The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-19

sennine they were worth All that Schwsrt1
muller declared. that being the case vAy
should Hohendabl have let them come y
me fer practically nothing when there wam
dozsns Of collectors who would have psA4
tho fun pricei I swallowed hard, but No.
aged to control my voice.
IA . matter Of fact, Count TarHowsy."
I said, resorting to unworthy means, II have
every reason 10 believe that HohendAhl sold
the originals sometime ago. and had then
replaced on the esihags By clever limitations
nsy are not worth tie canvas 6Ay ara
pointed on
He started. I intercepted the swift losk
Of apprehension that passed from him 70 ~
stoEd SehvartsmuAer, whose face turned .
shade rcddeT.
''Impessihiei'' cried Tsnowsy sharply.
'.By no means fnpsssihls." I said eah
~, nsw ssrs Of my ground. TO be p@<
fse*ly frank with you, I've known from ~
beginning that they were fakes, Your fne.A
Count Hohendahl is nsAlsr than you GfS
him credit for being. He confessed to N
1t the time our Transaction took place the
the frescoes were very recent r~eproductionA
| The originals, / think, arc in London -
New York" l saw guilt in the face Of Hon
Sehv srtzmuller. His moustaches droopod
with the corners Of his mouth; he did MOI
seem to be filling out the frock coat quies
50 completely as when I first behold hin.
A shrewd suspicion impeusd mo 70 taks
chances on . direct accusation l looked
straight into the Germans eyes and sai1l
Now that / come TO think Of it, l an surs
he mentioned the name Of Sehwartzmuhsx
in connection with the
at is not truel It is not truel' roarA
the expert, without waiting for me to I'm
ish. HE lied to you, we-the great finn
Of Zumpe 8 Schw artImaller-we could ~
be tempted with millions To do such :
thing"
I went a step farther in my deductions
Somehow ! had grasped the truth-this psar
deliberately hoped to swindle me out OF forty
thousand dollars. They knew the frescoes
were limitations and yet they were urging
me to spend a huge sum Of money IN re-
storing canyases that had been purposely
made to look old and flimsy in order to de-
ceiye a more cautious purchaser than I. But
as l say, l went a step farther and do
liberately accused Count Tarnowsy.
Moreover, Count Tarnowsy, you are fully
avare of all this"
my dear fellow
"Ir not waste words. You are . ahmed
scoundrell"
He measured the distance with his ~
and then sprang swiftly forward, striking
bindly at my face.
Schwsrtzmuller was near the door, look-
brass knob.
'Mein Gottl" he beloved.
''Stopl" shouted. Come back here
II 4.lr, tI;, faltnu aUav with Won -
Tsrnowsy was sitting up. looking about
him in a dazed, bewildered manner.
At that Moment, Poopendyke came run
ming down the stairs, attracted by the loud
voices. He was followed closely by three
or four wide-eyed ~glaziers who were work
ing on the second floor.
I'm the name Of heaven. sirl'
1--WE bruised my knuckies horribly" was
al that l said. 1 seemed to be in a sort
Of = daze myself. / had mover knocked .
man down before in my life. 1t Was a
amazingly easy thing to do. l could hardly
believe that l had done IT.
Tsrnowsy struggled to his feet and faced
mo, quivering with rage. I was dumb
founded to zee hat he was not covered with
blood. But he was Of . light, yellowish
green. 1 could scarcely believe my eyes.
you shall pay for thisi'' he cried. TAe
tears rushed to his eyes. "Cowardl Besstl
To strike q defeneeless mani
His hand went swiftly to his breast pocket.
and an instant later a small revolver flashed
into view. II was then that I did another
strange and ineomprehsnsSbs thing. Win
he utmost eoolness I stepped forward and
vrestsd it from his hsnd / say strange
and ineomprehensibls for the reason that As
Was pointing it directly at my breast and
! yet I had not the slightest sensation of fear.
| He could have shot ne like . dog. l never
sven thought Of thah
.Nons Of thstl" / cried sharply. Nov,
viii yeu be good enough 10 get out Of this
hSrse-and stay outi'
my seconds will call on you"
"And they will receive just what you
have received. II you or any of your friends
presume to trespsss on the privacy Of these
grounds Of mine, IN kick the whole lot
Of you into the Danube. Hawkesl Either
| show or lead Count Tarnowsy to the gstes-
A. for ysu, Mr.. S~chwsrtznuller, l shall ex-
pose"
But The last word in restorations had DE-
parted.
ITO Be Continued.) :