The Red Cloud chief., 1889-03-29

vado. No ono saw the forgery. Wentword
d 1t the bottom u vk6yf9eRr4y0I
my attention to him immediately. Pool
fool! He will ind that b ca not tampsl
with my plans viii fann0kI"
brushedagoisSf tie Captain and pressed thl
without o looking behind him. At thu
intersection Of another street he turned
down add moved With rapid strides toward
that part Of tho little city bordering On Z
river. He eutsred N alley-way, passed
through . side door and up . fight Of
stairs, opening smother door. admitting him
into . small, dimly-ighted apartment occu'
pied bytwo persona
"Ah, the gondolief has returnedw
A slender 1Guro advanced, and. - II
light from shove falls o. his faoe, W roo
o9nizc the Well-tnown features Of Louis
Fingal
"Ayew exclaimed Ito last comsf. In q
shrill, unpleasant voice. THO henchman Of
tho Doge comes. Benito has not bcen q
the palace In vsin," os tho Same time wav.
ing . folded paper over his bead.
''Sit down, Bcaito,' ordered FfnRal. n &
gentle, yet authoritative tone. Il have talked
the matter over with our friend Austin. md
he seems 70 agreo with NJ that tho Doge
must be overthrow"
'Goodi Como forward, Austin, and let u
view your kindly countencnco."
Tho third man stepped forward.
It was Austin wentword, tho young me.
chanic. Ho was well clad, and there WaS q
look OF interest manifest ON his frank, hand
somo face. Hc had been In deep trouble
during the past few weeks on account OF
his quarrel with Grace. To-day, however,
. changc had como over tho cpirit OF his
dreams.
Louis Fingal VA tho magician who bad
worked tho transformation, and made the
warm blood 70 Cow with it, wonted fcrvor
through the veins Of young Wentword.
'Grace still loves you, but Captain Star
bright has planned your ruin and the pos
session OF the hciress," asserted the young
hunter. md then no entered into An e
PLANTATION that confirmed al that he assert
cd. so we End tho young mechanic ready
TO enter into plans for tho defeat OF the
schcrning Captain.
The third member Of tho trio Wal Q curl.
osity. He mad removed his hat and stood
plainly revealed.
Above the medium height, with high,
noble brow, he would have been handsome
but for tho wild look In tho deep-sct, dark
eyes. His beard. almost white, reached be.
low his waist, and tho thin hair was also
long, though nicely combcd and oiled. The
checks were thin and hollow, and every
movement OF tho man indicated unsteadi-
ness Of thought; That his mind was in .
dazc. His dress was OF The coarsest ma
terial, yet well fitting and remarkable for
il neatness.
els the council ready to hear report
Of tho grand chamberlain" questioned
this strange a gazing about the room a.
though it were filed with people.
ave arc ready, ~"answercd Fingal. Then
be turned to Wentword and whispered:
"Thcre is method in his madness, I am
sure. He has suffered some great wrong,
and"
"Listcn 70 Don Benito's report" cried
the strange old man, moving his hand sew
cral times over the heads OF his compan
ions.
1--WE listen. Don l3enito.'' uttered Fingal,
with tho most wonderful gravity.
81 here produce q wonderful document
that came into my possession this night
through o strange combin alton OF circum-
\ folded l~egal-looking document and un-
rolling il. Tho last will and testament OF
Morgan Vandiblc."
WHAT Is it p~ossiblet"
Fingal started and bent quickly over the
document in tho hand Of the dementcd old
man. 1t wa indeed what Don BenitO had
read.
Scarcely had an exclamation OF astonish-
incnt fallen from Fingals lips when a loud
rap fell on tho door, and q voice cried
stcrnly:
"Open in the name Of the laww