The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-30
CONTINUED FROM LAST SUNDAY,
G h PIT er K XII
ONE MYSTERY SOLVED.

OAIPOSE yourself, my dear
Robert" said Dom Miguel,
pressing my hands in both his
IEgERs own. 1T is no ghost you see.
60 for-thanks be TO Godi-I am
stm alive"
had no word 20 answer him.
In all my specula tions as to the re-
suit Of Madam labels terrible deed,
the fate of the records and the mysteri-
Gus opening of the vault without its
key, / never had conceived the idea that
Dom Miguel might have escaped his
doom. And to find him here. not only
alive, but apparently in good health and
stll busy with the affairs of the Revo-
luton, conveyed so vivid a shock to my
nerves that could but dumbly stare
into my old friends kind eyes and try
10 imagine that / beheld a reality and
not the vision of a disOrdered brain.
Bastro assisted me by laughing loud
ly and giving me hearty slap across
the shoulders.
Wake up. Senior HarcHFel" said
he; and hereafter have more faith in
Providence and the luck that follows in
the wake of true patriotism. We could
an afford 10 lose our chief at this juno
ture.'
But how did it happen 1 gasped
still filled with wonder. What earthly
power could have opened that awful
vault when its key was miles and miles
away
y y y y
The earthly power was welded by
very ordinary little woman" said
Dom Miguel. with his old gentle
smile. when you rode away from the
house on that terrible morning Lesba
came and unlocked my prison. setting
me free"
But how?" 1 demanded, stiI bIindIy
cropping for the truth.
BY means Of a duplicate key that
she bad constantly carried in her
bosom"
drew long breath.
Did you know of this key, SIR" L
asked. after pause. which my COM
panions cOurteously rorbore to interrupt
Il did not even suspect its existence
replied Dom Miguel. But it seems that
Francisco Paola, with his usual thought
fitness. took an impression in wax of
my ring. without my knowledge. and
had an exact duplicate prepared 1
think he foresaw that an emergency
might arise when another key might be
rcquireu, UG. 1t would not do to let any
one know Of his action, for the mere
knowledge taat such duplicate existed
would render US all suspicious and I'M
easy. So he kept the matter secret even
from me, and gave the ring into the
keeping of his sister. who was his only
COnndante. and whom he had requested
me to accept as an inmate of my house
hold. under the plea that L am her legal
guardian. This was done in order to
have her always at hand in case the in
terests of the conspiracy demanded i'm
mediate use of the duplicate key. That
Francisco trusted her more fully than
ne has any other living person is obvi-
Gus; and that she was worthy of such
trust the girl has fully proved"
Then you were released al once?"
asked; and you suffered little from
your confinement"
My anguish was more mental than OF
a bodily nature" Dom Miguel answered.
sadly: but was free to meet PaoIa
when he arrived at my house, and to as
sist him and Lesba in removing the con-
tents Of the vault TO a safer place"
But why. knowing that his sister held
duplicate key. did the Minister send
me in chase Of the ring Madam label
mad stolen?'' / demanded