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ness. on his own account; he was
not ashamed of calling himself
boolImalEeg, vowing Il was as gen
llemanly . profession as the COM
msrcial tonting engaged In by many
young men Of family.
Guy was with Lillian In court
when the inquest was held. She
was questioned at considerable
length as to her dealings with the
dead man. She was, indeed, the
principal witness. Faithful TO her
word, she supported every state
ment that Won Geldenstein had
made in his confession. She proved
that he had been absent from home
on the night Of the murder. 1t was,
indeed, q day or two after his pro-
posed wedding, which had not tax
en place owing to his disappear
anee. This fact was fresh in the
mind Of the court Her sufpieions
had been aroused, she continued, by
the shabbiness OF his clothes when
q little later he returned in the mid
ale OF the night, and she had deter
mined to watch him when he alb
aeuted himself from home again
She could remember that on the
night Of his return he was carry
ing q bundle, which he took
straight into his study, and which.
no doubt, contained the articles be-
longing to the murdered man now,
put In as evidence.
She had followed Mr.. Won Golden
stein when he was again attacked
BY his wandering mania, and IL was
owing to her interference that he
had returned home. He had then
: made q full confession TO her and
announced hts intention OF commu-
nicating with the police.
Finally, asked II she believed that
Mr.. Won Geldenstein was the muir
derer Of Conway Franks, she said
that she was convinced OF the truth
Of her employers confession. and
that he made his confession to re-
Iieve his conscience, and that he
had committed suicide to save him
self from inevitable conviction.
Meyer Suspected Of Crime.
Evidence was given by q work
ing man and q bartender that they
had seen Conway Franks in the
company or an individual OF for
eiEn type q few minutes prior to
the murder; both these witnesses
were able TO identity the dead man
as the person in question. Here IL
was Incidentally mentioned that
suspicion had fallen upon an alien
named Meyer, with whom Franks
had had certEin dealings on the
day OF his death, but though his
house had been Thoroughly search
ed no evidence against him had
been forthcoming. At this point
Lillian, trembled lest there should
be any suggestion Of. q connection
between the man Meyer and the
suicide, but no further notice was
taken Of the incident, and once
more Lillian breathed freely.
So the case came to its ineVi-
table and, Won. Goldenstein was
found TO have committed suicide in
order to avoid the consequences of
his arrest upon q charge OF murder
"a murder to which he. had con-
fessed, and OF which he was IN
doubtedly guilty.
And thus, according TO the wishes
OF the dead man, the reputation OF
Meyer-such as Il Was-was saved,
AZ any rate his son would never be
known as the child OF a murderer.
Il was for this that the millionaire
had sacrificed his own reputation
as, in the dread of what he might
reveal under cross-sxamination. he
had also sacrificed his life
Lillian now found herself abso-
lutte mistress OF a huge mansion
as well as being to all intents and
purposes one OF the richest wom-
en- in New York. The whirligig
fortune had 1t last brought her to
the summit, and. whatever blows
a.. - So - uF a q
her, she was financially, at least,
secure.
Badly as she wanted II, she could
allow herself no rest. There was
much 10 be settled before her time
was her own, and in the meanwhile
Airs. Meyer and her children must
by no means be lost sight of. The
detective whom she had employed
for the purpose reported that the
woman was still living quietly in
her little shop: evidently she was
not yet alarmed at her husbands
absence, nor had she associated
with him the discovery Of Conway
Franks murderer. In all probable
ity she did not read the news
papers, and knew nothing about ii. {
Returns Her Legacy.
All the business OF the inherit
ancs was carried out without much
difhculty. The Iegaciss were quick
" settled, and all were gratefully
received. except that Of Angela,
which was returned by Angeis's
mother with a letter as offensive as
II was unnecessary. Miss Rachel,
with her customary phlegm, was
quite content, nor did she resent
Lilian's large inheritance.
Il thank. ma tear" she said,
shat I will settle myself out OF
town. like not society, and 1
have friends OF mine own world.
Aiy. brother would not allow me to
see them, but now that he is dead"
she heaved a sigh, for In her own
way she had loved her brother-"I
am free TO do as I wiz. For my
wants ] have money enough
enough and to spare. So think
NE will part"
Lillian made no attempt to re-
-slst this decision At first she had
thought that Rachel might have
been a suitable companion for Mrs
Meyer, but upon reflection she had
decided that Il would not be well
FOR the two women 10 become close
~ associated. SO with mutual re-
'SretssLilsan and Rachel parted.
u was about this time. too, that
LILLIAN received a visit from Esther.
The latter had changed not a little
SINCE her girlheod had vanished,