The Detroit times., 1910-04-25

, spoilt by the knowledge that | am still
lalive did not want 10 let you know
that he was aware or that, but Sir
Charles's action left me no alternative.
A. the same time, Sir Charles's con
ddct suited you spendidly. could see
that from your face. You stood there
pretending 10 be so overcome by ter
Tor that you could not stir. But
was looking you straight in the face,
out OF the darkness, and ! read you
like an open book. This was a won
! derfnl chance for you. You had only
10 stand and watch the tragedy pap ed
TO finish. Sir Charles would have
disposed OF the most dangerous
enemy you possessed, and be would
| have been kept out OF your way for
| the rest OF his life by the state And
that passed through your brilliant
Train. II came To you like a flash.
An1 there was in the darkness. read
ing your thoughts as they Mashed over
your face. | waited until | did not
dare TO delay any longer. At any
hazards the crime must re stopped.
&nG stopped it--4fft- you can TOOK
me In the eve, and deny thaLa |
! say Is absolutely true"
LADY Altamont laughed. but she
could not meet Braybrooke eyes. T.
desire could have done anything, he
would have been dead at her feet tina,
moment. In the past she had regard
ed her present ANTAGONIST more as a
fCol than anything else-now she be-
gan TO realize the full extent OF the
forces allied against her
You are exceedingly clever" she
sneered. But all you say is merely
srFposiuon and does not prove any
thing And the fact remains that YOU
are acting the part OF a burglar. What
tiS-te-pfeVent my calling in the police
and giving you into custody for
There was sudden cry. crash
and the sound OF swiftly running feet
overhead. Wanless was crying for as.
! sistance. Lady Altamont grasped the
situation in a moment.
i know what has happened. she
said. That drug was not strong
enough. II has failed more than once
lately. Let us go and see what has
happened"
Sir Charles had risen from his ~
and put Wanless aside as IL he had
been child. Then, as If his mind had
taken up the thread at the old place.
he had rushed into the boudoir and
Iad commenced TO hammer at the
panels, crying that some person was
next door. and that she must be
fetched away from there at all hazards
The mans frenzy rose with the
sound of his own voice Win reck
less strength and Indifference TO pain,
he dashed himself against the panels
TIL they gave way and ne fell head
long into the studio on the other side
The crash seemed TO shake the two
houses TO their foundations. but no
sign came from No. l3 Altamont
taied stupidity about hira MS anyone
does who stands suddenly and unex.
roctedly on strange ground for the
first time.
IT was Just as this happened that
Lady Altamont and her companion
came up with the mailman who had
brought all this mischief about Their
first impulse was 10 drag him back
into the boudoir and do what they
could TO temporarily repair the mis-
chief. But Altamont seemed 10 divine
/ this. for be darted on almost into the
arms OF somebody in the doorway.
May ask what all this means?" 4
voice said MY eyesight IS not what
II was. therefore ! shall De glad OF an
explanation"
Braybrooke dropped back for the
recognized the voice of Archibald Col
vile