Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-17

double form. This strange creature has
a dual character In the most marked
degree I have ever seen! But I have
had enough OF him; he causes me q
great deal Of annoyance. AS have no
J more interesting observations to make.
shall 70 tomorrow to Ville-Evrard
and see one OF my colleagues. He Is q
friend Of mine and am sure he Will
help me get out Of this affair should
be sorry II he frightened anyone else
like he did Evelyne, so shall get RID
Of him."
He rose from the table and rear
ranged his white tie before the mirrors
then throwing last satisfied look at
his reflection he prepared to CO.
l finished the contents Of my liquear
glass, and then said with an Indifferent
air:
favor"
"Why, anything you can do, you
know shall be only too happy" he
said, smiling. What is tt?'
well Just want to ask you not to
carry out your project. Why not keep
that poor idiot here; 1t would be doing
real charity? think Evelyne was IN
a nervous state this afternoon; other
wise she would not have been so
frightened, because he Is not at all re-
pulsive."
s"You don't understand; might get
into lot of trouble from the adminis-
tration,'' he said. :" and assure you It
would be very serious for me-"
Eyes, I know, but cannot we arrange
| 1t in some Way?"
"You seem very much interested IN
him."
'It is because feel so sorry for him.
1t seems strangely pitiful case to
me, and shall be genuinely sorry II
you carry out your plan. Poor lad. he
seems so to want to stay here"
a"Oh! then, said the doctor, laugh
ing, "if you take it In that way. l
shall have to give in. II you want to
amuse yourself by making observa-
tions in psychiatrie, I'll turn him over
! to you. Henceforth he Is your pro-
perty. but be careful all the same. l
do not think he is dangerous, never
theless guarantee nothing Between
ourselves, that youth is deep; he is the
unknown"
He went of smiling. l was left alone
in the diningroom. Alone to think. SO
Polydore had not paid the penalty as
Marcadian had believed. Why had he
written the letter saying that he In
tended doing SO? Without trying to
j fathom the hidden reasons Of his sub
terfuge, recalled his own words:
Would my suicide be sufficient pun.
ishment for the crime I have com.
mitted?"
4 In this voluntary seclusion had he
not chosen to infiict more terrible
punishment? Or had he sought out
this lunatic asylum as safe hiding
place from the police-refuge without
danger.
4 l did not think, like the doctor, that
it was an intermittent form of mad
ness. To me Polydore was prodigious
simulator He could deceive man Of
science, who had the reputation OF
never making mistake, but he could
not deceive me. Seeing that his, cum
4 ming was as deep as my own, we should
now be able to work in unison so that
no one would be able to unravel the
mystery.
i All, Polydore! II your poor mother
from the depths Of her tomb could
see the success of our double rlse,
think she would be happy; her enigi
matical mouth would smile, because
we have so marvelously accomplished
her secret will, which was beyond
death to pardon you and save you
from the guillotine. II there is Z
4 divinity in this world, we must call
her Chance;it is Chance who has re-
a united us within these four walls. To
save you will defy all! What does i
matter If Marcadian did recognize you
in your cell, and II the sight of you
struck your sister down with terror!
1t is not from them that we need fear
being caught!
The doctor had given me plausible
reason why he had sheltered my son
in his asylum, but the reason which
/ had drawn the wretched boy to this
spot still remained a mystery to me.
/ resolved at once to return to cell
No. 10, and profit by the doctors
absence to have talk with Polydore
He had not recognized me in the after
noon.
Any explanation that | could give tc
my son as regards the transformation
of my whole physical being would be
beyond his comprehension, and
Knew, on the QUIET uduu, IudI eAAe
motives that he would give me for bis
interment in this asylum would equally
surpass mine.
had that strange presentiment thai
above our two phantoms of Wills 81
lperior will, which was my wife's, was
directing the course Of these extra
ordinary events
| rang for one Of the keepers and
asked him to take me to cell No. ID
4 The man hesitated.
When the doctor is absent" he re
piled, 81 ought to mention that yor
run a great risk in visiting the pa
tents, SIR
There is no danger for me or FOL
the patient answered.
i "Bien, Monsieur he said, and lee
me across the courtyard.
''Shall stay to watch z-?' the
man asked anxiously, as we nearet
the door.
at is needless: I am going to have
few minutes conversation with him.
The keeper turned on the electric
| "a wo Hnndo6 will