The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-03

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"You are what we call In America
buffer" said Darrell at this PRES
ent moment you aie Shading ~ yods
boots, and the cause Is that one word
forgery oh. | have reasoned TINS
thing al out. Who tcce Up Tie docu-
ment found beside the body OF Lads
Low In PARISH Ladisloy himself; the
thing Is certain Why did he attempt
70 destroy III My friend Gordon am
swers the question from Paris. Here
Is a copy OF the telegram
And he gave IL 10 Getchikoff, whose
brow dripped as he read.
THAT was a warrant for the Prin-
cess Vera Shevaloff," continued Oar
rell. 1T was the sort of document that
Is sometimes furnished in blank 60 GER
tain officials, including the governor
generals OF provinces. Ii bore the cars
name and was apparently countersign-
ed by your father or course such doc
uments possess no validity as war
rants outside OF Russian dominions,
but creatures like Ladislov, the spy,
occasionally have TO exhibit them when
making kidnapping arrests that are
winked at by the police of continental
/ cities, and In any case the warrants
I have TO be shown when the prisoners
reach the Russian frontier.
"My friend Gordon telegraphs that
the document is forgery he means
that your fathers countersign as gov
ernor general OF Stavropol. the prov
ince 10 which the prisoner was TO be
taken. was forged. The sign manual
Of the car was undoubtedly genuine.
You observe that my friend says so.
Who, then, filled In this document
fraudulently and signed your fathers
name?"
IL don't known exclaimed Getchi-
koff, with n dry throat. You cannot
prove that / did IT,"
"Nfy dear general, YOU were seen to do
, H." answered Darrell. you filled that
document out In the French cafe the
day I refused 10 lend YOU my pen.
Gordon knows ii and has his witness
, es." he continued, making his story the
stronger as he saw the others terror
+ increase. LET us be just 10 you. You
: were drunk when YOU did it-carefully
intoxicated to the right point by your
e good friend. Captain Ladislov. We VIII
r consider Ladislov for n moment lie
j. was I'm the pay Of the Gorskl family.
I who are Stavropol people, and they
6 desired revenge upon the Princess Vera
a for the death OF their relative. In
:. some way they contrived 20 have this
h blank warrant distracted from your
r fathers papers and sent TO Ladislov.
= There IS no other possible method OF
q accounting for his possession and use
o Of II. Your father. believing that the
r Getchikoffs had injured Vera's family
enough, had refused TO aid IN her cap
l. ture"-
l. you can't know all these thingsV'
exclaimed Getchikon.
h "Why, man. you told me that your.
self" rejolned Darrell. You men
al TONED your fathers sentiments to me
I. while we were riding down from Paris
G. TO Stavropol-while you were plotting
y 10 have me suppressed on my arrival
sr and IL was the only sincere thing yot
said 10 me. He was away from th'
la city during these events, which maze
AZ matters easier. But let us return Il
Ladlslov. You were the man wh'
s. could forge your fathers hand. II yo'
should do it, Ladlslov figured that YOU
n father should IL be impossible to Keel
H. Vera's arrest from his knowledge
would not dare to punish those con
d. cern,d IN IT because YOU were the chic
%. sinner. 1t is no small thing, my FRIEND
i'm 10 tanper with document bearing tn
M cars signature II bars YOU. for YOU
LIES sake. from Stayropol. You hay
n said that only one of us can return
You are not tho one"
ga Getchikom reached ont his hand fo
AN pitcher of water that stood On ~
~ table and In clasping IL broke oil IN
IA handle and upset the vessel upon W
rat floor.
ed To - continued nest week