The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-27
CHAPTER XVIII Continued,

turned over the leaves.
All" he said, after a moment. 81
was sure of it. Here is the final link.
Have you a small hand mirror. Miss
Eaughan?"
She brought one from her toilet table
and handed it to him in evident as
constituent.
What do you see in the mirror?"
ne asked and held a page of the blot
tllg pook at an angle in front of it.
MISS Vaughan uttered an exclama-
Ton or surprise, as she read the words
reflected there:
Mr.. Frederic Swain.
1910 Fifth Avenue,
-. New York City.
If not at this address.
please try the Calumet club.
Tail oaks from little acorns
grow,'" quoted Godfrey. tossing the
BOOK back upon the desk. But for the
TACT that you blotted the envelope, Miss
Vaughan, young Swain would never
nave been accused of MURDER"
Il do not understand" she muir
INJURED.
Don't YOU see he pointed out, the
one question which we have been un-
aoie to answer up to this has
nSen TINS: Q did Silva know you
We're going to meet Swain? He had to
snow IT, and know it several hours be-
Tore the meeting, in order to have those
ringer prints ready. L concluded, at
last, That there must be a blotting book
and there IT is"
Miss Vaughan stared at him.
You seem to be a very wonderful
mani" she said.
Godfrey laughed.
1t is my every day business to re-
construct mysteries he said. Shall I
reconstruct this one?"
Please do" she begged, and mo-
toned US TO be seated.
Eo0rrey's face was glowing with the
sort OF creative fire which, l imagine.
AluEnlneS The poets brow at the mo-
U1ent Of inspiration.
Where i you first meet Silva?'
he asked.
IN Paris"
What was he doing there?"
He was praeticing mysticism. My
father went TO consult him; he was
came very Intimate"
And Silva. OF course, at once saw
the possibilities OF exploiting an i'm
nanSetx rich old q who's mind was
falling So he comes here as his in
sLrucrcr in o~rientaLism; he does some
very marvellous things, by Continued
NJ plCsIS he gets your father complete
z Under his control He secures a
rruu1lse OF this estate INC a great en-
G-nvEnsaLs he Is your faLher 70
make d VIII IN which these requests
ara specially stated Then he hest
-A--S- L@A L-ELEL&4k LIS EE=LLL1lCG IN LnlS \
aouss. 4 new desire has been added TO
The old ones. II had not often been his
fortune 20 be THROWN in daily contact
WITH an innocent and beautiful girl, and
he ends nF falling in love with YOU He
k16Sa Of your love for Swain He has
caused Swain 70 be forbidden the
house BUT he finds you still fudiffer-
enE- 1t last, by means of his own en-
CCSaElsa and your fathers, he secures
YOUR consent TO become mis- disciple.
E-- COR rr-- ~ r-az al
sIC with htr1- he wiII. in the end, donf-
hate YoUr viii, also.
cut you ask for three days delay,
and this he raEts During every mo-
nleaE 6g those three days, he will keep
you Under surveillance. Almost at
cncs- he gTgessea a1 your plan. for you
EsrIFr1 70 the house, YOU write a letter,
and, EEe Eacg3elE you Eeaye your room.
he enters IL aud sees The impression on
TIE blaEcer- Hs follows you into the
ae 8@es you throw the letter
eger TIE wal and suspects that you
are calling 5w&fa 10 your aid. More
than that, Lester he added, turning
70 ME re saw you In the tree, and so
Kept Up MS naidnf9ht fireworks, on the
OF chance that gos might be watch
fagt"
Yes tEas explains that. too" /
agreed thogghtfalgT.
when he rsalEzes that you are ask
FIG yoEr tover'a aid" Godfrey continued
" Miss Vaughan, "a fIendtsh idea
springs into nfg mind. If Swain an
aEers the cal, IL he enters the grounds
he will separate him from you once sor |
all by causing him TO be found guilty |
og KILLING your father. He hastens back |
TO the house, tears the leaf from the
album OF finger prints and repares the
rubber gloves. That night, he follows
you when you leave the house; he over
hears your talk In IN rho and he
find that there Isl another reason than
once. II your father is found to be
insane. the viii drawn UP only three
days before will be invalid. Silva will
lose everything-not only you, but the
fortune already within his grasp.
II hurries to the house and tells
ypur father of the rendezvous. Your
father PUSHES out and brings you back,
after a bitter quarrel with Swain,
which Silva has, OF course, foreseen.
You come up to your room; your father
filings himself into his chair again. 1t
fs Silva who has followed you-who |
has purposeiy made a noise In order
that you might think 1t was Swain,
And he carries in his hand the blood
soaked handkerchief which Swain.
dropped when he fled from the arbor.
"Up to this point" Godfrey went on.
more slowly. everything is clear
every detail fits every other detail per-
fectly. But. in the next step of the |
tragedy, one detail is uncertain-whose
f.and was it drew the cord around your
fathers throat? / am inclined to think
1t was Mahbub's. IL Silva had done the
deed, he would probably have chosen a
method less oriental: but Mahbub,
under hypnotic suggestion, would
kill only in the way to which he was
accustomed-with a moose. Pardon
he added. quickly. as she shrank |
into her chair. Il have forgotten
how repellent this must be to you. III
have spoken brutally."
Please go on" she murmured. at is
right that I should hear it. I can bear
It."
There is not much more to tell,',j
said Godfrey, gently. Whoever it was
that drew the cord, it was Silva who
moistened the glove from the blood
soaked handkerchief, made the marks
upon your fathers robe, and then
dropped the handkerchief beside his
chair. Then he returned softly to hisI