Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-09


prominent eyes of the doctor were
turned fully toward r-" It is all dew
lis work, and this is doubtless the
4 devil himself-at least robber of
i gravesa 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 a glittering hand
saw uplifted.
i Martha instantly sprang up, and
eyading the angry blow aimed at her
by the noble, as she passed him, rush
j ed forward, extending both of her
hands toward Sosia, and exclaimed:
Since must serve you, here am.
What am to do? She is dead. Only
bad luck comes from molesting the
4 dead"
/ @Peace!" said sosia, sternly. "obey
mel"
/ And as Martha no longer dared hest
i tate, under the terror with which So
sia's gaze filled her soul, the beautiful
form was soon lifted gently and placed
L lenQerly upon the DeuI
Let all withdraw except those your
/ lordship desires to remain said Sosia,
returning from the bed to the table,
on which was his portnfanteau.
1 "Out with you, men" commanded
Lord Genlis to the four who were in
seamen'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-
Their 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 mobiles
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 a
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.
4 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 it's 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
1 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. s
| Eyes, my lorda replied sosia, there
! has been no touch or approach of
| death here, save in suspended respira-
ton. Shall ] awake her?"
yes replied Lord Genlis; sbut
gently, or too great and sudden return
to consciousness may be fatal
Sosia smiled scOrnfully under his
dropping mustache as he bent over
his machine, and carefully returned it
tosa 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 I told you
when consented to act as your
i agent, I,
What" demanded Lord Genlis.
IS 1t possible that your lords hip has
4 forgotten this. which ! now repeat? 4
will stake my life that the drug will
not be fatal to her life III at any mo-
ment i may be able to use my power
OF Identification upon her, within one
4 hundred and two hours after it shall
have produced apparent death; but !
will not assert positively that her mind
VIII be perfect as animation returns
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