Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-25
CHAPTER v.
a Conspiracy Of scientlsts.

Sir William Gouldesbrough had
been up very late the night before.
He came down from his room on a
grey morning fortnight after the day
on whic,A he had told Marjorie some
thing OF his hopes. 1t was nearly IL
o'clock. He had not retired to rest
until 4 upon the same morning. And
when he had at last left the great
laboratories built out at the back of
the house, he had stumbled UP to his
room, man drunk with an almost in
:describable success-a success of de-
tail so per ct and complete that his
intelligence staggered before the SUI
preme triumph OF his hopes.
But the remaining portion of the
night, or rather during the beginning
Of the chill wintry dawn, he had lain
alone in his great Georgian bedroom
watching the grey light filtering in
food by food, until the dark became
something more terrible, something
filed with vast moving shadows, with
monstrous creatures which lurked in
the corners Of the room, with strange
half lights that went and came and
gave the wan mirrors Of the wardrobe,
of the mantelshelf a ghcst-like life,
only to =. !. I. az. it and then once
more to increase 1t.
And as this great and famous man
lay in lis vast, lonely room without
power OF sleep two terrible emotions
surged and throbbed within him two
emotions, in their Intensity, too great
for one mind to hold.
One was the final and detailed tri-
umph OF all he held dear in the world
ofsc!ence and in the department of
his slife's work. The other was the
Imminent and coming ruin Iof his
hearts hope, of the love which had
come to him, and which had seemed
the most wonderful thing that life
could give. s-.;:. 80 ssfs
Yes, there he lay, a king Of Intellect
a veritahla prince Of the powers of
4 the air! And all his triumph was but
aas dust and ashes and bitterness, be.
cause he knew that he was losing a
smaller principality, perhaps, but one
8he held dearer than all his other pos
sessions.
Emperor Of the great grey continent
of science, he must now resign his
lordship Of the little rosy principality
OF Love.
So, as he came down stairs close
upon mid daYsof= he win er's morning,
8 tall, distinguis figure in his long
camel hair dressing gown with its
suggestion Of monks e the Il hbtit Z
Ter, who was crossing the hale tho
time, was startled by the fixed paler
of his face.
The man went up to him.
Excuse me, Sir William" he said.
hut you're working too hard. You're
not well, sir. You mustn't overdo it.
/ have got you a sole and mushrooms
for breakfast, sir, but should not adj
wise you to touch 1t, now I've seen
You. re you'll allow me to offer my
advice. should suggest d howl 81
soup
Thank you, Delaine, Sir William
answered. But don't think could
take any thing at presen w WI Iii Ii you
send my letters into the study ~
es, Sir W llliam, z the man re
4 Piled and 4 shall make so bold as. il
bring you q bowl Of soup IN half az
hour as well q y
l3s Gould esbrough crossed the great
gloomy hall and entered 40 study
bright IRE was glowing on tn,
i hearth. the place was all busted, tidy
/ and cheerful even though the worls
ont4ide was y blank wall OF fog.
stood up In the middle Of til,
roolns tai columnar, with great Sdis
/ mtg about him. had there been an,
lone AkeEe fo sea- - ,ii.s1all
the dignity ot supreme success