The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-19

SYNOPSIS.
The story opens in Brussels Louisa
GAfrte. q charming English girl OF family,
friends AMI wealth. while absently walk
ing along h Boulevard Waterloo. In q
November rain. runs into a tragedy.
a man Is found murdered in q taxi
cab; his companion who had left the cab
some time before and told the chauffeur
Dearea Is unknown
The scene shirts to London. Luke. de
A1ountford Loutsa's ~affianced, the nepneW
and heir OF the eccentric and wealthy
Lord Radcliffe, il in trouble. An alleged
brother. has no,iHed LORD R Rae Of his
claims. The old man, passionateIy fond
or Luke. claims that ne has examined the
papers and that the claimant Is an I'M
suddenly the alleged Phillip de Mount
FORD appears In Idudon. After a short M
terview with Lord RadcIiffe his claims
are recognized and he Is inst lied as, neir.
without explanation Luke Is practicai,y
"a nfSence en over Sf Tord * Ra sfirs which
puzzles bis friends and defies inVestlga-
zion. Lord Radcliffe win explain to no
one. - =.
"A year has passed since the tragedy In
Brussels. Suddenly 1t is repeated N en-
Up de Monntford. Every circumstance and
q very apparent motive points TO the OBS
PLAYED nephew, luke, as the murderer IN
vain. Louisa. In her Dlind faith, tried 70
prove Luke innocent. Every investigation
brtghtens the chains of evidence. Al the
inquest the startling oevsiop-
ment that the murdered man Is not Pnll.lp
de Mountford but n common scoundrei de-
nounce by his father and mother, VINO
Identified the body as their son. only CON-
piicates the situation. 1t does not In the
least upset the appalling proofs of Luke's
guilt "A warrant Is issued for his arrest
but because Of his station in life the police
secretly warn him to leave the the. G 5s pre.
pares to do. Louisa sees him ashs
him p~ointedly for the truth. he con-
fesses his guilt . -" .
Here the heart of q woman discerns ms
lie and the real truth that he Is protecLns
someone,else. Immediately h ASKS NET
self--who? and intuitiyely reasons ~ bopnd
y up With the solution. In the meanrime lne
unlce has been stricken and no one PEI
mitted to see HIM. She demands tnat sHe
be allowed to talk to him. Her request ~
denied 6lt she insists, finally the pnysl-
clan grants permission. Lord RadcnIIs
~recognizes no one and does not understano
what Is said to him. Alone with MIN LoE
q moment she rehearses the story TO nlm'
although he Ii apparently unconscious
Al the mention of Luke's name ana Ine
fact that he IL accused of the murder
Lord Radcliffe shows signs OF indulgence.
When the physician returns he has
spoken and demands that what he has 70
say be taken, down and witnessed. IL
dictates g. statement. The so-called Phil
lip de Mountford who has been passing as
his heir was animposter.' Such a person
had at n time existed and began the
correspondence more han a year before.
LORD Radcliffe met him in Brussels to ex-
anime the proofs which he found correct.
In his INDIGESTION between his duty 10 the
real heir and his passionate affection for
Luke he invites the real Phillip de Mount
ford TO ride with him through the streets
OF Brussels. Suddenly the tmpulse seizes
him to solve the problem then and there
hence, the murder in the taxicab which
Louisa had witnessed. z