Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-23


frightened heart were trying TO burst
the tube with it5 squirting red jet.
The doctor put his mouth close TO Co
quenI's ear aud whispered. It's the
shock showing now. the shock that he
held back after the body"
There! DO you know these faces2'
AS he spoke there appeared the fake
photograph that Coquenil had found
IN Brussels-Aiice at the age of twelve
with the smooth young widow.
Look at the girl I'm this false pic
ture which you had cunningly made
I'm Brussels!'' cried the judge. "Who
is she? There is the reason for your
killing Martinez"
Now the prisoners pulse was run
ming Wild. faster and faster
Martinez knew the truth" he went
on; Martinez held your secret. How
had Martinez come upon It? The
whole aim OF this investigation has
been 10 get the secret. and we have got
it! GrOener. you have written this
secret for us in words Of terror We
know what Martinez knew when you
took his life: we know the story OF
the medal that be wore"
Il know nothing about this man or
his medal" flung back the prisoner
MOP Then you will be glad to hear
the story. II was medal of solid
gold awarded Martinez by the city OF
Paris for conspicuous bravery In saw
ing lives at the terrible charity ba-
zaar Gre. Have you forgotten the &c
tails OF the charity bazaar 6re?"
Il am not interested in the subject"
answered the accused.
"Ah. but you are. or you ought to be
Hundreds burned 10 death--think OF
that, Cowardly men trampling wo-
men and childrenl Duchesses burned
TO death! Rich women burned TO
death! Thick OF It. Groener. and
he signaled the operator. and look at
ifF'
AS he spoke she awful tragedy be-
gan I'm one OF those extraordinary NOV
ing pictures that the French make
after q catastrophe Here before them
leaped redder flames than ever crac-
Killed. through the real charity bazaar;
here were women and children perish
ing In more savage torture than the
actual victims endured: here were hor-
rors piled on horrors CoQuenil had
seen this picture I'm one Of the bOule-
ward theaters. and straightway after
the precious nine second clew OF the
worJ test he had sent Papa Tiguol or
for IL posthaste. II the mere words
charity bazaar had struck this man
dumb with fear. what would the thing
itself do-the revolving. CHASTITY thing2
Then suddenly the tension snapped:
the prisoner sprang 60 his feet. and.
tearing his arm from the leather
sleeve, he faced his tormentors des-
perately.
mo. no. no. he shrieked. You
dogs! You cowardsr'
Put the handouts on him." ordered
Hauteville
What does all this proven" the pris-
oner screamed I'm rage. "Nothingl
Nothing. You make me look at dis
gusting. abominable pictures. and why
shouldn't my heart beat? Anybody's
heart would beat II he had heart"
The Judge went on I'm n tone as keen
and cold as a knife: Before you go
60 your cell. Groener. YOU shall hear
what we charge against you. Your
wife persisted in the charity bazaar
Dire She was very rich woman.
probably au American. who had been
married before aud who had a daugh-
ter by her previous marriage. That
daughter * the girl you call Alice
Her true name is Mary. She was I'm
the hre with her mother and was res
cued by Martinez. but the shock Of
seeing her mother burned 70 death
and perhaps the shock Of seeing yOu re-
fuse 10 SdUe her mother
It's a lie," yelled the prisoner.
"All this terror and anguish caused
a violent mental disturbance In the
girl and resulted I'm a failure OF her
memory. When she came out OF the
fire she did not know her own name.
She was helpless And she tcGS q great
heiresS! II she lived she inherited her
mothers fortune; II she died this for
tune reverted to you. SO you destroy
ed her identity; you gave It out that