Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17

all objections on Obence!zer's part to the
proposed marriage would be Withdrawn.
| In the meantime, George was to see Mar
guerite-guarded by Nine. Dor-upon GER
tain days
When George took hold OF his business
the next morning 1t had q different face
for hm-Marguerite had a place in 1t
now. He set the wheels of commerce
spinning and saw his way clear-as he
thought Then came letter from De-
fresnier & Co., the Neuchatel wine people,
in which 1t was made apparent that they
had not been paid for their last consign-
ment George looked UP his receipts and
found that he held one from that firm for
the said consignment. The result of some
further correspondence was that the Neu-
chatel firm wrote George that the money
sent by him had unquestionably been stolen
In transit and the receipt had been forged
The matter. they said, was one OF vital
Importance to both houses, though, ap-
parently of trif1ing Importance. They
begged that George would tell no one but
send. by trusted messenger. the receipt
in question-uot even trusting it to the
POST.
In the meantime George had incautiousy
being in love-let escape from him to
openrelzer the fact that there was some
trouble about a recepted bill due to the
Neuchatel firm. Surely" thought George,
they cannot mean that should conceal
entirely from Obcri ezer. their trusted
agent. the fact that something is wrong I"
Still he managed to prevent himself from
being pumped" further bv hie prospective
| la-iD -latp Ma
upon really trustworthy messenger,
senoale decided to go himself to Neu-
chatel.
What. going to switzerlandw cried
Obenrezer, 'how fortunate. I am on a
journey there myself We will travel to-
getter.' It was a sacrifice for Vendale to
leave his business and a greater sacrifice
to leave Marguerite. But matter of five
hundred pounds was involved. and did
he not want to get rich as quickly as he
could? When Vendale took leave Of Mar
guerite her last words to HIM were.
Don't CO."
OF course IT is one Of those obvious
things OF really good fiction. which does
not entirely depend upon unforeseen de-
movements. that Obenreizer himself was
the man who had forged the receipt. That
the foolish boasting OF young Vendalc
I when he had met him in Switzerland had
aroused in Obenreizer hatred for
George. And, moro than that, Oben-
re!zer loved only one person in
the world except himself, and that
was his niece. When he saw that
George had come between him and his
liecc-that she no longer looked to her
uncle with that implicit faith and conf
dence with which she had heretofore. his
rage against Vendale was redoubled He
mated the young man anyway. and, In
addition, held that resentment which every
parent-for Obenrezer looked upon Mar
guerite as his daughter-feels when some.
body comes to claim them for their own,
dividing af'e tions and severing ties never
more to be reunited entirely
Obenre zer had given his consent to the
|, marriage OF Marguerite and George when
Vendale's income should have reached a
certain amount He had resolved that
the young man never should obtain that
: amount Of income. He had laid a pan
. by which he thought he could ruin Ven
dale and at the same time enrich him.
sell. But for the mis- AXE of the Neucha-
tel firm in SHIPPING some red vine in
place OF champa ne which opened up a
direct correspondence between the Neucha-
tel house and Wilding & Co. and led to
The forged rece pt bus ness. the plot would
not have been discovered Three months
more would have seen 1t in full operation
and Vendale would have been ruined II
was a complicated plot, skillfully thought
out, the details OF which can not be told
in short space
Suffice 1t that Obenre!zer, comprehend
ing at once from the incau.ious words Of
George that his plo; had failed and that
; he himself was in danger, ACCOMPANIED
George to Switzerland with the sole pur-
pose of getting from him the forged re-
ceipt-and IL necessary killing him 10 get
1t. Perhaps he would kill him anyway
: IL he could do so safely he thought.
Where shall l rob him If can? Where
shall | murder him Il | must?' was the
constant thought OF Obenrezer on the
journey. He knew that George carried
the discriminating papers in an inner
breast pocket. Several times he tried to
drug him and rob him-once or twice ar
ranged for murder-but failed. At last
the two came 20 Neuchatel and found
that the senior member of the hrm-the
man whom George must see-was in
Milan
1t was winter and the passage OF the
Alps was so dangerous that the guides
refused to take the travellers across in the
weather then prevailing But Obenreizer
declared that the guides were towards
he was born In he mountains. knew the
passes. and since George insisted upon go
ing at once TO Milan. why he himself
would guide him through He brought
Vendale TO a remote and wild snow COW
cred pass where impending avalanches
hung ready TO tumble about their heads
Obenreizer urged him to take a drink of
brandy from his flask George did so and
al once felt that the brandy was drugged.
In his half-conscious condi ion Obenreizcr
ferceiy attacked him. George tired to
struggle and to keep his companion from
tearing from him the papera His foot
si'pped-he was over PR clpice.
The mountain stern ragged ard parsed
again. Two men nrd two large dogs cnnc
out of hospicc One of tho men sa,d TO
the other. we may venture now" The
1.-TWO dosh looked into the fsoen OF tho mon
ard then. turning their muzzles down tho
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