The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-25
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edge Of her brothers. disgrace.
Dear" ! said gently do you re-
member the little beacon that shone
long after the lights on Pilatus and
kigi had iiickered out? That little
light put heart into me then II tells
you 70 hope now"
There is no ligN on the mountains
over there tonight"
IL may burn thuogh you do not see
Il. The packet l.took from the safe,
have you destroyed it,"
= was about 10 do SO as you en-
tered. Here It is"
Capt Forbes has just given me the
second packet-the one that Madame
de WARMER took from me forcibly. II
is possible that it's contents concern
your brother May | open it?"
Yes" she said listlessly
! tore open the packet with delib-
Grafton. though heavens knows my
fingers trembled. ! spread the paper
on the piano where had shown
Madame de WARMER the death-mask
the evening before. ! read them one
after the other The proof was alb
solute. Sir Mortimers honor could
no longer be questioned. Fools we
had been and blind.
Helena" / said. mastering my emo
ton with an effort 1T is as
thought; these papers throw food
OF light on the letters and notes OF
your brother that we have so harshly
misunderstood.
She came swiftly to my side
"Harshly misunderstood" she repeat.
ed with blanched lips
| was sorting carefully the papers
Helena had just given me. the letters
supposed TO have been written by the
Sir Mortimer's comments were pin
ned. / laughed aloud when / saw
that these letters, supposed to be the
originals were typewriter. as were
the copies
Now | understood why Madame de
WARMER had refused to let me see
what she called the original papers
II was not so much that she feared
should destroy them; she knew that
the fact of their being typewriter
would at once awaken my suspicion.
Did IL not occur TO you as being
rather suspicious that these letters
were written on a typewriter"
AT first it did" replied Helena.
| searching my face wonderingly.
But she quieted my doubts by ex-
planning to me that the letters were
| typed to prevent the possibility OF
their being traced"
The ingenious Madame dc Var
nier,"
Helena did not speak; her agitation
was too great for words She watch.
ed me. at once bewildered and eager,
while | read the contents OF both
packets carefully once more When
had read them, sorted them nc
less carefully. For ten minutes there
was silence between us.
Helena" ! said with a deep sigh
when | had finished my task. "once
tonight ! said this was a Castle OF
Lies. but | did not realize until now
how surely ! spoke the truth These
| letters are forgeries."
| Impossible" she murmured, wiring.
ing her hands in anguish. Il know
| my brothers writing too we'll"
Follow me carefully, and you will
see that ! speak the truth do not
question your brothers handwriting
But listen first of all to this dispatch
which was taken from Capt Forbes
when he was trapped in the tower
Tell me if any of the expressions in
il are familiar TO YOU"
Yes. yes" she cried eagerly. when
had finished Lofty principles actu-
ate Bulgaria but lofty principles are
not sufficient TO insure success; You
need have no anxiety that your own
interests will run counter 10 those Of
| England. the references TO the loan
TO my brothers indiscretion. TO his
ambitions-all these appear in my
| brothers notes in connection with the
letters OF the committee Of freedom"
Now read these letters-the con.
tents of the second packet They
were written to your brother by
Prince Ferdinand himself and deal
with the loan TO be foated by the
banker to finance Ferdinands inva-
| sion of Macedonia The notes and
comments Of your brother have refer
ence. not 10 these typewriter letters.
which were never written by any com
mittee OF freedom. which We're never
received by Sir Mortimer but are
the cunning fabrications Of that WON
an-but to these letters OF Ferdinand.
Look. you can see the pins pierced
each of Ferdinands letters. AS I
place your brothers notes on the re-
spective letters TO which they have
reference the pin marks fit precise
~ You may still cherish proudly the
motto Of your house: Honor. my
| Sword"
Ernest, II this be true"
1T is true" ! said firmly. and I
drew her to me. II must leave Alter
hoffen tonight. Helena. II must not
be known that | have been mistaken
for your brother. am going to find
Madame de WARMER When | return
to you | shall bring with me her writ.
ten confession. And when I return,