Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-10-08

bullion broker Of Hatton Garden, met
his death--a most dastardly crime.
with which none OF his friends were
associated, and OF which we alone
held knowledge He therefore wrote
TO us as though from Lelthcourt,
calling us up TO Rannoch, In order
to strike the blows in the darkness
he added in his peculiar Italian man
ner Besides, he feared we would
tell the signore the truth"
You have not told the policeP
81 dare not, signore. Surely the less
the police know about this matter thu
better. otherwise the Signorina Leith.
court must suffer for her fathers
avarice and evil-doing."
Yes" cried Jack anxiously. That's
right. Olinto. The police must know
make ourselves. But who was 1t who
shot me in Suffolk street?'
THE same man, Martin Woodroffe.'
Then the assassin Is back from
Russia?"
'He followed closely behind the
Signor Commentators. Markof,
clever secret agent OF Baron oberg's.
came with him"
Then for the first time recollected
that the man ! had recognized in the
Strand was a fellow had seen loung
ing in the anteroom of the palace OF
the encouragement of Finland. The
pair. fearing that should reveal what
4 t.. I
to take my life in secret. Now that
Leithcourt was dead Woodroffe had
united forces with Oberg, and intend
ed TO silence me because they feared
that Elma, besides escaping them, had
also revealed her secret.
Il trust that the Signorina Leith-
court has explained the story OF the
yacht and its crew." Olinto remarked.
And has also shown you how ] was
implicated. You will therefore discern
the reason why have hitherto feared
to give you any explanation"
Yes" said. Miss Leithcourt has
told me a great deal. but not every
thing. cannot yet gather for what
reason she and her father fed from
Rannoch."
Then will tell YOU" SAID Muriel
quickly. my father suspected Wood.
noch wood, for he knew that he had
I broken away from the original COM
pact. and had now allied himself with
| Oberg. Yet II was also my fathers
object to appear in fear OF them, be-
cause he was only awaiting an oppor.
tunity to lay plans for poor Elma's
rescue from Finland. Therefore one
evening Woodroffe called, and my IA
Their encountered him in the avenue
and admitted him with his own latch
key by one OF the side doors of the
castle. afterwards taking him up to
the study. He knew that he had come
TO try and make terms for Oberg
therefore he saw that he must fly al
once to Newcastle, where the Iri:
was lying, get on board. and sal
away.
with some excuse he left him n
the study, and then warned my mothe
and myself to prepare to leave Blu
while we were packing. 1t appeared
that Chatter, who had followed, wal
shown into the study by the butler
or rather he entered there himself. be
ing well acquainted with the house
Thus the two men. now bitter enc
mics met. A fierce quarrel must hav,
ensued. and Chatter was poisoned an,
concealed, Woodroffe. of course, be
lieving he had killed him. My fathe
entered the study again, and seeini
only Woodroffe there, did not know
what had occurred Some words prob
ably arose, when my father agaii
turned and left. Then we fed 4
Carlisle and on to Newcastle. an
next morning we're on board the zach
out in the North sea, afterwards land
ing at Rotterdam. Those" she added
ARE briefly the facts. as my poor ia
ther related them to me-"
: And what of poor Elma-and @
her secret? When, wonder. shall
see herr" l cried in despair
You will see her now. signore," ar
swered Olinto "A servant Of tn
Princess Zurloff brought her to Lor
don this afternoon, and | have jus
|, conveyed her from the station. Sh
is In the next room, in ignorance. how
ever that you are here"
And without another word fed To-
ward joyfully. and threw open tn
!, folding doors which separated m
, from my silent love.
, Silent. yes! But she could. neve
theless, tell her story-surely tn
strangest that any woman has eve
lived to tell
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