The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
A CLASSIC
IN A PAGE
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wOrkins on the Mystery.
As elimination he was one day, at a
great hunt of oficers, shot from
thicket and so severely wounded that
for long time his life was despaired Of
But they caught the man who did the
deed and wrung from him confession
Daniel recovered suriciently to be sent
home invalided, and the would-be mur-
derer was sent home for trial
Night and. day Papa Ravinet had
worked upon the mystery Of Sarah Bran
don. He had haunted the ministry OF
marine for news Of Daniel He got il.
and when the wounded ohicer arrived at
Marseilles. Ravinet was there to meet
him.
He told him briefly that Hennie,ts
was safe. and directed him TO go to the
Hotel du Louvre as soon as he arrived in
Paris.
. Then papa Rivsnet hurried north, and
when Daniel had arrived at the Hotel
du Louvre and sent him word. he took
Bertolle and Henriette to Daniels room
There he told the story of the conspi-
racy. the complications Of which he had
now succeeded in Strengthening out His
story was to this effect:
The History of sarah.
Sarah Brandon was, in reality. the
daughter Of an abandoned woman IN
Paris, and. being deserted by her mother.
had. after many adventures, come unce-
the protection of NJ. de BreVan-
And NJ de Brevan was none other han
that Justine Chevasset, whose father
and mother managed the house in the
rue de Ia Grange. He had spsnt the
modest fortune OF his parents and had
almost made another by forgery when
he had been caught and thrown into
prison
In the galleys he was a fellow-prfsoner
Of the man who had tried to kill Daniel
IN Cochin China Assuming the name OF
De Brevan after his term Of seryitude
was over. Justine had gone with Sarah
whose real name, as far as could be
known. was Ernestine Bergot-to a gam
bling place in Germany, where they both
became absolutely without funds
Erne5tine's beauty and wicked intelIi-
Gence had attracted the notice of two
OF those adventures who hang about
such places and live by their wits These
people called themselves Sir Thomas FL
gin and Mrs. Brian
They saw possibilities in Ernestine and
took her in charge. With her as a bait
they caught gilded fish enough to AFFORD
to take her TO America and pose her ss
the daughter Of the widow Of Gen Bran
don-for there had been a Gen. Brandon.
and they had looked matters up care
fully-who had died in Paris.
Unknown in England.
For a song Sir Thomas bought, N
sarah's name. some lands in PennsyI-
vania which never had. or could have
oil wells on them. They trained her as
an American heiress-and went to PARIS
with her.
Who the people calling themselves Mrs
Brian and Sir Thomas ElEin were Raw
net had been unable 20 find out Certainly
there was no Sir Thomas Elgin known
to the British knigh;age or baronetage.
When the alleged Sir Tom and Mrs
Brian had brought their pupil back 10
Paris they had need Of a skiIlful forre=
and sought out Justine Chevassat. The
four worked together and the spoils were
rather large
The Count de viIIe-Handry was not in
tended 70 be the last Of their victims
made bankrupt by inducing him TO put
his money into Sarah's mythical oil
fields.
MalEat Revealed.
But why had Maxine warned Daniel
against Sarah and iwarned Henriette
against Sir Tom? Because Heriette had
could not be touched by her father: and
Sir Tom. Mrs. Brian, Sarah ct al. desired
that after they had taken possession of
the counts fortune.
But MaSime-or Justine-wanted that
part OF the spoiIs for himself They
rather Quarreled over this and played
against each other.
All hands wanted to get rid OF Daniel.
who was distinctly in the way Maxine
- Tak h.
stroying Daniel by means of his fellow-l
criminal Of the galIeys.
AS for that Malgat-" continued Para
Ravinet, do you know who he is? Il is
myself And have devoted years to this
revenge.
Il was ensnared, deIuded-I did take
money from the company To give TO
Sarah. Ny sister has devoted all her for
tune and have devoted my industry to
arnassing the money which should make
good my defalcationS We now have it
complete.
ScusatIOn of a Week.
The confession Of the man who uied
to murder Daniel and the evidence which
these conspirators where they belong.
But do you know that your father
Mile. Henr1ette, is even now on the VerEe
Of suicide? Sarah and her gang have
deserted him Let Is 60 to him"
A carriage was ~alled and they went
to the counts house. They found a de-
crepit old man with the bottle Of poison
already before him. Sobping, he fell into
the arms Of his daughter and Daniel
The wheels Of the law had already been
set In action by Papa Eavfnet The next
day Paris had sensational news-such
sensational news as lasts for a week or
so IN that city.
A large portion of the counts fortune
was recovered from the hR-pies. ARlgat
contested himself n full court and waS
pardoned because OF his restitution
The man who called himself Sir
Thomas Elgin-they never found out who
he waS--got twenty years m prison N
solitary confinement Justine Cbsvassat-
alias Maxine de Brevaa. got penal seryi-
tude for life.
One Alone Escaped.
OF the whole Gilded Clique grim Ms,
Brian alone escaped What could they
prove against that good woman7
In due course Henriette and Daniel
were married.
AS for Sarah. trat beautiful sdVen-
turess. she did not stop to share the
troubles OF her fellow, but flew to others
which she knew not Of AS soon as she
saw that all was lost-even honor. which
she never had-5h@ took quiet little
dose Of poison and died
Daniel and Henristts are happy and
live quietly with Papa Ravinet and his
sister as their best friends. The count
lives at his country place and seldom