The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20
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CHAPTER XIV-(Continued.)

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CHAPTER XIV-(Continued.)
The police officer in plain clothes,
who stood with his subordinate, some
what undecided, hardly knew how to
begin. 1t was a hard task to break
such awful news to this lonely old man.
At last it was done; the word "acci-
dent" and your nephew" were blurted
out by the man in command. But
hardly were these out Of his lips than
Lord Radycliffe-l1vid and trembling
had jumped to his feet.
"Lukel" he contrived to exclaim, and
his voice vas almost choked, his lips
and hands trembled. beads of perspira-
ton stood upon his forehead. Some
thing has happened to Luke"
No, no, my lordl that's not the
name-Philip was on the card and on
the letters-Phtlip de Mountford-that
was, l think. the poor gentleman's
name"
And an accident has happened to
MI: Philip de Mountford?"
The voice was quite different now
NO longer choked with anxiety, calm
as if mildly interested in passing
events. 1t was obvious even to the
strangers present that one nephew was
or tar greater moment thar the other.
A4Ay H. lxldl us O1S
than an accident"
Inc officer paused a moment, salts
ned that he was doing all that was
necessary and possible to mitigate the
suddenness of the blow.
cts toul play" he said at last;
mats what it wasp
that?" $1,000 ~
MIR. Philip d. Mountford has been
n1uIuered, my lord-his body now lies
at the police sation-would you wish
MN conveyed home at once. my lord
or wait until after the inquest?'
There was silence in the room for a
moment or two. while the old fashioned
CLOCK licked stolidly on At the awful
announcement, which indeed might
ave relied a younger and more Wig
ofous a Lord Radcliffe had not
hand ras ne was still standing, his
nano resting on the table beside the
pied up newspapers. The light of the
lamp yelled by a red shade illumined
me transparent delicacy of the high
pred hand. the smooth black surface
" me coat, n The glimmering white
pearl stud. The face itself was IN
S1in a and thus the police officer saw
n.le or nothing of that inward strug-
gle Tor self mastery which was being
p4t so severely to the test.
.n,T',, ilaaciylfe, face to face with the
ms command to remain dieni1ad ~
l.npasslVe. The lessons taught nv con
sIa.lohs OF ancestors had to hear f,1,it
nnn;omm, wHen a representative of he an
ora name stood confronting the
sren Crisis that one of his kind has
iact of a common murder III
.tes OF a sordid life brought with
tne Tour walls of a solemn aris+oorat.
old house. i, arlstocratlc
.LL ENny. 4, -HW.M.s .r-#rH
. nomen before he smoke aes,n
the t tni, man looked round about him
Wlth silent friends, the busts nf imlllea
zen ana OF Milton, the globes IN ny
mahogany castings; all heirlooms fnen,
the generations OF de Mountfords r, =
had zone before. VINO
It seemed as If the nreca,4
the historic name called ali tboearer OF
tnlnss TO witness this present deoraaa
llon. "A crime had Smirched the $50.
escutcheon, Tor to sDme minds-tbnss
VINO dwell on empyrean heights %
milicn 5ne matter of fact s%ordidness ~
every day life never reachesNtn $50
minds the victim is almost &c hos smpSe
as the assassin. HofflDle
Lord Radcliffe however fo,,ph, -.
owl battle silenly. Not with a ms
Ne OF one gasp would he let The
a aWo men see what he felt. Convention
nv old IA1 Iihso ner IRON rod in this shah
- r. ~ SSSS u SIl6 ha6 dos
IN s'e pan room Of the Danish leeat i he
ado whist not 200 yards awav It @.,En
aaTr1s sang Guy d'Hardeiot's snnsa
smiilngly received praise aSs
~ "nKsse1or her perfect erforn,.a -
~ the old man never ffinchade
gave to his nerves The 49,
tennmand. and as soon as he b.a IoIo or
ILL. u 20 OBEY. he looked straieht .trcsd
..6s oIIcer and said olIite caI Tue
know" an mat I ought to
IL he b;d sat in his highbacked chair ONT
ne mace no attempt to shade b,s aoWn:
~ yes. once the battle fo,,ght .aaes
vi. ne a nothing more tn h3da. ahnIo
u raon lace, rigid and still. hiS ms
annl'n, and smooth brow wera ,,naaLh
IN 20 conceal the feeling w;th
y oincer gave the details .p
he told Lord RadcIUfFa al Iuli
YES k5owIi or the mystsrin,es.a Al that
Y ma listened in silence o.,,,,Inae;
Ishd a few questions: then
Una a clue of co,,rse9o
az ~, my lord" replied tba
help in any way?" !
Information, my Iord -, !
FeIeornedP us would of course he ,