The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-09-12

full CLEAN tlickercd IN her eyes, but She
did not respond IN words.
Near the head of the stairway an ant.
mated group II persons l.ngered Iinrs
~ -lagnlsh was "a the center. and the
Counses Da-mar WAS Gsr ctly ia front
of him. cooking up wi.Ah. iaIling eyes
and parted llps. The Count ana Count
css Haifont. GayUon. tie Bayon Dan
gloss. the Duke OF Mizrox. with other
ladies' ana gentlemen. were being en-
tertained by the gay spirited stranger
"Here he comes cried the latter "a
he caught sight of the approaching
couple
IL am delighted TO see you. Harry
You were tie friend in need. old man, .
said Lorry. wrlnging the others hand.
Yetive gave him her hand. her blue
eyes oyerhowing.
Mr.. Anguish had just begun 10 tell
us how he-how he began Dagmar
but paused helplessly, looking to him
for relief.
go ahead. countess. II isn't very
elegant. but It's the way | said il. How
/ got next TO Gabriel is what she
wants 20 say Perhaps your highness
would like 10 know all about the affair
that ended SO tragicnlly. It's very
quickly told" said Anguish.
IL am deeply Interested" said the
princess eagerly.
"Well, IN the first place. II was all a
blum" said he coolly.
~ whatf" demanded Dagmar.
"Blun." responded Harry briefly.
american patols dear countess
ain whit respect" asked Lorry, be.
ginning to understand.
I'm all respects. | didn't have the
slightest sign OF proof against the fes-
tive prince
do ! understand YOU 10 say that you
have no evidence against GabrielY
asked Hnlfont, dumfounded
"Not particle"
"But you said his confederate had
confessed protested Dungloss.
II didn't know that lie had a confed-
crate. and ] wasn't sure that he was
guilty Of the crime" boosted Anguish,
complacently enjoying the stupefaction.
"Then Why did you say sof" demand
"Oh, ] just guessed at it,
God save us" gasped Baron Dan
gloss. chief OF police.
Guessed at it," cried Mizrox.
THAT'S II. Ii was n bold stroke but
II won. Now, I'll tell you this much:
l was morally certain that Gabriel kill
ed the prince. There was no way on
earth to prove II, however, ana I'll adj
NIT il was intuition or something Of
that sort which convinced me- He had
tried to abduct the princess, and he
was madly Jealous OF Lorenz. Al
though he knew there was to be duel,
he was not certain that Lorenz would
lose, so he adopted u clover plan TO get
rid OF two rivals by killing one and
casting suspicion on the other. These
deductions | made soon after the muir
der but. OF course, could secure no
proof"
Early this morning at the hotel |
made up my mind TO dcnounce him
suddenly n / had the chance, rishng
failure but hoping for such an exnihi-
ton ms that which you saw 1t was
clear to me that he had an accomplish
20 stand gunrd willie ne did the stab
bling. but | did not dream II was Ber
rowag Lorry's sensational appear
ancc. when / believed him 70 be far
away from here. disturbed me greatly,
but IL made il all the more necessary
that | should take the risk with Ga
brlel As / watched him became alb
solutcly convinced OF his guilt The
only way 10 accuse him was 10 do II
boldly and thoroughly; so I rang in the
accomplice and the witness features.
You all know how the bluff worked"
"And YOU had no more proof than
thls?" asked Dangloss weakly
THAT'S all," laughed the delighted
strategist
Dangloss stared at him for Il moment.
then threw up his hands and walked
away, shaking his head, whether In
stupeGed admiration or utter disbelief
no one knew. The others covered An
gaish with compliments, and he was
more than ever the hero of the day.
Such confidence paralyzed the people.
The only one who was not overcome
with establishment was his country
man.
"You did II we'll" he said in an un-
dertone TO Anguish-"deyilish well!''
You might NJ least say | did IL TO
the queens taste" growlcd Anguish
mcaningly.
"Well, then, you did laughed Lorry.
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