The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-03-04


rise, upon attaining which he would
have soon stopped; the other leading
to the edge Of crevasse into which
he would have fallen to an unknown
depth.
Every member Of the party agreed
that Wallace must have slid into the
crevasse. AS for me, said nothing,
thinking the chances either way were
even. We returned to Interlaken, and
the party reported the result Of their
Investigations, with the opinion that
the body, being in the crevasse, could
not easily be recovered. resolved to
await developments. If Wallace had
escaped we should hear from him with
in a reasonable time.
A few days later an old gentleman
came up to me while was standing
beside my telescope and asked me II
the place from which the American
had fallen was visible from where we
stood. l assured him that 1t was and
directed my telescope toward 1t. He
put his eye to the glass and since 1t
was in the center Of the field of view
seemed to recognize it at once.
IF any one had been looking through
your glass at the time the accident
occurred, would he have seen it?' he
asked.
Certainly" replied.
"Can figures and faces be distin.
guished up there through your tele.
scope SO us to know them"
"Not surely"
"Could you see an act in which two
figures were involved7"
mot very clearly"
Something in the mans voice was
familiar to me. AS he turned and
faced me l saw that he was made
up" as the theatrical people say. Then
something suddenly burst upon me
Was it droop Of one shoulder? Was
it the interest he had manifested in
the tragedy? could not tell, but ]
knew the old man was young Wallace
disguised.
II was loking through my glass, !"
I said, "when that tragedy occurred"
felt grip on my arm. and the man
was fairly glaring at me.
"Were you? What did you sect" he
said, trying to master his emotion.
told him what had seen as have
told it here. He would not permit me
to leave out the slightest detail. When
had finished l added:
| "You are Mr.. Wallace, and you were
pushed over that cliff. l saw enough
to convince me that what witnessed
was an attempted murder. Now tell
me Of the mans motive"
; He told me that Miss Clark was an
American millionairess; that he had
known her at home and they had re
Gently become engaged. In Paris Ii
verian had been introduced to the
girl, had Joined the party with whom
she was travelling and had been trying
to win her. Doubtless recognizing thai
/ Wallace was the main obstacle In the
way Of getting her and her millions
he had attempted to put him out Of
the way.
1 Wallace had landed where l sup
posed he would land, being only shak
en- up by the glance he had made q
the bottom of the cliff. Realizing tina
If he accused LIE verian Of trying t
! murder him he would have no evi
dence Of the fact, he had disguised
l himself and returned with view tt
watching his rival without bein,
known to him. He had not yet mad
himself known to Miss Clark, beinl
DESTROYS to discover how she felt to
ward his would be murderer. From
what he had observed he feared tina
lie Verian was making some headwa,
in his suit, but could not tell. Hi
fiancee had been apparently muc
shocked.
Having learned that would be abb
to testify, Mr.. Wallace resolved t
make himself known to LIE Veria
and Miss Clark. He came to see m
the next day and described the seen
as it occurred at the ]. hotel. He ha
taken private parlor and sent me!
. sage to LIE verian and Miss Clark tha
If they would come to the apartmer
they would learn something of GeOrg
Wallace.
They came, the girl looking hopefu
~ anxious, the man very much ag
tated. Wallace, who was dressed Q
: an old man, threw of his disguise an
= stood before them as himself. TT
: girl started toward him with cry an
fell in a swoon In his arms. The ma
), stood looking like serpent about
: strike final blow for life.
Wallace put out his hand and toucl
ed q bell. LIE Verian stood tremblir
like a leaf. A waiter entered. or
Wallace told him to call the proprieto
! He came. and Wallace declared hir
self to be the missing American or
denounced LIE Verian rs his would
murderer.
: At that moment Miss Clark came
:. herself and heard his accusation.
never learned what became Of
= verian. l heard nothing about tri
and inferred that Mr.. Wallace and b
u iancee shrank from prosecuting hill
But the next summer while w
~ showing the Jungfrau to some tou
le lists heard familiar voice say:
70 "Can you show me the cliff fro
le which Wallace, the American, fell"
,e I turned. There stood Mr.. Walla
N himself with the American girl on /
~ arm.
20 'Mrs. Wallace and would like
g see the place." he added.
e. But the lady shrank away with
e, shudder, and her husband failed to
y, duce her to take even glance.