Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-03-05

covered the whole truth
| Meanwhile, Lady Montressor was
| speechless with chagrin, and Darnley was
in no more comfortable frame of mind.
Il ought to have used my power
sooner" was his thought. 81 ought to
have insisted on secret marriage. Now
it is too late"
But, of all the faces in the room,
Emerald's own was the saddest. Lady
Montressor saw the anguish in her eyes,
and said to herself: "Ah, not even the
duke himself can save her from dis
grace! 1t only adds to her misery to re-
member what might have been"
At this moment there was heard per
emptory knocking at the street door.
The duke lifted his hand as if to enforce
| silence. 1t could be seen that he was
listening intently for some expected
sound.
! 1t came.
There was 4 loud hrzz of voices: then
woman's shrek rang out sharp and
clear. Another moment of breathless
| suspense; then the door opened, and De
tective Runciman walked boldly into the
room.
He walked straight up to the duke,
and said:
Il have made the arrest, your grace.
] thought you would like to know"
Thank you, Runeiman," said the duke,
and the detective, taking not the slight
est notice of the assembled guests, turned
and marched out of the room.
The duke turned to the guests again.
| My story is not yet quite finished"
! he said. Il have discovered that my dear
daughter has been surrounded by enemies
who have dared to associate cruel slam
ders with her name. If any of those are
| present, it may surprise them to hear
that l freely acknowledge that the man
who was murdered at Hallaton hail last
week was none other than Paul Beyinger
my daughters husband [ speak of
this now because there has even arisen
monstrous rumor that my daughter was
guilty OF his death. The guilty person
has Just been arrested. She is Mrs. Der
| myers maid,'
Darnley started, Lady Montressor bit
her lip to hide her chagrin
"It appears" went on the duke. chat
this unfortunate girl was one of Paul
| BerlngeTs victims. He secretly placed
! her in my daughters service. meaning
that she should be a spy upon her The
| girl did not dream of the tie there was
between them, and, discovering the truth
at Hallaton hail. in paroxysm of jeal-
ousy she stabbed him to the heart.
4 have now but one more thing to tell
| Paul Beringer had declared to nv dauoh-
| ter that their marriage was but a mock
one; and, in the absence of all proof to
the contrary, she felt acutelv the misery
of her position. Here, again, am under
a deep debt to my good friend Detective
4 ~ I ,,Ia he L.
and today, scarcely three hours ago. he
brought me the certificate which proves
| that my daughter was Beringer's lawful
wife,
! Emerald had ralf-risen from her seat
in her frantic eagerness. At that last
word of the dukes she uttered a cry If
Joy; then fell fainting into Dundonald's
arms.
Half an hour later the guests had de
parted, and Emerald and Dundonald were
permitted long and delicious tete tete.
With his arms around her, her head
OH his breast, she told him all her story.
you must remember" she began,
that when came to England fully
| believed that he was dead. He had
caused me to believe so. You need not
wonder that when l met him at Hallaton
| swooned away. | was desperate to
know the truth that night. and | went 10
| his room as soon as | had heard his foot
! step pass my door meaning to bride him
| with a roll of bank notes if / could get
! him TO tell the truth in no other way.
| He vowed to me | was his wife, but | did
not know whether to believe him; and,
bitter enough at heart, I left him and
returnd to my room. Worn out with
grief, | soon fell asleep. Then that av-
full thing happened Marie had Weakened
and followed me when | went TO his
ROOM She heard him say l was his wIIe.
Afr ! had fallen asleep. she went TO
upbraid him with his ueachcry. She
slipped on my dressing gown as she
passed through my room and, By that
simple act. she has caused me to be sus-
pected of the murder. Then. pretending
TO suspect Marie. whom at that time he
did not suspect at all, Detective Runci-
man got leave TO enter nv apartments.
and there found my dressing gown
stained with blood. OF course, this con
frmed his suspicious; but. continuing his
search, he found in Marie's room letters
which proved Marie was in love with
Bcringer, and also the dagger with which
she killed him. Since my return 10 Lon
don, Marie has looked so i'll and wrctched
that one day | begged her 10 confde in
me if she were in any trouble: and then
she fell on her knees and told me all
Even then / did not think Detective
Runciman really suspected her thought
il was whom he suspected; and I was
almost glad of this for the poor girls
sake AT any rate, il served to divert
suspicion from her. / hoped she might
escape. 1t was wrong but felt could
not be the one to betray her L never
meant TO bring dishonor to you; meant
TO 60 away and hide myself in some dis
tant country. But ] did not know
whether Detective Runciman would suf.
fer me TO leave. In desperation ] went
70 him, and asked him why he spied upon
my movements Your uncle was in mis-
Office, listening to all | said He knew
Runclman meant 10 arrest Marie, and me
was urging him To delay little because
/ hs wanted to keep everything from tho