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

man who Is displeased with himself.
A telegram had just been passed over
TO him from the Office of mis- chief. He
almost staggered into the road, and
called cab, which he directed TO
proceed as far as No. IA Nernon-ter'
race
Your visit is quite superiluous,
Lady Altamont said There Is no Gle
mcnt of mystery about the case AT all.
Sir Charles committed suicide last
night. | must 90 To Paris for the IN
/ quest The thing has. of course come
as a great blow Co me, as you can uh-
] derstand."
Il only came home from Paris to-
day" Burlcs said. All the same, This
Is not precisely what | came to see
YOU about Unless am very much
mistaken. YOU were prepared for
something of this kind
Lady Altamont sat mp, and her face
grew alert for the first time. There
was something in the incisive tones
OF Bures' voice that suggested a man
not to De trihed with
II don't quite understand you. she
said Sir Charles was violent at
times daresay IL was no secret that
he has been drinking heavily lately.
| But as to the letter, why"
Lady Altamont shrugged her shout
ders carelcssly. Burles regarded her
in an utterly Indifferent way
"a must ask your Ladyship 10 tax
your memory" he said There are
| features about the case calling for in
vestigation Did you not receive a
letter from Sir Charles. who had gone
to Paris connected with certain
! business saving that he was sick of
/ life, and that lie was going TO end II
iali?"
Lady Altamonts dark face grew
pale and troubled Her fingers
clenched her fan as If it had been "a
dagger But she shook her head dog
/ gcdly
That Is unfortunate Burles muir
INJURED There was no mistakng the
sarcastic tone. "A letter addressed
! from the Maison Bleu in the Quai
! dllcnn on the hotel paper. There
was blot on the left-hand corner, |
think.
Suddenly Lady Atamont sprung TO
! her feet Her eyes were blazing now
with lmpotent fury,
You devil" she screamed What
ART YOU driving at? Go on, YOU devil.
/ II were only man"
"A blot on the lcft-hand corner,
! Burlcs said. MS If nothing had hap
! Cned Tho letter contained the in
/ formation that the man called Terry
WAS Going to play YOU false. He had
/ gone OF with your money on mission
ul his own. AT the last moment he
had failed To carry out his designs in
regard ia the Wanless jewclry. but he
I did not tell YOU this, because SIR
( Charles action saved him at the
trick sir Charles came out az the
( last in a way that nobody expected.
( His letter To you told You where the
/ jewels had got To, aud that they were
at once dispatched by registered post
( TO YOU Al the information was In
1 the letter With the blot on It. Now
have known that Terry was in this
business for some time. and | have
had him watched The Paris police
arrested him on another charge and
he told certain things That is why
| went 10 Paris 70 see him. | found
/ that Terry was disposed to say
/ great deal especially as was in
! position TO help him with the Paris
/ police. Come, as have just told you.
( | know all about the attack on Terry
1 by Sir Charles. and what became of
the diamonds After that YOU can
guess why | am here tonight"
What do Won want Lady Alta.
mont asked hoarsely. What are you
driving at -
Surely YOU know perfectly we'll
want the Wanless diamonds. At least,
| don't want them, because they are
! in the possession or the postoilice.
The hotel porter in Paris told me all
/ about the letter which Sir Charles
wrote TO vou--the one with the blot
on it, ! mean Probably he cot
I glimpse Of it just before ii was sealed
1 up. and just before Sir Charles had
1 proposed TO take his own life If II
/ had not been for the murderous at
tack on Terry | should have known
! nothing of this | don't want to make
a scandal If ! can possibly avoid it
that lies in your hands The mystery
Of Sir Charles death shall remain as
such If you will only listen to reason.
You must see that you are utterly in
my hands II it comes out that YOU
were once plain Leona Clair your
career viii not he propitious AS the
mont, there is future before you. TO
clever woman like yourself / need
not say any more still If we go into
the matte" Of that strange attack on
/ your sister who. in your own house"
adv Altamont stood before Burles
with eyes burning like Goals
You arc a devil" she said with
{ burning intentness, "a devil ! should
! like 90 slay I'll tell YOU as much as
( / know. | hadn't the least idea wheth-
er or not Terry had executed his com
mission till I got Sir Charles letter.
| sent Terry away with the stones
little later the night of the masked
dance.
THAT is So" Burles replied. The
night that mysterious lady was here.
the lady who was found nearly dead
/ in your inner room. | heard just be-
fore / came here that La Belle Alta
/ lanta was getting better. which is q
/ good thing for YOU You came near
10 being charged with murder over
that business Still, If the lady is get
ting better
II assure Won she is getting better"
4 Lady Al'amont replied "She-she is
? going TO recover She will make no
charge against me. But something has
4 happened that keeps her out OF full
possession Of her senses for the time
/ | saw her yesterday. ! went into No
/ L.. or proposed 10 do so. But SEQ
| YOU know everything So | have no
alternative YOU see. but 20 speak out D."
L ar Al.