The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-13
"Dick!"
"Gene!"

"Dick"
s'Genev'
The two old friends shook hands varm,,
| in New York hotel.
Eugene Logan told Dick Short a circuu.
| stantial story of his travels; how he bad
been robbed, how he had tracked Col
Gervais over Europe, and, coming "a
America by the steamer City of New York
| had finally located the colonel in Nev
| York city.
HE is here now, and you must helm n.
| Dick" And Dick was the man to do it's
soon transpired.
"Give me that paper" said Dick, sA
| Eugene for the first time IN many months
| let the note about the black bag with the
| blue cross go from his possession.
He did not see Dick again for manydaya
| but when he did it was to some purpose.
Your Col. Gervais," said Dick, An no
| less than an Italian nobleman, md real
| one, guess, at that"
"A nobleman?"
"Not a noble man, / admit" said Dick.
"but nopleman, no doubt. Heh Count
| Zarbrotti. and q fine old family it i to
beget such as he."
Eugene almost tell. Dick seized him.
What is it, old MANI"
Count Zabrotti," said Eugene absently,
| "Emily's husbandP' and STRENGTHENING
| himself up with determination. he added:
"Dick, can do no more. l must drop
the case. l will not prosecute this man."
Locke here. Gene, there is something
you have not told ME. A woman in it -
| usual, I see."
Yes: ought to have told you. but
| could not involve her name in this busi-
| ness and"-
who is she. Gene7 What have you to
| do with this fellows wife?''
"She was Emily Whitfield" said
| Eugene. land loved her before she wss
married. and! love her still"
When was she married ?''
"Only a few days ago-just before I
! reached New York"
Dick now knew something worth know.
! ing. but he held his peace for the present
Gene" said he, promise me that you
will remain here and do nothing until yoa
see me again"
81 will if you will promise to do nothing
| to the injury of Emily's husband"
| Its pledge" and Dick left his friend
| in the depth. of misery, while he vent
| forth with glad purpose.
| For two days and nights he watched
| Count Zabrotti's apartments. He 81
Mrs. Whitfield come and so. He folloued
her TO her boarding house. Then b
| watched there until she went away again.
| In an hour he had ransackek her room
and obtained q bundle of letters. somed
them written in cramped, disgulM
| hand and signed ''Gervais; :" some in ann
hand and signed ''Zabrotti" He 90
pared the disguised hand with the1cA
| about the black bag. and all the evidsan
was in. He had only to sum up. - hey
say in court.
Count Zabrotti sat in his room alone
| when Dick Short entered.
| Col. Gervais, I believe" said Dick.
turning the key and putting 1t IN M
| pocket.
The count was dumtounded. He tried
to bluff It out, but Dick said:
Don't waste q moment of time, Col
Geryais. Every item of evidence is ready:
and if press this button the police VIZ
| do the rest"
| The count snatched stiletto from bis
| table and dashed at his visitor, but IN
moment he was pasted against the wall,
| terrible hand on his throat was stopping
his breath and another held his uprs'sed
| knife arm poweriess.
| Now do as / tell you." said Dick; ''Or.
so help me God, you shall leave this room
| by the window
The gasping count nodded his willing
| ness and, with Dicks assurance that ne
should be set free if he told the who's
| truth or prosecuted If he did not, the sel.
| ritied creature wrote the story OF the rob
~
learned from her husband of the money
in Eugene's satchel, had gone TO the ltiie
| shop in London, looked through the
stock OF bags until she found one like
Logan's, slyiy marked blue cross on tns
bottom of it and bought another one 10 ~.
move suspicion; how the count. long Peg
| lover. had sent the note and received tue
bag; how Mrs. Whitfield had put il in me
place of the one containing the money.
hoping Eugene would leave the house
| with il before he made the discovery; no.
the count and Mrs. Whitfield, disguiseu
as blonde, had met in many hotels ~
London. and how he had sought 70 marry
Emily, both because she was beautifui anu
because she was the only daughter Oh
wealthy old fool.
When the narrative was written anu
signed and sealed with the counts grsa'
ring. Dick said:
You have seen Mrs Whitfield in New
York;"
| Yes"
.She has told you some things thai !. l
want you to tell me, and oe careful 70 ss's
the truth, count" 49,.
1t was a bluff, but the count was tno,.
oughly cowed and did not know how "ue"
information Dick might have.
''She told me that Mr.. Whifheio
dead" said be.
What else2"
And that his will was in her favor"
go on"
And that Emily should never na''
cent" -, Tar
"And?" Dick was squeezing him '0'
the last drop OF information. whit.
"And that must marry her, MRS,
field, openly and confer my title upon ~
Are you going TO marry her, couns e,xt
Never Never. sir | would O. n,
She is devil. She shall never oeaf my
name"
Dick smiled. ii sor
You foreigners go in gooa aea NJ
names, don't you, count?' lhsh
added: n..sl
There il one thing more VIZ q. nv
dictate: Il. Count Zahrotu, Win "a s nd
names ana titles, do hereby Fehou" ~ mar.
declare 10 be void my engagemehs ~ a,5 nj
rage with Miss Emily Whitheid. anS 80
reason is that she is not the helres sa )" IL
fathers estate joyfnliy recoIn Ils ~ M
bearer OF this 10 the young iAo!
successor in her affections. "A -
Even The count himself slluse 49,