Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-26
CHAPTER TX.


Freeth, of Northlands in the County of
berkshire, Esquire, Gent, have one fail
Ing, and | freely confess It, I cannot
keep a key Were I as other men are
which, thank heaven, am mott might
wear a pound or SO of hideous iron
rlongery chained to my person. This
decine to Go with the result that, as
way, ! cannot keep a key. Now. by
freak CT fortune, the key OF Jaffery's
flat remained in the suitcase wherein
Z had flung it at Havre. until it was
fished out by Franklin on my arrival
ut Northlands
"For goodness sake. my dear said
TO Barbara take charge of this
thing"
Bnt size refused She had too many
siready to look after | must accept
tie respons, bility az a moral discipline
10 tied a luggage label to the elusive
eb sec, inscribed thereon the legend,
HKer to Jaffery's flat" and hung il on
a nail which l drove into the wall OF
my library,
About thls time according to the
eeuuenco Of events recorded in my all
too scrasGv diary. Doria came to us
FOR q week -end. her first visit since
Jafferg's outrageous conduct. She was
glad to make friends with us once
frore and to prove ii showed the pleas
Anter side Of her character.
Meanwhile the autumn publishing
season was il ful' swing. Wlttekinds
lisf o. new novels in its deep black
flaming border stared at YOU from tho
Advertisement pages Of every periodical
Nov picked up and so did tie list of
every othes publisher. DAY after CAY
Doria 3 ewes fell OF this announcement.
o. Wittekind and day ard day her In
S,Enatlor swelled al the continued
omission Of The Greater Glory" All
these nobodles these ephermeral
scribnlers we're being thrust flam-
tcEantly ~ public notice and her
Adrian the great Sun OF the firm, was
allowed to remain III eclipse For what
p rposo had he lived and died if his
memory was treated with this dark In
gratitude" orr she went to have II
out with the pnblishe" And that is
how DORA was led 10 the most terrible
discovery possible
Wittekind had satisfied Doria that
tho time was not Yet come for an
EDITION d. lnNe of Adrian's first novel
when she unluckily referred to the
original manuscript.
Mr. ChaYne has definitely told me
that both Adrian's original msnuscrlpts
went to the printers and were de-
stroyed by the printers
TITS impossible" said Wtteknd. II
much perpleyitv You're making
&ome extra ordinary mistake
III NO. al. 1I1yHS MOuiO no
Tell me o lie"
wittekind drew himself up Neither
would T. Mrs Bolderc Allow me"
He took ZIP his house" telephone
ASK Mr. Forest to come to me al
once" He turned TO Doris. Let uf
get to the bottom of this. Mr. Forest
is my literary adviser-everything goes
Through his hands"
They waited in silence until Mr.
Forest appeared.
You remember the golasre manu-
scripts?"
what were they. manuscript o,
sypescript?"
'Typescript"
Have you ever seen any of Mr.
Boldero's original manuscript?
do you think any Of 1t has evel
come into the officer
I'm sure 1t hasn't
THANK you, Mr.. Forest
The reader retired.
You see." said Wittenldnd
Then where are the original manu-
scripts of The Diamond Gate ant
The Greater Gioryr"
I'm very sorry. dear Mrs. Boldero
but have no means of knowing"
Mr.. Chayne said they were SEN
here, and used by the printers and de-
ssroyed by the printers"
I'm sure" said Witten,<ind, 'theres
ecme n7uddrng Misunderstanding. ysf
fiery ChAyne. IN his own nne 10 DIS
f;nguished man-and q man Of un
hsenished honor. A word or two vii
clear up everything"
Hes in Madagascar" -
Then walt till he comes back"
Doria insisted--and who in the worit
can blame her for insisting?
You think me a silly woman, Mr.
twittenkind; bat I'm not--not to the ex'
Rent OF an hysterioai invention. MI
Ehayne has told mo dAfnftsay thA,
hhoss two mAnusur1pts came 70 POD
$500 that ths bUOAw were Dssutst