The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-21
Swan Tells How He
Learned of Bora
dale-ValenskiFam-
lily Connection.

valenski, as soon as they had made
fast their prisoners.
"'He must have escaped return
ed Grimstead, but God alone knows
how. The side doors were shut. I
can vouch for it. Still, he is GER
tainly not here
perhaps he slipped past, and is
hiding in one of the recesses,' said
TweedIedum. we had better go
back and look
SDriVinE the wretched Zorska be-
fore them they trooped out of the
cellar, leaving everything in dark
ness once more. Then. crawling
nrst. and throwing what light I
could upon the earth from my Ian
tern. led Dietz out by the way
had come. We stood at last in the
remote vestibule of the old manor.
where found the entrance to the
Y secret passage.
You have saved my Iife,' he said
again, and I thank YOU
''T have repaid a debt said.
"'But how came you here?'
Ibid you not say l was a police
man and a spy" / laughed, seeing
that he looked disseminated.
- am sick Of II all" he eX-
claimed suddenly. Tell me- where
can see you and talk over all these
matters? must return now and In
vent some excuse for the way in
which escaped zorska' 1 have no
doubt that 1 can manage It. But
where can see you latter? tell
you that am sick Of the life I lead
-T saw that It was useless at
tempting to talk in that place At
any moment we might be inter
Irupted by q searching party, with
Yalenski himself at the head.
"Yes.' I said. Go back how. but
come to me at the hotel in the vii
Iage-the one near the station You
know itT
He nodded. Can come to-
night?
"'Do. I shall expect you
I'VE were about to part when once
more he Gripped my hand. It's
hateful business I said. I would
help you put an end TO it. Valenski
he has q strong hold on this coUn-
try-you cannot think how far reach
ing. And here is the center. as was
the Valenski castle in Hungary
But the Borradales,' ! cried.
"'Ah.' he replied, and felt that he
was speaking with extreme earnest
a. a. a.
Beware of the family Borradale.
whole tribe OF the Valenskis wicked
Standardization know that the Bor-
radales are of the Valenski, bound to
them irretrievably. II is an evil day
for any one who allies himself with
the family. But ] will tell you more
when we meet again. ! will tell you
how the Borradales and the Valen-
skis came to be united. ] will tell
you OF Zorska, and-he lowered his
voice to a whispeT-'of her who bore
him. Then you will understand. But
/ must not speak now, for We may
be disturbed. Tonight 1 see you. To-
night 1 speak
He pressed my hand again. and
tore himself away. /. too, left the
park by another direction"
cried Guy, eXcitedly. what did he
tell yoU:'
Il did not see him." said Swan.
'"That is the worst of it ! have
reaehed the end OF my story. l
. waited at the hotel that evening,
and the whole OF the next day, but
Friedrich Dietz did not come. nor
did / receive any sort OF communi-
cation from him. After that /
started out to seek him. ! found
that the Eypsies had moved. l
sought to trace them. but they had
divided up. not remaining together
in a band, but sinEly or in twOs and
threes. uniting themselves to other
rowing tribes. OF Dietz ] found no
trace. ValenskI had gone to New
York and was living in some style
under his 9TH name. I know that
he frequently saw Grimstead and
French. also that he was constantly
at the Poison House and now and
again at Adderley. But I could
not catch him tripping in any way.
and soon pressure Of other business
took my attention from him. Later
found that he had left the
country.
However, from what I have told
gave a solemn warning to Miss
Vassell not TO unite herself with the
= Borradales. l accepted DietZ's
words as true when he said that the
family was accursed."
"And recently-have you heard
more OF the Valenskis?'' asked Lii
ian. You said that you were oc-
cupied on q business which con-
cerned US"
Eyes. know that they are again
active. I know that Valenski is
again In American New York
himself. have been employed on q
certain poison casa woman who
Is suspected OF slowly doing her
husband to death-and have every
reason to believe that the robson
was obtained at this horrible place.
It Is, however, very difficult to OBJ
tain proof. But-as I told you-aII
these matters lead to the same end,
and we must devote ourselves to
the unmaskinR of Valenski."
It was soon after this that the
OoanA va heard Of Q cab drawing