Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-10-06


after event raced through her brain. |
She remembered dimly as child |
traces back the progress of an evil |
dream the incidents Of her last waking
hours. The inquest of Cerisse Wayne.
the scene in the Directory Hotel, the
quest for the papers, her attempt to
interview the mysterious woman. and
last OF all that shuddering fright, that
fearful, struggling embrace with a
horrible furry being that held her in a
grasp from which escape was impossi-
BILE. endurance intolerable.
She glanced at the heap of draperies
by the side of the couch, watched the
swing and sway of the room about her.
and tried to gather her tortured senses
together. Betty Lancey had never had
any imagination, but she was possessed
always with the poise of six men and
the common sense of a dozen. She ex-
amined her hands carefully, and found
them without scratch or bruise. She
felt no soreness of body but a numb
heaviness of brain, and a confused
medley of thought She closed her eyes
and again dropped into numbness.
She awakened from dreams of a
meal at lie Roys with Larry Morris
urging her to have just another piece
of this steak, Betty, do"
By her side was small table, neat
ly spread with dainty linen, fragile
china, and exquisite silver, laden with
dozen appetizing viands. A negro
woman of hulking build was gently
bathing her temples.
That's right, child" said the black
woman, open your eyes and you'll feel
better. Open your lips, too. and taste
this broth. It's so nice! 1 made it for
you, just the way Mr.. Francis likes it.
He says it is the incest he ever ate"
Mention of Mr.. Francis" fetched to
mind the shock of an earlier hour to
Betty. She suffered herself to be fed,
which the negress did as gently as a
mother might With reviving strength
Betty found her tongue again. She
questioned her servitor closely.
"Have l been sick or drugged?"
you've been very sick. my girl. But
this sea voyage will put you right
again. When YOU get back from At
RIGA, you'll"
From Africa" shrieked Betty. ooh
where and why and how am 1 going
there? Oh, what has happened to
me?"
You're sailing straight for Africa in
the most comfortable manner posi-
ble," answered the negress, but as
tell you, you'll be sent home we'll and
safe"
Betty sank back quieted and dutiful-
ly ate for the negress. When she had
finished the black woman went away
and came back with steamer rugs and
wrappings.
my name is Tyoga," announced the
negress, bluntly. Then she set about
combing Betty's sadly tangled hair
and wound the braids loosely around
her fevered head. I'm going to take
you up on deck, now. Mr.. Francis says
you need the air.
Tall and strong as Betty once haC
been the giant negress picked her VI
as II she had been a little girl ant
bore her to the upper deck and PLACED
her in a luxuriously arranged steame
chair.
The glare of the sun on the waite
hurt Betty's eyes terribly. but the sal
breeze refreshed her and the relic
from the smell of sulphur and tn
sputterings of the electrical fiashe
was unbounded. The surface of tn
water was unwrinkled and sea and SIX
were Joined without visible seam a
I the iuncture. The craft on which sh
was sailing was the oldest Betty ha
ever seen. Not larger than a comfort
able Yacht, 1t was devoid of rigging
: machinery, or even sailors so far q
the casual eye could note. All aroun
I pervaded that uncanny silence born c
the dearth of human companionshiI
, Tyoga pushed a little table covere
with books close to Betty's side. tuck
cd her round with the blankets, an
) handed her little bell.
ct shall be busy below" announce
| the negress. but II you want M
! ring"
Then she disappeared down hatch
, way. Betty picked up the magazine
8 listlessly and found in addition sever
, al current scientific journals in Frenc
! and in German, numerous Of the light
\ err American and English periodical
), and a San Francisco daily Of a dat
several days prior to the murder {
II Car,s.e Wayne. The yacht, for sue
:, Rettv termed It in the absence OF an
;, more accurate knowledge of the natul
y ~ the craft, made good time throug
= the water Its soft motion, and ii
glare of the sun. sea and sky acted g
q a gentle hypnotic and Betty. with
few final efforts for the retention I
:, consciousness found herself slippin
into a dream of wild unrest. Once
seemed to her that the Malheuret
stood beside her. and then again Ty1
q ga-she had hard shift to differentiai