The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-17

hhhh my lover. uut uoW-N IeOUold
should take the place OF the Greek. II
he should confess.
lie smiled weakly. as 10 IN antioipa,
ton Of my thoughts.
DO you see that little cabinet IN the
corner. Amer" be whispered. "Under
that pile 81 papers near II you will ind
a key Unlock the cabinet aud bring
me what YOU find inside"
! rose and obeyod him. I ntted the
little key into the lock and. opening
tho cabinet. drew forth q bundle OF
manuscript | placed 1t In Loopold's
hands.
These papers contain my COMES.
sion. Anne" he said Il wrote II once
whent under tho influence OF good
thoughts-Of you. Often ! have been
tempted to destroy q. hut / felt that
" You should escape me and carry out
your purpose II would be but fair 10
give you the means with which to free
your lover, the ~chevalier. These nm.
pers viii exonerate him completely,
even after ! am dead. for they contain
an entire history OF the plot TO secure
the treaty, and give the names OF those
who were behind as. No officers OF the
court could read n aud condemn your
lover Now touch the bell, Anne"
] rang. and instantly two sailors re.
appeared from the passage without.
They stood impassiye and mute before
us. Leopold spoke a few words TO
them In their language.
These men will take the yacht NJ
full speed to hon Martin" he continued
to me. speaking now with a supreme
effort Of the will. 1T 10 a little D
near Marseilles. but not too near
There you VIII charter a special train
for Paris. using the money which YOU
will find In the drawer Of my desk.
There are ten thousand francs: they
are yours by all laws OF al AZ for
the yacht, the men will take her out to
sea again after they have set o
ashore and convey her where she be.
longs. They have been amply recon.
ponsed for their work and they know
H."
And nov AEne. grant me your for.
g~iyeness."
stopped over him and pressed my
lips TO hts forehead. I felt no longer
any revulslon from this pitiful human
being whose span WAS nearly run. I
could g by the ashen pallor that
spread over his face that the end was
almost come. Il forgive you freely. ]
answered
He smiled weakly. and. closing his
eyes. lay back, his hand still holding
mine. In a minute more he had sunk
Into Inconsistencies. | a there
long; ! lost all sense OF time: did
not even realize that the anchor was
weighed and that we were setting out
to sen. nor did I hear the omlnous
splashes In the sea that marked the
burial OF the dead. ! sat there till the
grasp suddenly relaxed md the eyes
opened. Then ! left the cabin forever
and went up on the deck.
! looked around me at the waste OF
over which we were speeding.
I saw the silent man II the wheel. /
heard the WIND creak through the cord.
age: and In IA sudden outburst OF tears
! found relief. Dawn was breaking In
the east. and down In my soul. Too
long | had been perpleHed and harassed
by this nightmare OF circumstance:
now my thoughts turned from the dead
TO the living, from Leopold to my lover.
All the next day we raced northward
across the Mediterranean until. late IN
the afternoon. land upheayed itself
across IA bows, and ! saw the wooded
promOntory OF Bon Martin. with tho
white houses OF the village nesting
beneath the clin. But the helmaman
his wheel and we yeered away,
running parallel with a white beach
until We cast anchor not fifty yards
from a low and desolate shore.
They had not spoken a word to me.
these silent men. Whoever they were,
Of whence they came, | was never to
Now One Of them let down the
short ROPE ladder. and. standing on the
step indicated that | should
follow him.
Al first his actions alarmed me. Was
Il his purpose 10 cast me into the blue
But a moment later | was re
by an unmistaksble sign; he
me TO mount upon his shoul.
iers 30 that he could wade ashore with
me. And In proof OF his intention, he
into the sea. which did not
reach higher than his armpits. Clearly
THIS was the edge OF a shoal; and,
doubtless, the yacht had put In here %
avoid notice.
With some misgivings. I obeyed.
and, claaping me tightly. the sailor
gaded ashore until he had deposited
me high and dry above the sweep OF
he waves. Then, with a sweep Of his
cap he was gone. and | stood upon the
Deaen watching aim.
He waded back and clambered
aboard again. & moment later ! heard
he creak OF the windlass, saw the an
chor rise heavily out OF the sea. There
a column OF black smoke az the
OF the funnel. the yacht began to
back, swung around. and put out to sea
Dnee more l watched her I'm she was
no more than a speck upon the
horizon.
Then. as II IN a dream, I started
lioun the bsaeb IN tha dirocfiop ~ Ron /