Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-09-23
Good night, and pleasant dreams!"

Good night, and pleasant dreams!"
said Pearl.
DR.. Schiller. though appearing to
submit gracefully to the will of the
people, was far from intending to let
the matter drop and foregoing his re-
venge. DR.. Huntington, in the opinion
of Schiller, had inflicted a wrong upon
him that could not be wiped out in an
easy manner. Now that Schiller had
Huntington in his power. 1t is reason
able to suppose that he would not be
content with simply infiicting bodily
harm upon his victim. Huntington
must pay the penalty 10 the same
manner that he himself had paid it
the brain must suffer as well as the
body.
Lang had made many friends
through Golden's recital of his history.
Louis had reused admiration for him
self by defending Wilson, who was a
general favorite, and in marrying
Pearl in the face of the kings threat.
he had shown himself almost devoid
of fear. Schiller could not understand
Lang-a conundrum-and the king
meant to bring some charge against
him, in which, in inflicting extreme
punishment upon him, he would seem
justified.
Before retiring for the night, while
the stigma of disgrace and sting OF
defeat was strong upon. him, Schiller
set his wits to work to concoct some
scheme by which his purpose could be
carried out. The most plausible plan
that presented itself was to accuse
our hero of being a spy. To have
done so right at this moment would
have been to bring ridicule upon him.
self. Apparently that would be too
much like petty revenge, and whether
true or not, it would not be believed.
AS a means of accomplishing his de.
signs, however, and give a semblance
Of truth to the rumor, he detailed an
aide to spy upon the group.
This spy, who had earned the sobr'
quet Of Satan" by being employed
in just such cases as this before, had
no trouble in getting within earshot OF
Pearl and her father; but Wilson and
Lang, being guarded in their CONVEX
sation, he was unable to overhear. II
he had heard them planning the de-
struction of Paradise, nothing could
have saved them from being strung
up Immediately.
Satan, of course, overheard the con
versation between Lang and DR.. Hunt
ington. This conversation was re
ported verbatim to Schiller, which en-
couraged him greatly. At this stage
of the game he would have been salts
fed to marry Pearl-truly, honorably
One weeks sojourn in her company
had shown him that he loved, OF
thought he did, this innocent girl. Be
sides revenge, there were other things
that actuated Schiller. He had learned
that DR.. Huntington, by a strange
course Of circumstances, was now the
eldest son, and consequently the heir
to the English estates of his father
If Schiller could have compromised
with Huntington, and had been al
lowed to marry Pearl-he would have
done so, accepting the fathers fortune
for his bond. But this last was i'm
possible, and he knew it.
The thing possible, then, was to dis
pose of Lang, now the husband; mar
ry Pearl and if necessary, dispose OF
the doctor, and inherit the property
through the girl, who was, as far as
he knew, the only living descendant.
One way to trap Lang would be tc
catch him sending a letter to Mrs
Huntington, notifying her Of the
safety of her husband. AS Satan had
notified Schiller of the intention OF
Lang to do so, this seemed an easy
matter to accomplish. If Lang could
be caught in the act, his doom would
be certain.
(To be continued.)