The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-11

seeeh the assistance of European nations
against the rising republicans. In her
absence, In the following year, Maximil-
ian fel ana was shot to death. This
droye Charlotte insane, and today she IL
the aged Inmate OF an asylum in Bel
GUM.
During the excitement att tending the fall
OF the Mexican Empire the crown jewels,
Yalued at more than Sl0,00O,00 disap-
= since that time King Leopold, rs
father of Charlotte, has had secret agents
constantly In this country trying TO trace
the massing Jewels, and for that reason
| have kept them concealed. About twen-
bsrs q the court Of ximiiiian,, Snug
aaa l was ,bsn the re- first ~ to whom they
els were practically useless. In the first
place they had been stolen, and in the
next they had been smuggled into this
country. For the smallest fraction OF
their worth L obtained them, and since
then they have been a white elephant on
the same reasons which made them bur-
densome to the archduke and general from
whom / obtained them. To my daughter
| suggest that she have the gems taken
from their. original settings, dlsposing of
them slowly on this side and in Europe,
and retaining what she may desire. A
diamond broker named Mattison, in Maid,
en- Lane, New York. may be trusted
to a certain extent. but not with the Sc
cret OF the jewels origin. | lave re-
use, and that is the stone in my tie pin.
Its rem arkable history will be fouud writ
ten out in the jewel chest.
Now, Mr.. Ryerson, you are a free
man when you tell me where tina
loose fiagstone is located. Until then
you will live death over and over
again. The doctor, a fiendish look
coming over his face, neatly folded this
section of the m~illionaire's will and
placed it back in the drawer.
MY Cod" cried the aged maj in .
hoarse, emotional whisper, becoming
lividly red; II never dreamed you were
such a monster"
"Oh, yes; I'm a DR.. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde" said the physician calmly, with
a faint intimation of a smile. Are
you going to tell me the secret?'
Not if you kill me, fiend!' Missed
the insurance magnate.
Then 1 shall show you more hideous
kinds of death than you have mag
ined possible. Hushi Wait a sec
ond-" The a%nnunciator was ringing
violently. Markay went to the hall
door n peered through the folds of
draperies. At the front door was Miss
Beatrice.
"she's back before I expected cried
the doctor, rushing to Mr.. Ryerson's
Siuc. SOlhe, CpHle NOW. lie pldceu
the revolver in his pocket. He stopped
to help the millionaire rise and found
that the drug he had given him had
already worked and that the old man
was unconscious
"Thi is a pretty mess Missed the
doctor. With great strength he picked
up the limp form and carried it through
the loo into the enclosed courtyard,
and from there into the cellar of the
building.
H%urrying back to answer the impa-
tient doorbell the physician admitted
the pretty daughter of his victim.
When he had assured her that her
father had left several minutes before,
saying he would meet her in the Of
fees of the Fidelity Trust Company,
Miss Beatrice asked for a glass of
water, pleading fatigue.
While she seated herself in the chair
which her father had Occupied only a
minute before, DR.. Markay filled a glass
on the desk with water and handed it
to the young woman. As she drained
the glass the physician suddenly turned
CHASTITY pale. That was the glass from
which her father had drunk the stupe-
flying drug! In a few more minutes he
would nave another and unwanted VIC
time on his hands.
ITO He Continued TOmorroU,O