Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-07-15

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its coils and levers. The professor
watched her. Slowly his face changed.
The beneFolence faded away, his teeth
for q moment showed in something
which was almost snarl.
You believe me?" he cried, turn
ing to Quest. You are not going
to try that horrible thing on me-Pro-
lessor Lord Ashleigh? am all broken
up. l am not fit for it. Look at my
hands, how they shake
Professor Quest said. sternly, I'VE
are surrounded by the shadow Of some
terrible, deeds for which as yet there
is no explanation. l do not say that
we mistrnst you, but ask you to
submit to this test"
h Il refused" the professor replied,
harshly.
"And insist" Quest muttered.
The. professor drew a little breath.
He sat back In his chair. His face
became still, his lips were drawn
closely together. Lenora wheeled up
the machine and with def fingers ad-
justed the fittings on one side. Quest
himself connected it up on the other.
The professor sat there like figure
Of STONE. The silence in the room
was so intense that the ticking Of
the small clock upon the mantel piece
was clearly audible. The very atmos
phere seemed charged with the thrill
and wonder of it. Never before had
Quest met with resistance SO com
plete and immovable. Sternly he con
centrated the whole Of his will power
upon his task. Almost at once there
was change. The professor fell
back In the chair. The tense self-con
troll had passed from his features
his lips twitched. simultaneously;
the mirror for moment was clouded
then slowly q picture upon it gath
cred outline and substance. There
was q jungle, strange, tall trees, and
brushwood SO thick that it reached
to the waists Of the two men. who
were slowly making their way through
It. Ono was the professor, clearly
recognizable under his white sun hel.
met: the, other a stranger to all OF
them. Suddenly they stopped. The
latter had crept q. yard or SO ahead,
his gun raised to his shoulder. his
eyes f1xed upon some possible object
Of pursuit. There was sudden
change in the professor. They, saw
him seize his gun by the barrel and
whirl It above his head. He seemed
suddenly ytoAlese his whole identity
He crouched son his launches. almost
like an animal, and sprang at the 9th
er's throat. They could almost hear
the snarl from his lips as the two
men went down together into the un-
defgrowth. The picture faded away
doctor Merrill" Lenora faltered
Then t. was not wild beasts which
killed him"
Almost Immediately figures again
appeared In the mirror. There was a
small passage which seemed to lead
from the back entrance of house;
the professor, with a black mantle,
Craig followed him, pleading, expostu-
| lating. They saw the conservatory
| for minute, and then blackness. The
professor was leaning, against q mar
| BILE basin. There was nothing to be
seen OF him but his eyes and hands
They saw him listen for a moment
or two in cold, unresponsive silence
| then stretch out his hand and push
Craig away. The picture glowed and
faded and glowed again. Then they
saw through the gloom the figure Of
q woman approach. diamond neck
lace around her neck They saw the
hands steal out and encircle her
throat-and then more darkness, 81
1ence. obscurity. The mirror was
empty once more.
MRS. Rheinholdt's jewels!" Lenora
| cried. What next? Oh! my God
what next?"
Their eyes ached with the strain
| but. there was not one of them who
could even glance away from the mir
| ror. It was Quests study which slow
" appeared then. The Salvation
Army girl was there. talking to the
professor They saw him leave her
they saw him look back from the
I door. a strange, evil glance. Then the
secretary entered and spoke to her
lonce more the door opened Thu
hands were there, stretching and
Preaching, . paperweight gripped Il
lthe rieht-hand fingers. They saw Il
raised above the secretary's head, theJ
oaw the other hand take the girl b
he throat and push her towards tlls
table. AZ Wild scream broke ron
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