Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-08-25

a. Have No Further Need TO Doubt
You"
/ replied, and under strange circum-
stances" Then, continuing / told
her something concerning the Incl
dents of the yacht Lola.
"He may be in love with her. and
desires to force her into marriage
she suggested, expressing amazement
at the curious narrative I had related
81 think not, for several reasons.
One'is because I know she holds some
secret concerning him, and another
because he is engaged 10 an English
girl named Nuriel Leithcourt'
'Leithcourt? Leithcourt?" repeated
the princess, knitting her brows with
a puzzled air do you happen to
know her fathers name?'
was telling the story Of the Leith-
courts when the long. white doors OF
the handsome salon were thrown open
and there entered a man whose hair
fell over the collar Of his heavy over
coat, but whom, in an instant / rec
ognized as Otto Kampf
plain to you" he said "Mademoiselle
fears rearrest, and the only house I'm
Petersburg that the police never sus-
pect IS this. Therefore / send her
to you, knowing that with your gem
erosity YOU win help her In her dis
tress."
1T is an arranged, was her high
ness response. "She win remain
here, poor girl until st is safe for her
to go out of Russia" Then, after
some further conversation, and after
my wellbeloved had made signs OF
heartfelt gratitude TO the man known
from end to end of the Russian EN-
pire as "The Red Priest" the princess
turned to me- saying.
q would much like to know what
occurred before the Leithcourts left
Scotland"
"The Leithcourtsl" exclaimed
Kampf in utter surprise. do you
know the Leithcourts-an the Eng
fish officer Durnford?'
looked into his eyes in amazement.
What connection could Jack Durnford
Of the marines have with the adven-
turer, Philip Leithcourt? ]. however,
recollected Jacks word when / de-
scribed the visit OF the Lola 10 Leg
horn, and further ] recollected that
very shortly he would be back in Lon
don from his term of Mediterranean
service.
'Well." ] said after a pause. 81
happen TO know Captain Durnford
well, but 7 had no idea that he was
friendly with Leithcourt."
The Red Priest smiled, stroking his
white beard
Explain 10 her highness what she
desires TO know, and viii tell you"
Ny eyes met Elma's, and saw how
intensely eager and Interested she
was. watching the movement Of my
lips and trying to make out what
words ! uttered.
well" ] said, "a mysterious trag-
edy occurred on the edge of a wood
near the house rented by Leithcourt-
a tragedy which has puzzled the DO.
lice to this day. An Italian named
Santini and his wife we're found muir
dered."
"santinil" gasped Kampf starting
up. But surely he is not dead?"
"No. That's the curious part Of the
affair. The man who was killed was
a man disguised to represent the Ital-
ian, while the woman was actually the
walters wife herself 7 happen TO
know the man Santpi we'll for both
he and his wife were for some years
in my employ"
The princess and the director of the
Russian revolutionary movement ex-
changed glances Il was as though
her highness implored Kampf 10 re-
veal to me the truth, while be. on his
part, was ayerse 70 doing so.
and upon whom does suspicion
rest2' asked her highness.
CAS- far as / can make out, the po-
lice have no clue whatever. except
one. At the spot was found a tiny
miniature cross Of one Of the Russian
orders OF ohivalry-the cross OF St.
Anne"
There is no suspicion upon Leith-
court?" she asked with some undue