The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-17
THE HEART OF A WOMAN
SYNOPSIS.
BY BARONESS ORGY.
Author of "The Scarlet PimperneL,- "pettieest Rule. Etc

SYNOPSIS.
IN story opens IN Brussels. Louiss
friends anu wealth., while absently walk
l ing along the Boulevard Waterloo in q
november rain. runs into a tragedy.
A man is found murdered in a taxi
cab: his companion who had left the cal
some time before and told the chauneu
10 drlve TO a certain address. has disap-
pea'ea and Is unknown.
The scene shifts to London. Luke de
Mountford. Louisa's affianced. the nephew
and heir OF the eccentric and wealthy
LORD Radcliffe, is in oub An alleged
direct heir, the unknown son OF another
brother. has notified Lord Radcliffe OF his
GAINS. The old man, passionately fond
OF Luke, claims that he has examined the
papers and that the claimant is an I'M
postor.
Suddenly the alleged Phillip de Mount
ford appears in London. After a short in
terVlew with Lord Radcliffe his claims
are recognized and he is Installed as heir.
without explanation Luke is practically
ed influence over Lord Radcliffe which
puzzles his friends and deties investiga-
ton. Lord Radcliffe viii explain 10 no
one.
A year mas passed since the tragedy IN
Brussels. Suddenly IL ~ repeated In ex-
lip de Mountford. Every circumstance ana
a very apparent motive points TO the dls-
placed nephew, Luke, as the murderer; IN
vain. Louisa, in her .lind faith, tried to
Prov Luke innocent. Every investigation
prlghtens the chains OF evidence. AT the
coFoner's inquest the startling oeSeiop-
ment that the murdered man is not Phlitip
de Mountford but a common ~scoundrel de-
uounced by his father and mother. VINO
Identified the body as their son. only COM
plicates the situation. 1t does not In the
least upset the appalling proofs of Luke's
guilt A warrant Is issued for his arrest
but because of his station in life the police
before the warrant is served; rms ne pre-
pares TO do. Louisa sees him and asks
nm pointedly Tor the truth. be con-
tesseS his guilt.
Here the heart of a woman discerns ms
lie and the real truth that he is protecting
someone else. Immediately she asks heE.
and intuiIively reasons that
love Tor has uncle must be bounu
with the solution. In the meantime the
ualce has been stricken and no one per
be allowed to talk to him. Her request is
denied but she insists, finally the pnysi-
elan grants permission. Lord Radcllt1s
no one and does not understand
what IS said to him. Alone with him for
moment she rehearses the story 10 MN,
he is apparently unconscious
Al the mention of Lukes name ana lhe
TACT mat ne is accused OF the muraer
Loro Radcliffe shows signs OF Indulgence.
When the physician returns he mas
and demands that what ne mas 10
be taken down and witnessed. he
dictates a statement. The so-called Phil
lip de Mountford who has been passing as
ais heir was an .mposter. Such a person
lad at one time existed and began the
correspondence more than a year before.
LORD Radcliffe met him in Brussels to ex-
anime the proofs which he found correct
n his indecision his duty to the
cal heir and his passionate affection for
u he invites the real Phillip de Mount
ord to ride with him through the streets
II Brussels. Suddenly the impulse seizes
Tim to solve the problem then and there.
the murder in the taxicab which
had witnessed.
The papers proving Phillips claim were
eft in his room and his rascally room
nate knew how TO use them and guessed
he secret OF his death, hence his arrival
n London aid his hold over Lord Rad
life, until finally the old mans love for
prompted the second murder.