The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-25
''THE GLOVED HAND"
BY BURTON f., STEVENSON.
Copyright, 1913, TOE Bobbs-MerriiI Co.

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Then he sat down with us, Sc
lected a page of prints, and asked
un 70 concentrate our minds upon
II, At the end of few minutes,
he asked me to bring the pad
nom before Mahbub. / did so,
and We found the prints upon II
To be identical with those on the
page We had been looking at. My
father touched them with his
finger and found that they were
fresh. as the ink smeared. There
could be no doubt that In some
way Mahbub had been able to
duplicate the prints.
Senior Silva repeated the expe-
riment with other sets of prints.
There were six altogether, and all
successful"
WAS Swains one of them?"
asked Godfrey.
NO; but l thought II Senior
Silva could initiate those OF other
people, he could Fred's. too.
When | looked at the album and
found that sheet torn out, was
sure that was what had hap
pened."
And SO you decided to stay
In the house, to win Senior Silva's
confidence by pretending to be-
come a convert. and to search for
evidence against him." said.
THAT was a brave thing to DO,
Miss Vaughan"
mot so brave as you think"
she objected. 81 did not believe
that there would be any real dan
ser. with three servants in the
Louise. Only at the last :"
She stopped and shivered
slightly.
TELL us what happened" I
said.
ut was on Sunday afternoon"
she continued, that I went to
Senior Silva and told him had
decided to become a priestess OF
silva.
"He led me to the room where
the crystal sphere is, placed me
on the divan and sat down oppo-
site NO."
II don't know how long the
seance lasted. It was dark when
l. again realized where l was.
After dinner there was another.
When 1t was over | had Just
sufficient strength of will remain
ing to tear myself away from him
and gain my own room and lock
the door,"
You mean he tried to detain
your"
| mot with his hands. But !
could feel his will striving to con-
uuer mine. In the morning I was
stronger. l lay IL bed until nearly
noon, trying to form some plan
wanted evidence against him
but l had no idea what the evi.
dence would be. l wanted to
search his room, but / had not
been able to, because Mahbub was
elways squatting In the little
closet next to It.
Il remembered that you were
to come in the evening, Mr.. Les
ter, and | determined to leave you
with him, on some pretext, and
| search his room then"
You know what happened I'm
the evening, Mr.. Lester. AS soon
ne | left you, flew to his room.
But I was scarcely inside, when
Mahbub entered. He sat down on
the divan, and fell into q con-
temptation ofthe sphere.
I'm despair, made up my mind
to try to steal away, when l heard
steps in the entry. Mahbub slip
ped behind the curtains, and then
Senior Silva and Mr.. Lester en-
tered. l saw there was to be an
other seance, and that | could not
escape. | could only brace my
self against the wall and wait. IL
was a dreadful ordeal. But 1t
had its reward, she added, with a
smile.
And that was?" I asked.
1.-THE discovery OF the glove.
Senior Silva suddenly switched on
the lights, but he had some diff
Guilty in arousing you, and finally
he went to the wall, drew aside
the hangings, and pressed his
hand against panel. A little
door flew open, and I saw that
there was a cupboard In the wall.
He filled a glass with some liquid
and made you drink 1t.
And then, as soon as you went
out together, l ran to the cup
board and looked into 1t. But
for a moment l was confused
saw nothing which seemed OF any
importance-some bottles and de-
canters and glasses, a glass tray
or two, a pile of rubber gloves.
Then further back, | saw another,
lying by itself. l looked at 1t, l
raw the patches on the finger-tips
i saw the stains-and then /
understood, or why-it was like
q flash of lightning. revealing ev-
erything. And then, as l stood
there. with the glove In my hand,
| heard Senior Silva returning.
81 let the draperies fall. ran
to the divan and sat down before
the sphere.
L was waiting for YOU II
said, trying to smile. You re-
member l was to have another
lesson tonight
Sit where you are.' he said.
and l will sit here. Fix your eyes
uopn the sphere and your mind
upon the Infinite. Mind-so shall
great wisdom come to YOU
81 closed my eyes and crushed
the glove within my hand and
thought of this mans villainy
and of the part I must play, il
| were to defeat him.
81 do not know how long sat
there" Miss Vaughan continued,
..but Senior Silva rose suddenly
with an exclamation OF Impotence
and switched ON the light.
-" There is something wrong,
he said, coming back and standing
oyer me. You are defying me,
but l will break you yet and he
ella pped his hands softly togeth-