The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-03-04
ne hail ana entered the olnlng-


the table Either such that
no could them further mind nocuaed
horrors did cry at what saw retreat from I'm
medaey at my body Of beautiful woman lying
length upon flung either side Of her. her
white face and shoulders cleaning duly unsteady light of the
candle her chain of diamonds and the
light played upon and made them flash and blaze tiny flames
who them dead, and certain
how she had died that without dropped
knees beside her and placed my hand above Ny fingers
again thin slit of wound had doubt my mind
this the Russian and when lowered the candle
to her face was assured that features showed the
both the Sav and the Jewess the eyes black the
buebac and wonderfully heavy and her skim in DEATH
was color She surprisingly beautiful
II rose and tried light another candle with the held
hand unsteady that could not keep the ck
together intention again search for this dagger
which had been both the English boy and the beautiful
princess could light the second candle heard footsteps
descending stairs the Russian appeared in the door
my face in darkness, that the sight of it he
would have taken ALARM for at that but that
himself murderer His plainly visible
the light from the hail. and could that
preston of dull bewdemen stepped quickly toward him and took
firm hold upon his wrist
She there he said The Princess has gone They have all
gone
@sWho have gomez demanded who else has been hereY
The Englshmen,' he said.
what Engshmen demanded what their namesY
The by manner that question of great
hung his and he began protest that he did
the visitors and that until that evening had
them.
81 guessed that my which frightened him, took my
hand off his wrist and spoke less eagerly.
long they here asked 'and when did they
"He pointed behind him toward the drawing-room.
Gone there with the Princess he sad the other after
had placed the coffee the drawingroo The two Enghmen
talked together and the Princess returned here the table She
that chair and brought her and cigarettes Then
outside upon bench feast day. had been drink
Pardon Excelency, but fell asleep When awoke your Elk
ceency standing by me- English
had gone That all know.
IT believed that the telling the truth His fright had
passed. and he apparently puzzled but alarmed
"You remember the of the Enghmen' urged
Try think When you announced them the Princess what
did you giveY
CAT this question he exclaimed with pleasure and reckoning
hudy down the hall and into the drawingoom In the
furhest from the the piano. and silver
He picked this up and smiling with pride his nei
gence pointed cards lay upon up
the engraved upon them"
The American paused abruptly glanced
him. 81 read the Names he repeated He spoke with great euc
" CONTINUED cried the Baronet, sharply
Il read the Names said the with evident dsase and
the family of each the They the of
brothers. One well known you It the African explorer
of whom this gentleman speaking the Earl of Chef
The other the of his brother Lord Arthur Cheney
The the table fell back though apdoor had fallen
open their feet
lord Chetney they exclaimed chorus They glanced each
and back to the American with every of and
disbelief.
1T IMPOSSIBLE cried the Baronet "Why my dear young
Cheney only arrived from Africa yesterday 1t stated in the
evening papers,"
The of the set in resoue square, pressed
his lips together.
You perfectly right he sad "Lord Cheney did arrive
London yesterday morning and yesterday night found his dead
body"
The youngest member present the first He seemed
the interruption of the narrative.
Oh please let him go he cried "What happened