The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-08
THE MAN WITHOUT Il FACE

this accused house, far from all habi-
tariOn2
With a quick hand Kingsley gagged
my mouth, and I felt my lips closed
over my teeth under a tight band which
seemed about 10 break my jaws Ny
tormentor passed a bundle OF cords 70
he Indian.
you have not forgotten the trick?'
he said.
In a few minutes I was bound from
head 10 foot. All movement was impos-
sible. I soon understood what the mil
liOnaire had called the trick Il was
q system Of Hgatures which, II l tried a
movement OF the leg, my arms were
frightened in an agoniZing grip, and Il
tried the least movement o. the arm,
the pain in my legs would -|r1ng nom
me a cry OF anguish. My wrists were
whatever they liked 70 the unreslsung
mass that 1 was
/ suppose I must have had an un-
| speakable look Of terror IN my eyes, Tor
Kingsley bent over me and said. in an
amiabfe tone OF compassionate pity:
What I want OF you is only one
minute Of courage. What the devil are
you so scared about? This for your
own interest what am goI-g to do
I could not yet understand the sense
Of his words.
| As Bambou threw me over his Shout
der l saw Kingsley take UP from the
sideboard the two little packages that
he had brought from Paris mat even
Ing.
room," he remarked 10 the HindOo.
| My body broke out in a cold perspira'
1 ton I closed my eyes, with the desire
| and the fear strangely mingled to faint
/ What were these villains going 70 DC
I with me?
! Bambou placed me on my bed.
Draw the bed into the middle OF the
| roOm.' said Kingsley, and go and
! fetch me- bowl from the kitchen. We
must work quickly and with caution
! We won't make him suffer needlessly.'
| These last words terrified me beyond
! all expression I though that my las
| hour had come As stared UP into tho
J millionaire's eyes my look must have
I been one of Mortified fixity, for he said
after wheeling an armchair up to tn,
bed and seating himself complacently
| Charles, calm yourself. You are no
! going to drink the ocean I shall have
] to put a pair of spectacles over you
eyes as a precaution. My hand nigh
| tremble."
NY terror increased. God help me
What was going to happen to me?
You want to know what am goinl
TO do, know. It is very simple. SOol
| we shall be obliged to separate
! Charles. It viii not be for long, bu
you must not lose in one minute all IN
benefits that have come to you here Fl
my house during the last month. It /
very probable that you will soon Sc
your daughter Evelyne, and be Oblige
to go among people again with an un
covered face, If I may 50 express it.
Just because Marcadian failed TO rec
ognize you on his first visit is no rea
son why We must not take every pre-
caution. Evelyne must not know you
neither must anyone else. No one mus
look into your face with too much in
sistence, either here or in Boston, wher
Douglass was known. There are man
who knew him just as there are man
who know Barrabas, so we must b
careful. Understand That is 7hy
first thought Of the black varioloid, O
some other frightful skin disease. Blu
if nature won't help US, we must heI
nature. You will see."
The Indian came into the room wit
the basin he had gone to fetch. Kings
ley undid the two packages that he ha
brought from Paris. The first contain
ed a phial. He emptied the contents i
the bowl The second contained som
antiseptic wadding and some ointment.
My look of horror was still fixed upo
| him. did not yet understand. I coul