Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-07

its coils and levers. The professor
watched her. Slowly his face changed.
The benevolence faded away, his teeth
for a moment showed in something
which was almost a snarl.
You believe me-" he cried. turn
ing to Quest. You are not going
to try that horrible thing on me-Pro-
fessor Lord Ashleigh? l am all broken
up. am not fit for IT, Look at my
hands. how they shake"
Professor" Quest said sternly. we
are surrounded by lie shadow OF lone
terrible deeds for which as yet there
is no explanation. do not say that
We mistrust you. but | ask YOU to
submit to this test
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 deft fingers adj
justed the fittings on one side Quest
himself connected it up on the other.
The professor sat there like a 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 thr Il
and wonder OF It, Never before had
plete and immovable. Sternly he con
centrated the whole of his will power
upon his task Almost at once there
was a 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 a moment was clouded
then slowly picture upon it gath
cred outline and substance. There
was 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
1t. One was the professor. clearly
recognizable under his white sun he'll
met; the other a stranger to all oil
them. Suddenly they stopped. The
latter had crept yard or so ahead
his gun raised to his shoulder, his
eyes fixed upon some possible object
OF pursuit. There was sudden
change in the professor They saw
him seize his gun by the barrel and
whirl 1t above his head. He seemed
suddenly to lose his whole identity
He crouched on his launches, almost
like an animal, and sprang at the 9th
er's throat. They could almost heal
the snarl from his lips as the two
men went down together into the un
dergrowth. The picture faded away
Doctor Merrill" Lenora faltered
Then it was not wild beasts which
killed him"
Almost Immediately figures agair
appeared in the mirror. There was {
small passage which seemed to leat
from the back entrance of a house
the professor, with a black mantle
Craig followed him, pleading. expostu
lating. They saw the conservator,
for a minute, and then blackness. TIL,
professor was leaning against a mar
BILE basin. There was nothing to b,
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 pusl
Craig away. The picture glowed anC
faded and glowed again. Then they
saw through the gloom the figure o
woman approach, a diamond neck
lace around her neck. They saw tn,
hands steal out and encircle hel
throat-and then more darkness. 81
lence, obscurity. The mirror wa,
empty once more.
Mrs. Rheinholdt's jewels!" Lenors
cried. What next? Oh! my God
what next?"
Their eyes ached with the strain
but there was not one OF them VIII,
could even glance away from the mir
ror. II was Quests study which Slow
ly appeared then. The Salvation
Army girl was there, talking to tn.
professor. They saw him leave her
they saw him look back from tn,
door, strange, evil glance. Then ths
secretary entered and spoke to her
Once more the door opened. TIL,
hands were there. stretching anC
reaching. a paper-weight gripped fl
the right-hand fingers. They saw II
raised above the secretary's head. the,
saw the other hand take the girl by
the throat and push her towards the
table. A wild scream broke from
Lenora's lips. Quest wavered for q