Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-02-06
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By ARTHUR HENRY vESEY \
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By ARTHUR HENRY vEsEY
p xxx.-Continued.

say" asked Helena in slow wonder.
Perhaps you know that ! was i'm.
prlsOncd In the Don yondcr. II took
INC three hours TO loosen the bar of
tho window. ! made my way round
the slOping roof Of the towers by the
stone gutter to the window Of that
other o The window was open.
When ] gained II, and was about to
enter II, ] IA this man, whom ! be.
!!evcd to be your brother, enter the
room, bolt the door behind him, kncel
1t a packet Of papers which he nov
bas In his pocket"
II Forbes had expected Helena to
be cumfOundcd at thiB surprising
news, his wish was gratincd. But "
was wonder tempered with infinite Joy.
The papers that convicted her brother
Of guilt had been rescued from tho
cruel clutch Of Madame de WARMER.
She did not realize at once that ! had
Btccrcd clear of CharybdiS only TO fall
foul TO Scylla. The peril Of Sir Nor
timers guilt being known was now In.
fniicly greater than II had been half
IN our ago. Ilclcna'B defense Of ms.
self. and Madame dc WARMERS untime.
~ interruption, had both allena,cd all
sympathy from Helena and strength
cnod his conviction that | was one Of
the conSpiratDrS.
n ! had kept silent 80 long, II II
seems unmanly that ! should have al.
lnuyGI u',t.up ia IIa.l In mo tniulf
1T IL bccan2e ! wa3 racking my brain
for n means Of escape from the awk.
ward prcdicamcnt that held nc cap
tive.
II have told you, Captain Forbes.
that ] have ample reason 10 believe IN
the honesty OF Mr. IIaddpn, II he has
taken any papers from the safe, n Is
with my fullest and deepest gratitude.
II vas the there tho had
stolen them from my brother. They
are personal papers. They concern
only my mother ana myself now that
Mortimer is dead Mr., IIaddon will
restore them 10 me"
i shall forbid that" protested
Forbes hotly. Il tell you, Miss Brett,
those arc papers Oi State. They be
long TO the State, J must sec that
they arc placed In the hands Of the
ministers Of tho Foreign Office. For
tho last time, give me thosn papers"
lcapch at the loopholc Helena had
offered me. " ! could not prevent
their falling into the hands Of Forbes,
al least ! cOnld delay that dire event.
i shall obey you, Miss Brett. Into
your hands alone shall ! place those
papers"
~ you please" she said with dig
nifty, and held ont "A hand that aid not
trcmblc to receive them.
And stIll ! h%csltatcd. saw the
CLEAN Of resolution IN the glitter OF
Forbes blue eyes. n ! produced the
paper now II would be only TO have
the kings messenger snatch them
from my grasp. Forbes turned to
Helena In angry triumph.
You see, Miss Brett, he hnSitatcs.
The woman aud himself are as rcluct.
ant that the papers fall into your
hands as they arc that ! obtain them.
He thinks that he may trick yOu. AZ
he has already once trickcd me. Is
there nothing ! can say TO shake your
blind confidence in this %trcacbcrous
tDIpOstor?"
Nothing" said Helena, with resolu.
ton: but ] could gee her troubled eur.
prise at my reluctance.
Then ] shall bo forced 10 resort IN
violence. ! am going TO have those
papers, and at once. If q arc NO
blind TO the grave danger Of letting
this man keep the papers. over for the
moment, ! am not. How could he
have taken them from the safe ,,pIess
Il were with the permission and Der.
haps at tho entroaty Of this Madame
dc Varnier?"
"The inference IL clear enough.
should think-she must have left the
door Of the safe open"
Helena spoke confidently, but triat
In mo had been put to a sore test.
Your tredulity In very great II you
think that. Why. madam, | saw him
deliberately work tho combination of
the gafo"
Helena uttered a cry OF horror q,
my supposed i~rsaeheIy, HoT trust was
shattered,