The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-15

The story opens in Brussels. Louis
i iIrafffs. a charming English, girl Of fam
Walking along the Boulevard waterloo In
d november rain. runs into a tragedy.
"A man is found murdered in a taxi
SOL, ms companion who had left the cab
~ time before and told the chauffeur
~ 1--WE TO a certain address. had d1sap-
psareu and is unknown.
ane scene shifts to London. Luke de
ana oduhtIord Louisa's afianced, the nephew
Lord H Radc gf the e s=ecentr,S and W alIesea
hhirait heir, the nknow son Of another
ciaoihmnser' mas notified Lord Radcliffe OF ms
Of Luke. r cIs old man, PassionaIeil ned the
poster. 'e
fo Saadenly the alleged Phillip de Mount
teru appears in london. After a short m
aeiVieW with Lord Radcliffe his CLAIMS
Witberr43ga and he is installed as n nell;
dis iou explanation Luke is pract,cally
tea wneo. Phillip seems to exert unLiIh,
rea innuence over Lord Radcliffe when
ton ms MS friends and deties inyes.ig po
one. Nl ""
Brus year has passed since the tragedy e dysI n;
data1 ~ suddenly 1t is repeated IN evsuy
de Nh M London. The victim is Phlillp
ae ve Mountford. Every circumstance and
p1acaGg apparent motive points to the Gus
In, TSVs " do tLS
to nnrao,nn, Louisa. in her blind faith. trlea
~ prove Luke Innocent. Every invest1sa-
th pn orlghtens the chains Of evidence. AZ
ene coroner's inquest the startling devel-
9Pment that the murdered man is not
lump an De Mountford but a common
nmoootuhuarel by his father and
aaolher, VINO identified the body as their
son, only complexities the situation. 1t
Yves not IN the least upset the appalling
prooIs or Luke's guilt. A warrant Is Is
Sueu lor MS arrest but because OF ms
SldllOut In life tho r0lina cnprptlJ warn
I'LL IN 70 4eaVe the country before the war
IaLit IS served This he prepares to 90.
n for taa sees him and asks him pointedly
- the truth. He confeSSes his guilt.
CHAPTER XXV-(Continued.)
But mind" he added hurriedly, q
won't swear to it. for l didn't rightly
see-the fog was that dense in the
park. And e wasn't the same as the
one 90 told me to go along Picadiily
until e stopped me. The dead MAJ
How do you know" came as 6
quick retort from the coroner since
you declare you could not see the
faces?"
The first gent 700 spoke to me-" re-
piled the chauffeur, somewhat sullenly
now, lad no air on his face; the sec
ly say. l wouldn't swear to neither
And l won't swear" he reiterated with
gruff emphasis.
A sigh went round the room, a tremol
of excitement, the palpitation of many
hearts, and ~in-drawing of many
framed the thought tina was upper.
most in the mind of every one of the
Interested spectators of his strange
and un-understandable drama The
dead man who lay in the mortuarJ
chamber was clean shaved, but Luke
de Mountford wore a mustache.
Lady Ducies' feathers nodded in thu
direction of the literary countess who
went by the name of Maria Annun.
ziata, and the latter made hasty note
in her diminutive book.
But Louisa leaned slightly forwart
so as to catch fuller sight of Luke, ant
she encountered his eyes fixed steadil.
upon her.
After that the driver of the cab con.
cluded his evidence more rapidly
There was little more there than wha'
every n had already learned from
the newspapers; The second pulling
up in Cromwell Road this time; the
silent fare, the descent from the box
the discovery of the huddled figure il
the far corner of the cab, the call fol
the police.
People listened with less attention;
thoughts were busy with the contem,
plation OF a picture: two men, one
clean shaven-the dead man. of course
and the other wearing a mustache
The first link in the chain of evidence
against the assassin had been forged
and was ready to be riveted to the
next.
The crowd in the body of the court
could only obtain a view of the top o!
Luke de Mountford's head. 1t wa:
smooth and fair, of that English fair
less Of tint which is golden when the
light catches it. And the group o.
elegantly dressed women who came
here today in order to experience al
altogether ove sensation ~shudderet
with delightful excitement as they
thought of Black Maria, and hand,
cuffs, and crowds of police officers ir
blue. A tumble of impressions ran rio'
in frivolous and irresponsible minds
foremost amongst which was one thai
the public was not longer allowed tt
witness a final sce-Ie on the gallows.