Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-07-07

the most expert doctor can tell the diff
ference. If the trance continues the
victim dies-but there is an antidote-
which, by the way, L obtained from
Dido-and this antidote, If used IN
time can restore the victim from a
state of catalepsy to his pristine vigor.
l had made up my mind to use the
stick, and so. as I was anxious to give
Mr., Aylmer a chance of escape, pro-
phesied to him a state of life in DEATH
This phrase describes exactly the
trance state of those wounded by the
vil-stick-impregnat with its poi
son.
However. Mr.. Aylmer did not take
my warning and leave off courting
Miss Dallas On the contrary, he an
nounced his engagement, and carried
off the young lady in triumph. AS you
may guess from what have said be-
fore, l. doomed him from that, hour. 1
made Dido hypnotic Mrs. Dallas in
order to have the devil-stick stolen II
you remember, Major, offered to buy
1t, but as you refused, had to have it
stolen. In order to compromise the
mother I arranged that she should
steal it. She did, and without having
the slightest notion that she was COM
mltting the crime When Dido obtained
the devil-stick she filled it with the
poison. Then shelby my directions
hypnotiZed Miss Dallas, put the devil
stick into her hand, and sent her forth
to kill Mr.. Aylmer But | should not
say kll-as you know the devil stick
cannot kill-let us say to cast Mr. Ayl-
mer into a trance. BY this ingenious
plot-you must admit, Major, that it IS
Ingenious got rid of the lover, and
obtained a hold over mother and
daughter.
But to make long story short, l
had the body of Mr. Aylmer stolen,
with the aid of Dido, in order to revive
my rival l did not wish him to die
so l took away his body, and kept him
in the trance for some weeks, feeding
him in the meantime so as to preserve
life. While 1 was in prison, Dido at
tended to him by my orders Mr. Ayl-
mer was not concealed in my house;
so that is why the police had a useless
search for the body. Where was he
concealed? All, that is my secret
After the trial, seeing that Mr. Sar-
by had behaved SO foolishly, decided
" o.OcAidOn llAS ENluHnLly IneTe
was no chance of my winning the hand
of Miss Dallas; and also l did not wish
Sarby to die. But if l revived him I
would have to revive Maurice also the
more so as l did not want to stand my
trial for stealing his body. The rest q +
my story you know. 1 revived Mau-
rice and brought him to you so l sup
pose he will now marry Miss Dallas.
also revived David to have the salts
faction of seeing the women he loved
in the arms of another. In both cases
the antidote was efficacious. So now,
my dear Major, as 1 said before, you
have your two dear boys once more in
the flesh, and l hope you are satisfied.
Did not tell you that the devil is not
so black as he is painted?
'Well, my plot has failed, and now
am departing to look anew for rich
wife. Also to find Dodo, and get back
the Voodoo Stone, of which she robbed
me. You will never meet me again,
and 1 dare say you won't be sorry to
see the back of me- And now, my
dear Major, l fancy l have told you all
and you know the meaning of the
many mysteries which have puzzled
you for so long. There remains only to
say adieu, and remain your evil genius,
Max Etwald"