Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-04
SYNOPSIS.

1u6 AtOuS the boulevard waterloo III u
November rain. runs into q tragedy.
4 mar is found murdered in q taxi
cab: his companion who had left the cab
some time before and told the chauffeur
to drive to q certain address. has disap-
peaced and Is unknown.
TIL scene shifts to London. Luke. de
Mountford. Louisa's affianced, the nephew
ana heir OF the eccentric and wealthy
Lord Radcliffe. is in trouble. An alleged
greet heir. the unknown son Of another
claims. The old man. p~assionately fond
or Luke. claims that he has examined the
papers and that the claimant Is an Inn
postor.
Suddenly the alleged Phillip de Mount
terview with Lord Radcliffe his claims
are recognized and he is installed as heir.
without explanation Luke is practically
ed influence over Lord Radcliffe which
puzzles his friends and defies investiga-
ton. Lord Radcliffe will explain to no
one.
A year has passed since the tragedy in
Brussels; Suddenly 1t Is repeated IN ev-
lip de Mountford. Every circumstance and
a very apparent motive points to the dis
y glazed L nsRhew IN Luxe See L aI the fa mSId tried To to
prove Luke innocent. Every investigation
brightens the chains OF evidence. At the
coroner's inquest the startling develop
ment that the murdered man Is not Phillip
de Mountford but Il common scoundrel de-
nounced by HIS father and mother, who
plicates the situation. 1t does not in the
least upset the appalling proofs of Luke's
Sut't 6ec a wa Of his nta iasaed IN f fife h ahe a pol!ee
secretly. warn him to leave the country
before the warrant Is served; This he pre-
pares to do. Louisa sees him and asks
him pointedly for the truth. He con-
fesses his guilt.
CHAPTER XV-(Continued.)
He was certainly not going to tell
this man that he had made his way
through the fog as far as the residence
OF the Danish minister. n that he had
walked up and down for over al nou.
outside that house like a love sick fool,
like a doting j.iot, because he knew
that IL he waited patiently he would
presently hear the faint echo Of a well
trainel contralto voice whose mellow
ness would come TO him through the
closed windows of the brilliantly illum-
tned mansion and would ease for a mo-
ment the wild longing OF his heart.
What the man near him said in an
swer to his retort he really could not
say. He a not heard, for In a mo-
ment his thoughts had flashed back to
sound of her voice. which came, oh! 80
family. to his ear, and then to the first
breath Of gossip that came from thc
passersby, the coachmen and chauffers
who had drawn up in long rows along
the curb. III idlers VINO always hang
about outside in the cold and the damp
when 2 society function Is In progress.
the pitkersup Of u%nconside red trifles,
lost Or willingly bestowed.
From these he had first heard the
could not-reaiize that the amazing
thing which was being commented on
and discussed had anything to do with
him. The talk was Of murder, and
SCon the name OF de Mountford was
mentioned. The details he got were
very confused and the open allusions
as to seek whom the crime will bene-
at" never really reached his brain,
which was almost numb with the vio-
lencc OF the shock.
His first thought after hat was to
60 and see Uncle Rad; he had, for the
moment. almost forgotten Louisa. Ev-
cry other interest In life sank to Moth
lngness beside the one clear duty:
Uncle Rad would be alone: the awful
news be broken very gradually
Grosvenor square,. only to find that ern-
~lssaries OF the police had forestalled
him III his duty.
All this ne could not explain to the
ma raver It would have sounded
lame and hardly plausible. Nowadays
men On not walk outside houses where
IN 5heir liege lady dwells, and. IL they
90. they do not choose q foggy night
Tor INC sentimental d~alliance. He was
thankful. therefore. that Travers put
no further questions to him, and mere
~ said. with q return to his original
~pOliteness:
Il am greatly obliged to YOU sir. I
don't think I need detain o any long
er: You said you had an engagement
later n won't Q keep this cab?"
1T is close by" he. said.
ing. sir?"
If 1t is necessary
II am afraid 80. You see. we don't
Hike TO trouble Lord Radycliffe and we
must try and obtain knowledge OF GER
tain facts and verify Others"
Quite 30. Well. tomorrow then"
Thank you. sir. Your address is-?'
Such q nice neighborhood. No fog
there tonight. !. think"
Il hope not. Good night"
Good night. SIR
Luke made his escape from the cab.
He was afraid Of missing Louisa ana
her father. His thoughts were some
.dened with matters OF paramount Inn
portAnce-were inclined to- dwell on
krifies.
II ought he reflected, ITO have tax
en- that mans cab. e might b did
cult to ret another, and Colonel Harris
hates waiting n q crowded hail."
CHAPTER XVI.
s&asN z- &4Es
AND THE PUPPETS DANCED.
And 70 he went to meet Louisa and
Colonel Harris at the Danish legation,
and found them = taxicab and gener.
AilZ saw e their comparative comfort
three Of them. It was a. natural q
AZ chem all 10 avoid anea1eln9 OF imn0r.