Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-17


that 1 had been quarFeling with your
father. The will excluding me from all
share in his property would have been
found (as 1 believed) and supplied an
obvious motive for the crime. And II I
had been believed Dereve would have been
arrested and confessed the whole story.
II would have besp shown that wasn't
! Georges wife, and IT'S hundred to one
| that should have been put in the dock
beside Dereve and Huron as an accessory
before the fact. No, when Gilbert pointed
out to me that Dereve was bound to keep
quiet. because II he spoke he would GER
tainly be charged with the murder. 1 de-
cided to say nothing"
"And you let Martin stand his trial for
the murder?" Maud looked at the older
woman in wondering reproach.
Mrs PIessey shifted impatiently. ST
should certainly have spoken IL he had
been convicted. AS 1t was, the slight
suspicion attaching TO him did him in
fnitely less harm than the truth would
have done me To my relief Huron had
seized the will which cut me off, and said
he had destroyed 1t. Whether he has or
not don't know. have often won
dered.
'"The result OF all this was that, while
1 got rid OF that abject poltroon De-
reve, had placed myself absolutely
under Huron's thumb. He knows where
to ind your-the death certificate OF your
fathers first wife, and could prove US
not to be entitled TO the name We bear.
And he has other cards up his sleeve. No
doubt he and Dereve between them have
concocted a plot which would make me
more or less OF an accessory TO the muir
der, and such in a sense l suppose 1
was. So there's no help for it''-Mrs.
Plessey slghed-"we are absolutely in
Gilbert's hands-both OF u.s.
Maud rose to her feet and gritted her
teeth. Huron is a seoundrel-a fend
inearnate." she muttered. I'VE must es-
cape from his clutches at all events. I"
She paused to consider. He appealed to
me this afternoon TO get hold OF these
plans which Sydney Dereve. It seems, has
disposed or to his brother What does
he propose to gain by that mover
MIS- Plessey reflected. "I think he IA
playing straight. If the plans fall into
the hands Of the police and Devere Is
arrested the whole story will come out
You VIII be disinherited, and /, as have
told you, will be placed in the dock. In
this respect he seems 10 be acting as a
good ally"
Maud stood, her hands stlIl clenehed.
perplexed and undecided. She realized
that she and her mother were nounderinx
IN the meshes OF Huron's net At any
eft3AAt-AF 80 AAAAAaAA AAAM II III ana IneY
would be more At his mercy even than
nov.
But II the plans are in my possession
-mineFs she cried sxultantIy. ut Is 1
who will have Dersys az my mercy. ana
Hufon's power over US Is gone. :. ;
Mother" she said, with 3 sudden des-
peFate resolution. II an going 70 see both
these Dsfevss-and tonight
she kiased her mother ana rushed out
OF the room -Four minutes later from
the window Mfa- Piessey saw her drive
away In 3 taaieab.
The troubled woman turned away 4
face which had grown Rhiter than when
she told of her husbands death she
rested her head against her hand. sAIl
that had 10 be told sooner or later she
marInured ana noW-what II she mas
out the restY on. she cried aloud. she
= sure 10 ana out the restp'
i s s long drive from south KsnsInastou
70 Hampstead and to Maud. frenzlsd xith
anxiely ana lInpaflenee. It seemed Il es.a-
sumo noaHa The servant looked Il hsr Il
soma surprise Hhsn she inquired lar hlr
Dsrexe-II hea assn plsla Io ne wHols
aaAszHela that HIS RobIazane - ~
taat morning f1r sood