The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-22
GRAUSTARk
BY.
GEORGE BARE McCUTCHE0N
GEORGE BARR McCUTcntoN

o~OpgrSCht, 1901. BY Herbert s. Stone :

Il am delighted to see you. Harry.
You were the friend in need. old man.
said Lorry. wringing the others hand.
Yetive gave him her hand. her blue
eyes overlooking.
MIR. Anguish had just begun to tell
Us how he-how he began Dagmar.
but paused helplessly, looking to him
for relief.
Go ahead. countess. 1t isn't very
elegant, but it's the way said it. How
/ got next TO Gabriel is what she
wants to say. Perhaps your highness
would like 10 know all about the affair
that ended so t~ragically. It's very
quickly told" said Anguish.
i am deeply Interested" said the
princess eagerly.
We'll in the first place. it was all a
bluff" said be coolly.
y whaf:" demanded Dagmar.
Bluff responded Harry briefly.
American patois. lear countess"
In what reSpectf' asked Lorry. be-
ginning IT, 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 Haifont. dunfounded.
not a particle.
.But sou said his confederate had
.olfe>Std. protested Dangloss.
Il didu know that he had a confed-
late. aud j wasn't sure that he was
guilty % the crime" boosted Anguish,
e~omplacratly enjoying the stupefaction.
Then why did you say soF" demand
I'd Dan-iGss. excited beyond measure.
oh. / just guessed at it,"
God suSe Us. gasped Baron Dan
gloss. chief OF police.
Guessed IT III" cried MizroX.
Tint : il. 1t was a bold stroke, but
II won. Now. I'll tell you this much:
| was morally certain that Gabriel kill
cd the prince There was no way on
earth to prove it. however. and I'll ad-
nit il was intuition or something of
that sor. which convinced me. He had
tried 70 abduct the princess, and he
was maG.y Jealous of LOrenz. Al
though he knew there was TO be a duel,
he was not certain that Lorenz would
lose. so he adopted a clever 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 curse. could secure nc
proof"
Early this morning at the hotel |
made up my mind to denounce him
suddenly if | had the chance, risking
failure. but hoping for such an eXhibi-
ton as that which you saw. 1t was
clear to me that he had an accomplish
to stand guard while he did the stab
bling. but / did not dream it was Ber-
rowag. Lorry's sensational appear
lnce. when | believed him TO be far
AWAY from here, disturbed me greatly, |
but it made it all the more necessary
that 1 should take the risk with Ga
briel. AS | watched him | became alb
s%olutaIy convinced of his guilt. The
only way to accuse him was to do II
boldly and thoroughly: so | rang in the
accomplice and the witness features
You all know how the bluff worked"
And you had no more proof than
this?" asked Dangloss weakly.
That's ALL" laughed the delighted
strategist.
Dangloss stared at him for a moment,
then threw up his hands and walked
away, shaking his head, whether in
stupefed admiration or utter disbelief
no one knew. The others covered An
guish 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 astonishment was his country
man.
You did it WELL" he said in an un-
dertone to Anguish-"devilish well!!'
You might at least say / did II to
the queens taste" growled Anguish
m%eaningly.
well. then, you did" laughed Lorry.