Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-27
THE POWERS AND MAXINE. t.

rom the Rue d'Hoiiande''
Yes. that is clear. And needless TO
say. l believe your statement. mad
noiselle. You are brave and good "a
have come forward you havt. wittoG;
being called upon. There are stu some
forma.itics to he gone through before Mr..
Dundas can be released. but English in
f!uence is at work in high quarters anu
after what YOU have told m, think be
will not much longer be- under restraint.
Besides. I may we'll inform YOU, d AT
lady. that not ten minutes before You al
rived this morning 1 received satisfactory
news of the arrest Of two Ensiishmen az
Frankfort. who seem IN have b,en con
csrued In this business in the Rue de la
File Savage. They certainly Travelled
with the murdered man; ard friend OF
his called Gestre. just back from Mar
seille. has sworn that these persons Were
formerly partners OF Janson. the deceas id.
If Janson stole the necklace rom Mon
sieur du Laurier, with this pair as az
completes. and then tried TO cheat them.
a-motive for the crime Is evtCent And
we are getting at Janson's record. which
seems to be bad one-a not 1rious one
throughout Europe. If he proves to be the
man We think hope really. that in a
very few days Mr.. Duudas may be q Die
to thank you in person for what You We
done for him. and-to tell you what has
become of those letters.
What good will their destruction do
me. though if you are not merciful?
Il intend to be. for | can combine mercy
with justice. Dear madSmoiseie. Mon
sieur du Laurier need never know the cir
cumstances you have told to me. or that
the Englishmans alibi has been proven b.
you. The arrest of these men in Frank
fort will, | feel sure. make il easy for
the police to keep your secret you
would keep II yourself. Now, viii tina,
assurance make it easier for you to put
your whole soul into your part tonight
eff you will accept that box. l said.
letting him kiss my hand, and feeling in
clned to kiss his. Then I drove home.
with my heart singing. for l felt almost
sure that | had trumped Godensky's last
trick now.
When ! reached home Miss Forrest was
there She had brought the diamonds in
the brocade bag. Oddly enough tie rib
bons which fastened it were torn out.
if there had been struggle for the pos
session of the bag But Miss Forrest did
not explain this, or even ailude to II at
all
/ thanked her for coming and for bring
ing the Jewels Il have kept my prom
ise." | said. The man you love will be
free in a few days. VIII you let me say
that l think you are a very noble pair,
and I hope you will be happy together
Il shall try to make Up to him for-my
hateful suspicious and--everything." shn
said. Ike repentant child. Il love him
so much
And he you You almost broke his
heart by throwing him over; | saw that
But how gIoriously you will mand it
again"
"Oh, I ho1e so"' she cried And you
have I really spoiled your life by forcing
you TO make that promise? | pray that l
haven't"
Il thought you had but 1 was mis-
taken" I answered The thing you have
made me do has proved blessing. l may
have-altered some Of the facts little,
but none of those that concern Mr.. Dun
das And woman has to use such
weapons as she has against cruel enc
mics.
I hope you'll defeat yours" said Miss
Forrest.
Il begin to believe I shall" said I. And
we shook hands. She is the only girl [
ever saw who seemed to me worthy of
Ivor Dundas.
Early in the afternoon Raoul came, and
the first thing 1 did was to give him the
diamonds
You are my good angel he exclaimed.