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

were to travel overland back to Lon.
don. She was ready dressed to go. !
kissed her. and promising to meet her
soon, we parted. That was the last
saw of her. What happened to her
afterwards only she alone can tell us"
But she is not the baron's niece?"
said
mo. There is some mystery" de.
clared Muriel, "She holds some Sc
cret which he fears she may divulge.
But of what nature, | am In ignor-
ance."
You say that your father has never
taken any active part in the rob
berries? Where is he now?" asked.
"Ah!" she exclaimed sadly her
face pale and haggard
II have heard that the vessel was
scuttled somewhere in the Baltic"
That rs true Oberg's purpose
having been served, he demanded half
the property on board or he would
give notice to the Russian naval au-
thoritles that the pirate yacht was
afloat. He attempted to blackmail my
father. as he had already done so
many times. but his scheme was frus-
trated My father, because of his in
human treatment OF poor Elma, defied
him. when II appears that Oberg, who
was in Helsingfors. telegraphed to the
admiral of the Russian feet In the Bal.
tic. The crew from the Iris we're at
once landed at Riga, and only Mackin-
tosh and my father put to sea again.
All! my father was desperate, for he
knew the merciless character of that
man whose victim he had been for so
long. They watched a Russian cruiser
bearing down upon them, when, just
as It drew near. they got of In
boat and blew up the yacht. which
sank In three minutes with its ill-ob-
tanned wealth on board"
And your father?"
She was silent. and saw tears
standing In her eyes.
There was q tragedy" Jack ex-
planned in low. hoarse voice. He
and the captain did not. unfortunate
ly, get sufficiently far from the yacht
when they blew her up. and they went
uOWn WIN ner.
And ] looked in silence at Muriel
who stood with her head bent and her
white face covered with her hands.
Almost at the same moment there
was low tap at the door. and the
servant maid announced:
mfr. Santini, miss"
"Ah!" exclaimed Jack quickly. as
Olinto entered the room Then you
had my note! We have asked you
here TO reveal to us this dastardly
plot which seemed to have been
formed against Mr.. Gregg and myself.
AS you know. I've had narrow es-
cape"
81 know. signore And the signor
commentators is also threatened"
by whom?"
by those who killed my poor wife
and who intended also to silence me, 4"
was his answer.
THE same who compelled you to take
me to that house where the fatal
chair was prepared. eh?"
1T was Archer. who, fearing tina,
you came to London in search of them
devised that devilish continuance" he
said in his broken English. Then
continuing, he went on fiercely: Nov
that have discovered why my moo,
Armida was killed, will tell the
truth. and not spare them. Since
you left Scotland. signore, have beer
up In Dumfries. and have discovered
/
some reason known only TO himself
Leithcourt. while at Rannoch. wrote .o
both Armida and myself separately
making an appointment to see US al
the same time at that spot on tht
edge OF the wood. as he had som,
secret commission to entrust to us
The letter addressed to me apparent
ly fell into someone else's hands
probably one OF the secret agents o
Baron Oberg. who were always watch
ing Leithcourt's doings, and he. anx
ious TO learn what was intended. mad,
himself up to look like me, and KEEP
the appointment In my place. Armida
having received the letter unknown
to me, went up to Scotland. and wal
also there at the appointed time
What actually transpired can only b.
surmised, yet II seems that Leithcour
was in the habit OF going up to tina
spot and lettering there in the eve
ming in order to meet Chatter Ia secret
as the latter was in hiding In a small
hotel in Dumfries. Therefore thos'
who formed the plot must have en-
deavored TO throw suspicion upoI
Leithcourt. II is plain, however. a
both myself and Armida knew tn
gang. II was to their interest to ge
rid of us. because the suspicious o
the police had at last become aroused
Poor Armida was therefore delit
erately enticed there to her death
while the inquisitive man whom tn
assassin took to be myself was ais
struck down"
by whom"
mot by Chatter. for he was in Lon
don on that night"
Then by Woodroffe?" Durnfort
said
Without a doubt II was all mos
cleverly thought out. II was to hi
advantage alone TO close our lips