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

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clever woman like Yourself 7 need
not say any more Still, If We go into
the matter of that strange attack on
your sister. who. in your own house
Lady Altamont stood before Burles
with eyes burning like Goals
You are a devil she said with
burning lntentness, "A devil should
like 10 slay. III tell YOU as much as
I know. / hadn't the least idea wheth-
or or not Terry had executed his com
mission tin I got Sir Charles letter
I sent Terry away with the stones
little later the night of the masked
dance
"That IS so. Burles replied. The
|uight that mysterious lady was here,
the lady who was found nearly dead
ia your inner room heard Just be-
fore I came here that La Belle Alta
lanta was getting better, which is a
good thing for YOU You came near
TO being charged with murder over
that business Still. II the lady is get
( ting better
AZ assure Won she is getting better"
Lady Aliamont replied "She-she is
( going TO recover She will make no
happened that keeps her out of full
possession Of her senses for the time
I saw her yesterday ! went into No
J r.. or proposed 10 do so But see
YOU know everything So | have no
alternative. You see but 10 speak out"
Il see" Burles replied, with a face
that dil NOT move a muscle Your
sister is not ~ 10 speak Of her acci-
dent vet The world In general is as
( much In the dark as ever?'
Il hope so Lady AltamOnt replied
She was quite ut her ease again of
course. il has been rather a trying
time for us. but really, humanity de-
manded nothing else Still the doc
tor says that IL is merely matter Of
time. Honestly. do YOU know how my
sister met her accident
Iurles replied that he was In full
possession Of az the necessary facts
lie had a theory Of his own which
he was rather anxious 10 test He
would like TO soc the unfortunate lady
for q few minutes And Lady Alta
mont was quite ready 10 do anything
that Burles desired She would ac-
company him next door To save
Jrouhle Burles coollv proceeded 10 the
next house by means OF the broken
panel lie had reason 90 know that
COitllle was not at home. Burles call
ed for Susan. who came. She seemed
a Lttle startled but she said nothing
! Don't De- frightened my dear cool
susan ne aid cheerully only tell
me th" truth. and nothing is likely to
happen Co. YOU cor anybody else Per
. 4 ..ff hqf
am Inspector Burlcs. OF Scotland
Yard lou ~, not a bad woman, on
The whole. and YOU could have been
better still but Tor the evil influences
or that rascally old husband of yours.
Lady Altamont tells mo that she got
.HcrvouA yesterday and that her nerves
broke down She saws she came TO
You and confessed everything | am
'9ine % mako bargain with Lady
Altamont whereby she will not be
charged with halfmurderlng her sis
Ter Vho is rcallY the wife OF Mr. Col.
vile IN m ~ passion but YOU know
y ahnut that Susan OF course z
axe it that Mrs ColWlle was not bet.
Tor than sle might have been
"Sha had good deal 90 put mp with
SIR ouH uUuWed
dare say Burles went on She
found her 'or here I'm what appear.
Il to Pre- d great position. and she be-
gan .ha lfee OF hlackmail Then tho
Gu1ro' 1H aud -omothue lko a-
tempted murder IL wasn't bad idea.
and u nna.'r came of but Tor q lucky
littio stroke cf mine"
"lic is devil Lady Namort hiss.
cd 4 do,il taW should ike 20