The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-14
copyright, 1897. by the Author.1

copyright. 1897 by the Author'1
PROLOGUES / and ii. Lola Turriar
whose father, an exile for crime, is at tn
mercy Of her husband, goadei by Turriar
pushes him from the Deyil's rock and sup
poses him 20 be dead. CHAPTERS /, ii, ii
and Iv.-sir Jaffray walcote, pal thy pledge
10 his cousiu Berry, LEICESTER proposes u
Lola and is finally accepted. Beryl, though
she loves Sir Jaffray. magnanimously acqui
esces. and Viola and Sir Jaffray arr
married and leave England. Turrian makes
his appearance at the home Of Beryl Leyces
ter and learns OF L las marriage.
CONTINUED
Didn't l? Well, that was stupid
meant 10. She gave me an envelope adj
dressed in all ordinary hand and with
nothing in it, and tore it up, thinking
nothing of it. " He told the lie well,
with all the air of a stupid man who
has been caught committing a blunder
and thinks TO face it out doggedly.
You made bad blunder when you
did that, Mr.. Clifford" said the in
spector severely. You should leave
these things TO those who are able TO
understand what is important and what
is not "
That's all very well, inspector. re-
torted Mr.. Clifford, with we'll acted
warmth, but perhaps know as much
about the importance of little things as
any one else. If it had been the letter
itself, I'll give in it might be worth
something, but not even provincial
inspector OF police could make much of
an empty envelope addressed, so far as
recall, in lady's hand. However, if
you choose 70 think I've done wrong,
do it and welcome" And he sneered as
if in somewhat contemptuous indiffer-
ence TO the inspectors opinion.
There was a letter addressed to my
wife on that afternoon in lady's
hand" said Sir Jaffray. 81 myself
gave it TO her. 1t was from Miss Beryl
LEICESTER, and I believe I heard my
wife say that in it Miss LEICESTER asked
her to 60 over to see her at the Court
Miss Leycester is in the manor now,
Mr. Borderham, if you would like to
see her. E"
Il should" the latter said, and then
Beryl was sent for.
While they were waiting the inspect
or took from his pocket a small parcel
and opened it, and Mr.. Clifford began
TO feel much keener interest than he
had yet felt, because he knew that it
contained the dagger which he had de-
scribed and the remaining portion of
the gold filigree bracelet of which he
himself had found the pendant
i may show you these while we are
waiting, said the inspector. This is
the knife with which this man was
killed, and this is bracelet which was
found near the body, as if dropped in a
struggle of some kind. Do you recognize
either Of them: / ask because | have
been told that they come from the
manor here?'
AT this moment Beryl entered the
room, and Sir Jaffray and Mr.. Clifford
had their heads bent down examining
the two articles closely.
90 wanted 10 ask you, Miss Leyces.
ter" said the inspector, leaving the
matter of the dagger for a moment,
"about the letter which you wrote yes
terday TO Lady Walcote. Can you tell
me what was in it,"
II asked her 70 come to see me. 81
replied Beryl.
Did she Gomez"
No, nor did she answer me in any
way"
She left word here that she was
coming to you, and you are sure she did
not conner"
II am quite sure" Beryl looked
closely at the three men and saw that
the matter had reached some sort OF
crisis
Then as TO the weapon, Sir Jaffray
and the bracelet. Can you recognize
them!"
They are mine" interposed Beryl
speaking steadily and clearly. "a
least that bracelet is mine, and that
dagger Is from our collection of curio,
at Leycester Court. +"
Are you sure:" asked the inspector
unable TO conceal his intense surprise a
the turn to matters which this answer
gave.
/ am comparatively certain" an
swered Beryl. "At least | am so Ger
tain that | shall be surprised indeed i
1t is not. This" touching the bracelet
was given me by Sir Jaffray's wifi,
when she returned from America, sh,
having an almost exact duplicate, onC
this, pointing to the dagger, lis TN,
dagger you gave to papa, Jaffray, IN
less, of course, it's the fellow whicl
you kept for yourself. But surely w
can settle that easily. think / know
some little marks on it. Let us go an,
see whether the other is in its place O
not. 1t was in the blue room, 20,
know
She spoke quite naturally and COOL,
and led the way 10 the cabinet.
Its locked. Do you know who Ina
the key, Jafray?" she asked. "Thsre
the dagger. knew this was ours. ="
Sir Jaffray produced the key, and tn