The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-07
CHAPTER XIII.
Suicide.


Suicide.
Buyles was heavy with fatigue and
want Of sleep. for he had come direct
from Paris 10 sootlandyard. But al
the same time, he did not look like a
man who Is displeased with himself
A telegram had just been passed over
to him from the Office Of mis- chief lie
almost staggered into the road ana
called a Gao. which he directed to
proceed as far as No. IA Ne.noh-ler
race
Your visit is quite superhuouS
Lady Altamont said There is no eie-
ment Of mystery about the case at an
sir Charles committed suicide lasi
night | must 20 to Paris for the IN
quest. The thing has. OF course come
as a great blow 10 me- as you can IN
derstand."
r only came home from Paris to.
dsv." Burles said. All the same, this
is not precisely what ! came TO see
you about. Unless | am very much
mistaken. you were prepared ior
something of this kind.
Lady Altamont sat up, and her race
grew alert for the first time There
was something in the lnclslNe tones
of BurleS' voice that suggested a, man
not TO be trifled with.
II don't quite understand you' she
said. sir Charles was violent az
times / daresay IL was no secret that
he has been drinking heavily lately.
But as TO the Ietter. why
Lady Altamont shrugged her shout
ders carclessly Burles regarded her
in an utterly Indifferent way
II must ask your Ladyship 10 tax
your memory" he said. There are
features about the case calling for in
vesigation Did you not receive a
letter from Sir Charles, VINO had gone
10 Paris connected with certain
business. saving that he was sick OF
life. and that he was going to end II
lai?"
Lady Atamonts dark face grew
pale and troubled Her fingers
clenched her fan as II il had been a
dagger. But she shook her head dog
4 gedly
THAT is unfortunate" Bmles muir
INJURED. There was no installing the
] sarcastic tone "A letter addressed
from tho Maison Bleu in the Quai
d'Henr on the hotel paper There
was q blot on the lefthand corner
think
Suddenly Lady Altamont sprung 10
thcr feet Her eyes were blazing now
with impo'ent fury
You devil she screamed What
I are YOU driving at? Go on, you devil
/ IT I were only a man
"A blot on the lefthand corner
/ Burlcs said, as N nothing had hap
pcned The letter contained the IN
! formation thai the man called Terry
was going TO play YOU false He had
gone off with your money on mission
u his owu AZ the last moment lac
| had failed TO carry out his designs in
! reeard,.te- the WaRIssS jeSeeiry. hut he
! did not tell you this because -Sl
/ Charles action saved hin. az The
/ trick. Sir Charles came out AZ The
/ last I'm "a way that nobody expected
His letter to you told YOU where INC
! levels bad got TO- and that they Were
at once dispatched by registered posi-
I TO YOU All the information was ll
the letter with the blot on o. Now
have known that FERRY was iu thl.
I business for some TIME, and I have
had him watchcd. The Paris police
arrested him un another charge, and
he told certain things That Us why
/ | went tn Parts o. san him ! found
| that Terry was disposed t1 say a
greot dcgl. especially as was in q
position TO help him with tbo Paris
/ uoHcc Come. as : have just told YOU
I ! know AN about Tho attack ou Terry
/ by Sly Charles. and What became oi
/ the diamonds After thai you car
guess why / am here tonight
/ "What do you want Lady Alta
imont asked hoarsely what are yoJ
! driving at az -sat
surely YOU ,kuoV perfectly we'll,
Wpnt the Wanlasa diamonds At least
/ l. don't want them. because they ar'
! ia tho possession ut the pO5tOtdcc
/ The hotel porter in Paris told me al
about the letter which Sir Charlie
wrote 10 you--thc one with tho blo
on *. ! mean Probably he got
/ glimpse orr jHst h1rnre n was scale.
1up ana fust hafpre Sir Charles ha,
irirrDosfsrs ~ t4'zr MS own life ff &
+fIad nut been Tor the mHrdcFOUs at
I taos on Terry should have known
ln0thing OF this. 1 don't want to MAX,
a scandal IL / can possibly avoid it
+, that lies In your hands. The mystery
OF Sir Charles death shall remain a.
such 10 you viii only listen 20 reason
You must see that YOU are utterly liz
my hands. n 81 comes out That yOl
were once plain Leona Clair youi
career will not be propitious. As tn,
widow Of SIR Charles as Lady Alta