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

would like to see the unfortunate lady
/ for a few minutes. And Lady Alta
mont was quite ready 10 do anything
( that I5urles desired She would ac-
company him next door. To save
trouble. Burles coolly proceeded TO the
! boudoir and took his way into the
next house by means OF the broken
panel lIe had reason TO know that
Colyille was not at home. Burles call
ed for Susan, who came. She seemed
little startled. but she said nothing.
Don't be frightened my dear, good
Susan" he said cheerfully Only tell
me the truth, and nothing is likely to
happen to YOU or anybody else Per
haps ! had better tell YOU. Susan. that
| am Inspector Burles. of Scotland
Yard You are not bad woman. on
the whole. and YOU could have been
better still but for the evil influences
OF that rascally old husband of yours.
Lady AltamOnt tells me that she got
nervous yesterday. and that her nerves
broke down. She says she came TO
YOU and confessed everything. | am
going to make a bargain with Lady
Altamont whereby she will not he
charged with halfmurdering her sis
ter who is really the wife OF Mr. Col
all about that Susan, Of course
take II that Mrs Colville was not bet
ter than she might have been
She had a good deal TO put up with
sir, Susan murmured
II dare say Burles went on "She
found her sister here I'm what appear
cd 10 be a great position. and she be-
gan the game of blackmail Then the
ri al 4, In.
tempted murder II wasn't bad idea,
and IL nearly came off. but for lucky
little stroke Of mine"
lie is a devil. Lady Altamont hiss
ed "A devil that | should like 10
kill"
And vet ! am proving your friend
all the time Burles said pleasantly.
, Il might have had You arrested Oh.
you need not smile. You recollect that
conversation you had on the night OF
your masked ball with the Hon Ru-
pert Lancaster? Well. was the Hon
Rupert for that occasion. You see,
had hold ON Lancaster. So great
WIGS my hold that | literally forced
him 10 play into my hands I'm told
that he found II policy to hold his
tongue. l'ut | am getting away from
the i"il1A-lIldl DOiUl lldl | KNOW
everything. You might Just as well
confess that your sister suffered VIC
lence at your hands as let the case
go ON and have the facts ont in court"
You knew all the time that she was
my sister" Lady Altamont gasped
"pid not ! say that YOU were a devilo
Perhaps YOU can tell me what my sis
Ter came 10 me that night for9"
| I
TO come here until knew everything
and had all my facts As I said be-
fore. Your sister came 10 try and get
money out OF YOU. Ii is very easy
and simple explanation And | should
not Try end blackmail Mr. Cecil Wan.
less any further if were you, because
II VIII be useless. You cant demand
hush money for murder that is no
murder az all But | believe he has
, already defed You TO do your worst
once again Lady Altamont mutter
ed something about a devil that she
would like 10 STAY. But there was no
sting IN the words for Mr. Burles He
went on quite smoothly.
Mr.. Wanless is free from You now"
he said Don't try IL ON again. You
lave puzzled me good deal over this
matter, but you have been puzzled in
your turn. But am going to enlight.
On you IL is little strange that your
sister should turn out TO be the wife
of Mr. Archibald Colville."
Yes, know that And. strange
to say, Colville lives next door. Bat
never met Colvilc. though he is my
peighbor All | know is that he mar
ried my sister out of pique. and that
they seemed to quarrel violently. She
left him years ago and because size
left him he wanted her back again.
But she will tell you all this dare
say. If You ask her. Seeing that she
Is going TO get better"
she is ever SO much better today"
old Susan said Had Won not better
see her? ! don't think that there is
very much risk about il. When your
ladyship came here yesterday. had
not seen the doctor. But his report
today is so satisfactory that you may
see her If you please"
Burles opened the door Of the
studio and led the way up the stairs
of the mysterious No 10. Silenced
and quite broken in spirit now. Lady
Altamont followed him up the gloomy
stairs and into the acknowledgment
ed room at the top of the house
where, on the bed. the figure Of Ia
Belle ATLANTA was lying Old Susan
was not far off preparing some lemon
ade. Susan looked up eagerly ana
quickly. There was an air of expec.
tation about her that was not lost on
Lady Altamont.
Il suppose you are all against me
Lady Altamont said bitterly. Il have
no friend here"
There YOU have only yourself 10
blame the figure in the chair said
family. II came TO your house that
night because ! was hard up. and YOU
refused TO see me. | made my way
into your inner room and | found i
bottle of champagne there. Also
found man called O Brien there. But
O'Brien did not want You 10 see him.
especially as he had pressing business
with me- that did not brook delay.
O'Brieu was hiding in the room. he
heard you coming. and he had 10 keep
out OF the way. You came i'm and lost
your temper. ] told Won that YOU
would murder somebody sometime In
one of your tempers, and YOU came
near TO numbering me You denied
knowing who I was, and you tried 10
starve me TO death after Your ide1
was that wanted 10 compel Won 10
give ne money TO hold my tongue
over that old Berlin business. We'll.
II needed money, but ! should not have