The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-08-18

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Every member Of the party agreed
that Wallace must have sid into tic
crevasse. ~ for me, said nothing,
thinking ne chsnces either way we're
even. We returned to Interlaken, and
the party reported the result Of their
investigations, with the opinion tnat
The body, being IN the crevasae, could
not easily be recovered, I resolved 70
await developments. II Wallace had
escaped we should hear from him with
1 In reasonable time.
| A few days later an old gentleman
came up to me while l was standing
beside my telescope and asked me II
the place from which the American
had fallen was visible from where we
stood assured him that 1t was and
directed my telescope toward it. lie
| put his eye to the glass and since it
was In the center OF the field OF view
seemed to recognize 1t at once.
III any one had been looking through
your glass at the time the accident
occurred, would he have seen IT." &c
asked.
Certainly" l replied.
Can figures and faces be distin-
gu shed up there through your teie-
sccge SO as to know them?"
met surely"
~Sou.d you see an act in which two
| figures were involyed?"
Not very clearly"
Something In the mans voice was
familiar TO me, As he turned and
aced me saw that he was made
uns hs the theatrical people say,
Then something suddenly burst upon
me. Was It a droop Of one shout
der7 Was II the interest he had mani.
tested IN the tragedy? l could not
tell. but ! knew the old man was young
Wa lace disguised.
Il was looking through my glass"
J said. when that -sagedy occurred"
felt a grip on my arm, and the man
was fairly glaring at me.
Were you? What aid you see!' lie
said. trying to master his emotion.
told him what | had seen as have
ted II here. He would not permit me
TO leave out The slightest detail. When
I had finished added:
you are Mr.. Wallace. and you were
pushed over that cliff. I saw enough
to convince me that what Witnessed
was an attempted murder. Now tell
me o. the mans motive"
He told me that Miss Clark was an
American millionairess: hat he had
known her at home ond they had re-
Gently become engaged. In Paris lie
yerian had been introduced to the
girl. had joined the party with whom
she was travelling Al had been trying
to win her. Doubtless recognizing that
Wallace was the main obstacle in the
way OF getting her and her millions
he had attempted to put him out OF
the way.
Wallace had landed where sup
posed he would lasd. being only shak.
en- up by the glance he had made al
the bottom OF the cliff. Realizing that
K he accused lie verian OF trying to
murder him he won d have no eyi.
dence Of the fac, hs had disguised
himself and returned with a. view TO
watching his rival without being
known to him. He had not yet made
himself known 70 Miss Clark, beng
DESTROYS TO discover how she felt to-
ward his would-be murderer. FROM
what he had observed he feared that
lie verian was making some Roadway
IN his suit. but could not tell. His
nancee had been apparently much
shocked.
Having learned that would be able
to testify. Mr.. Wallace resolved ~
make himself known to lie ver'an
and Miss Clark. lie came to see me
the next day and described the scene
as 4 occurred at the J. hotel. He had
taken q private parlor and sent a mes-
sage to lie verian and Miss Clark that
Il they would come TO the apartment
they would. earn something OF George
Wallace.
They came. the girl looking hopeful.
~ anxious. the man very much agI-
tated. Wallace, who was dressed rs