Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18
SYNOPSIS of Preceding Chapters

,,,,,,.r5 student In Heidelberg, received
note from his brother George a%sNus % , and at the
EngIand and spend Christmas with MN, an anu oslie
same time witness his marriage to MISS Dapne d the
Ceorre was captain in the BRITISH army mat.
Sot,srs had NOT seen each other for years AS rod
po'ner % +b story teller Frank had for years loveu
Yer I h ses,ne that she seemed TO prefer ueos
he had left England and now came !" "'-
of heinc invited to their wedding , cb-,st-
rrank willard resolved to go 10 England any 0nrer
mas eve found him the boat In the harnor .h o IN
s s leaning against the rail, he saw his orotneI ,d
where iean,us S, 90 him However when Frank landeu
he failed to find his brother who Seeneu ~ otioned
N rod from the town completely Frank questiOni nion
Tarybodv he met and finally the porter az !s ! him
oSnowIeIged having the brother ldentnS@ns @ ian
Inv a scar across the temple. Ihe porter % bod taken
had appeared to be very muei eN'
Fn decided to take the next train for london pu.
having time to walt, walked urUuu ,, brober ap
Doyer until happened to see his missing with
nroacbing He ran to meet George who sudaeus, and
frirhtened eyes and Mortified expression, f,1oy
dissppeared in the fast gathering gloom 'i" ,d his
m pt cord not catch up with him He followed ms
brother TO q street, where George dlsappeaii, 49, oid
tbe door Frank hammered the door until an ~ ~
me .ne % 70 ask him WHY he stood there making tna'
racket The old man evidently in earnest anu
esty said that had entered ms mouse 'n'' "e'
and he did not know George WILLARD - ho
COMPLETELY mystifed, Frank started away anu a' ~
walked down the he happened to see throsn Dns
of the windows in the strange house Mgna m os her
habted if for a journey, all ne couiu eee ""'
shadow. .-. .,d
when Frank in his railway compartment men onnn a%u
1ust as the train was starting for London the door p
ed and a strange woman, with her face Tehed popp ppt
in and the train started. Frank somehow imaglneu
this must have been the woman he had seen AT tno
house into which George had disappeared, ana aIel
ed to draw into conversation, nut tnis ne Io |
not do inasmuch she informed him by signs tnat @ n
was deaf and dumb. He knew the Language OF lne
dumb and tried TO with her in that language
but she paid attention to him When the tralh sup
ned at London followed her carriage in another car
riage but she outwitted him by jumping out Whlle W.,
carriage moving When the other CAP stoppeu nv;
finding 1t empty, questioned the orl'er anu .II
that the woman was not deaf and dumb, but had tod
the cabby that a following her and she de'
sired to escape.
Frank arrived at his uncle's house, where all were
getting ready for the wedding, but no one had seen
George. and Frank did not mention what had happened
in Dover.
Of Italian artist. Vasari, who though apparently
very In love with her, was nevertheless, at the
house. assisting in getting things ready for the wed
ding.
1t showing very hard and 1t at last decided
that 1t would not do to attempt to hold the wedding
In the church, which was mile away from the mouse
a servant sent to the church where George was
supposed to be waiting to tell him to come to the
house and bring the clergyman.
When the servant came back he did not bring George
but letter from the missing man, letter which told
her to forget him. that something had happened which
compelled him to leave her of which
he dare not speak He would live out his life in some
secluded part of Europe.
After the reading of the remarkable letter, the ar
tlsts eyes met those OF Frank willard, who saw al
once that some besides himself wished that George
would never return. Daphne Leslie her uncle aut
Frank shortly start on tour of the continent, tbs
purpose being to give Daphne change of air and sur
roundings. The party visited many countries in Eu
rope, then settled in Switzerland. One morning. al
they were were about 10 go for walk, a il
noticed coming up the mountain path 1t is Angelo
the artist whose home, Riyoli but a step from tn
chalet where the tourists living Angelo has jus
achieved fame by painting picture which be call
1.-The Fall of Caesar" and which Is sold 70 Baron d.
Argandarez for his private collection. His friends
press desire to see it. but told that it is i'm
possible They cam however see another work of his
a Madonna, now in the Cathedral, where they all e
the afternoon. Daphne, when seeing the picture
is astounded to note that the face in the picture il
her own Turning away from the picture willard no
tices in of the confessional boxes old priest
while outside is an aged whose face strange
ly familiar. He soon recognizes him the persor
who opened the door Of the house in Dover in which
he believed his brother hiding on Christmas night
Daphne and Angelo then view and the priest
appearing recognize girls face as that Of the
Madonna. starts as II struck Violently, and hastily
leaving the confessional box, beckons to the penen
to follow and retires to sacrisy. Shortly
ward one Of the attendants OF the Cathedral comes
from the sacristy. willard and his uncle seek him
at and attempt to learn the of the priest
dspleasure The tells them he is sent to remove
the Madonna from the wall Of the Cathedral and tina
he overheard Father Ignatius the prest peni
tent talking Of something which happened on Chrisma
willard endeavors to interview the pentept hui
learns to his disappointment that the churct
by side door That evening Daphne has Willard
read to her from the Standard account Of the ar
lists picture 1.-THE Fall Of Caesar" but the account
is not complete, piece having been torn from the
paper by Angelo himself to light cigar The niece
is found. but all that can be read from It are the
words IAN Anglo-Tndan officer to Judge" The follow
ing morning the tourists repair to the Cathedral into
which worshppers crowding, Angelo being among
them. line Of priests Father Ignatus in the rear
approaches the altar At time for receiving
Angelo takes a place in the front row. Father Igna
titus begins at the person nearest offering him tn,
sacred wafer and passes TO the next in row. Wher
be comes to Angelo, however, he passes him by with
never so much as nod Of his head to the kneelinr
artist The priest begins the second row Angelo
taking his place as he did in the first, but the prizes
again passes him by Maddened by the disgrace fl
which he finds himself Angelo asks the priest the cau
of his unusual conduct, when Father Ignatus replies
forhid
to participate in them Now, 60"