Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-09

10 oe ntIectl. anu sue Nouiu Hn'o
obeyed. Better late thar never.
though" He turned suddenly 10 re-
trace his steps. and that movement
saved his life.
There was a d~eafening crash. and
the bullet which was intended for
Tommy's heart drew blood from his
hand and knocked the candle from IL.
The place was In total darkness
Then Tommy heard Professor Still.
liter's voice:
Got him. by Cod"
Tommy had the sense 10 keep per-
fectly still. Hc even held his breath.
Then he heard cautious footsteps. as
n who CROPPED i'm the dark. and then
died away until there was No longer
any sound 81 all. lie went down on
his knees and began 20 grope for the
candle.
Freddie the Ferret had not given
warning for the simple reason that
Professor Stilliter having. as he
thought. disposed ~ Tommy. had zone
now 20 find Ce'estia. Just within the
cave he found her. Tommy's coat
about her shoulders.
Come he said.
The driver told me 10 wait for
him
II tell you 10 come with me. You
are no longer 10 obey the driver. He
is a dirty hound
She rose with a kind Of reluctance.
The driver Is a dirty hound. re-.
peatcd the professor. Say il your
self
He is a dirty hound"
lie T. dead. You are glad
II am glad
You want to come with me-
II want To come with. you"
TIP the mountain there is-there
Is a minister and witness. We are GO
ing 20 be- married tonight. ] have tele-
graphed the triumvirate that. your
work done. you have gone back ~
Heaven. Soon you will be In Heaven.
Say that IL will be heaven with me
my BRIDE
1t will be HEAVIER with you"
Nothing colder or more automatic
than Celestia's voice can be imagined.
Kiss me-"
She kissed him. And as 10 what
has been said Of her voice the same
may be said or her kiss. And M that
moment. II may be said that Professor
Stillitcr earned whatever fate might
befail him.
Grinning like a satyr. HE pulses
laundering with passion. the beast
took beauty by the hand and led her
UP the mountain side toward a little
hut that was known to him.
At that moment Tommy. cropping in
the darkness. half dead with dread
and anxiety. had not vet found his
candle. but was just going to-too late
10 be Of any help.
But at tina moment Freddie the Fer.
ret. coming up the trail. with his usual
luck. perceived Celestial and the pro
fessor I'm the moonlight.
He dared not shout IN Tommy IN
the cave. He laid down the great
double armful Of balsam boughs on
which his divinity was "a have rested.
and. weighing in his unbalanced mind
the little %penknife hat no carried
against his mortal fear OF Stilliter. no
drew a deep breath and followed after
them W the mountain side. on feet
that m.ie no sound.
In far New York. the triumvirate.
dining at Gordon Barclays house. re-
ceivnd the following telegram. which
Professor S%tilliter had sent. SO sure
was he of outwitting Tommy. from the
village in which he had intended 10
marry Celestia.
"Wavside Adirondacks.
ITO Gordon Barclay. Esquire:
Sure now that the cause for which
h came ~ earth will triumph. O.
lestia the Goddess has gone back to
Heaven. We shall never see her am
more. STILLTTER."
said Semmes. . The blank Of a
blank has abducted her himself
Said Sturtevant. What the devil
does ne mean"
Gordon Barclay. after thought said
Her work is over. We are going 10
win. There Ia no doubt about that.
II II better for humanity that she
should go. And yet il is very horrible
TO think-to think what II II possible
10 think. ! hope TO God that II WASH {
bungled-that she didn't suffer.
He was silent for a moment Then.
his voice strengthening.
The Gospel that W. have taught
her TO preach has more To il than Ne
thought. Let us speak bluntlv MANY
years ago tho scheme was conceived
By greed and the lust OF power. With
the years these passions fail In me
would like 10 do good 10 humanity
Our scheme-the Gospel which Win
have preached through C~elestia-is a
weapon with a double edge-a philos-
pphy ~ use-or abuse. III ! am elect
ed president, gentlemen. I shall do
what ! may tO--tO-oh. you kn0N
what | mean. | thought
wanted power. To hell with power
! want to be great.
He shut his mouth on the word like
a steel trap and. deeply moved. sent
for his butler. and told him To bring