The Washington herald., 1910-02-27
LITERARY MAGAZINE

seemed to be always on the watch He
too dangerous. Then the count was seen
10 leave your rooms, and got 10 know
MIN, never dreaming that he was really the
from him all about you. Next, we heard
thnt the prince was sending Major Torosto
over here, and he was waylaid and his pa
pers taken from him, and they got you to
CurzOn street. They meant to force you 20
tSu them where 10 ma the countess, and
the same night ! followed the count from
your rooms 10 music hall where he got
drunk, aud in "A row with stranger he let
out the fact that he not stephen Ross
but Count StefanO Rossi. We got him 10
Geryalse street, and gent word To Drasili.
Il know already most OF what YOU have
told me-" said Ralph who had let him tell
1t In order to test his good faith, 'ana /
know what Marini's scheme was-I over
heard IL that night"
"Marini was for putting the count To
death and getting rid of the body by some
OF his Internal chemicals but again Drasili
stopped 1t. DrasilI is coward really, and
Marini cursed him for IT, ana declared that
his squeamshness would ruin everything In
the end. He wouldn't even have the young
duke himself killed"
What young dukeT'
The princes son. Carlo, Duke Of Melh"
You mean that the princes son is alivef'
cried Ralph, intensely excited by the thought
OF all that this meant.
lie Is a prisoner in the house of an ad-
herent of DraSilis--a doctor, like Marini
himself named Bavelli BavelII's son was
killed in IA quarrel I'm which the young duke
was wounded, and the dead son palmed
OF as the duke and the latter taken to
have lost his reason as the result of his
wound"
IF you can give me proof of this Black.
more, you shall have double the amount |
promised" said Ralph, fire at the news
Il can and viii: and can tell you how ia
get hold Of not only Bavelli himself and tha
Young duke, but Marini and Drasili well,
and the proof that the latter knows every
thing
TT HE interview lasted a long time, ami
when IL ended Ralph was in possession Of
all the detailed Information BlackmOre had
promised, well as the means OF carrying
out the scheme which he had formed.
hurried conference with Or. COttcrell
followed, in which the latter pledged him
self for the safe keeping OF Blackmore, and
then Ralph left to hurry back to Darling
ham.
Rita was free. ana he was carrying the
1t was as II a miracle had happened. At
the very moment when he had been plunged
In the chill gloom of despair the clouds had
parted and the warm sunlight OF promise
light and brightness. Life was once more
worth living.
Ills impatlence to learn how she would
receive the news increased with every mile
Of the journey. She should be the first to
hear It, and he would tell il when they were
alone together. lie could then for him
self whether he might venture to speak the
words which had more than once trembled
ON his lips when there were still the bar
tieFs between them.
Ills only doubts sprang from her strange
tower. he kept swinging like pendulum
between hope and doubt until the suspense
maddened him.
1t was thus with an exclamation of in
at the station. jumped into the waiting dog
cart. and drove Off Mt furious pace
Concluded Next Week.
Copyright 1909 by Casscl t. Co.