The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-14

''You lie!' Eyton cried, his drawn face
blanched to the lips. "She fell in-acci-
,dentally.'' ... -. .a
''she did not. You threw her in,' de-
clared Amber Jevons firmly. II fol-
lowed you there. was a witness of the
scene between you; and although too far
off to save poor Mrs. =Courtenay, I was
witness of your crime!" ,1 -.
'.You!" he gasped, glaring at my COM
panion in fear, as though he foresaw the
horror of his punishment
"Yes!" responded Jevons, in dry, mat
ter -of-fact voice, his sleepy eyes brighten
ing for a moment. "Since the day of the
tragedy at Kew until this afternoon I
have never relinquished the inquiry. The
seven secrets took one by one, and grad
ually penetrated them, at the same time
keeping always near you and watching
your movements when you least expected
it. But enough never reveal my meth
odss Suffice to say that in this / have
succeeded by sheer patience and appli-
cation. Every word of my, allegation
am prepared to substantiate in due course
at the Old Bailey Then, after a sec
ond's pause, he looked straight at the
culprit standing there crushed and dumb
before him, and declared, Sir Bernard
Eyton, you are murderer!
With my loves hand held in mine ]
stood speechless at the staggering revel-
ations. I saw Ethelwynn watching the
contortions of the old doctors face with
secret satisfaction, for he had ever been
her enemy, just as he had been mine He
had uttered those ibellous hints regarding
her with a view to parting u.s., so as to
give him greater freedom to work his
will with poor Mary. Then when he had
feared that through my love I had OBJ
tanned knowledge of his dastardly offense
he had made an attempt upon my life by
means of hired ruffians. The woman who
| had been in his drawing room at Hove on
the occasion Of my visit was Mary, as
young person in the Brighton train had
also been a caller at his house in con-
nection with the attempt planned to be
| made upon me. 81
"You - you intend to arrest me?'' he
gasped at last with some difficulty, his
brow like ivory beneath tight-d drawn skin
A change had come over him. and he was
standing with his back to a bookcase
swaying unsteadily as though he must
| fall.
II certainly do" was Amber Jevons
prompt response. 'You have been the
means of committing a double murder 70,
the purposes Of gain-because you knew
that your friend Courtenay had left a will
in your favor in the event of his wife's
.decease. That will has already beer
tproved; but perhaps 1t may interest yor
to know that the latest and therefore the
valid will Is in my own possession, I hav-
ing found it during a search Of the dea6
mans effects in company with my friend
boyd. It is dated only nine months ago
and leaves the fortune to the widow, an6
in the event OF her death to her sister
Ethelwynn.
ITO me!' cried my love in surprise.
You, Miss Ethelwynn. Everything ii
left to you unreservedly," he explained
Then turning again to the clever impostol
before him, he added: You will wherefore
recognize that all your plotting. so vel
matured and SO carefully planned tha,
Iyour demoniacal ingenuity almost sur
passes the comprehension Of man, ha.
;Ibeen In vain. BY the neglect OF one small
detail, namely, to sufficiently disguis,
lyourl identity when dealing with Curtis, .
Ihave been enabled, after a long and te
i dious search. to fix the man who on sew
eral occasions was made up to present ii
the night the appearance Of Courtenay
1.-THE work has taken mo many tedious