The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-15
A PICTURE
ON GLASS
BY ALLAN y. CARLYLE
Copyright by Amrican Press Assoc
rtsIiHsu TIL

dale AT Rotterdam Holland. Is q very
old one. Indeed Il VAS standing when
the first Du,,H settlers bought Man
haitian I~laial To sa4. In recent times
David. one III tli Van Afsdale family.
came to New York to make home
there. but he dla moi remain long
There We're Iwn reasons for his re-
turn TO Hollaul Firstly. be was In
love With Il neiller OF another branch
of the family, Anneke Van Arsdale.
the daughter of the man who held the
title and the Van Arsdale manor house.
Secondly. there was IA tradition that
David Van Arsdale was the real count.
The title and estates had passed from
Dayids gteat -grandfather to an aneeS-
tor of Anncke's and 1t had never been
clear bow the transaction came about
David believed shat Annekes father
knew something shout 1t. but the count
would moi admit that he did. When
David first came counting Anneke her
father fsyurd The suit. but very
wealthy Suiiur hafing asked for her
hand. the ro,lnt. feeling that money
was needed IN the family, favored the
latter Aureke would not wed MIN
| and would not accept David without
her fathers consent
| There appearing to be no hope that
! the count would relent, David deter
mined 10 20 back to America. He mel
| Their could nor would deprive the girl
| he loved OF his prospective possessions,
and since she must eventually pass 10
| another. he did MOI wish TO be near
her The night before be was to sail
he was sitting in the great square hall
which, was once used by the Dutch
for living room, making his last visit
to Anneke preceding his departure
The lovers were very despondent.
II belle a." said David, that the
reason your father first favored our
union Is that he believes me TO be the
rightful heir 10 he title and estates he
| Ia now enjoying
"Why do you think that. David?"
asked the girl. III
's'Because there are those who say
that | am. There has always been
| mystery connected with the death Of
my great-grandfather. John Van Ars-
| dale, and the assumption of the title
by Henry. 1t is well known that Hen
RVS mind was subsequently affected.
and 1t Is rumored that this came from
remorse" E
''But father has nothing to do with
| that" .r- ~t
EMO; but IL there was fraud in the
| change OF the title and estates from
his ancestor to mine | am the real
| Count Van Arsdale, II married you
the two branches OF the family would
be united and the fraud, If any, would
not matter That, believe, Is the
reason for your fathers willingness at
| first, because there is no other reason.
am poor, and you need rich hus.
band"
At this moment something singular
happened Winding about the hall to
the upper story was a staircase Mid
way, where the staircase turned at
| right angles with the lower and upper
| parts, was a window. 1t was OF curl
GUS construction. the glass being OF
| different thlcknesses I'm different parts.
| 1t had been there no one knew how
long, and no one knew why an ordinary
window or one Of stained glass had not
been placed there In its stead
At this time electricity was FIRST
converted into and utilized as light
The searchllght had just been invent
ed. and some electricians were expert
menting with one of them on the roof
of neighboring building. Suddenly
the window mentioned was brilliantly
| Illuminated David and Anneke look.
ed at 1t In establishment. Instead OF
being ordinary white glass, II was
picture-n picture in black and white
such as we nov see banging in win
dows that the light may bring out the
scene. Aud the subject, a man IN the
Dutch costume Of the olden time. lay
on his back bestridden by another
man who had plunged n dagger INTO
| MS near ItiuN NN'S NV. "N'N''
"The Murder Of Henry, Count Van
| Arsdale."
A mystery was explained by mys'
terry. The window till that moment
had been a blank. The invention OF
the searchlight bad revealed what 1t
contained But who many years be-
fore had learned 20 make picture on
glass? And what light did he use TO
bring IL out? For how could be nave
made it without seeing it, ~ ss,,
Onsfaet OF its being there all WFilt
be explained blythe, fact that the. mur-
dsrer ebrooded over his crime until he
lost bis reason and placed Y there
while mon0naniac. avs
While the lovers looked the picture
disappeared as mstantaneonsIy as It
had sprung ltto being. Then Annese
covered her eyes With her hands.
II am descended from murderer,
she said. "All that father possesses IS
yours"
David did not sail for America the
next day. Workmen came in, took ont
the glass in the window and reniaced
| it with a stained onel ThsnJrame a
wedding between David andrAnneke.
and the count having no male Issue.