The Washington times., 1918-10-14


don with that OF which 1 was ac-
eustomed, that Harold took to. Its
eject upon him was very rapid, and
bis degradation soon became COM
mete. And so l come to the pres
emit date.
: All this while pressure was being
Brought upon him to return to you.
his wife. Was the race to die out
completely? Valenski ragged at the
very thought Harold resisted as
long as he could-he made a brave
aght for your sake. But the all
powerful threat Of depriving him OF
his drug had its effect-as in my
own case.
But was It likely that you would
forgive him? His very appearance
Is terrifying. There is a tuning
liquid which is another invention of
Yalenskis. Anyone taking tin
haling the fumes for a few days
1cses sense of the present-becomeS
utterly subservient to strange
will.
Z Under its Influence you would
6ecome quickly reconciled to your
husband. for you would lose your
gpower Of discrimination.
EFrom what Harold has told me /
Know they will attempt to place
you under the influence Of this
poison. How they will set to work
I cannot say, for at the time of
H.,
3 proposal has been made-and that
Harold is yielding tofit l am writ
ing this statement with a Syague
hope that it may fall into your
hands before any mischief is done.
= cannot say from hour to hour
What may happen to me-if I
Ghould die! 1 pray often enough
for death. II ! could muster up
courage enough to leave this ter
rible place-bUt that would mean
an agony which 1 dare not face.
And in the meanwhile I am help
Iess-hopeless. have not the
buck to act-to go to you and
speak the truth. BY some means
Valenski would know what ! had
done, and would martyrize me with
out remorse. The writing of this
PAPER has afforded me some relief,
but OF what use can IL be till l am
dead? II death would but come!
? At this point the writing broke
on abruptly. There was, however.
4 note which. according to the date
OF il, hal been added the day before
that upon which Probyn had met
his death blow. 1t read as follows:
2 A month has passed, and l have
done nothing. Harold has returned
here; the attempt to bring Mrs. Bor-
radale under the influence of the
Tuning drug has failed-I do not
know how, but 1 thank God for II.
have made up my mind to place
myself in communication with the
police, for at all costs there must
De a stop to the horrid practices Of
this place. am told that Valensh
has stolen a couple of children, and
that they are to be brought here to-
aorrow. I know too well for what
purpose. It is horrible-unendur-
able- I remember-but / will not
write Of that. 1t Is the gypsy girl,
lara, who told me. Why do l al
ways feel such strange emotions
when she is near me? Is 1t that
ne reminds me of my own child?
But, no more; this is the end.
1Probyn had written no more.
advanced as was the night, the
two women had read on through
tAe document until they had thor
ouEhly mastered its contents. Then
F3sther laid it down and looked at
her friend.
LILLIAN, we know all. she said.
eyes, replied the other, we know
Early the next morning Swan
pzit in an appearance. 81 have news
f9T you, he said at once. "Probyn
. dead and lara has spoken. Va
lgnski is. as l suspected. at Adder
Icy. He does not know that the
pslice suspect his hiding place. OF
tSat they have any idea of his
5nneCtion with the Borradales
- was there that, during a quar-
reI. cara learned OF her parentage,
aHd she made her escape by way
q the Grange, Swallowed to New
York by my men. We shall arrest
E,9lenski, I hope, today. II he tried
- leave Adderly. fearing that cara
Right betray him. he would be
Seized at once by the men who are
"a the watch. We hold him as il
ia a trap"
cAnd HaroId?" asked Esther anx-
oAsly.
The detective looked grave. HE,
too, is at Adderley. fear he also
vcill be taken-as an accomplice.
The cigarette case which we found
IT the Poison House has been
trsced-through the name OF the
maker upon it-as his property.
I'.Ie little glass tubes within it con
iained some deadly poison. DR..
Brooke has had the stuff for an
aaalysis. He reports that il .
little known aIkaloid concocted
ftom some rare plants-I have for
GOTTEN the Names" Swan glanced at
Either pitifully. There is no hope
Ter it, Mrs. Borradale," he added,
the whole matter is public now.
snd must be sifted to the bottom"
Esther turned away her head. 1t
EAs to hide her tears.
but have better news for you"
said Swan, after = pause. The po-
re have not been idle, as you Wilt
,qmit. The first thing this morn
Dg they made a descent upon DR..
= ench's house ard arrested him
Tich TO. his surprise, as he did not
c.nk there was any evidence
ainst him. But there Is now
,,pnty of II. Well, Basil Fleetwood
rs discovered in that house. con-
y ,escent but a prisoner. He has.
y course, been released. He has
% idea why he was detained. II
.bpears that an attack was treach-
'psly made Upon him by that gypsy
al Helm. that he was saved
y the girl, cara. who discovered
5,c mark upon his wrist"
eSSod bless her" Esther lifted
tear-stained face.
V.md that suksequently he va