The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-12-06

amongst the teacups on the tray witicl
e l was carrying to the sitting room. As
$ entered Mr.. Hermann stepped forwar,
; TO help me-
Il fear am giving you great deal Of
5 trouble" said he.
please don't apologize" answered,
laughing. Il always do Ii when our ser
. want is out"
As she is now 20
Yes
Then you have no one in the house p
NO one-save my father"
Indeed. Is that so7'
He dropped into chair by the FIRE and
sat staring into the Goals. his chin rest
ing on his hand. Certainly his behavior
was extremely odd that afternoon. As
he did not speak. l opened the envelope.
which was addressed to my father. II
contained a second letter. and short
note from the editor Of the University.
stating that a person of the name Of
Sir Henry Graden had called for Can
tabs" address. and inquiring whether he
might have permission to disclose il. He
forwarded. he added. letter from Sir
Henry, which. as he believed. contained
an explanation Of this request.
l have the original letter before me
now. This is how it runs;
.Jerrold's Hotel.
Strand. London. W. O.
ITO 'Cantab.'
MY Dear Sir-As Mr.. ROLES, the
editor Of the University Review, has not
seen it to inform me Of your name and |
present address. l have written this let |
ter on the understanding thar il will be |
forwarded TO you Immediately. l should /
much have preferred to explain the mat
ter personally. but as l may not receive
your answer for several days. / dare not
delay. Ii is my duty to inform you that
Prof Rudolf Marnac. Of the University
Of Heidelberg. is now a fugitive from the
police. The charge against him IS one
of murder. | know that the man Is
guilty; l believe him to be the victim of
a k5micidal mania
His mania is Of an unusual type. be-
ing directed solely against his scien-
the opponents In the University Re
view Of August last you criticised his
book with extreme severity. He saw
that number. for l have in my posses
sion copy Of the article covered with
The most dangerous threats against you
a his own handwriting. Two distin-
suished scientists. Won Stoekmar of Hell
Iceberg and Meehersky Of st. Petersburg.
who similarly attacked him in the papers.
ave already fallen victims TO his ex
raordinary cunning. You viii observe.
ir, the logical conclusion Until he is :
aptured you viii be in danger.
For your personal information I may ,
ell you that he is a man Of over sixty !
ears Of age When last seen be had d
ong beard which was Of a silky white
lie wears glasses, but his eyes are IN s.
sually keen and intelligent. His ENDS 81
re small and beautifully made, his I'm e
er nails being apparently manieured. In n
'hatever disguise he may assume, he will N
robably continue to keep them in good
,nditiOn- He may change his appear "
nee in many ways; but if you are in q
'ubt Of any pleasant stranger, beg in
,u to note his hands 0y
'On receipt of your answer I am pre- le
lred to come to you at once. shall A
en- be able to give you further particu- lei
rs in
Il beg you not to disregard this warn M
z, and until you see me to be most Of
reful in your movements. of course. ba
your pseudonym is an absolute secret
u viii be safe enough But there are
ways chances
Sincerely yours,
HENRY GRADEN CBart." a..
/ glanced up cautiously. Mr.. Her ~
Inn still sat huddled in his seat by the 81
E. One Of his hands could see clear
for it lay upon the arm Of his chair. sh'
was small as a wOman's. and the nails Nv
q received 50 fine a polish that they keI
me pinkly in the freight.
A wild terror clutched at my throat, 50 4.
It for a space I sat dumb and motion =,
5, gasping for breath. But then there 80
ne to me the realization Of the purpose
which this man had come. and at the
ught Of it my blood came surging back
D alert activity. There may be many 1T
English girl who loves her father as car
rly as I do mine. but there is never a
Of them that loves him more. mn
say honestly that after that first -
at shock Of fear my mind was swept
In Of my own danger. For my father W.
Tas ready to meet death on his own rec
und. at his own terms. and try the
Ie.
md yet my first act was one Of such u
y that | can hardly bring myself to decl
it down. Perhaps it was that the Y
ds Of the letter were rioting in my N
d; perhaps that my whole will was told
tered in an effort to control the tones din,
ny voice.
DO you take sugar in your tea. Prof. NOV
-nacY
hat was what / said 10 him.
was out. and / could not recall 1t. a.,
he rose, | sprang back, placing the
e between US. A cup, caught By my tne
/. smashed loudly on the floor. SO er
stood watching each other. sigh
9 showed no sign Of anger. Only II
expression Of his eyes had changed to cold
Did, sneering insolence that was a been
dreadful thing to see In so old a
observe, dear lady. that you hold a "v
r in your hand" said he. without a yotit
b note in his musical voice. MAY 81
est that 1t contained the discovery -,
h you 80 very incautiously have an ~o,e'
cedY' caus'
shall answer no questions" Sons
you will consider, dear lady, you come
perceive thu. Jon merely waste
Tell me-do you know the object
" visitT' w
iesitated moment. Was there any "a