The Washington herald., 1906-12-17


place, and married. understand he is 10
be married"
I believe so. But he must first be able
10 face his fellow-men in safety" said
the lawyer. quickly. Now, signOT, you
admit that you were at the house in
Crimea square on that night"
Yes; why not? I went TO see Sir
Simon, I walked 10 the hall IN Essex 70
see him. He had gone to town; / found
out where and I came back to see him.
On that night l went some time before 10
O'Clock"
Il know that" said Durham, Mrs.
Gilroy admitted you. She says she took
you up TO Sir Simon, and that you quar-
relied with him"
1T is true; we had words"
And then you left the house without
| seeing her. Behind you, according 10 Mrs.
| Gilroy, you left the dead body OF SIR
/ Simon"
Tolomeo started up as though about to
run away, but Immediately afterward sat
down. Il don't suppose you have called
me here to make an arrest, signor." he
said. u am innocent. but 1 admit that l
/ thought there might be trouble should it
/ DE known I was il that house on the
night. / therefore kept silent. But now I
/ know that my nephew is alive and ac-
I 4
| was Mrs. GilToy who admitted me, but il
was not Mrs. Gilroy who let me out I
/ left Sir Simon perfectly we'll when we
/ parted, and he promised TO help me the
next day"
"Oh. And the next day you heard Of
/ his death?''
NO. I heard Of his death on that night.
/ 1 was hanging about the house when
/ Bernard escaped. I picked up-but I viii
/ tell YOU later, signor, listen TO my tale
/ Il Is strange. but true. Set down what 1
! say. for this I am prepared 70 swear 70 IN
la court Of law. I should have seen you
! before and spoken had I known that Ber-
nard was alive. but thinking he was dead
! l did not talk, as / fancied there might
/ be danger TO ne"
There is danger II what Mrs. Gllroy
| declares IS true"
Confront her with me. What does she
say?"
/ I do not know where she is. con-
/ fessed Durham. and related how the diary
/ had been found, and explained the con-
tents so far as they bore on the accusa-
/ ton OF TolOmeo. He listened attentively.
'Oh, what a wicked woman" he said.
vehementIy. when Durham ended I do
/ assure you, signor. that I am innocent
/ Listen, l called TO see Sir Simon before
/ Tie woman you speak Of brought back a
message that her master would see me"
"One moment put In Durham. Did
you see a red light in the window"
yes. There was a lamp near the win
dow, although the room was lighted with
! electric lamps. A red handkerchief was
stChetChed across the window. But
know Of the Red Window at the Hall,
said the italian. with a shr,Ig My sis
ter used TO signal TO me. ] guessed that
Sir Simon was making a signal TO Ber-
nard"
Are you sure Of that?"
He told me so himself" said Tolomeo.
quietly; and it was because he thought
might know where Bernard was that ne
saw me. He said he would forgive Bernard
and help me. We had some words. as he
called me-a Tolomeo-names which l
could not hear quietly. But afterward he
said he would help me- and then ne want
ed TO see Bernard. Miss Randolph told
him of the use she had made Of the Red
Window. so in this London house he did
the same thing. hoping that Bernard
might see the light and enter. II Bernard
had" said the Italian. with great earnest
ness. All would have been well"
do you know II Sir Simon sent a boy
to bring Bernardo"
mo. I do not know Sir Simon said
nothing of that. He only put the lamp
behind the handkerchief in the hope that
Bernard might come 10 the house For
all he knew Bernard might have learned
where he was staying. I think the old
man was sorry he quarreled with my poor
nephew" said Tolomeo, with earnestness.
We'll, after arranging this you left Sir
simon?"
Not Immediately. Mrs. Gnroy came in
and said that some one wanted to see Sir
Simon. He heard her whisper to him. and
said I could go away, telling Mrs. Gilroy
to send up the stranger. She went away.
followed, and opened the front door my
self"
Yes. But when 1 was going out ]
heard Sir Simon call over the stairs. He
asked me 20 return. closed the door and
did so"
"Ah!" said Durham, making a note
Mrs Gilroy thought you had left the
house, She said so in her diary. Then
she came uDstairs?"
NO" said Tolomeo. ''she did not !
went back to the room. Sir Simon said
he wanted me to be present, as he had a
disa greeable interview. He made me hide
behind a curtain. I did so. Then the door
opened and Bernard entered"
What Durham started from his seat
That's impossible"
''Of course it Is" rejoined the italian,
smiling; but I assure you, signor the
man who entered 1 took to be Bernard
He was
Michael, the son of Mrs. Gilroy. I
know that"
"Ah, And how" asked Tolomeo, sur
prised and rather vexed. II hoped to as
tonish you BY this
We'll it's a long story. I'll tell It after
you tell me yours Michael entered
dressed as Z soldier
Yes said Tolomeo. more and more
surprised by the extent of the lawyers
knowledge. 7 thought he was my nephew
until I heard his conversation. Then
knew that this was Mrs. Gilroys son. and
that she had been deceived by Walter
Gore in a false marriage. Sir Simon told
Michael that he was tired of assisting
him. and accused him of making love to
the housemaid- The boy-he is but a boy.
Observation-Disclosures this Then Sir 81
mon said that Michael had forged his
name for one thousand pounds
Durham started UP again. What
All" he said. so that was a forgery:
and I thought SIR Simon gave him the
check. It was honored"
Yes. Sir Simon said he knew it was
a forgery. for the bank sent the check
TO him, But he said nothing about it, so
as TO spare this Michael But he said