The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-23


The Enrassd Lover Attacks the oiri.
to the wall, her face ghastly beneath
the rouge.
Dropping her beach wrap, Patria un-
covered her pistol.
"Be good enough" she said coldly,
ITO let me have that costume you are
wearing. I give you this chance Of es-
cape, but warn you not to waste time.
The police will be here in ten min
utes"
Dumb in despair, Elaine began to
tumble with the fastenings Of her at
tire.
The door was tried from the hall.
way the voice of the maid became
audible:
Miss Charming! 10 you need met"
"Not In the least" Patria replied.
"Go away and don't come back for half
an hour"
Patria moved across the room and
picked up the costume out Of which
Elaine had just stepped, Spanish
dancers dress.
But 1t was far from easy to manage
the change and a pistol at one and the
same time. On sudden decision Patria
unlocked the door.
"Put that beach cloak over your un.
derthings," she ordered Elaine, land
go!"
Submissively. Elaine picked up the
cloak and went to the door. Patria
crossed to a cheval glass on the far
side of the room, on the way putting
her pistol on a little table In the re-
cess Of the window. A moment later.
while hooking up the dress before the
glass, she saw Elaine fling the door
open and dart toward the table.
Patria moved. but Elaine had moved
too quickly for her. Her hand closed
upon the pistol.
simultaneously q mans hand was
thrust In between the window draper.
les. holding revolver. This last was
discharged with what. In that small
space. seemed deafening detonation.
Without as much as a sigh Elaine fell
She was dead before she lay at rest.
Thoughtless of danger, Patria
reached the window In time to see .
man leave the foot Of ladder whose
topmost rung rested on the window.
sill, and scurry of In desperate haste
As she turned back she heard sew.
eral people hurrying down the corn.
dor. talking with more or less anima.
tion. The suave accents Of Baron Hu.
roki were dlstinguishable.
At her feet the pistol sllstened
temptingly: the rays It reflected struck
fire from Patria's brain. Hastily she
picked 1t up.
Followed by Fanny Adair and Juan
de Lima. Baron Huroki unceremonious
ly entered the room.
1.-THE maid said she was afraid you
were In some sort Of trouble" he be.
gan. and checked In stupefaction, star.
ing down at the body Of the dancer.
"Shut that door," Patria brusquely
told De Lima.
"What does It meant" Mrs. Adall
whimpered.
With hint Of contempt Putris
looked from face to face.
"Meanr she said. 1T means thai
Patria Charming is accounted for a
last. Somebody had to do it-and you
men bungled every time you tried It.
Now I've done my part; 1t remains for
you to cover this up. I'm going back
to my guests before they miss me"
She left the three staring, dumb
founded. nghast.
In the lower hallway she encoun.
tered Parr, drew him aside, told him
what she had done.
but whyi To what endr he
stammered.
"As long rs they think me Elaine,
and therefore are sure that Patria 10
dead-l am inside their councils" she
explained. II shall become intimate
with all their schemes-and disclose
to you all find out!"
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In the dim gray twilight Of dawn the
body Of Edouard was found at the foot
OF the cliffs. It was surmised that
blinded by remorse and drink-in the
haste Of his hight, he had stumbled
over the brink to his death.
The discovery furnished Baron Hu.
rokl and his circle with q way out Of
their dilemma. The story they gave
out was to the effect that Edouard had
shot Elaine In at Of Jealous rage, and
then killed himself.
! (END OF SIXTH EpisODr.1