The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-15

NO 9PSSeaSieS anu ulnulely examined the
paper then fell back in his chair, witt
a groan.
But you will not. surely, insist upon
that cruel, unnatural will being carried
out to the letter?' he xaid, afrer pause
| My dear Or. Grierson, I thought you
too good man of business to talk such
nonsense. The young lady has had every
opportunity of keeping her fortune, and /
think to lose 1t is just punishment
for her folly. l shall not forego a farth-
| ing of my just claim"
| Then" cried the old man, you are
a villainous scoundrel, and if you. ever
dare to set foot in this house again, I'll
kick you down the stairs"
You are not polite, sir; but the house
will not long be yours to lord over. Good
day. I shall have the pleasure of seeing
you again on the first
ITO think of this !" muttered Mr. Grier-
son, as soon as his visitor had gone
/ How could such mistake have occur
red? Perhaps it Is only a forgery of the
scoundrel's I'll go and examine the reg
listers for myself"
He did go, and found that Wylie had
spoken the truth.
II would sooner have seen her married
'to the greatest rascal unhanged than that
villain should have got bold Of Der
MONEY" he thought. But where is the
poor child? Here am [, grooming over the
loss of he money, when | am ignorant
of what might have befallen her."
From the first he had had suspicion
that she had eloped with Stafford, and he
resolved to at once pay a visit to the art
lists studio.
Stafford was at home. He mad written
TO Constance TO tell her of the extraor-
binary success that had crowned his eff
forts to, clear up the mystery. and was
surprised that he had not received reply
that morning.
Imagine his CONSERVATION and terror
upon hearing that she had disappeared |
His suspicious instantly reverted to Eleo- |
nore. But he could trace no motive for |
such an act
Mr.. Grierson at once perceived that his
suspicious had wronged the young artist.
who, in his terror and agitation, disclosed
that Constance Mas his afianced wife
The old gentleman received the tidings
u very different spirit to what he would
lave manifested few hours back, and
Stafford was. quite surprised at his warm
congratulations. But there was no time
low for conjectures. With his usual
'romptitude, he started at once for Wat
rloo station. When he arrived at Guild
ord it was too late to proceed to Linden
FRANCE that night. But he did not pass
he time idly; he at once put himself in
with the police, and made
inquiries into all that they had
one and proposed to do.
To avoid unnecessary mystery and flu
ure explanations we will at once put the
aader in possession of the facts of Con-
tance's disappearance. 1t will be re-
rendered. that Eleonore and Wylie were
a scheme to prevent The heiress !
'om drawing the sum of money she had
ltended to use for the salvation of r
ennrhyddyn. The plot proposed was to h
lie following effect; Eleonore was to
rite a letter to Constance to say that S
the young lady would meet her quol-
I'm friend, Ellen Jenkins, on a certain
~, with. a certain sum. she should be
FINISHED with certain written confess
ons, signed by her, Ellen, and by Par O
MS. a
Being thus decoyed to an appointed q
ot, she was to be carried off and kept r,
a place of confinement until after the ;,
t of December. Means time and place
re all fixed. ~
Mr.. Wylie, knowing how eagerly Con- fe
lnce had always desired that mystery al
her girlhood to be cleared up, never
lbted; that she would fall into the trap. al
e place of appointment was the Guild ht
d railway station, at O'Clock the next Ia
Constance might not so readily have de
len into the snare had not her recent 90
Iversation with Stafford, which had re- ~
led to her how her resemblance to "
en- jenkins had compromised her in a III
nner she had never dreamed. rendered yo
doubly anxious to clear up the mys- 70
= Je
The plan as arranged by Wylie for her Lit
uction was as follows: Lindon Grange tal
J scarcely more than a mile from the
ldford station. 1t lay off the Farm :.
1 road, which, passing over a hill, ter nc
ates just the entrance to the sta TO
/, and preserves its character of a gi1
ntry road, with houses only here and his
e, almost unto thar point
low, it was calculated that, as Con- the
ice would certainly be DESTROYS of bio
Ding such an appointment secret
a her friends, the probabilities were
she would walk. At the point where |
bye-road debouched a 5rougham was you
e placed, in which would be stationed din
of Wylie's emissaries, who would uno
;, gag, put her into the carriage and do
-, :, % low
Fig, the confidential clerk.
r. Figs residence was sitpoted IN this
y wayside place. Every precaution
taken to prevent her forming any -
of the neighborhoods that she passed
ugh the blinds of the carriage being you
up the whole way, and the horses har
N at a furious pace, without once S
,ing until they reached their destina- say.
am
hen, half dead with terror, one of the my
carried her into the house and re-
d the gag from her mouth, he told
n firm but respectful tone not to be
: any apprehension of III treatment the
her confinement would be only for thou
Y days. To her indignant demands "S
= told the name of the author of tbe
outrage, no answer was returned. fine