The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-03-16

surprise. lWOulu nave Deen
like her TO plan II with him-and tits
quite possible she reached Rangoon
before |. My wifel e, :"
Hastily he returned to the evening
wrap a fascinating contrivance OF lace
and satin unquestionably the last cry
Of the Partisan mode, such a wrap as
his wife might well have worn. But
beyond Paquin's label stitched inside
Its dainty pocket It boosted no dis
tinguishing mark.
He stumbled hurriedly from the
room and down the stairs, returning
to the study where Syphers body
lay; tortured by mounting fears. he
stood and looked blankly about him,
at loss where next to turn, II almost
,reternaturally alive to every sound
,r sight that might afford him clue.
He fought against suspicion
that crawled like viper in his brain.
Had he, after all, been deceived in
Sypher's niece. Miss Pynsent? Had
that innocent charm of hers been a
thing assumed, cloak for criminal du-
plicity? Had she In reality been Des
Trebes' accomplice? Had those clear
and limpid eyes of youth, all through
that voyage been looking forward TO
such a scene, to such a tragic ending
as this? Could she have afforded the
Frenchman the aid he needed to con-
summate his chosen crime?
For he was now ready to believe Des
Trebes the prime mover in this terri
BILE affair; he no longer entertained
shred of doubt that his enemy had
travelled with him from Calcutta un'
der the disguise of de Hyeres." And
he believed the man had planned this
thing far ahead else would he have
surely taken some overt step to pre-
vent O'Rourke from delivering the
ruby to Sypher. He OWNED acutely
that, despairing of any further at
tempt to win the jewel from him, Des
Trebes had turned his wits to the tash
Of stealing it from Sypher; somebody
naturally much less to be feared thar
the adventurer.
But on the other hand, II the CIR
had not been Des Trebes' assistant
what had become OF her? And wha
of her guest-the lady one Of who's,
initials was b?
1t was not inconsistent with De-
Trebes' whole-hearted villainy that h,
should employ a gang of thugs sum
ciently large to overpower and maxi
away with bodily and in body Mis-
Pynsent, her guest and the servants
D.. Great God" cried O'Rourke
IF II be in truth my wife,"
Without presage a thin but impers
tive Standardization broke upon tn
silence OF the house of death. O'Rourk
jumped as II shot. Somewhere in on
Of the other rooms a telephone be-
was ringing. It ceased, leaving
strident stiffness; but before he coui
move to find the instrument and al
swer the call, there rose second tim
that moaning sob which first he ha
attributed to an impossible sourc,
then, In the turmoil Of his thought
had forgotten.
He waited, listening intently TIL
telephone called again and again SUI
sided. Then a third time he heard til
groan, more faint than before, but su
ficientl, loud to suggest its sourc
He moved warily toward the window
and out upon the veranda-hounde
by the telephone. But that woul
have to wait; here was more u
gent matter to his hand. Between Il
long, inslstent rings the moaning WI
again audible; and this time he !
Gated II accurately. II came from Il
lawn, near the edge OF the verand
He stepped OFF carefully, but almo
stumbled over the body of a man wi
lay there, huddled and moaning.
And another!" whispered the a
venturer, awed. Faith this Pool
Flame y"
He was at once completely horrifi,
and utterly dumbfounded. Nothing
had come upon within the bungalo
seemed to indicate that there had be,
anything in the nature of a strugg
prior to the assassination of Syphe
He had up TO this moment consider,
1t nothing but a coldblooded and CO.
ardly murder; the man had apparer
ly been struck down from behind in I
tai ignorance of his danger. O'Rourl
had deduced that Sypher had rise
from the desk to put the jewel in
safe; and that while he was SO e
gagged the assassin till then skulkit