The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-26

followed by his servant and by man
carrying bag of tools under his arm.
And the count said TO the man:
on know what you have 10 do!'
Yes, said the workman. cit 5 10
cut ring that s too small
That's easily done. -. A touch
Of the nippers. -
And then you VIII see. said the
count. ''if the inscription inside the
ring was the one You engraved.
fvonne looked at the clock. 1t was
ten minutes 10 eleven. She seemed TO
hear. somewhere in the house. a sound
OF voices raised in argument, and, in
spite of herself, she felt thrill of
hope. Perhaps Velmont has succeeded.
But the sound was renewed: /:
and she perceived that IL was produced
by some costermongers passing under
her window and moving farther on.
1t was all over. Horace Nelmont
had been unable TO assist her. And
she understood that, 10 recover her
child, she must rely upon her own
strength. for the promises Of others
are vain.
She made movement of recoil. She
had felt the workman g heavy hand on
her hand; and that hateful touch re-
volted her.
The man apoIogized awkwardly. The
count said to his wife:
'You must make up your mind,
you know.
Then she put out her slim and
trembling hand TO the workman, who
took it, turned 1t over and rested il
on the table, with the palm upward.
Yvonne felt the cold steel. She longed
to die, then and there; and, at once
attracted by that idea Of death, she
thought Of the poisons which she would
buy and which would send her to sleep
almost without her knowing 1T.
The operation did not take long. In.
serted on the slant, the little steel
pliers pushed back the flesh. made room
for themselves and bit the ring, a
strong effort and the ring
broke. The two ends had only 10 be
separated to remove the ring from the
finger. Tho workman did so.
The count exclaimed IN triumph:
At last Now we shall see.
The proof is there. And we are
all witnesses. .'
He snatched up the ring and looked
at the inscription. The ring bore the
date of his marriage to Yvonne:
"23rd of october!"
We were sitting on the terrace at
Monte Carlo. Lupin finished his story,
lit cigarette and calmly pulled the
said;
"Wen7n
"Well what?'
"'Why, the end Of the story. :"
'The end of the story7 But what
other end could there be7''
"Come you re joking -
"Not at all. Isn't that enough for
you7 The countess is saved. The
count, not possessing the least proof
H. -, n
to forego the divorce and TO give up
the child. That is all. Since then
he has left his wife. who is living hap
PLY with her son, fine lad of six.
teen -
"Ges -. yes but the
way in which the countess was
saved7D
Lupin burst out laughing.
"My dear old chap p''-Lupin some
times condescends to address me in this
affectIonate manner my dear old
chap. YOU may be rather smart at
relating my exploits. but, by Jove, YOU
do want TO have the s dotted for youl
I assure you, the countess did not ask
for explanations.
every likely. But there S no pride
about me, - | added, laughing. 'FDot
those IS for me, will you?'
He took out FIVE franc piece and
closed his hand over it.
"What S in my hand?n
4 five franc piece.
He opened his hand. The Ave franc
piece was gone.
"You see how easy it is, 4 work
ing iewelcr, with his nippers. cuts a
ring with date engraved upon IT,:
23rd of October It's simple little
trick of sleight-of hand. one of many
which ] have in my bag BY Jove, I