and she related to him
all that she could recall Of the words
spoken by the Osreds and Sosia in
her presence.
So" said Clarence, carefully fold
ing up the packet and placing it in his
bosom, Lord Genlis lied. He did NOT
destroy the confession of Sosia.
have it here, and it. may be of use to
me hereafter. But let me read these
letters, which are signed Wv. o.
doubtless letters of Capt Osred to
Lord Genlis."
Clarence having read the letters TO
himself remarked:
Il know now why Lady Ida Beau
clair took yoa to Galway. She must
have been alarmed by an anonymous
note, written by Sosia, stating that
her former lover, Oscar Osred, had a
plan afoot for the abduction of your.
self, to marry you by force to his son.
the captain; also that you were about
to elope with a young man of great
daring-meaning me, though my name
Is not mentioned in the letters, nor in
Sosia's confession. Lord de Layet was
also to be deceived. He was to per-
suade Lady Ida to hurry you to Gal.
way. The whole affair appears to
have been a plot of Sosia's, in which
ne made tools of Lady Ida, Lord de
Layet, yourself and the Osreds. to
serve his own ends. BY means of your
wealth the Osreds hoped to purchase
recall from exile for Lord Genlis.
and the restoration of the Genlis es.
tate, now held by the crown; also the
pardon OF MILFORD Osred, for gambling
away the funds of his regiment. You
now percefTv why they were SO des.
perately eager to make you Mrs. will
ford Osred--and by the tone Of the
captains letters think your beauty
mad also greatly charmed him."
Why. never saw him till saw
( him ye s y said Helen. 4 s.is
But he had seen you. He was the
man who. in the garb Of sailor, tried
to pull on your hood. Z
The ruffian with a patch over one
eye whom you knocked down? i
thought it was he yesterday.
The same. But he il dead and We
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