The Detroit times., 1915-10-04
1.-THE Avalanche"
By a., Serial Mystery Story of
). B. Har~sBmIand SS~ Absorbing Interest

| iN"bA Nllil NH'N bNAiNNN w " SSN'
body--this hileous crine--people
think he is a murderer--for PHYS
sake, help me to clear his memory
OF this stain"
There was no reply. The lips
smiled the eyes we're hard and
cold and brilliant.
They ay." Sibyl continued, that
you are in--in danger. implore
YOU 20 put things right before Il
Is too late"
DO you love your husband?" said
Alec quietly DO you honor his
memory"
Il do do" cried sibyl piteous-
ly.
Alice laughed II don't think
viii say anything" she said.
For nearly minute there was ST.
lence and the brilliant black eyes
wero fixed ON text on the wall.
Then the lips smiled
II never Intended TO run away
with Capt Haig," she said slowly
He pretended TO be I'm love with
me and then threw me over. He
| raid goodbye the day before"
But how did sou leave the neigh.
! borh0od7 No one saw you leave"
Il changed clothes with a gypsy
! woman. am afraid, poor soul. that
she Was afterward murdered for the
/ yaluc OF the ttinkets. | gave them
10 her 10 purchase her assistance
I ! kept nay engagement ring--all my
riac7 bar my wedding ring"
Then Il was the body OF this
woman
Yes. whoever killed her evident
Is buried her clothes in another
place
And the screams Art shil heard
we're hers?"
YES. But we need not talk OF
! her | left the woods about 10
+ o'c'v@k and caught the last train
10 Irrdon> from station few
miles down the line from Maitland.
When got 10 London sold some
Of my rings and bought other
clothes. Then ! made my way 10
Fulkcstone and reached Paris. There
! found ont that Capt and Mrs.
TIa,g we're staying at the Hotel
Splendid, and went into the ho-
tel WHOM they were out and wrote
a letter on a sheet OF the hotel
notepaper"
She paused again, and began to
gasp FOR breath Sibyl poured ont
some more % the medicine, but the
DYING woman shook her head
Let mc die in peace" she fal-
tered There IS no more to tell"
S.byl held he glass to her lips.
The woman drank, and closed her
yes 70 VAS nearly two minutes be-
fore ehc spoke again
Nothing af;cr that matters"
She said feobiy.
Yes implorc vou-lf do no:
know hat TO tell people--they
viii not believe THAI you are Alice
Trcvcrton
Il was Alice Treverton." said tho
woman harshiy Il am nothing now.
II was in Paris | met Smith--he
called himselfI don't believe that
was his real name. but never
knew him by any other. We fell In
love with each other--he took me
ont 10 South America with him"
Where you met Basil Ducane7"
7 Yes DO you know him? q,
vcs, OF course. read about him
when your acknowledgements
! gave him my ring-glad | was to
be rid OF it--yery glad"
Have YOU just come from South
America"
81 returned-more than year
aEo-he died out therc-I loved
him. and now he Is dead--we had
had a rough life together--I have
paid heavily-but loved him
am glad TO think OF that--now-I
was a good wife to him"
You were married them"
"No--nO--he had wife alive
in a lunatic asylum. But we were
faithful 10 each other. and loved
hint was hard life, but went
through II with him--to the end"
She ceased speaking and closed
her eyes Her lips. the only other
part OF her face visible, grew very
white. Then there was choking
sound in her throat--a terrible
gasping for breath. Sihyl ran to
the door and called out for the
nurse.
Hello, Ducane, old chap, who on
earth would have thought OF see
ing YOU? How did you ferret me
out?"
Ducene placed his hat on the