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Through the Sheet and deep the chest of the man,
dagger had been driven"

She planned the whole show. She is just
the most adorable landscape artist we ever
had You saw her just now. lucy! Oh!
Lucy, Co-ee.'
Heath turned. The woman with the
gol6 en-bronze hair was stopping over rose
bush. At Millicents call, she came slowly
toward them. Somewhat to the artist
embarrassment, Millicent at once told her
of his criticism, and all three discussed the
artistic features Of the rockery. AS they
walked back to the house. Mrs Conway.
for it was she, pointed to the roof of
bungalow just visible over a rise in the
ground.
THAT is where live she said, Il built
it after my own designs. VIII 70 come
some day with Millicent and criticise it as
honestly as you have my rockery?" For
an instant her large. dark eyes rested on
his.
This was the beginning. When love
enters the breast f man after he has
lived loveless for half hi. lifetime, it ripens
quickly. 1t riots and surges in sweeps OF
unspent passion, incautious and unreason
ing. 1t was so in Albert Heaths case
He saw in Lucy Conway only a woman who
filed all the empty spaces in his heart. Ea
asked neither who she was nor what she
was He had met her at his friends who
told him she was widow. and that was
enough for him. He wanted her for his
wife.
Each meeting revealed to him a
new quality which but added to her at.
Effectiveness and which proved to him
dspel the gloom that had overshadowed
his life during the past few years. In
three months he had proposed and been
accepted. Their marriage quickly followed.
There was one picture in his studio
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lock.
You can come in now. 1-r want you"
She found him standing before the great
canvas. It's back was toward the door, the
draperies had been torn away He
motioned her to a seat. facing him as he
stood, palette in hand before the painting.
She began to speak, but her throat was
dry: she could not.
ian you tell me anything about those?"
he asked suddenly, pointing to a pair OF
heavy boots, which lay almost at her feet
AS she glanced down at them, death
like pallor spread over her face. Her eyes
filled with horror and loathing as she quick
~ crew her skirts away from them. Her
mouth opened. She tried to speak. but
there was no sound.
Il asked you he said gently, about
those-those boots. Whose are they?"
She drew her tongue over her dry lips.
He waited patiently.
"My-my brothers. He left them in
MY
Don't lie to me-" his voice was cruelty
cold
Don't lie to me- That would be useless
now"
BERTHE, are you mad" she spoke hoarse-
ly to him, leaning forward il the chair.
wide-eyed and terrified.
He glanced At her, then painted with
feverish haste. In a few moments, he
spoke again.
Il know much. not all. want thu truth
to piece with what l know"
She kept her eyes fixed on him as though
to read his thoughts She seemed to wish
a lead in what she was TO say.
You were married to De Peysen.' II
~ p hal
Yes
And he divorced you Why"
Because Of my brother" She spoke
eagerly. her face flushing with passion.
My brother had killed mana man in
IN Richmond. He fed to me. and shell
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HE mad handkerchief over his face, to
shield At from the light, and you stole IN
and
The artist held out his hand. which she
grasped eagerly in both Of hers.
Come" he said, and he led her in front
of the great canvas.
She looked at it closely, curiously.
1T is Reginalds ROOM she said breath
lessly.
Yes"
Il don't understand it,"
But she saw the horror of it. She saw
the windows agleam with light that fell
full on a bed. On the bed figure lay
under sheet. which shimmered In the
ulocnbeams. The curiously wrought handle
of dagger stood upright over the dead
mars heart, about it were dark stains OF
blood. But worst of all. she saw another
form, that of a woman, holding her skirts
high, revealing the mans boots she wore.
creeping toward the door. On the edge OF
a bureau, between the windows, where the
shadows were not too thick. was box
of face powder, its contents spiHed on the
floor. Behind the woman. footprints IN
powder left trail. The face OF the womsh
was her face, wide-eyed and terrified. he
had painted her as she sat facing him
oh. BERTHE" she shrieked. Why have
you put me there?" She chung to him. but
he repulsed her.
That" he said. pointing to the hgure
On the bed is not De Peysen He will be
in New York tomorrow"
Who is IT," she asked hoarsely, 1t
seemed TO him almost hopefully.
You murdered my brother."
~ did not" she screamed at Tim. You
you believe that" She drew away from
hin And l have loved you'll" Her voice
grew calm, even tenc1-. I have loved
you," she repeated, and you-you paint
that thing, as me?' She turned from him
with scorn that he knew was not as
suued He hal been sure OF his ground
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tre insistence OF Millicent, yhom he
really liked. that he should give his
opinion OF an English garden recently
inaugurated on the place, altered his un-
social designs.
You must see it! You positively must!"
she told him. 1T is just the dearest place
you ever saw"
She led him away from the tea tables.
On one of the broad pathways winding
among the flower beds. they came face to
face with woman with whom Albert was
instantly impressed.
Dark almost to swarthiness. her face, rich
in color as she raised large violet eyes to
his. was fringed by mass of golden-bronze
hair that waved naturally. There was
passionate vitality in her looks, brilliancy
of form and feature with which the artist
was Involuntary thrilled. After a few
words, she passed on.
Now" said Milllcent. when they reached
the little arbor. trellised with roses and
honeysuckle at the entrance to the English
garden, what has your lo-dship 20 say to
that?" She waved her parasol toward the
massed hollyhocks. roses and perennials
that flenked on all sides sun dial
He looked it over critically. What is
that for?" he asked, pointing to heap OF
rough stones. which lay. half hidden by
ferns and creepers in one corner.
That? Oh, that is Lucy's idea. She"-
We'll. she is wrong. whoever Lucy may
be-" interrupted Heath, ungraciously. Its
effect Is too dead. too dark: it is out OF
plac, there"
But, Uncle ,ertie, Lucy, is an authority.
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.,he janitor had told him that the boots
had been found hidden IN Mrs. Eldridsess
rooms. He had learned she was the womanx
whose name was linked with De Peys
sen's-the woman who was now his WIN
Blu, he was sure row. with her wcndeHM
dark eyes alight with grief ant hurt. 1bsA
fore him. that he had wronged her-pssS1l
bly, beyond forgiveness, Before she iffe
him he must know all she knew
During the past few days he had been
in misery because OF the discoveries that
he had made. Whichever way he looked
he could see his year OF happiness brough.
to an abrupt end. but now came an added
and more grievous conviction that he had
wrongfuly accused the woman he loved.
He must learn all. and try TO avert the
sad condition tina, seemed inevitable.
Who did?" he asked. do you krow?"
Il know who killed the man there. she
pointed to the picture. but he though, It
was De Peysen-he did it because he-he
loved me- Heath knew it was OF her
brother she spoke.
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she kissed him. promising the picture
long life in incompleteness.
Since their marriage. all their hopes
of happiness had been realized to the
full. His belief that she could fill his
life, brighten it, and instil him with am
bition and new hopes. was we'll founded.
and he, in turn, had led ner along paths
of happiness which she had never
dreamed had existed.
In March, 1907. less than a year after
their marriage, she left him to go to lunch
with Millicent Peyton. He had painting
finished which he intended to pack ana
take to the city with him. When she re-
turned to the bungalow he was still there
His face was white; there was wildness
in his manner that terrified her. He hao
told her of his brother. Gerald-that he
had died suddenly in New York, but moth
ing of the manner of it. Now he said
brohenly that he had been murdered, and
that clue to the assassin had been found
The news had come to him in a letter. He
had waited to tell her. Now, he must go
at once: he would return that night But
he did not.
Although he wrote to her daily and found
out from her over the telephone that she
was we'll and waiting. it was week be-
fore he reached the bungalow. He ap.
peared shrunken and old. Although she
cluns to him passionately. he put her aside
and went straight to his studio. For hours
he worked feverishly, or tramped up and
down. She could hear his footballs. but
The would not answer when she called to
him. At last, she heard the key turn in the
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4 IL o'clock on the morning OF July
"a -. 1903. the body Of q man was
. found In the apartments of Regi-
maid De Peysen. on the upper West Side Of
New York City. He had been murdered.
His body lay on a bed and was covered
1Up to the neck with a sheet. Over the
face was handkerchief. bearing the mon
ogram Of Reginald De Peysen. 1t was
denied into his forehead. as from a blow
or some blunt instrument. This. however.
was not the cause Of death. Through the
sheet. and deep into the chest Of the man,
. dagger. with long handle Of curious
workmanship. had been driven. The
sheet was stained with blood. and there
was large splotch of blood on the car
pet under the bed. There was no sign OF
. struggle.
The blinds of the two windows that
looked out on the street were drawn up to
their fullest height. A suit case. opened.
but In no disorder. lay on the floor. Be-
tween the windows was a bureau, Uttered
with silver-mounted toilet articles, and
beside the bed was table on which stood
Z reading lamp. There was also on this
table the dead mans watch and chain. a
diamond-studded cigarette case and a roll
or bills fastened with a rubber band The
money In the roll amounted to 1922.
It was evident. therefore. that robbery
was not the object of the murderer. III
fact, q careful examination of the room
and its contents failed to reveal anything
that would suggest a possible motive. Tho
body had not been mutilated, and this
fact. together with the lack of any sign
OF a struggle. seemed to indicate that the
deed had not been committed in a At of
anger or passion. And yet the fact that
the murderer had used a weapon belong
ing to the victim. having apparently en-
tered the room unarmed. seemed to indi-
cate that the murder had not been
planned.
The room was we'll furnished and con.
tanned much Of sporting character. Over
the mantelpiece was a gun rack, and
around the apartment were many odds
and ends picked up by Reginald De Pey'
sen In foreign travel. OF these. the most
noticeable was q fringe OF daggers. French.
Italian and Indian. which lined one corner
Of the room. One sheath was empty. 1t
was that belonging to the weapon in tfa
dead mans heart.
There was only one clue to the muir.
derer. At the edge Of the bureau some face
powder, Of which the box had been evil
IDENTIFY at first full. had spilled on the mat.
where 1t had been trampled on and scat
tered. The floor Of the room was covered
with dark green rug. From the bureau.
clearly outlined in white powder. the foot
prints OF a mans heavy boots led to the
bed. then to the hall entrance. where all
trace OF them was lost.
The most minute examination OF the
carpet in the hall failed to show a speck
Of the tell-tale powder. and this was to be
regretted. for the tracks in the room were
30 plain as to give hopes that the MUIR
derer could be traced. provided he lived
In the house. The abrupt ending OF the
tracks indicated shrewdness on the MUIR
derers part, for he had apparently re-
moved his shoes on perceiving the tracks
they were leaving behind. On reaching
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that he met Lucy Conway.
Il have = right to know the truth" he
said
He Is beyond your reach" The soft
cadence Of her voice told him he was dead.
went to my rooms. went openly--it il
not my fault II no one saw mel was go
ing away, there were some things WANTED.
was packing them. meaning to send for
them next day when my brother came
looked Ill. and 1t maddened him. Shortly
after IL he left me- but he returned with
with his boots in his hand, and told ma
ne mad killed De Peysen He did II be.
cause ne loved me--you must not forget
'hat' and at the time loved him for III.
Her voice broke with sobs.
we MD the boots under a loose hoard
near the fireplace. He said they were
stained and he would not wear them-then
We ieit-he carried the bag had packed
went TO the hotel in a cab, and he
one stopped speaking and threw herself
upon the settee The go,den-bronze hair.
ioosened in her abandonment to grief.
Cleaned In the flood OF sunlight that came
through the broad window OF the studio.
The fulfllment OF the artists wish Ia
~-~ "A~A SoASA "a LIE DTOtQGT WAS hiR
now but at what a cost, II he SHOULD Lose
her! He took broad brush and splashed
II across the face upon the canvas. Then
he went ana leaned over her, took one
OF the bronze tresses. and raised It gently
to his lips
Can YOU" he murmured, ever forgive
me?"
She reached up and put her arms about
his neck
The picture came into the m 1-ket anonv.
moIsly, and now hangs in one OF tie large
private galleries in New York. Its history
has not been told before nor would II bs
now. were 1t not that the principals. in
the happiness of their own LEES, have
buried in forgetfulness .he tragedy OF i;s
birth.
1t is a uooniit scene, wonderful ia its
coloring, extraordinary in its conception.
Il is unsigned and follows the tenets , no
particular school, consequently it has be-
fogsed leading critics even beyond the
mystery Of it's gruesome subject
1t has been said to be the work Of the
artist 10 whom we have given the name OF
Albert Heath. This. however. Is he-
Heved. as he has never been known to
reach such mastery OF execution. The pic
ture is also remarkable for a splash 4
color which sweeps across the face Of the
woman and adds to its myGtery.
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Albert Heath, an artist, ois-
covered the body. 1t was that r.
of his brother, Gerald. mining -
engineer, who had returned from ~
Mexico the day before. The two
brothers had been at college with
Reginald De Peysen and had kept ~
I'D their college friendship. A:
midday the three had lunched to- a.
gether, after which the brothers H
went to the steamer on which De H
Peysen sailed for Europe. Before
going he had given the key of his t,s.
apartment to Gerald, telling him IElGI
to use the rooms as his own dur IflIa
ing his stay in New York When |lw
the steamer sailed, the Heaths II
drove to the rooms, after which
Gerald went with his brother to
the Grand Central Station. where
Albert took a train for Albany.
in which city he had an import
ant engagement. ~
1t was the last time Gerald was -
seen alive. On his return from
Albany the next day. Albert
Heath went at once to the apart
ments. found the door unlocked.
entered, and discovered the body.
All this developed at the Coroner's II
quest. The apartment was on the SET
ond floor. The first floor was occupie
by a doctor, who returned from a seriou
case at that morning. The rooms jus
above De Peysen's were rented by a Mrs
Eldridge. who had not been seen for sey
eral weeks. and who was said by the JAM
tor to have gone to Europe. The tenants still
higher up. including the janitor himself
proved, conclusively, that they could hav
had nothing to do with the murder. N
one had heard any noise; no one had see
any stranger. even the murdered man. er
ter the building. The janitor' had gone t
his rooms at midnight.
Albert Heath at once offered a large re
ward, hired the best detective talent an
stimulated the Police Department. Moth
Ing came OF 1t. He wrote to Reginald
De Peysen. who. after a long inter
val. replied that he was as much IL
the dark as any one in reference to tn
crime. He said that he did not expect I,
return to the United States for seyera
years.
Albert Heath was then thirty-ive year
Old Until the murder he had enjoye,
mingling in the society Of the artist
set. But his brothers death left hin
a hard-working. unsociable man Their
was one friend he still OCCASIONAL
visited; Colonel Peyton, a Southerner an
retired cotton merchant. who lived Il
Summit.
Millicent Peyton, a girl Of eighteen, wa
made the excuse for bright social gathe,
ings. to which Heath was always invited
1t was at garden party given by tn
Peytons that he met Lucy Conway. H,
mad taken a late train to Summit, el
pesting to spend q little time therr: bu
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BY John Campbell Haywood.

the outer door he could replace the enoo
with impunity as no sign OF the pow.
could be seen anyway on the graVei vain
outside. .,,
Some idea Of the size of the shoe o'u'N
be gained from the tracks, but tha'
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tered him In my room. l was living as
Mrs Eldrtdge in the apartments above my
husbands, waiting for him to acknowledge
me as his wife. He wouldn't do 1t, BERTHE,
for--for some family reasons he to-. ME
He kept putting it off. Then. one Fay. my
brother came. He said he had killed
man for something he had said about me
The police were hunting for h. Then
my-my husband found him in my room.
l dared not tell lin who he was them
cant TO later. He-he cursed and left
lac. Oh! BERTHE. You believe me! You
must believe me. He is dead now: we
mustn't speak i'll of the dead. must we.
Bert.e?" She whimpered like a child.
stretching out her arms toward him as
though for comfort.
And them"
The GOODNESS of his voice cut her like a
knife.
Then, 1 went to a hotel, r was there
some weeks. One day man came and gave
me some papers from him. He had De-
gun a divorce. He charged mech. 1t was
too horrible! tore them up. Then-yes.
it was some weeks after-he came him.
self and said he had divorced me. He
Berthe" she walled. Il cannot go on! l
cannot" Her head fell on the arm OF the
chair. Her golden-bronze hair loosened
and wrapped itself about her shoulders
you must!
Heath was still half hidden behind the
canvas. He was still painting with fever
ish haste. She raised her head. shaking
the hair from her face.
HE said he was going away-for years.
Would sail the next day. He gave me
money-he was good in that at least-and
then he went. Tor a week l was Ill. mad
with fever in the hotel"
Her voice stopped. There was silence IN
the room unbroken except for the womans
heavy sobs The artist came from behind
the canvas and stood over her.
Touching her lightly with his mahlstick.
he said gently. Did you go lack to your
apartments?"
The woman did not answer
shall tell you the rest?' he went on.
"You did-you vent back at o'clock one
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which stood on an
easel ready to his
hand. but 1t was
covered with drap-
cry. He told Lucy
that II was a grue-
some subject. need
ing a central figure
for its completion.
His happiness with
her. he said. had
prevented his find
ing the zee e s.
sary model. At that.
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day, when the janitor was at sup
per. At II o'clock you heard
man come into the rooms be-
low.
You thought it was De Peysen.
that he had not gone away. that
he had lied to you. 1t was natu-
raj that you should. You meant
to make a last appeal. perhaps to
tell him the truth, but you waited.
1t may have been an hour or two.
before you went down. Am,
right in this. Lucy?"
mo, BERTHE! Not would have
been useless. You are mad.
mad"
But you went down. The door
was unlocked-it had a broken
catch. BY the broad beams OF
moonlight which came through
the front windows-the blinds
were up-you saw him sleeping
heavily. a tired, but you imag-
ined, ough It SIS mans
sleep"
II didn't, BERTHE! Don't go on
You are mad" she walled hoarse-
Nv again, but he continued re-
morselessly:
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