The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-22
The HEART OF A WOMAN
BY BARONESS ORGY.
Author of "The Scarlet 9impernel" "Petdooat Ruie" Etc
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS.
The story opens IN Brussels. Louiss
Harris. a charming English girl OF family
friends AMI wealth, while absentiy walk
ing along the Boulevard Waterloo "a q
November rain. runs into a tragedy.
a nan Is found murdered IN a taxi
CAB; his companion who had left the car
some time before and told the chagHeu!
10 drive 10 q certain address. has dLsap'
peaVea and is unknown
The scene shifts TO London. Luke de
MoantioTd Louisa's aftanced. the nephew
ana heir OF the eccentric and wealthy
Lord Radcliffe, is In trouble An alleged
brother. hiss notified Lord Radcliffe OF MS
Claims The old map, p~asSlonatelS toto
o. luxe claims that lie has examined nte
pafEeTs and that the Claimant Is an IN
posiof.
Suddenly the alleged Philip &c Mount
ford appears In London. After q short IN
~tsTvtes with Lord Radcliffe his claims
are recognized and he IS Installed as AeiI:
4 Without explanation Luke is pF1clSA;.S
dtsowaed Phill.p seems 10 exert unL!niS5-
&C Influence over Lord Radcltfe WI"
| puzzles his friends and defes iANest'sa
uoa. Lord Radcliffe viii explain 10 ho
one
= year has passed since ,he tragedy N
cry detail IN London. The victim Is Fn1t5
lip &c Aounttord Every circumstance ana
< very apparent motive points 10 me rs
placed nephew, Luke, as the murderer: N
Vain. Louisa. in her .llnd faith tried 10
prove Luxe Innocent Every lnTesNsat9h
oTighte1s the chains o. evidence AZ the
coroner inquest the startling osSetoP-
!seli that The murdered man Is rot fh-ttlp
de AoQatto-d but = common ~scoundEe! &c
Eo42ced by his father and mother, VINO
Identified The body IS the!r son. only com
plic&IsS the situation. Il does not IN the
le2St upset ske appalling proofs OF Luxe
gGllt- 4 warrant IS issued ior ms Attsst
blI because Of his station IN life the poAce
s~ec7st!y warn him 10 ieave he country
before the warrant Is served. THIS ne pre-
lSres 10 do, Louisa sees hin and ASKS
hlm po3atedly for the truth lie con-
teSses his guilt
Hare The heart OF 2 woman discerns his
lie AaG TIE Ts1. truth thai he l. protecting
someone Else Immediately she AsAs Iet.
sel.-who- and 5n~fG!JlVe!y reasons that
LGhes love fO- his uncle must ce pound
us with the solution. IN the meantime the
l-les has been stricken and no one per
United TO see him. she demands tl2t sac
be allowed 70 LalE 70 HIN Her request :
ce13e1 bal she insists, finally the paEs!-
ci1l grants permission Lord RaGGiiie
.ect slIzeS 10 0at and does IGT understand
what ; said 10 hin Alone with him iof
: moment sas TehsArsss the story 10 MN,
AZ tot mention o. L name ana the
t2ct thai he Is accused Of the mlrCsr
Lord Radcliffe shows signs OF Indulgence.
N----L A-<N-AA
When . man happens 10 be out in
mtG-wlnter with q stout stick in his
hand. Z he comes across a layer of
Ice on the top of q pool or q trough Of
water. he aiways-or nearly always
Is at once a prey 10 the silly desire to
break that layer Of ice. The desire is
Irresistible, aud the point Of the stick
at once goes 20 work on the smooth
surface, chipping il If not actually sue
ceeding IL breaking il
The same desire exists in a far
stronger degree when the ice IS a moral
oTle-ons that covers the real nature of
another man; the cold inpassireness
that hides the secret orchard to which
no one but the owner has access. Then
there is an irresistible longing to break
that cold barrier. 10 look within, and to
probe that hidden soul, IL not within
its tnnermost depths. at any rate be-
low the icebound surface: TO chip IL, TO
mark il and break its invincible crust.
Some such feeling undoubtedly
stirred al the back Of the ~coroners
Eaind. The hidebound. red-tape-ridden
oficla! was moved than he would
have cared 10 admit. By a sense Of irri-
tation at the placidity of this witness,
was even now almost On his trial
Therefore he had paused in his oues-
taonirgs, afraid lest that sense of irrt-
tation should carry him beyond the
roper limits OF his own powers.
Ano BOW he resumed more quietly.
VIII his voice less trenchant and his
Own name outwardly more fndifer-
When" he asked. did you last see
deceased p
In the lobby of the Veterans club"
Luke, the night before last"
You had called there to see hin? ?"
Yes"
For what purpose?"
TO discuss certain family matters"
You preferred TO discuss these fam
cousins OWL homer"
Yes"
why
'For private Of my own"
IT would help this inquiry II you
would state those private rea&ons."
They Y no bearing upon the
You refuse TO state them2" insisted
ne coroner.
II do 1
The coroner was silent for a mo-
it almost seemed as # he meant
q press the point at first. then thought
Inherently. for after that brief while,
ne merely said:
Very WELL"
Then he resumed:
NOW, Mr.. de Mountford. On the
10 question, you say you wen to
Inc at the veterans cluD.i
were. I understand. shown into
he smoking ROOM ?"
Yes" wac the simple answer.
Your cousin was ia the room?"
"yes.
"AloIaa?.
ALONE.
And how long did you interview
With him last g'
About en- hour or less. perhaps"
Was 1t Of an Rrnicable character"
This question was identical TO b one
put to Luke on the actual night
the crime. by the detective charged
Q eiucidate its mysteries. And Luke'B
eply was identical TO his former one:
o an Indifferent charcter.. he re-
lied.
There was no quarrel between you
nd the deceased gentleman"
Our interview was OF q private ma
rejoined Luke with unalterable
.tBut other Witnesses" retorted the
oroner sharply. heard angry voices
from the smoking roon.'
THAT no doubt is for those other
Witnesses to say"
You deny then that 0 quarreIed
nth the deceased on the night when
Ie was murdered ?"