Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-09-02
CHAPTER ky.

AvPS ~ SLOW TO rofr-
aged. The old man looked rn to u
ut the fair speaker, SAVING 1noernial
Madame, Major Burns sacly:
me; he presided at the ,na s Just ID
OF this mystery; he has to,s
srytning: and he leaves me ~,. ne N
II haze also heard all. Monu
remain full of hope" saIS s s t(|
firmly. 'a'u the Ad
What! have they told Won 49,.
claimed the captain, in astoa NY 81
Everything" uisnnen
"The--the state of her boa
on the morning CT the dis saanaQI
Yes, Monsieur" eryr
The facts brought ON i,
yestigation before the macis,r. ne
Yes, Moasi 'ur" ~ua'es!
And-and-the- the-stron.
stantial evidence against INV eaeaa
inquired the old man, in q dae psss.|
tated and Iuavering voice eepyas
Yes. yes. yes. Monsieur Ia c.....
| know all that is known.to an upsas
this house." anyone
And you still HOPPER
"And l still hope!"
All. Madame. you so ea,v,,,,.
dead body that | am back 70 r aa'.s 9
But give me the grounds ~, ~
hope? How do YOU get ovar ~
perate struggle for life in how y
roomy' eagerly inquired the e.,.'s
Simply by knowing that No ~.
desperate struggle, with its saso,'.a
nying shrieks. and groans ana NJ
could possibly have taken plaoa -
out having aroused the whole h, wy
No one In the house heard ! s.s.s
that night; therefore, no suehStrs.
could have taken place: and M.
fore. the false evidences OF tho ~.
mary struggle we're artfully prodDy
for the purpose Of misleading iurss]
CATION. This could easily be dons \
quietly oyerturling a few eb,r
drawing away a few tables and r,s
ing Il few draperies-r
But the spots of blood, Madsm,y
dropped. probably. from somepg
finger, cut for the very purposes
Put the facts brought out duS,
the magistrates inyestigatlonr
"All these facts were manufactprl
by the kidnappers."
"And-the cirmcumstantial eyIdew
against my nephew"
Were eoincidencpS"
Then you do not believe that ruh
Greville could have had any hand
this murderr' breathlessly exelaIus
the captain.
"NO.-emphatically answered ii
lady-'how could he have had-ben
your nephew
God bless you for these word
lady; for l know that he could u
have had.."
Besides. | repeat, no murder b
been committed. This Ia a case
kidnapping! and the kidnapperS
conceal their own crime. have arful G
arranged all these false signs, to pH
ducc the impression that they, In fad
have produced. namely-that the bHl
has been assassinated by the bid
groom! Listen, Monsieur lie Captain
TO explain the reason Of Ely belief,
must go back some years, to the da1
of my daughters infancy. Ny ard
ney has told you of her first abdShs
by supposed gipsiesg"
"Yes, Madame"
But he did not pretend to ASA
any motive for the abductionT
mo, Madame, he did not"
"No; for no n except myself z
suspected that motive; but a nothd
instincts are not to be deceived
knew the instigating motive and
instigating man. | could have p9I
hand upon the man and laid Das
motive.w
"And you forbore TO do So ~
amei'
Yes; for moral conviction, hove'
strong, is not legal evidence. NJ
breathed my suspicious, or ra'nl
Should say. my certain knowieas
the criminal, to any human DeiaE
have done so would have peen
show my cards before playing luen
slow my cards before had an NY
tunity Of playing them! In othei VI
1t would have put the criminal y
guard. But to you, Monsieur,
that / can safely impart tns
ledge"
Indeed you can, Madame! In
tai interest l feel in little Dans!
teach me discretion. even II nav
or possessed that virtue saiu
tain, earnestly. ..sI
81 am sure OF that. Monsieur, ~.
l will go on with my exp'a1s
The criminal. then, OF WHOM /, I'M
Ia my brcther-in-law, the
brother Of my husband, the
Marquis De Glarie. am cs'' -
1t was at his instigation tna'
was first stolen ..o N
"Good heaven, Madames m
own uncle! the orphans na,uia
ian! He who should stoou
the place of a father
EVEN so, Monsieur. for nc
bad man" Loo
IAN unnatural monster, ~ ma0x
But the motive. Madame! the ,n'I
ssIt was sufficiently obvlous
sieur. II was to get posses m
vast wealth: for my darl,hs
she could not heir her Iad
landed estates, yet inner'su
funded property. which, ~ y. ss fsd
dying unmarried, fell 70 ns MAI
younger brother, the presen'
De Giaciei" - vhsa
.Oh, lady, lady, be sure !,
say, before you accuse a n n,nS Tie
of SO black a crime. e sr"p ID
man, recoiling in horror HUE
that had been told him.
To Be Continued