The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-10-03

Harms, a charming ttnglish girl of family,
m,ei s1s ana ,ssesl.n. While Ss,ensly yak,
November rain. runs into u tragedy.
cab; his companion who had left the cab
some time before and told the chauffeur
70 drive TO a certain address, has dlsap-
peared and Is unknown.
The scene shifts to London. Luke de
tMountford, LouIsa's a~ffianced, the nephew
Lord Radcliffe. is in trouble. An alleged
direct heir. the son OF another
brother, has notitied Lord Radcliffe OF his
claims. The old man., passionately iona
or Luke, claims that he has examined the
papers. and that the clatmant Is an M
postor. IT. ~ D. 'ar.
Suddenly the alleged Phillip de Mount.
ford appears In London. After q short IN
terytev with Lord Radcliffe his claims
are Secognized and he Il Installed as NEIL Hem,;;
Without explanation Luke is practicaiiy
Phillip seems TO exert unnnlLS
ed influence over Lord RadcItte WnlSh
puzzies his friends and defies lnVestlba.
iIoH.N Lord Radcliffe will explain to 40
one.
A year has passed since the tragedy IN
Brussels. Suudenly II IS repeated IN eu-
cry detail In London The victim Is fnIi3
Zip de MountfOrd. Every circumstances ~
a very apparent motive points 10 tne oIs
placed nephew, Luke, as the murderer; IN
vain. Louisa, In her Slind faltn, tIleu "
prove Luke innocent. Every lnVestlSatLo
briKhtens the chains OF evidence. Az the
c~or0ner's inquest the startling develop
nenl that the murdered man Is NOT Lilip
de M0untford but q common 2e~
nounced by his father and motnerI VINO
identihed the body as their son. only eoM-
Dltcales the situation. 1t does hot IN tne
least upset the appalling proofs OF Luxe :
but because of his station in life the police
secretly warn him 10 leave Ine Goun.ay
before the warrant Is served; rms ne ~ u
pares TO do. Louisa sees him ana ISM aans
HIN polntedIy for the truth. lie con-
fesseS his guilt.
Here the heart of a woman discerns ms
lie and the real truth that ne Is pr3tscssa ar
someone else. Immediately she ASKS ne.
seIt--who? and tntuittvely reasons .iat
Luke's love for his uncle must os 49, ~
up with the solution. In the meantime -
unlCe has been stricken and no one pei
United TO see him. She demands mat Ply
be allowed to talk TO him.. Her request -
denied but she insists, finally the pnyss
clan grants permission. LORD hauCiti
recognizes no one and does not understand
what IS said to him. Alone with MN Ior
q moment she rehearses the STORY 10 LIN
although he IS apparently unconscious
At the mention of Luke's name anu sne
fact that he Is accused OF the HuIuer
Lord Radcliffe shows signs or indulgence.
When the physician returns ne mas
spoken and demands that what he mas 10
say be taken down and witnessed. ne
dictates L statement. The so-calieu fhLl-
np de Noun. ford who has been passing as
has heir was an !mposter. such a person
had AT one time existed and began the
correspondence more than q year peIore'
Lord radcliffe met him in Brussels TO ex-
amfae the proofs which he found correcI
In his indecision between his duty To tne
real heir and his passionate affection Tor
Luke he Invites The real Phillip de Mount
ford to de with him through the streets
or Brussels. suddenly the impulse selzes
him to solve the problem then tneTeEI
hence. the murder in the ta&lcap winch
Louisa had witnessed.
The papers proving Phillips claim were
left IN his room. and his rascally room.
mate knew how 10 use them and guessed
the secret OF his death, hence his arrival
In London and his hold over Lord Rad
cliffe, until hnaily the old mans love TOT
Luke prompted the second murder