The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-24
Inc SorCerer
Of St. Giles
CHAPTER iV.-(Continued.)
BY PROF. WILLIAM II. PECK.

You will understand all presently
that is. as soon as your power to
grasp your identity shall return to
you: and then you will also under
stand why you are here" said Sosia
ut was |. disguised as female pew
opener OF tho Church OF ST. Nicholas
in which Helen Beauclair was to be
married-ll was | who gave her the
note in which she was told to use the
magic pellet. He who also knew that
Helen Bcauclair was not dead, when
all declared she was, was Lord Oscar
GenliS." Here Sosia exchanged a
glance with the concealed noble. Dis
2uiSed as a 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 Il devOur-
ing passion for Lady Ida" added Sosia.
with a shrug OF his shoulders, which
caused tho eyes Of the hidden noble 10
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 a woman of splen-
did beauty and immense wealth--two
very potent reasons why Lord Genls
should still love her, or desire TO be
her husband and MASTER
As Sosia uttered these last words he
stroked his beard, and darted a foX-li!lc
glance at the screen.
There is another in this room be-
sides yourself and this woman" said
Helen, but not turning her eyes from
Sosias face, nor evincins any emo
ton.
"Ha! How do you know that, young
LADY,"
Il read it in yoE: face. BIr it does
nor matter. Spcal: on. The sound oE
your voice and your story seem TO hold
my thoughts together. If | can once
fix them upon something recognizable
70 my memory. | feel that this swim
ming and reeling in my head-this
sroping and floating sensation OF my
mind-will cease"
Very good. | 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 am telling you now.
shall not have to explain matters
twice ord GeniS desires to achieve
two ends One 10 obtain such power
over l.ady 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 sent ence of imprison-
men; hangs over the head of Capt.
Osred, SO Ina, he dares not appear
openly in England. Nor is it safe for
Lord Genlis to show himself in London.
He needs money--tho,lsands OF pounds
more than he has. Neither he nor his
son is very scrupnlous as to the means
by which each may obtain handsome
wife and great wealth. They have
heard of Zeno SOSisl. the so-called Sor-
cerer Of ST. Giles Disguised as Two
! common sailors. they visit SOca Sc
cretly and make known their desires.
Already Sosia has had his attention d-
rected toward Lady Ida and her daush-
ter. Lord de I.avet has also heard OF
| the Sorcerar---has visited him and told
OF desire to wed Helen Beaucla!r.
Sosia promises TO aid Lord de l.avet-
so far as to place him before the bridal
| altar with Helcn--and for this service
Lord de Lave, is to pay Sosia a thou-
sand pounds But Lord Genlis and
| Capt. Osred offer mitch more than that
sum if Sosia will defeat the purpose OF
Lord de l.avet and put them in pos
session of Helen Beanclar. He ac-
cepis their Offer. There is much mon
ev 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 a most terrific express
sion of suppressed rage, and his pro-
trudng eyes glowed like two great
balls of rolling flame. He clenchcd his
long. bony fingers into Two huge fists
and brandished them in the air, NUT
tering:
Revenge is swceter Than gold: Re
ycnge--double rcvcn.e!"
Martha. used as she was to the ferO-
cious moods of her husband. Neil Bash
fort trembled as she gaZed upon the
writhing 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 Gcnlis and Capt. Osred we're
startled and exchanged wOnderin.
glances as they peered around at each
other across the front OF the screen.
They had employed this man fol
their own base purposes under the be
lief that he had no interest in the
work beyond a desire to gain "a large
reward.
They were startled now on learning
3 from his own Inns thai he WAS SERVING