The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-09
CHAPTER xvI-(continued.)

ene would be ruthlessly shot through the
head, and left In the little hut, while he
and Henri made their way to Gen. Nc
Dlellan's headquarters either by surren-
iering to the Federal pickets or by evad
hg them.
There he would give information that
4 lady whom he had promised to bring
through the lines to see Captain Demon,
at Captain Demons request, had been
killed during the night by a shot from G
Southern patrol, and that her bydy was
lying just outside the hines. Upon this
statement he felt sure that Helene's
eorpse would be brought into the North
ern camp, where her Identification by
Demon, and afterward by Jack, would
naturally complete his disbolical scheme.
On the Tuesday morning Quayle was
making his preparations. He h | provid-
ed Henri with a civilians suit similar to
his own, armed him with one of the two
revolvers, and provided him with tin
canteen Of the type used by both armies
for the purpose of carrying water
He passed the early morning hours in
tearing up most Of his. papers and in Sc
iecting a few of paramount importance,
which he put into his wallet for future
use. He did not intend to return to
Richmond, whatever the upshot of the
enterprise might be, and the papers
which he carried about him had to be
chosen with great care and judgment so
as not to embarrass him in case OF an
adverse investigation.
That being done, he went at about
eight o'clock in the forenoon to the usual
place OF rendezvous of the Intelligence
Department, for the purpose of obtaining
q pass for himself and a servant to the
north of the lines near Mechanicsville. 1t
was here that he made the only mistake
In his otherwise extremely cunningly laid
plan He left Monsieur Henri in his
rooms. and, for greater security, locked
him in.
Monsieur Henri, having nothing better
to do, walked from one room to the other
after the manner of an impatient Gagged
bear, kicking about the odds and ends
with which the floors were Uttered.
Quite by an accident his glance alight-
ed on little square piece of paper, evil
IDENTIFY cutting from a newspaper, which
had escaped the general destruction. 1t
was an advertisement, and was cut from
The Moniteur of June, 1S4S. 1t was in
French, and ran as follows:
REWARD OF FIFTY THOUSAND
FRANCS.
"a reward OF fifty thousand francs
will be paid to the person or persons who
will give information of the present
whereabouts Of Helene Berinquay, only
daughter of the late Herbert Berinquay.
OF Berinquay Manor, Devonshire, who is
supposed to be living in Paris under the
care of a man named Rustrome Parlowe.
The said Helene Berinquay is sixteen
years of age. As child she was re-
markable for her sparkling, large. deep
blue eyes. Rustrome Parlowe is Grip
pie His right leg is paralyzed He is
about sixty years of age, and very likely
looks older. The above reward will be
paid to any person who will give the in
formation above required, the said Hell
enc Berinquay being entitled to fortune
amounting to nearly fifty millions of
francs. Address all communications to
the Honorable Walter Glaydes, at No. %
st. German, or to Mr.. Charles Long, 5
Bond street, London, solicitor"
Henri read and reread the little paper.
Helene BerinquayI" he said to him
self. Helene BerinQuay! What has
Quayle to do with a newspaper cutting
Offering a reward of fifty thousand francs
for the discovery of Helene Berinquay
AS child she was remarkable for her
large, deep-blue eyes Why" he con-
tinued to himself, Helene has remark
ably large sparkling, deep-blue eyes, and
as / come to thing of it, Jean Tenure
was a cripple, and his right leg was par
alyzed. Quayle," he went on, wants me
to help him to do away with Helene.
Somebody wants her dead, that's quite
evident. If anybody is willing to pay
fifty thousand francs to be- able to find
her alive, most likely somebody else will
be willing to pay fifty thousand francs
to be able to prove her dead. l shall
have to think this business over"
The next thing that Henri noticed
was that Quayle poured quantity of
colorless liquid into his canteen out of q
little bottle marked Poison"
LAT vat for?' he asked.
That's to help us in our business, -
Quayle said You needn't drink out of
my canteen, and won't drink out of it.
That's all you have to take care Of"
Everything being prepared Quayle and
Henri Immediately started on their eigh-
teen miles journey to Ashland. 1t might
have been seven o'clock when the pair
4rr1Fc0, OuSl dn0 lIdFcl Std1ueO, al
Crockett's tavern. Helene rose calmly
when she saw Henri and Quayle. The
latter. of course, she did not recognize
but, greeting Henri with a smile, she
held out her hand to his companion.
Il suppose you are the gentleman who
has been so kind to meY she said
II don't know that have been par
ticularly kind to you, Miss Tenure, y
said Quayle, with profuse courtesy. "a
am simply about to keep a promise SOL
EMMY made to my friend and your
friend. Captain Demon"
do you think you will be able to keen
your promiseY' asked Helene.
al seldom fail in accomplishing a task
set myself" was Quayle's grim re-
ioinder. May / suggest that we start
immediately? The sooner we are away
from here the better"
Helene had taken but little notice Oh
Henri, but Henri had passed the time
in looking at her closely, intent upon his
own Thoughts.
<Yes." he said to himself, there can
be no doubt about 1t. Those large deer
bIue eyes are remarkable. There are nc
other eyes like that in the world, should
say. Helene Tenure must be Helene
Berinnuay. and she is very handsome
handsome enough for anybody-even for
me. No, 1 am afraid" he continued in
f,ia self-communings, II shall have to put
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