Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-23

her to marry him.
Fer answer was that. first, he must
make known who he was; second, MS
means, ard il these were satisfactory
TO her she would consent TO trial en-
gagement
Omnium after a few moments
thought told ner that he would pre-
pare a statement for her embodying
the information she asked for. The
truth IS he knew nothing about him
self ard thought it necessary TO do q
Job OF thinking ON the matter. lie
left her. promising to bring the facts
the next evening. He had hired a
room and went there from Miss
Thompson. Throwing himself into an
easy chair. he began to think.
The first person he remembered be
ing was Evan Drake. He recalled
working in a counting room as man
of that name. Then being addressed
as DR.. Harwood came glimmering in
his brain Corporal Horgan was the
next identity he felt. ard this gave
way TO julius, a colored man.
"Great heavens" he exclaimed. 'is
there negro blood in my veins"
He examined his nails and the palms
of his hands. but could see TO traces
of such an inheritance. This comfort
ed him.
How it happened Omnium himself
could never explain. He remembered
iotting down the names as they oc-
Cured TO him of persons he seemed 20
have been, and he recalled addressing
9 note to Miss Thompson beginning
THE information as to myself prom
ised YOU is Then followed the name
OmniuTn. after which he had written
the word alias, adding six other names
He bad evidently got confused at "a
consciousness of having been 50 many
different persons and did not know
what he was doing. for the next morn
ing Miss Thompson received the list
of his names through the mail.
"What is it?" asked a friend who
was. with her at the time, seeing her
turn pale.
Don't ask me" moaned the poor
girl
do tell me-"
my lover confesses to six aliases
He's a crook"
Miss Thompson's friend after labor
ing with her for hours finally induced
her to promise that she would never
see her lover again and that she would
send his note to the police.
The escape of Omnium from the in
stitute occasioned CONSERVATION among
the professors who had constructed
him. They could not know what be
l., FrnT1hl q
would result from his being at liberty
for which they would be held respon-
sfble. One morning DR.. Iunshutter.
Phi. d. while looking at the morn
ing paper noticed that man had been
arrested with half n dozen aliases to
his name. He was n puzzle to the po-
lice. Neither the name Omnium nor
any of the aliases except that Of a
murderer who had been sentenced TO
be executed and of whose execution
there was no record was known to the
authorities. No one knew what to do
with him.
DR. Tunshutter threw down his pa
per. called a carriage and drove at
once to the office of the superintend-
ent of police. To his request that
institute. the superintendent said that
the return must be made legally and
asked for the mans identity.
How can tell you thatE" cried the
professor. There are parts of more
than fifty people in him.
do you mean that YOU can't give
me his legal name?'
He has none"
as he white or black:"
AZ can't say; there is a faint trace
of black in him"
HE is n man. isn't he?''
"Not entirely. There are cartilages
Of several dogs. the skins Of two rats.
and much sewing was done with cat
gut"
For heavens sake, take him away
cried the superintendent. ~ wouldn't
have the responsibility Of either hold
ing or giving up such Il monster for
the world. I'll turn him loose. and
you must have some one from yoHr
COMPOUNDED institute here TO take him.
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