Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13

not gone to Lucerne, and told her the
story of my cowardice, perhaps she
would have been spared the knows
edge of her brothers disgrace.
Dear" / said gently, do you re-
member the little beacon that shone
long after the lights on Pilatus and
light put heart into me then. 1t tells
you to hope now"
There is no light on the mountains
over there tonight"
1T may burn thuogh you do not see
it. The packet / took from the safe,
have you destroyed it,"
Il was about to do SO as you en-
tered. Here it IT,"
Capt. Forbes has just given me the
second packet-the one that Madame
de WARMER took from me forcibly. It
is possible that its contents concern
your brother. May / oren it?"
YES" she said listlessly.
l tore open the packet with DELHI
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 abb
solute. Sir Mortimer's honor could
| 10 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 flood
of light on the letters and notes of
your brother that we have so harshfy
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
| committee of freedom, and to which
Sir Mortimer's comments were pin
| ned. / laughed aloud when l saw
that these letters, supposed to be the
originals were typewriter, as were
| the copies.
Now l understood why Madame de
WARMER had refused to let nae see
what she called the original papers
| 1t was not SO much that she feared
| should destroy them; she knew that
| he fact of their being typewriter
would at once awaken my suspicion.
Did it not occur to you as being
-ather suspicious that these letters
| we're 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
| ,yped to prevent the possibility Of
heir being traced"
| The ingenious Madame de Var
| lier!"
Helena did not speak; her agitation
vas too great for words She watch
| I'd me, at once bewildered and eager,
While l read the contents of both
jackets carefully once more. When
had read them, l sorted them no
ess carefully. For ten minutes there
| vas silence between us.
Helena" / said with a deep sigh.
| When l had finished my task. "once
o-night I said this was a Castle OF
Lies, but l did not realize until now
low surely / spoke the truth. These
letters are forgeries."
Impossible" she murmured, wiring
ing her hands in anguish. IT know
ny brothers writing too well"
Follow me carefully, and you will
see that 1 sreak the truth l 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
It are familiar to you
yes. yes," she cried eagerly. when
had finished. Lofty principles act,-
ate Bulgaria, but lofty principles are
not sufficient to insure success You
need have no anxiety that your own
interests will run counter to those Of
England the references to the loan,
o nay brothers fndiscretion, to his
.mbitions-all these appear In my
brothers notes in connection with the
letters of the committee of freedom"
Now read these letters-the con.
'ents Of the second packet They
we're written to your brother by
srince Ferdinand himself. and deal
With the loan to be fioated by the
tanker to finance Ferdinand's inva-
'ion Of Macedonia. The notes and
omments Of your brother have refer
nee. not to these typewriter letters,
which were never written by any com.
nittee OF freedom. which were never
'eceived by Sir Mortimer. but are
he cunning fabrications OF that WON.
ln-but to these letters OF Ferdinand
look. you can see the pins pierced
zach OF Ferdinand's letters. As
,lace your brothers notes on the re-
'rective letters to which they have
Florence. the pin marks At precise
". You may still cherish proudly the
motto Of your house: Honor, my
| Sword,'"
| Ernest, II this be true
''It is trse." / said firmly, and
| drew her to me. 81 must leave Alter
'offen tonight. Helena It must not
be known that have been mistaken