The Washington times., 1918-04-19
The Wolvesof New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Dr. Wilbraham Gives MOncrief a
Drink, COnyinces Him It Is Poison
And Tortures Him in Revenge

bend 1narpiy, a. y % aNol4 lAllAlAf
sometimes he would put his arms
before his head ana make wild
r1shas. And as he fought he was
never silent. hfs mouth was Allied
with blasphsmy ard foul 0aths.
And all she while Wilbraham
stood erect, silent. the smile %
Eratinse revenge upon his npA "A
broken man. he muttered 20 him
self. He shall leave my house .
broken man. II i what I have
Moncrfef struck . lamp that stocd
on q small table: Il felL shattered.
TO the moor. Then he hurled him
self against the table itself. which.
IN its turn. was overturned. The
madmAn threw himself down. a. Il
he thought his adversary had falien,
and beat the door with his bieeding
hsts.
sTke Polsoa u WoFkirg--
A temporary insanity had eome
upon him-the insanity cf fear.
After q few moments he rolled
over on his back. screaming with
apparent pain
at u the poison workins-the
poison in my veins he groansds
The agony Of 1.-THE agouy%
at was strSehnlns gave you"
said WHbFeham calmly from biz
place besIde the hearth 1T has
the eject Of pfodueing gpasns.
spaams which win gain IN NJ
auency and intensity TIL you aie-
in reality he had adminlstefee -
irTifant. painful IN is tnli..oi--,
eRect. but incapable Of dong -
riou. injury. He had now another
motive in watching the case closely;
Al the same time that he was salts
fyinx his revenge he had arousee
his professional interest How ~
would the effect OF fear eArry IL
vIctfmf How closely would tne
Imarinatiou simulate the actual
gvuTptoms Of the disease? u WaA
neceasary to Impart these 70 h1
victim IN order that the mind mignt
absorb and act upon the knoWiedge-
He approaehed with leisurey
tread and seated himself ip char
drawn close to the spot where Mon
chief lay writhing upon the hoor.
He had switched on all the eleetrie
Hight. and the room was now oril-
Iiantly Illuminated
-Do you understand me- -
asked.
@oh. HsID Me- He Pleaded
The tortured man turned a RED
and bloatsd face. eoutrastins hor-
rybly with the paIIOr which bad
been upon il before the onsourst
OF fury, in the direction Of tho Buf-
1son The head seemed to roll
a rh4stiy stare. The paroNysm OK
madness had passed. and no" AP-
prshension had returned
aYaa understand. You have
poiso1ed me. I am in pain. -an
suHerinE the torture Of the damned
on. for Gods sake, give me some-
thing TO relieve me. ] Am N az
onv." II. wrrithed impotently. ana
his fingers claspsd and uheiasPs0
sHs would hardly notice the pats
~ A. were not for the fear, VIII
brahan, told himself. Aloud ne
aid: This 10 a period OF Eenet
from Epasm. In few moments your
body will be eonvulsed again.
limbs rigid, a condition or tetanus.
All, I see you know what .
means. In these periods OF J. s.
alton you can talk, but II theI the
ANYTHING YOU have 70 say You must
be brief. for there Is little time lei1
YOU. Death Is very near
aHaye mercy" groaned the mlset-
shl. man. aor kill me outright. This
is beyond endurance"
sNo, shall Net Help"
"You told me that you tsarea
dsath.- said WiIbraham. "and
was determined that you should not
die without a foretaste Of that fear.
Strvchnins. like some other pols9h..
o-L.nres the terror. A dread OF
I-hat Is TO come is one OF the nrst
.vrntoms. You show Il 70
marked dsgree-"
II was true. Moncriefs race va
typIcal OF a man who mas tAAen
deadly poison and is oVerW hslineu
with the terror OF oncoming oe@
won't you have mercy upon me
viii YOU do nothing to relieve mes
You are a doctor.
enc. I shall do nothing am gong
to watch you die. gave you
strvchnine in order that you might
suffer. Why should spare you!
s.You devil-oh. you devil
sAh." said Wlbraham composeo-
ly. sthe spasm Is about to commences
again. Do you not feel it,.
As II in obedience to hisSwords'
NfoncrieFs limbs began to tremole
and then to be horribly cOnvulsed-
II was Is IL he were under mesmerie
Influence. He acted upon the suE-
Kestion impaired to hts brain. As
far as his knowledge OF theeondiuon
went he simulated tetanie spAsms.
He archsd his body, and supported
himself upon his shoulders ana
heels. His limbs were aS rigid a.
those OF a cataleptic subject. Ths
surgeon watched him With the
greatest interest. Wilbraham's de-
sire for revenge was becoming sec
ondary to his professional zeal.
Surely, too, his revenge had been as
complete as he could have desireds
After a few moments he stopped and
lightly touched THE sufferers
head.
1T Is passing" he murmered.
@Death Il ,NearI speak,
Immediately relaxation set in. The
rigid limbs became loOsened, and
MOncrisf once more gained COM
mand Of himself.
''Eie as still As you can" said the
surgeon. III you wish to make the
most of the few minutes Of life that
remain to you. A touch ls suffi-
Client to set up the spasm. Before
you die you must speak"
Confined Tomorrow,