The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-10
CHATTER XVI Continued,

bur answer bluntly told him OF
my encounter with Mu. Cummings
aud the circumstances under which
had left her. II was a horrid
task. for Clarisse listened. her eyes
sparkling with anger but my libz
erty. mayhap nv ilfe aiao. huns In
the balance / feel Wufe that Pitt
believed me. aud from that moment
NO longer doubted my innocence. al
though he went 10 some palms 60
pretend tho contrary II waa az this
moment that almost deapaircd. A
sllenoe fell upon ma. and my asita-
ton was ~ great that although the
morning was chill great beads of
Precipitation burst out CA my fore
head and triekled down my faca
like tears
Ciariase broke the stilineez
Have you a deadly enemy-one
who would dare SO 10 all lengths In
order to injuru youy" abe ASKED.
The Marquis % Sevringun. All =
| Eave a loud cFy. for On mentioning
his name two almost forgotten.
dimly aforementioned incidents flash
cd into my memory.
Each concerned the Count ar
ma. brother OF CiartnHsl / renem-
bered that on the night OF the Ouch
evs af Powers ball. while eouveras
Ing In tho garden with the count. he
had aat0nisbed me By declaring
that De Sevringun was IN love with
Mrs. Cummings. and that ha WAS
even AZ the very moment We fore
gathered In attendance upon her
The second Incident was even
more amlnouA When the Count
dArFas had come 70 say roodby %
his aistsr al 0ro<nNlch he had adj
dressed me By my brothers titla
Could ho then have bcea oognizant
% my brothers deathg I rcmcm-
bered that he had appeared embAr-
raAsed when corrected aim. And.
above all. had aeon hiooa upon his
sle~xe Surely he must have known
and n that moment mr. brothers
body had not been diseoxsFed
felt that ! had ciutchad the hes
~ AAat1 MNN AANtA = kAAAWfA AAA6 AN0INE
dArraa OF the Marquis de scvrfn-
gen had killed Lord DeEeuAc. There
was not even wanting a more tanKi-
BILE motive than revenge. Had not
my brother written De gevrineun
the threatening letter which Pitt
this moment held In his haAdg Hav-
ing outliyed bis period Of useful
noes. and growing dangerous. what
more natural than that thc marquis
should have determined 10 silence
him.
Pit and ciarlaso watched me IN
cxpeetant silenee a. I PLACID out tha
matters In my thoughts.
Soon | turned 10 them. and In a
few terae sentences placed part of
nay suspicious before them. bot for
ClasIase's sake CLOSED over as
much a. possible D'AfrAa' connce-
ton with the murder though I felt
In my heart that he vas daneeroas-
" implicated.
Ths earl OF Chatham vas plainly
impressed If Il hs AH you say. he
observed. after Il moments thuuxht,
mo more dcviiiah conspiracy has
ever been conceived. nat 20 un-
mask Il. that IL The difficelly n il
true | have before me sufficient
evidence 90 warrant ;hn arreafing
% this precious marquis out Of
hand But that viii not assist you.
II Ia unlikely that he would confess
be he ever 90 guilty"
NJ lord. / cried suddenly. you
have but lately admitted that
have done our country aome little
asrvics.s
True. he answered. ewing me
inserutably. But my words we're
a great service
Deserving Of reward. my lnrdf.
Under other circumstances. In
duhlfably
MY lord" cried impulsively.
on my word Of honor as man.
am entirely innocent Of this horri-
bic erimei I beg you 20 believe me.
and % give me the one chance pos
aibie Of proving to the world my in
n0csnee. More depends upon my
request than my life. Mademolsciia
d'Arraa has promised 20 become my
wife Her happiness. I am assured.
waits on your word. Is Il reason
able 10 suppnaa that / would have