The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-07

her as Nell ~ 10 myself Tor had |
not gone 10 Luccrne. and told her the
story OF my cowsrdlce. perhaps she
would have been spared tho knovl.
edge of her brothers disgrace.
Dear" / snld gently, do you re-
member the little beacon that shon.
long after the lights on Pllatus and
Rig bad 1ickered out7 That little
light put heart into me then II tell,
you 10 hope now"
There Is no light on the mountain,
over there tonight"
1T may burn thuogh you do not see
H. The packet I took from the safe
have you destroyed it?'
II was about to do 40 as you en-
tered. Here II Is"
Capt Forbes has Just given me III.
second packet-tho one that Madams
de Varnier took from me forcibly. II
Is possible that its contents concern
your brother. May I open it?"
Yes" she said lIsuessly
tore open the packet with DELHI
Grafton. though heavens knows nv
fingers trembled. / spread the pape-
on the piano where | had shown
Madame de WARMER the death.mask
tho evening before. ] read them ons
after the other The proof was alb
soluto. Sir Mortimer's honor could
no longer be questioned Fools va
had been and blind.
Helena" ] said. mastering my emo
ton with an effort 1T is as [
thought. these papers throw a food
of light on the letters and notes 0,
your brother that we have so harshly
misunderstood.
She came swiftly 10 my side.
''Harshly misunderstood," she 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 Mortimor's comments were pin
ned. | laughed aloud when | saw
that these letters. supposed to be the
originals were typewriter. as wero
the copies.
Now l understood why Madame lie
Varnier had refused TO let me see
what she called the original papers.
Ii was not so much that she feared
should destroy them; she knew that
the fact OF their being typewrltten
would at once awaken my suspicion.
Did IT not occur to YOU as being
rather suspicious that these letter.
were written on typewriter"
Al first It did" replied Helena.
searching my face wonderlngly.
But she qulcted my doubts By ex.
planning to me that the letters were
typed TO prevent the possibility OF
their being traced"
THE ingenious Madame de Var
nier,"
Helena did not speak; her agltatoa
was too great for words She watch
cd me. at once bewildered and eager.
while I read the contents of both
packets carefully once more. When
I had read them, | sorted them no
less carefully. For ten minutes thcro
was silence between us.
Helena I said with a deep sigh.
when / had finished my task. once
tonight | said this was Castle Of
Lies. but i did not realize until now
how surely I spoke the truth. These
letters are forgeries."
Impossible" she murmured. wing
ing her hands in anguish II know
my brothers writing too we'll"
Follow me carefully. and you VIII
see that | speak the truth. do not
question Your brothers. handwriting.
But listen first Of all to this dispatch
which was taken from Capt Forbes
when he was trapped in the tower
Tell me II any of tho expressions IN
II are familiar TO you
Yes, yes" she cried eagerly. when
had finished. Lofty principles actu
ate Bulgaria. but lofty principles are
not sufficient TO insure success You
need have no anxiety that your own
interests VIII run counter TO those OF
England the references to the loan.
to my brothers indiscrcuon. TO his
ambitions-all these appear In my
brothers notes in connection with the
letters of the committee of freedom
Now read these letters-the con-
tents Of the second packet They
were written to your brother by
Prince Ferdinand himself. and deal
with the loan 10 be no1ted by the
banker TO finance Ferdinands inva.
sion of Macedonia The notes and
comments of your brother have refer
ence, not to these typewriter letters,
which were never written by any COM
mittoe OF freedom. which were never
received by Sir Mortimer. but are
the cunning fabrIcations of that wom-
an-but 10 these letters OF Ferdinand.
Look. YOU can see the pins pierced
each of Ferdinand's letters. As
place your brothers notes on the re-
spectlye letters to which they have
the pin marks .6t precise
ly, You may still cherish proudly the
motto OF your house: Honor. my
Sword"
Ernest. II this be true
1T Is true" ] said firmly. and
drew her to me, Il must leave Alter.
hoifen tonight. Helena Ii must not
DC known that | have been mistaken
'or your brother. / am going to find
Madame dc Varnier When | return
% you | shall bring with me her writ.
.on confession. And when I return.
'weetheart? You Bretts. you have
old me, are a proud race. Disgrace
'ou would bear alone. But your hap
,lness7"
Our happiness" she said sbyly.
we share with others"
(The End)
When Courage Failed.
"A man should always havo the
.ouraqe of his convictions ~Yno