The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
Ihe S0rCerer
Of St. Giles
By PROF. WILLIAM HI. PECK.

day, and now fearfully terrified as, for
the first time, the hideous visage and
prominent eyes of the doctor were
turned fully toward her-"it is all dev-
IFS work, and this is doubtless the
devil himself-at least a robber of
graves-a human hyena!" she mutter-
ed, not rising from her crouching pos
ture, but staring at Sosia wildly.
up and aid the doctor!" cried Lord
Genlis, wheeling fiercely and striding
toward Martha with glittering hand
saw uplifted.
Martha instantly sprang up, and
evading the angry blow aimed at her
by the noble, as she passed him, rush
ed forward, extending both OF her
hands toward Sosia, and exclaimed:
Since l must serve you, here am.
What am to do? She is dead. Only
bad luck comes from molesting the
dead
.'Pcace!" said Sosia, sternly. "Obey
mel"
And as Martha no longer dared hesi-
tate, under the terror with which So.
sia's gaze filled her soul, the beautiful
form was soon lifted gently and placed
tenderly upon the bed.z
Let all withdraw except those your
lordship desires to remain" said Sosia,
returning from the bed to the table,
on which was his portmanteau.
"Out with you, men," commanded
Lord Genlis to the four who were in
seamcn's garb; "and do you, Bashfort,
go with them. and see to their refresh
ment. You have that with which you
may make good cheer for them. Treat
them we'll, Bashfort; but see that nei-
ther they nor you drink too deeply, and
that they do not slip away to their boat
and sail without my consent
"Have you paid them, my lord, for
their services?" asked Bashfort, re-
spectfully.
"No.".
"Then have no fear that they will
desire to depart unpaid"
"a word in your ear, Bashfort,' said
Lord Genlis.
And then he whispered rapidly in
the ear of his servitor.
Nothing of the nature of the noble's
communication could be imagined
from any change of feature or express
sion upon Neil Bashfort's harsh and
muscular face, as he listened, with his
head bent down, and his small, deep
socketed eyes glaring at vacancy from
under his red, shaggy brows.
Meanwhile Sosia was silently busy
about the motionless form on the bed;
the others were eagerly gazing at the
rigid, pallid face, so fair, so lovely and
so still.
When Lord Genlis had finished all
that he desired to whisper to Bash
fort, and the men had left the room.
he closed the door and approached the
bed.
"What do you think now, DR.. Sosia?"
he asked.
You see," was the curt reply, in
low tone.
And as the doctor spoke he pointed
at the bosom of the PROSTATE form.
The bosom, so still few moments
before, was now rising and falling.
gently and regularly, and the breath
ing of the still unconscious girl was
like that OF calm and gentle repose.
Sosia has used, in restoring anima-
ton to the apparent corpse. discov-
cry of his own-a wonderful scientific
discovery, known at that time perhaps
only to himself, and of which the
world was not to have any general
knowledge until many years later.
when its powers were to be discovered
by Galvani and Volta. in the eight
eenth, and by Faraday and others in
the nineteenth century-the galvanic
battery.
Sosia had taken small machine of
this kind from his portmanteau, after
first dropping some fluid between the
livid lips of the girl, and by his skill
and knowledge of the battery produced
speedy revivification.
"She lives! she breathes!" said Lord
Genlis.
eyes, my lord,' replied Sosia, ''there
has been no touch or approach of
death here, save in suspended respira-
ton. Shall l awake her?"
"Yes," replied Lord Genlis; "but
gently, or too great and sudden return
to consciousness may be fatal"
Sosia smiled scornfully under his
dropping mustache las he bent over
his machine, and carefully returned it
to small box, which he placed in his
portmanteau.
This ignorant lord" he thought.
would advise Zeno Sosia in his art"
He then bowed to the noble and
said:
"Your wishes shall be obeyed, my
lord; but remember what l told you
when l consented to act as your
agent"
"What?" demanded Lord Genlis.
Is it possible that your lordship has
forgotten this. which l now repeat? 4
will stake my life that the drug will
not be fatal to her life If at any mo-
ment may be able to use my power
of revivification upon her, within one
! hundred and two hours after it shall
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