The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-27

| "My nret En0Wleuge Ot tue crime that
| bad Committed pursued Bintrey. "came 20 me
! in the form OF letter from your tiece. All
| you need know Is that her love aud her courage
! recovered the body OF your victim, and aided
! the aiter-e0Orts which brought him bnck TO
/ life. While be lay helpless At Brieg under her
| care, she wrote TO me 20 come out % him.
BE ore starting, informed Madame Dor that
! knew Miss ObonreiLCr 10 be safe, aud knew
where she was. Madame Dor informed me, in
return, that letter hat come for your niece,
which she knew 60 0o In your hand writing. 1
took possession OF %, aud arranged for the
fOrwarding of any Otner letters which might
follow. Arrived az Biicg. | found Mr. Ven
Gale out OF danger and at once devoted myself
to fastening the day Of reckoning wth
you. Deifesuier and Company turned you
off on suspicion; acting on IN ormation privately
supplied by me. Having stripped you OF your
false character the next thing 20 DO was 10 strip
you OF your authority over your niece. To reach
this end, 1 not only had no sCruplc iu digging
the pitfall under your feet IN the darS-I ielt
certain professional pleasure IA dghung yod
with your cwn weapons. By my advice the
truth has been carefully concealed from you, up
to this day. by my advice, toe trap into whtch
you have walked was set for you (yOu know Why
now, as well as / dO) IN This place. There WAS
but one certain way of shaking the dcvilsh self.
control which has hitherto made you a iormi-
dabe man. That way has been tried and (look
at me as you nay) that way has succeeded. The
last thiug that remains tp b. donen concluded
Bintrey, producing two little slips OF manuscript
from his dcsLatch box, "ls 10 set your niece
free. You nave attempted murder, aud you
have committed forgery and THEFT. We have
The evidence ready against you in both cases,
Ii YOU are convicted as a teton, you know as
well as | do what becomes OF your authority
over your niece. Personally, should have pre-.
ferred taxing that way out OF IT.. But cOnsidera-
tions are pressed on me which am not able to
resist, an d this interview must end, as have
told you already, in a compromise. St2n those
lines, resignng AL authority over Miss Oben'
reizer aud pledging yourself never TO be seen
in ENGLAND or In switzerland again; and will
sign an indemnity which secures you against
further proceedings on our part"
Obenreizer took the peu In silence, and signed
his nIeCe's release On receiving the tudemn tv
in return, he rose, but made no mOveTtut 10
! leave the room. He stood looking NJ Maitrs
/ Yoigt with a strange smile gathering on his
lips, and strange light flashing in his hlmy
''What are you woitna for ?" asked Bintrev
Obenrezer pointed to tue brown door. "Call
! them back he answered. 4 have something
! to say in their presence before l CO."
"Say il in my presence - retorted Bintrey. 81
! decline TO call them back"
Obenreizer turned to Maitre Voigt. "Do you
remember telling me that you once had an Eng'
lsh client named Veudalef 2 he asked.
well" answered the notary. "And what OF
Maitre vogt, your clock-lock has betrayed
"Wbat do you mean?'
az have read the letters and certificates in
your clients box. have taken copies OF them.
| have got the cooies here. Is there, or is there
! not, a reason for calhng them baCkW
For moment the notary looked 10 and iro, be-
tween ObenTeiZer and Bin'rey in helpless aston
ishmeDt. Recovering himself, be drew his
brother lawyer aslde and hurTiedly spoke few
words close i'm his ear The iaCe of Bintrey-
after first faithfully rejecting the ast0nishm"nt
on the face of MaitTe NOigC--suddenly altered
its expression. He sprang, Sith the activity OF
young man. to the DOOR OF the inner room,
entered it, remained inside for a minute, and
returned iollo Ted by Marguerite and Vendale.
"NOw MI. Obenreizer," said bnTey, 'the last
move in the game is yours. Play it."
,Before resign my position as that young
lady's GUARDIAN said 0oenreizer, II have a
secret to reveal in which she is interested. 10
making my disclosure, | am not claiming her
attention for narrative which she, or any other
person present, is expected 10 take on trust. |
am possessed of written proofs, copies of origt-
nails, the authenticity OF which Maitre Volgt
himself can attest. Bear that in mind, and
permit me TO refer you, At starting, TO date
long past-the month of February, in the year
one thousand eight hundred aud thirty-six."
MARK the date, Mr. Yendale," said Bin,rey.
''My first proof" said ObenrelZer taking q
paper from his pocket-book "Cony Of letter,
written by an English lady (marrled) to her
sister, a widow. The name OF tue person writing
tie letter hall keep suppressed uutil l have
done. The name of the person to whom the
letter is written | am willing TO reveal. 1t is
addressed to Mrs. Jane AIN Miller, OF Groom
bridge Wells, England"
Nendale stare ed, and opened his lips to speak.
Bintrey instantly stopped him, as he had stopped
Maire VOgt. NO" said the pertinacious law
yer. leave it to me.n
cit is needless to trouble you with the irsv
half of the letter. he said. 81 can give the sub
stance OF it in two words. The writer's position
at the time is this. She has been long living in
Switzerland with her husband-obliged to live
there for the sake of her husbands health.
They are about to move to lew residence on
the Lace of NeUchatel in a week. and they viii
be ready to receive Mrs. Miller as visitor in
fortnight for that time. This SAID, the writer
next enters into an important domestic detail
She has been childless for years she and heI
husband have now no hope OF children; they
are lonely; they want an interest in life; they
have decided on adopting q child. Here the
, important part of the letter begIns and here
9 therefore, read 1t to you word for word."
| lie folded back the first page of the letter anC
read as iolloWs;-
80 = s. viii you hep u.s. my dear sister, tC
realize our new ect? AS English people, we wish
to adopt English child. This may be done. 1 be
\ London will tell you how. L leave the choice you
4 wi only these conditions attached TO 1t hat tn
child is to be In 'ant under year Ot and is b
boy. VIII you pardon the trouble AN giving you
Tor my sake and Will you bring our adopted cntl'
e to ue, with your own children when you me u
c II must add a word as to my husbands wishes in
I we make any fuluTe modification and los
OF seITespect which might be caused by discovery
of his true origin, He Will bear husbands name
auo he Will be Drought up Ia the bsllet Jhet he
TeelyOur Is inheritance otwhat we have 10 ieay
laws OF England in suen cases but according TO tn
laws of SNizerland also; for we have lived so lon
In tnis country that there dou9t whether we MAJ
4 not be considered es 'domicled In SWllzer
:, land. The one precAuton leh TO lake ls
y prevent any af er-dscovery at he Founding. Now
N on of he nst uion the persons adOp
;, ing the child, there Is Just chance that sOmetnin
IS name OF thous Rnds of ether people, and II you Wi
II consent TO appear on the Register there need be
n fear OF any discoveries in that quarter. We ar
3 IS,