The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-15

aud In excuse / must be able to at
least urge your innocence
hut Do SayrIngent" he enaped.
Never mind him" | muttsrcd
angrily. "He Il most likely By this
past human add
me count made not the least do
muir. he waa near frantic with fear
and excitement he dragged me 70
hts inner room. where he COM
menced hurriediy 10 write nt my
dletation. At last the task was
done. and ! had tucked asAy his
confession aud his consent 20 my
marriage safely In my doublet
pocket.
confess 10 feeling a large
amount Of satisfaction NJ my own
cievcruess Just then. Hut I NOT
only concealed my feeling. but kept
my victim on the qnl xive Of alarm.
While his servants packed what
things he needed. passed the time
In instlllinE fresh terrora into his
troubled soui By mnttertuE dark
rlHta and lnnuendoes. aud coutinu-
ally urging haste.
The fact was. wished 10 grt the
count cut OF London. whether he
left England OF not | did not care.
All the better II 10 did for. after all.
he was Clarisse'a brother. but what
I really wanted waa 20 isolate De
SeYrinEn1. Was now fortified
with DATA confession and /
made no doubt bat that With Il /
could bring the marquis 20 justice.
What I feared more than all else
WAS that De sevringeu might come
10 call upon the count before he had
act out upon hla journey. and while
I Sas still IN his company. in which
case ! dare not think on what
might have transpirod. for tho mar
quls was not only clever ms a snake.
but INSCRIPTIONS a. the devil. aud |
was alone Ia q house full OF French
men
However. De SevrinEen did not
arrive. and In leHs than an hour I
had packed OF my future brother
in-law In chaiae aud four AZ des-
perate speed on his way 20 Dover.
God save hImi never ses eyes on
him after. and I am told he died
last year. in all the doors Of sancti.
y. az a small city Ia the United
States Of America, BY name OF
Philadelphia.
With what feelings Of Joy did |
not hurry to the house Of the prime
minister. Even the 90 minutes that
he KEEP, me waiting In his ante
room did not serve to cool my bnb-
bling splrits He sent for me al
last aud entered TO receive q
shock.
His secretary stood beside him.
and in the room were two officers
OF police. Pitts greeting was. "a
say the least. disconeertinK.
! You are bold to return here. my
lord"
Butt" I cried in amaze. Il en-.
gagged 70 do that thing"
His lips twisted in a cruel smile
What"
you have the effrontery stIu "a
persist In your absurd and deaper.
ate story. Well. / cannot longer as.
Eist you. In return for services
I AAHNAAHHA HtA NAANN ANAAMNANA NI
England. gave you a chance
| chance 10 escape. II were better for
you 10 have followed the example OF
the woman, your confederate, and
TO have improved that chance
Now ! cannot longer shut my eyes
TO the fact OF your presence here;
the warrant must take effect.
What does your lordship mean?'
I demanded hotly.
II mean that you are under ar
rest" he said sternly. "Offlcera. do
your dutyi"
The two officers Immediately ap-
preached and laid hands on my
shoulders.
II arrest you IN the name OF his
majesty the kingi" said one. pro-
dueing handouts as no spoke.
But I shook off their clutch. and
Enatching D'Arras' confession from