The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-31

SYNOPSIS.
The story opens IN Brussels. Louisa
Harris. a charming English girl of family.
friends and wealth, while absently Walk
ing along the Boulevard Waterloo In q
November rain. runs into q tragedy.
A man is found murdered in a taxi
cab; his companion who had left the CAP
some time before and told the chauffeur
to drive to a certain address. has disap-
peared and Is unknown.
The scene shifts to London. Luke, de
Mountford. Louisa's affianced. the nephew
and heir Of the eccentric and Wealtny
Lord Radcliffe. is In rouble. An alleged
direct heir. the unknown son Of another
brother, has notified Lord Radcliffe OF ms
claims. The old man. passionately 1oho
of Luke. claims that he has examined the
papers and that the claimant Is al ILL
postor.
ford appears In London. After q short III
terview with Lord Radcliffe his claims
are recognized and he Is installed as hei III
Without explanation Luke is practiGaiiy
disowned. Phillip seems TO exert unllhilt,
ed influence over Lord Radcliffe Wnlsh
puzzles his friends and deass in m io no
one-
A year has passed since the tragedy IN
Brussels. Suddenly 1t Is repeated IN ex-
cry detail In London. The victim ID Fni,,
lip de Mountford. Every circumstance ahe
a very apparent motive points to the ois-
placed nephew, Luke, as the murderer; IN
vain, Louisa, In her .lind faith. tried to
prove Luxe innocent Every
~brightens the chains OF evidence. Al tns
coroner's inquest the startling aeSetop,
ment that the murdered man Is not fnili.p
de Mountford but a common scouhoret Ie-
nounced by his father and mother, VINO
identified the body as their son. only com
plicates the situation II does not IN ltte
least upset the appalling proofs OF auke :
but because of his station in lie the po.Se
secretly warn him TO leave Ihe Soun..s
before the warrant Is served; rms = - -
pares to do: Louisa sees him Az ns on
him pointe6ly Tor The truth he sen
fesses his guilt
Here the heart Of a woman diseeIns ms
lie and the real truth that be is pEVsSSS4.s
someone else Immediately she ASKS Ist
selt-who? and iatuilive!y reasons sn
Luks's love Tor his uncle must % oo
UP viii the solution In the meantime "a
Cnlce has been stricken ant nc one pc
United 10 see him She demands mat sHe
be allowed 10 talk TO him Her EsQGssL -
denied but she insists, finally l9s paSs.s
cian grants permission Lo-d SaoclaIS
recognizes no one and does Tot Gacs1slAAo
what is sad 10 h4u- Alone Win am iot
6 moment she reaearsss Tie story 10 LIZA
although ne IS apparently 0neoassaoas
At the mention Of Lakes name AAo S.s
fact thai he Is accused q TIE As.ess
Lord Radcliffe shows s3grs OF aoN4sS
When tbs physician returns ne AS
spoken and demands LAat what lie las 20
say be taken down sno witnessed Se
dictates q statement The sc-c&A4ra SA!4-
lip os MoErsItard VINO has been passing a.
his heir was 81 1rapasier- Suah 8 person
had al ons time existed and began ne
correspondence more taA2 g year as1oHe
The papers proving Philips claim were
left in lis room and his rascally room
mate knew how 70 use Them and guessed
the secret OF his death, hence nis arTlvs4
In London and his hold over LORD Rad
cliffe, until finally the old man love Tor
Luke prompted The second murder.