Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

the tool by which II means to wreak
its enmity upon Dupuy."
but why does 1t hate the French
man so much?" l asked.
do you not recollect Nelson's mot
to?" the doctor asked-'hate a French
man as you would the devil?' This
elemental being that has attracted
these emotions that made up the
great admirals soul body has neces-
sarily the identical feeling. What
does it know of the time that has
elapsed, or the changes of history?
There is the Frenchman, and it will
have his life-by itself, if possible If
it cannot kill him, as it tried, it will
certainly do so through Margotson.
Well, it's none of my business he
said. I've warned Dupuy." And he
went to bed, while I forgot to ask the
purpose of the Union Jack, which |
saw him stuff into his pocket
But l knew that Brodsky could not
dismiss his own responsibility so
easily He did not undress, for, from
my room, which adjoined his own, l
heard him pacing the floor with short,
quick footsteps, the greater portion
of the night. l fell asleep at last, and
had hardly closed my eyes two min
utes, as it seemed, before l heard the
front door bell tangled violently. l
started up in bed filled with horrible
presentiments of evil, and began to
dress myself hurriedly. A few mo-
ments later Brodsky tapped loudly up
on my door.
Dress yourself as quickly as you
can," he called. There's work on
foot for both of us before the morn
ing"
AS l hurried on my clothes I heard
an agitated voice in the sitting room
outside, which l had little difficulty in
recognizing as that of the assistant.
My judgment was correct; when /
emerged | found him seated in a
chair in a condition of collapse, and
Brodsky standing over him, holding
a glass of some stimulant to his lips.
The doctor was fully dressed, even
to his hat, and from his pocket there
protruded a small corner of the Brit
ish flag. We went out together with
out any explanations. Luckily the
cars ran at intervals, and we saw one
approaching us when we reached the
corner of the main street We clam
bered in; it was empty, and, during
the ride, / learned in broken ejacula-
tions from the man the cause of his
visit
He had halted irresolutely at the
entrance to the Waxworks theater aft
er we left him. Then he retraced
his steps, determined to carry out the
doctors instructions as soon as he
could get Margotson away. He saw
his employer standing before the
statue, regarding it silently, as though
in trance. Dupuy crept up to him,
passing the statue of necessity upon
the opposite side. And then he real
lied that Margotson had been OBJ
serving him. Margotson had drawn
the sword from the scabbard of the
admiral and stood in such an attitude
that Dupuy could neither advance nor
retreat
At the same time he experienced
a return of that deathly faintness that
had possessed him on a previous oc-
casion, as he described to us. AS in
a trance he saw Margotson advance
stealthily toward him, while he re-
mained incapable of resistance; then,
once again, he heard his wife's
voice ring in his ears and recovered
his senses. He leaned aside as Mar
gotson thrust. and, running like the
wind, gained the street outside, and
had presence of mind enough to lock
the door behind him.
But | don't come in," he insisted,
as we gained the side door mo. sir,
I've seen enough for tonight | don't
go in"
1t took all Brodsky's resolution to
persuade Dupuy to come. Without
his presence, the doctor said, he
would be- powerless. With him, he
might still break this spell and bring
back Margotson to sanity. And at
last, very timidly. Dupuy crept in be-
hind the doctor. AS Brodsky un-