The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-12

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whole aellrs h1d yq'ur ggrprosl 4 and
sum 70 a Food health and t5iffts. and
Gonnna6dor8 Brotla - 10 anteFtlsiiitl3s ana
like hin and that you think that be has
Eroat ability. ! have never mes . young
man with more elegant Enanner8 or uaqre
lnteIiiSenfi and then - g an An1er1easi.
ana you know how ! dstest those foreign
dor huntera BuE must stop Tor III.
E4oWn = waiting for me. send. an love
and hops % seo you soon. Your Affeo-
Tomato daughter. HELEN
P. ST. think that Agnes Mitchell tD-irIl.
pertinent. but truly Mr.. Brown - very
interesting. his father must have been
a delightful person- Ike such devoted
natureG- One OF the IudianS = here.
Miss Grayman felt lonesome when
Payton had departed with the Chame-
leon, bat she thought of the pleasure
her letter wouid AFFORD TO her father.
She would have died of modification
and rage II she had known that her
messenger was hardly out OF sight be
fore he skillfully opened the envelope
ana read the letter. smiling as ne saw
how completely It answered his wishes.
Then he carefully reclosed ana sealed
Il
Everything was playing into bis
hands. To obtain this letter had been
the object of his forgery, and he could
not himself have writtenit more to his
mind. This was the master card that
he had thought OF when he had MI
Grayman on the Chameleon IL he
could instill into the father's mind the
thought that his daughter was begin
ninc, to be deeply interested In the sup
posed friend who had carried her or
he calculated that the fear and anxiety
thus awakened would make him will
Ing to come to any terms for her Inn
mediate release.
From his spies In washington he
had learned all ne needed TO know
about the MitcheIls. AS soon as Miss
Grayman's letter should be In her ia
theirs hands he would be ready for his
next stroke.
No pen can suggest the Amusement
perpIexity, anger and despair OF the
billfouaire when he received Helen's
letter bearing the postmark Charlotte
N. @"
PAXTON had gone far out OF his way
to post the letter ia order to give a
false idea of the direction in which his
mysterious lodge lay
Mr.. Grayman had all confidence In
his daughter, but he knew her roman.
tic nature, and now she was evidently
completely deceived
He recalled what Payton had told
him about ,Helen's deception concern
ing his name and character. and with
n sinking heart he remembered the Eel
lows handsome face and fascinating
speech and bearing. The bare thought
of his daughter taking an interest In
this unspeakabIe scOundrel drove him
wild.
But the next day came the climax.
In opening his mail he found letter
posted at Wheeling, W. Va, which
read thus:
Aero Yacht Chameleon, In tho Ar.
Mr. william Grayman:
Dear Mr.. Grayman-Stnce parted from
you in Central park after our delShttul
rfde together have made good progress
Is a great qualification to me that. backed
by the powerful approval OF her father
nnd myself persona grata with the younH
lady. md I know that shall grow rapid
" in her Favor. Indeed, am become 80
bold as to entertain hopes the fu1hlnnen'
OF which would give me a place In the
world and in society which couId never
otherwise have expected to occupy. am
aware that she has written to you. but
what she wrote OF course do not know,
but have good reason to believe that Il
did know 1 should have no cause to Geel
disappointed.
Now. my dear MI. Grayman, IL nny oc-
cur to you that the only way In which you
can arrest the current Is by keeping your
agreement and arranging for the payment
Of the ten millions. Only that sum could
compensate me for the defeat OF hopes SO
brilliant. 1 trust that you VIII turn this
matter over in your mind with your GUS
tomary excellence of judgment 1 shall
call you up and naTne n place OF meeting
where we can quietly complete the trans
action and effect the transfer. Very re-
spectfuIIy yours,
It is best to draw the curtain on
Mr. Grayman's sanctum after ne had
read this letter.