The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-03

about the house at night was found
poisoned outside the drawing room
door. Luckily the butler awoke i'm
time, gave the alarm. and the rascals
bolted. The country police have been
after them, and IL despair have come
up to Scotland Yard and engaged a
couple of their best detectives. They
come down with me tonight, and trust
we shall soon get the necessary clue to
the capture of the burglars. My fear
is that is they are not arrested they will
try again, for, 1 assure you, the old
place is worth robbing. But there. 1
ought not to worry you about my do
nestle concerns. We shall have a gay
party on Saturday, for my eldest boy
Ottavio comes of age next week, and
the event is TO be celebrated by 2 great
ball in his honr."
How are the Delacours?''I inter-
rupted.
"Vivien keeps fairly well. but her
mother is a source of great anxiety
Nine. Koluchy and Vivien are constant
guests at the Hall The Delacours re-
turn to town before the ball, but mad
anne will attend it. 1t will be an honor
and great attraction to have such a
lioness for the occasion. Do you know
her, Head? She is quite charming"
81 have met her." replied.
"Ahi that Is capital: you and she are
just the sort to hit it off. It's all right.
then, and we shall expect you. A good
train leaves Charing Cross at 4:30. I
will send the trap to meet you"
THANK you," 1 answered. 'I shall be
glad to come to Pitsey Hail. but 1 do
not know that can stay as long as the
night of the ball.
"Once we get you into our clutches,
Head, we won't let you go; my young
oil fn ~,
acquaintance with you. Don't you re-
member little Antonia-ny pretty song
stress, as 1 call her? Vivien, too. talks
of you as one of her greatest friends.
Poor child. / pity her from my heart.
She is a sweet, gentle girl but such a
shock as she sustained may leave its
mark for life. Poor Delacour-the very
best Of men. The fact is this; ] should
like to postpone the ball on account OF
the Delacours. although they are very
distant cousins; but Ottavio only comes
of age once i'm his life and, under the
circumstances, we feel that we must go
through with 1t. Pom my word, Head,
when 1 think Of that poor child and her
mother, have little heart for festivi-
ties. However. that is neither here nor
there-we shall expect you on Satur-
day."
AS Pitsey spoke, he took up his hat.
Il
have TO meet the two detectives at
Charing Cross by appointment"
On the following Saturday, the 9th,
arrived at Pitsey Hall, where a warm
welcome awaited me. The ball was 90
be on the following Tuesday, the ID of
March. There was large house party,
and the late burglary was still the topic
of conversation
After dinner, when the ladies had left
chairs together, and p, PRESENTLY the con-
versation drifted to Mrs Delacour, the
mysterious murder, and Nine. Koluchy.
1.-THE police are completely nom
plussed," said Pitsey II doubt if the
man who committed that Tascally crime
viii ever be brought to justice. 1 was
speaking TO madame on the subject to-
day. and although she was very hope
full when she first arrived at Frone
Manor, she is now almost inclined TO
agree with me. BY the way. Mrs. Della
cour's state is most alarming--she loses
strength hour by hour"
II can quite understand that" l re-
piled. IF the murderer were discovered
il would be an immense relief to her"
$50 madame says. / know she is Ter
ribly anxious about her patient. BY
the way, knowing that she was an ac-
quaintance Of yours, asked her here
tonight, but unfortunately she had an
other engagement which she could not
postpone. What a wonderfully we'll
informed woman she is She spent
hours at the hall this morning examin-
ing my curios; she gave me informa-
ton about some of them which was
news TO me. but she has been many
times now round my collection IL Is
positive treat 10 talk with one so IN
telIigent. and if she were not so keen
about my Venetian goblet"
What" I interrupted. the goblet
you spoke TO me about in Brussels. the
one which has been N ypur tasty
since 1902"