Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-10-08
CHAPTER xI.-lContinued.l

she said shortly, and led the way down
the hatchway to the laboratory where
Betty had regained consciousness that
first remembered morning. Since then
Betty had never been there. She had
q doll baby suite of rooms well for
ward, hardly tenable for one so tall
and athletic as Betty. While most of
her time. even in stormy weather, was
spent on deck, still many of her meals
were served in the tiny sitting room,
all gay with blue and gold-blue the
color of Betty's eyes, and gold like the
sun in June weather.
Betty stumbled along the unfamiliar
passageway. Tyoga knocked twice at
bolted door and after a little wait the
portal swung inward and Tyoga thrust
Betty within.
"She wanted to see you" she an
nounced, brusquely. I've got to get
dinner"
lie Malheureux bowed low. I'm glad
of your company" he said. Il have
a lonely life, and such an interruption
is a pleasant one"
We'll, if you appreciate my coming
so much, show your appreciation" sug-
gested Betty, "do tell me why l am
here, and who you are?"
Do
Malheureux. do not ask me. 1 dis
like to be compelled TO be so discour-
teous as to refuse you. but l must
You have been very ill., but health is
returning to you, and when you re-
turn home you will think of this jour
ney only as pleasant dream. You
have had no cause to complain OF your
treatment here, save your"
faltarad T2attV "OnlV I'm
customed to knowing why and where
fore, that's ALL"
"'Thats ALL you say" said lie Mall
heureux. Don't you know that Why's
and 'wherefore's' are the sum total OF
existence? Don't ask me about them.
Ask me anything elsel"
Then I shall promulgate who. !"
CHANGED Betty, desperately. Tell me,
do you know who murdered Cerisse
Wagner"
She was unprepared for the reply,
yet intuitively knew that 1t was what
abe had anticipated.
Yes" assented LIE Malheureux.
What is more" he continued. watch
tng a swift question form on Betty's
sips, 81 saw the deed whan 1t was
done!"
Betty shrunk from him with eyes
dilated, mouth agape.
Then you" she began.
Il did not" promptly retorted lie
Malheureux. Il did not kill her l
would have saved her If 1 could. But
1T was impossible. The tragedy was
inevitable, it was foreordained and it
mad to happen. Nobody can ever
clinch with Destiny The first few
days you were aboard this boat you
tried it, my dear Miss Lancey. The
result? You nearly had second at
tack of fever and nervous prostration.
When you resigned yourself to events
as they course, you commenced to feel
better, as you must admit. To dis
miss the unattainable, and to welcome
what may come, is the right doctrine
of living why do you worry with
what you cannot affect?"
81 don't dare to think" said Betty.
but since you, whoever you are, have
hauled me off in this high handed
fashion, consider there's some largess
coming to me. If you knew who muir
dered Cerisse Wayne, why don't you
tell me? That is. unless you're in duty
bound to protect the murderer Come
tell me, do"
what benefit would that be to your"
questioned lie Malheureux.
you forget I'm newspaper wom-
anu" argued Betty, land draw salary
for gathering the news and turning il
in to my city editor"
Some distance from your city editor
now, aren't you?" suggested lie NAL
heureux.
We'll. couldn't I send my paper a
wIreless?" flashed Lefty. You've an
instrument there!"
"Ho, hol" laughed lie Malheureux
$50 that's why you wanted to come
into my laboratory is it? You heard
the clicking. recognized it. and thought
II you dared enough you might COM
municate with your friends. A great
idea, thatl And l must confess you
are a pluclxy girl. Miss Betty. but ]
warn you. if you tamper with these
instruments in here. youll tamper with
eternity, and I'd advise you to let these
apparatuses alone"
BAH I'm not afraid" sneered Bet.
ty.
Neither has any troublemaker ever
been afraid of the trouble she started
till it's too late to stop it. You're 8
woman, and of course you'll do as YOU
please, but"-he shrugged himself
again-''you'd better be warned"
''Tll promise not to NEEDLE If you'll
tell me one thing" persisted Betty.
you should have been a corpora.
ton lobbyist" responded lie Malheur.
eux; still l shall be generous! Blu
what is it,"
who did kill Cerisse Wagner"
"A man who loved her." replied L,
Mslheureux. laconioally. Come her,
and see what have done to this ger.
snium leaf. 1t is magnified and remag.
nified- Look how its eyes have re.
sponded TO the influence of these con.
vergent rays-a new ray 1 have dis
covered myself. l have found the eye.
of plants and tReir soulsl Some day
shall uncover the human sonl itself
not only the physically corporate. bu
those THAI ride. as Omar says make,
on the air dR hsaven-'"