The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-03-19
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her as well as to myself: for had !
not gone to Lucerne. and told her the
story of my cowardice. perhaps she
would have been spared the knowi.
edge OF her brothers disgrace.
Dear" | said gently. do you 70
member the little beacon that shone
long after the lights on Pilatus and
Rigi had fiickered out? That little
light put heart into me then. II tells
you to hope now"
There is no light o. the mountains
over there tonight"
1T may burn thuogh you do not see
II. The packet took from the safe
have you destroyed IT."
Il was about to do 80 - you on
tered. Here II is"
Capt Forbes has jest given me the
second packet-the one that Madame
de WARMER took from me forcibiy. II
is possible that its contents concern
your brother. May open itr
Yes" she said llstlessly.
tore open the packet with dsi.b
GRAFTON. though heavens Knows my
fingers trembled. spread the paper
on the piano where bad shown
Madame do WARMER the dcath-mask
the evening before. read thera one
after the other. The proof was alb
solute. Sir Mortimer's honor could
no longer be questioned. Fools We
had been and blind.
Helena" I said mastering my emo
ton with an effort 1T IL a.
thought; these papers throw a nood
OF light on the letters and notes Of
your brother that we have 90 hsrshly
misunderstood"
She came swiftly to my side
'Harshly misunderstood" abe repeat
ed with blanched lips.
! was sorting carefully the papers
Helena had Just given me. the letters
supposed 10 have been written by the
committee OF freedom. and to which
Sir Mortimer's comments we're ole
ned. laughed aloud when l saw
that these letters. supposed TO DO the
originals we're :ypewTittsl. a. we're
the copies.
Now | understood why Madame de
WARMER had refused TO let me see
what she called the original papers.
Il 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 20 you as being
rather suspicious that these letters
were written on a typewriter"
AT first Il did" replied Helena
searching my face wonderingly
But she quoted my doubts by ex.
planning to me that the letters wero
typed to prevent the possibility OF
| their being traced"
The ingenious Madame de Var.
nier,"
Helena did hSt speak; her agitation
was too great tDr words. She watch.
ed me. at once bowilderea and eager.
while read the contents OF both
packets carefully once more. When
/ had read them. I sorted them no
less carefully. For ten minutes there
was silence between us.
Helena l said with n deep sigh.
when ! had finished my task. "cnce
tonight I said this was a Castle Of
Lies, out did not realize until now
how surely spoke the truth. Thsss
letters are forgeries."
Impossible" she murmured. wrins
ing her hands in angu.sh. Il know
my brothers writing Ia. we'll"
Follow me carefully and you will
see that | speak the truth. I do not
question your brothers handwriting.
But listen fret OF all TO this dispatch
which was taken from Capt Forbes
when he was trapped in the tower
Tell me II any of the expressions In
II are familiar 20 you"
Eyes. yes" she cried eagerly, when
had finished. Lofty principles setu-
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 10 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 ietters-~the con-
tents Of the second packet They
were written to your brother By
Prince Ferdinand himself. and Zeal
with the loan 70 be floatsd by the
banker to finance Ferdinands lava.
sion Of Macedonia. The notes and
comments OF your brother have refer.
ence, not to these typewrftton letters,
which were never written BY any com
mittee Of freedom, which were never
received by Sir Mortimer, but are
the cunning fabrications of that wom.
an--but TO these letters OF Ferdinand.
Look. you can see the pins pierced
each Of Ferdinand's letters. AZ I
place your brothers notes on the 70
spective letters 20 which they have
reference. the pin marks A. precise
ly. You may still cherish proudly the
motto Of your house: Honor. my
Sword!'"
Ernest. IL this be true"
1T Is true" ] said firmly. ana
drew her % me. II must leave Alter
hoffen tonight. Helena. Il must not
be known that have been mistaken
for your brother. am going to find