The Washington times., 1918-10-14
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Esther and Lillian Learn How Harold
Became Addicted to Drug, and
s Finish PrObyn's Confession


ever, and when he recovered con-
seriousness he was in DR.. Frefeh's
house. He is now at Adderley-at
the hotel-where I have wired TO
him to wait for us"
May we go with you-to Adder
ley?" asked Lillian.
"As far as the hotel-yes. ] have
made all arrangements for you to
do so. We must so early in the
afternoon, and / trust Valenski will
be arrested tonight. Th.re is one
thing more. Grimstead has COM
mitted suicide. The police went to
arrest him, knowing all they do
of his connection with the Poison
House. and when he realized that
J. the game was up he took dose of
prussic acid So there is an end OF
him.
He was a scoundrel." said Es-
Their. land played a double part.
This paper" (she produced Probyn's
statement) has explained every
thing to US. 1t would be we'll il
you read, it carefully. Is there
timer"
Swan glanced at the clock.
yes" he replied. MY arrange
ments at Adderley are for the even
ing. We need not start for some
hours yet"
He sat down at a table and read
the manuscript carefully, comment
ing upon various passages in it.
When he had completed his task he
made use of the same words that
Esther had uttered the night be-
fore.
YES" returned Esther. my
husband She burst into tears,
~ - ha
left the room.
ut is terrible for her-terrible"
said Lillion pitifully. Think OF
it,"
"She will soon be freed" replied
the detective in a similar tone.
cara says that Harold Borradale
is at deaths door. And so the real
head OF the Borradale family is
Basil Fleetwood"
"Or Valenski. o Heaven grant
that the hateful name may be ex-
terminated"
Thank Heaven, Mrs. wnloughby,
that you went to Helm in time to
save your friend from the effects
OF that drug-that you rescued her
from her husband in London"
Yes" said Lillian, at Is easy to
see from Probyn's statement the
reason OF the hateful plot. Harold
absented himself and left the ad-
ministration of the drug in the
hands OF others, probably Of this
creature Vania herself. They
thought to make Esther amenable
to their wiII-how horrible. And
while al Helm. Vania amused her
self by having those pictures al
teredNshe was the real Mrs Bor-
da1 he - -,
family, And with regard to Basil
Fleetwood-they did not know who
he was, but he was a friend and ad-
mirer of Esther: he was bitterly
opposed to her reconciliation with
her husband. They tried to get him
out of the way. You say he was
attacked by that rascally servant?'
The servant was waiting to
murder him cara saved him. Paul
was killed in a struggle with Zara's
so-called uncle. 1t is evident, how
ever, that the uncle did not dare
let Basil go. Basil was a constant
menace to the Valenski plans, aIa-
so had to be kept out OF the way"
And l."
And you. too. It is well for
you. Mrs. Willoughby, that events
came rapidly to a crisis. Harold
warned you, you remember? We
may be sorry for the unhappy man
now that we know the reason for
his treatment Of his wife. He
yielded at last to compulsion-but
he loved Esther"
Yes" replied Lillian. he loved
Esther"
Later that morning Guy Hook
ing put in an appearance. He, too.
had ~ h1N h11
ed with great rapidity. Overcome
with remorse for his laundering
he had not been to Lilian's house
since the day when he had left IL
on his mission to the Poison House
He had not even impaired to he-
the news, which he had received
from Tweedledum. Since then.
however. he had taken steps TO
learn the truth OF IL, and in this
he had been successful: there was
no doubt as TO the death OF Frank
Willoughby
Lillian and Guy were closeted to-
Eether for close an hour. What
actually passed between them was
never reported by either one or the
other. but when they emerged from
the little boudoir they were smiI-
ing and Guy was holding Lilian's
hand in his.
But am such laundering ass"
he muttered.
81 shall see to that" she whfs-
pered back, lin the future that is
before us"
And so they found their way
back to the friends who were wait
ing for them in the morning room,
who, seeing them. smiled in their
turn.
And that afternoon the little
party of four arrived at Adderley.
where at the station they were
Joined hY Basil Fleetwood