The Washington herald., 1908-06-04
CHAPTER XX-Continued.

To the hall door Of this lonely old
tower came Lord Ancestor. one winters
afternoon, about six months after Fa-
bian. Dare's arrival at DOnoyle. He had
a gun over his shoulder. and brace OF
woodcock in his game bag, which he had
shot IN the glen on his way TO the tower.
The old door-bell came of in his hand.
so he had recourse 10 the knOcker. There
was plenty OF time TO look about him,
and note in wall and window sill the
.encroachments of moss and ivy. and fern.
which the dampness Of winter had slim
ulated into the most vivid Of green. AS
no one came 10 the door, Lord Ancestor
knocked again. and again; then from an
old crumbling tower to the left, jack
davis came flying and chattering through
the Jagged lOophOles. and out OF one OF
these openings ne saw bearded face
thrust for a moment. and withdrawn; a
face which tailed with the description
Vandraken had given him Of Won larsen
helm. Almost Immediately he heard
bell ring inside OF the house. This was
followed by a sound OF bolts being with
drawn and bars being taken down, then
the door was opened by one OF the HindO0
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him. The hall. which had an arched stone
ceiling and a tagged floor, had been fit
ted I'D as a living room by the introduce
ton OF some cheap modern furniture.
curiously out OF keeping with the medic
val architecture and the bits Of rusty
armOr and the antlers on the wall The
Hind0o pointed % a wicker chair by the
log fire, and left the room by means OF
a ccrkscrew staircase IN the back wall;
and after lapse OF time which made
Lord Ancestor begin 20 pace the hall i'm
patiently. Won Tarsenheim appeared In
the room by the same staircase. standing
IN the embrazure OF the wall to study the
face Of his guest Lord Ancestor stopped
his nervous promenade and did the same
by his host for a moment then he said.
brusQuely: Il suppose you are Abdul
Won TarseRheim?"
But no." he answered, politely. My
name was Tesenham.'
Just as you like about that: but you
are the man I was the means OF sending
friend OF mine to about some devilish
invention of yours. / wish I'd shot my
self before I did il, but it's too late TO
think of that now. What 1 have come
20 do Is make you put a stop to the in
fernal business by restoring 10 my friend
the conscience and the moral sense you
have robbed him or"
Robbed him OFF, repeated Won larsen
helm, maliciously, as he came forward.
But no. I did but help your friend
lend his conscience to another man. 1t
is quite safe, assure you. Does he want
Il back, your friend? He is disappoint-
ed-yes?"
Having no moral sense, he does not
wish il back; but as 1 feel the awful re-
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suited from this cursed hypnotism of
yours, 1 am going TO make him take IT
back. ! am not d rich man. but I'll give
you all can scrape together IL you will
undo this beastly operation. suppose
you CAM
"Oh. yes" answered Won Tarsenhelm.
affably. 1T is quite easy"
That's all right" said Lord Ancestor,
IN a relieved voice. What's your price?
How much money do you want?'
Let us sit down by the nice warm
fire" replied Won Tarsenheim, in his in
slnuating voice. as he took a chair and
motioned his guest 10 another. Money.
Am I a fool. that I should want more
money, when / have enough already? 1
have not that form Of madness No, no!
To see your invention work out-that Is
the real price the inventor wants. Was
IL the SOlQ NSeI lldl llle Ola dlCliclHiSAS
wanted? I tell you no, And so 1t Is
with me- Money 20 live on, 10 make new
inventions with. yes; but the real reward
to see the face OF saint bearing the
record of a satyr. to know that l have
iuggled with the law Of cause and ef-
feet. tempered with the vibrations which
connect soul and body. crossed the in
visible wires which link up star and
star. forced my way to the power-oous
Of the universe and played tricks with
the machinery-that Is TO feel power-to
be as the gods"
That" thought Lord Ancestor, as he
noted the CLEAN In his hosts eye. ''is
the way they talk in lunatic asylums"
Then he said, calmly: "All the same,
even If you do not care about money. I
must ask you to name a price Cor IN
doing your work. and II is getting latA.
the afternoons are short Come. What
are your terins?"
Not money my friend: bUt 1 have 4
little experiment I wish 10 make 70 prove
a new invention of mine. Now you have
Just the soul-and it is on the star 1 car
easiest reach-if you viii let me use
it."
Lord Ancestor jumped 20 his feet and
slid his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. gun % fun
cock An impulse to put an end tC the
evil creature almost overmastered hlm.
II Won Tarsenheim had shown fight or
tried to move. he would probably have
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