The Cook County herald., 1905-06-24
CHAPTER Xiii.

|
The Sorcerer Watches the Lovers.
| But the lovers did not long tarry to
! exchange kisses and tender embraces.
eve must Immediately seek place
of secure concealment," whispered
Clarence, while yet the lips of Helen
were pressed to his own.
eyes; let us fly from this dreadful
house!"
"I dare not yet attempt to leave it,
replied Clarence 81 know not what
fends or power to detain us this Lord
! Genlis may have at Kilronen or Kill
leany-to one of which places I must
20 to obtain a boat by means Of which
we may escape from Aranmore Island.
But I know a secure place, the exist
ence of which these people do not
| even suspect-and there we will now
hasten. But have you courage to wait
here one moment?"
"Alone?"
| "Only till I return into that room to
| obtain a few articles we may need.
! We must have light, for one thing"
eyes, yes, will wait; but be Quick!'
GAS quick as light itself!' replied
| Clarence.
| And as he spoke he descended
through the opening rapidly; climbed
down to the floor of the room below,
and finding a small basket, proceeded
to place in it lighted lamp and few
| other articles which he surmfsed
| might be of use to Helen and himself.
/ Martha, as unconscious as the floor
she lay upon, was motionless, save
that she breathed heavily.
| Meanwhile the sorcerer had, to
great degree, had his eyes and ears
upon the movements of Clarence Dar-
rell, from the moment when the young
man watched the second departure of
the Osreds to their beds to the mo.
ment when Clarence left Helen.
It was too dark within the shadows
of the great house for even Sosia to
closely follow the young mans various
movements, though the sorcerer had
the remarkable power of being able
to see much more in gloom and dark
ness than most men; nor were his
ears, keen as they were, keen enough
to hear all that had been whispered
by the lovers when they conversed.
! Still, Sosia had seen and heard
enough to inform him of much that
had happened in Helen's prison; yet
he had not heard all.
! While Clarence was speaking
through the opening to Helen below,
the sorcerer, at distance in the cor
of which Clarence was PROSTATE, was
! able to make out the young mans posi-
ton because Of the rays of light which
streamed up through the opening.
Sosia also saw Clarence draw Helen
up through the opening and heard
their kisses and whisperings of love
as they embraced. He saw Clarence
descend into the room, and knew that
Helen was left alone.
He was greatly tempted to glide for
| ward, seize and gag her, and lift her
in his arms, all in the same fraction of
an instant-a feat he felt himself per-
fectly able to perform, because of his
wonderful strength and activity, and Of
his power to make her insensible in
moment. He knew he could do all this
and bear her away to the secret cell
| ere Clarence could ascend from the
room below; but he also knew that
Clarence would recognize the fact that
no man could achieve such feat at
this time except Zeno Sosia; and
thereby would Clarence not only sus-
pect, but know, that Zeno Sosia was
alive.
"Patience!" thought the vindictive
and self-confident sorcerer. II could
seize and bear her away now; but
then he would know that I am alive.
Let him have his way for time.
will play with him as the angler toys
with the fish that nibbles at hook
after a time his heart shall be at my
mercy, as a mouse is at the mercy of
the claws that toss it about under the
fangs that are to devour it."
Clarence was not below longer than
a few minutes.