The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-05

deep chuelle came from his broad
chest.
Not trace OF H." hs said. NOW
for the handkerchief which l took
from Lady Bouyerie for a check eE-
pertinent"
lie added a few II the same drops
TO another tube A bright violet
color spread through the llauid.
There's Iodine In that, you see.
Not Guilty. bruce"
A shout burst from my lips.
Hush, my dear chap" be plead
20. Yes. II Ia very pretty. / am
quite proud"
rive minutes later a joyful teie-
gram was speeding on its way 10
1reyianda.
80 Il was sara" 1 said. by-And-
by. what In your next mover
lie shrugged his shoulders
1T IL ons thing 20 prove that n
person IL not guilty. but u Is an
other thing 10 prove that someone
else in. or course. VIII try. This
10 the deepest game ever struck
anc the boldast. and l think the
cloysrsst Poor All Khan. the shah
will certainly cut his head off when
he gets back 90 Persia. OF course,
Sara has taken the stone. But
whether she has done 10 simply be-
cause she has q fancy 20 keep Il for
herself. believing In It's power AZ a
tallsman. or for the reNard which
10 certain 10 be offered. Who can teil7
The reward viii be a large one but
she eo~snt want money. However.
40 shall rec. Her makeup was
good. and she had all her details
well worked out"
but We havs not yet found out
what Ytolst's trouble is" re-
marked. There II. I arm sure. some
mystery attached 20 Hubert"
Il doubt &C." said Yandeleur.
iHunqueiy.
He rosa and ya9nsd.
4 am tired and must lie Gown"
he sal "Yon will. OF course. return
10 GFsyiendh later In the morning.
Let ms know n there are any fresh
moyea."
by noon that day I found myself
back 60 Greyiands. Surely thIs va.
Gay ~ wondrra for whom should
! res standing on the steps Of the
old house. talking earnestly to SIR
John Bouveris. bat my old fris;id.
Hubert Sale. Ia appearances he was
older than when ] had last seen him.
and his face was bronzed lie ala
DOT notica me. but went quickly lato
the house. Sir John earns down the
avenue 20 meet me.
"Ah. Druos." he said. who would
have believed it7 or MI tho amaE-
ina things. your friend vandelsurH
penetratlon Ia the greatest. We both
saw her with our own eyes. and ye,
~ wasn't my wife. Come into my
s;udy." he continued: Il bsiieve I
can throw light on this most en-
sraordlnary affair. iIubsrt's un.
iooksd-for return puts the whole
thing In a nutshell / have
strange tals to tell you. :.
First. may ask one question >"
interrupted. where L. Mine sara -
lie spread out his hands with a
significant gesture.
Gone" he ssid. How. when.
and where do not know We
thought she had retired for the
night. She did not spp.ar this
morning. She has vanished. leaving
no address behind her"
Just like her" I could not help
saying. Now ! viii lIaten to your
story"
Il VIII try 20 put Il in as few
words as possible. Ii Ia deep thing,
ana ftsclases a plot the Faaiignlsy OF
which could scarcely be equsied.
'.yioist and Hubert made the ac-
quaintanca of Mime. Sara few
months before yioieta marriage.
You know madsme'n power OF Easel
nation. She won violet's affections.
and az 20 Hubert. she had sueh COM
picts influence over him that he
would do any thing In the world she
wished. We were surprised at his
determination TO go 10 Australia be-
fore his sisters wedding. but IL now
turns out that he vas forced TO 20
by madame herself. who assured him
that he could be of the utmost as
sistance 10 her IN a special matter
Of business. This was explained 20
Violet and 10 me fully. but what We
were not told was that he took with
him usdame's own special servant.
an Arabian of the name of Achsnsd.
the cluverest man. Hubert said. Re
had ever met. In his absence
madame rented his house for at
least a year. All this sounds iuno-
osut enough; but listen.
Very shortly after her marriage
violst began TO receive letters from
Hubert. dated from various stations
in Australia. demanding money.
These demands were couehsd IN such
terms aH To terrify the poor child.
She sent him what she could from
her own supplies. but he was In
Suitable. At last she spoke TO Nine
sara. Madame Immediately told
her she had learned that Hubert has
made some bad companions. had got
into aerious Hcrapes. and that his
debts OF honor were 10 enormous
that unless aho. Violet. helped him
he could never set foot in England
again. The n/ir girl was too much
ashamed 10 Any a word 10 me. These
letters impiofing money came by
almost every mall Madame herself
offered 60 transmit the money. and
Violet, with the utmost confidence.
placed large sums In her hands.
AT last the crisis arrived. A COM
munication reached my poor Kiri 20
the effect that unless she paid be-
tween two and three thousand
pounds IN notes IN n couple Of days
Hubert In his despair would GER
tainly take his life. She was well
q ware Of hia somewhat reckless