The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-08
,copynsht 1918 By ". G. chsnmanl
(Contlnncd from re1tcrdav.l

N0M \ ~ ANA NOu uAAf SUI GNflu
TO Magnih; and there was pathos
mingled with tragedy in this revival
OF ancient fres IN the middle-agod
Greek; ! could imagine how many sor.
rows. how much jealousy she had sui.
fered since she gave herself into tho
scoundrel's keeping. Her utterance
was intensely dramatic.
Now. | shall tell all the truth" she
declalmed. when the letterwriter
wrote these for me. saying that I
would prove the guilt " the Chevn.
Her, I did not know that Miss Ives
here was his betrothed. For you are
betrothed TO him, are you not?" sho
pleaded. Eyes. so all are saying this
morning. Well, my man was 20 IN.
duce me to give false evidence against
him. and Il was all arranged. But
that al q week ago.
Now everything IL changed, for he
himself has been deceived. and he
wants his revenge. When | left him
hye days ago. I was 90 tell the hall
truth. But ] shall tell everything. The
Chevalier is innocent-as innocent as
this lady OF his imprisoned here"
She was becoming incoherent In her
statements. I made her cit down and
gave her water. Presently she re
sumed, more calmly:
"Constantinopoulo Zeuxis. my man
he stole the key to the safe from the
purse OF Miss Ives In London" she
continued. 1T was arranged long be.
fore. lie took the key TO Paris. re-
moved the bonds, and substituted the
forged ones. lie also stole the treaty
from the Chevalier and handed II to
the chief conspirator. He VA to have
received n thousand pounds for HE
share In the work"
Who was his accompllce2" I asked
calmly; and I saw q shade Of gray
pass over the bankers face.
Leopold Magnln-your son." said
Madame zeuxis contemptuously. spin,
ming round and facing the father.
Magnif. pere, threw up his arms "a
though to ward on a sudden blow. He
sank down into a chair, his mce ashen
gray. breathing heavily.
ut IL impossiblei" ne muttered,
more TO himself than us. leopold
was a good boy-a little wild. but al.
ways a good boy. He had all the
money no needed. No, he could not
have been the traitor
I'took up the part Of the crossex.
aminer.
why was the treaty put back In the
safe II Il waa Of so much value?" /
asked the woman.
because Leopold's hatred for the
Chevalier was stronger than HIS desire
for revenge" she answered quickly.
"He wanted the bonds, because he
knew that he could force his father
to buy them back from him at any
price. by threatening TO dispose OF
them elsewhere. Monsieur Magniff
here had 10 have the bonds; he agreed
10 sell them 10 the American govern.
ment years before: he had sold them.
trusting that they would never be
found. Tho holder could have made
him pay millions for the possession
OF them. And there was money In the
treaty, too. Germany or Italy would
have paid well for it-not 20 much as
NJ. Magnif would have given for the
bonds but still a large sum. OF this
my man Constantinopoulo vas TO have
received a thousand pounds"
Go on" I said.
Afterwards. when Leopold Magnif
discovered that the Chevalier was his
bitterest enemy. his desire for revenge
proved stronger than his greed. He
Induced my man 20 replace the stolen
treaty I'm the safe. knowing that u
would be discovered there. and that
Miss Ives and tho Cheyalicr would be
involved in a common ruin. SO the
treaty was not sold. and my nan gets
nothing.
when he found that he had been
cheated he would have murdered his
confederate. But Monsieur Leopold
set the government upon his track.
and he was forced TO hy, his ven
geanee unaccomplished. II was then
that my man tent 10 Monsieur MagnlR
here to betray HE confederate.
"But ] shall tell more than that
! shall tell you where Constantine.
poulo Is hiding. for / have since learned
that he has again betrayed me-. lie
has made love 20 another woman, the
woman on the boat. 70 conceal whom
he pretended that he loved Miss Iyea.
Fool that wasl should have known
that he was not worthy 10 blacken her
shoes. He is hiding with her in the
lslandB-at Scouto. on Corsica-and
all those whom he has betrayed shall
soon be on his track"
She ceased. exhausted by the vehe-
mence Of her anger. And ! looked
toward the banker. he had collapsed
into his chair and was staring wildly
around him. ! caught the words he
uttered.
no, no" no was whispering. leo
pold IL a good boy. lie could not be
a thief and a traitor"
went over and shook him BY the
arm.
Monsieur MagniR," ! said. you see
now that you have been mistaken. II
IL your duty 10 save an innocent man"
"HntI hera h nothine that can h