The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14
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write" said Lady Sarah. She sat down at her desk, snatched a pen and the Screech-Owl came close to her. T de- clare" said she. while Sarah wrote. that in February 1927, Pierre Tourns- mine placed in my hand a child who had been confided to him by the house. keeper of Jaques Ferrand-"
 The pen fell to the floor and Lady Sarah dropped face down over the desk The Screech-O Owl had driven a dag ger between her shoulders.
 Quickly she anatched the jewels and fled through the little door without per- ceivng that her victim still breathed
 Even while the hag was on the way to her haunts with her booty, Jaques Ferrand was arranging with one of the Seine River pirates and assassine to get rid of La Goualeuse. The next day Madam Seraphine obtained the girls release from prison, and under pretense of taking her to friends. em- parked with her in a rowboat bound ostensibly for a small island.
 Ferrand had told Madame Seraphine that the boat would be upset in the middle of the stream, where the cur rent ran it's swiftest and that she would be hescued at once by another boat which would be near by. leaving LaGoualeuse to drown under circurl- stances that would permit no suspicion.
 Tn truth, however, this murderous errand was destined to be the last of the many that the housekeeper had done for Ferrand. He had decided that the time had come to get rid of her. So when the assassin upset the boat, the other one approached only to pick him up and both women were left to whirl down the tide, being watched cold bloodedly by the murderers until they sank.
 Ferrand had taken effective precau- tions to prevent the assassins from knowing who he was. The death of Madam Seraphine removed his accom- plice, who might have turned on him some day. Now there remained only one other being who had guilty knowl- edge of his crimes, and him he did not fear, since betrayal would mean his own destruction.
 That accomplice was Dr. Polidori.
 Yet even while he was rubbing his hands with satisfaction Dr. Polidori, tracked by Rudolph's spies who had seen him with Ferrand, was in their hands. They had caught him in the very commission of crime-the poll soning of a rich man at the orders of his young wife.
 Once in the power of Rudolph, and realizing that the scaffold was certain if the Grand Duke chose to give him up to justice. he surrendeded Ferrand without hesitation.
 He confessed that the brother of the Countess Fermont had not committed suicide, but had been murdered by Fer rand and himself that they might ap- propriate the fortune in the notary's hands. He furnished proof that Fer rands charge against Germain had been made solely to hide another embezzle- ment of trust funds. With these con- fessions and with documents that he surrendered. he gave the Grand Duke enough evidence to assure the convtc- tion of the lawyer on capital charges.
 But this was not Rudolph's design, imbued as he was with the determine tion to punish criminals and crime in his own way.
 Holding the fear of death over Poll dorl he made him the instrument Talk ing elaborate precautions against his escape, he sent the Italian into Fer rand's house to begin a novel and ef fective punishment.
 Meantime he had learned of the kid mapping of La Goualeuse. Ills agents traced her to Saint Lazare. There they learned that Mme. Seraphine had taken her away and almost simultaneously with their report came the news of the drowning.
 The Grand Duke was stricken with grief. He realized with surprise that the beautiful and unhappy young girl had grown very dear to him-an emo ton that he could not analyze further than to mourn as if he had lost be- loved child.
 While he was still overcome he re- ceived the news of the attack on Sarah. Although she was alive still, it was certain that she was doomed, and she begged Rudolph to fulfill a dying re- quest and grant her an interview.
 He went at once, deeply as he hated her.
 Lady Sarah was determined to fulnL her ambition before she died. In the past months it had slowly become g mania with her to wear a crown. Now that she was dying 1t was her one flaming desire-a madness that kept her alive and gave her strength to play her great card.
 Even more beautiful than when she first lured the young Prince. she faced