Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-10

her grasp? Nonsense! The glove in
her dead hand was put there by the
criminal to implicate the Count. and
the glove in the %rolled-up socks for
the same purpose and by the same
p~erson!"
by love. Miss Frayne! You may
be right" cried Hardy: Somehow I
can't see the Counts hand in this
thing, and yet"
"And yet, he did it,, put in Havi-
land. Have they really Jailed him ?
'1'm sorry" said Pauline, and her
face was white; did he-did he
c-confess?" The girls voice trem-
bled, and she could scarcely pro-
nounce the words.
mot he" said Hardy; "he seemed
dazed, and declared his innocence
but he vas not convincing. He takes
1t very hard and talks wildly and at
random. But you know what French
men are; liable to go OF their heads
at any time"
but look at it." reasoned Anita:
why would the Count kill Miss Car
-rington? Why. he thought Of mar.
rying her"
mot much he didn't" and Hardy
smiled a little. II size 1t up this way:
Matters had gone 50 far that he had
to propose to the lady or clear out.
He didn't want to clear out for then
she would take back the little matter
of ten thousand dollars already mark.
ed for him in her will. Moreover, he
couldn't realize that tidy little sum,
which he very much wants. so long as
she lived. To be sure. he would have
had far more had he married her, but
that was not in his nibs'' plans. So
he r%estorted to desperate measures.
He's a thorough villain, that man!
Outwardly, most correct and honor
able,. but really an ad%venturer. as is
also his friend, the dashing young
widow"
"Mr. Hardy" and Pauline spoke
calmly. now, do you know these
things to be true. Of Count Charlier, or
are you assuming them?"
WELL, Miss Stuart,'I know human
human nature, and if I'm mistaken in
this chap, I'll be surprised. But also,
I've set afoot an investigation, and
We'll soon learn his record, an
~tecedents and all that. At present, no
one knows much about him; and
what Mrs. rockingham knows she
won't tell"
5 1T was very strange for Aunt Lucy
to give him that money began
Pauline musingly.
mot at ALL" broke in Gray, "1
know all about that. Miss Darlington
had a certain bunch Of bonds that
amounted to Just fifty thousand dol
lars. In n of her sudden bursts Of
generosity, and she often had such,
She decided to give those bonds to five
people. I mean, to devise them in her
will. not to give them now. Well,
four were Miss Stuart and Carr Loria,
Miss Frayne and myself. And then,
she hesitated for some time, but final
" announced that the fifth portion
should be named for the Count. I was
there when the lawyer fixed it up, and
Miss Darlington turned to me and
said, l~aughingly, I may change that
before it comes duel oh, she was al
ways messing with her will. I'm glad
there's a tidy bit in it for me. az it is.
Her demise might have taken place
when I was for the moment cut OUT
WAS there ever such q time?" ask
ed Hardy.
There sure was! Only last month,
she got firing mad with me. and
crossed me off without a shilling.
Then she got over her mad and re-
stored me to favor"
"You and Miss Frayne have other
requests than those particular bonds
you mentioned ?" asked the detective.
Eyes, we have each ten thou beside,
which was all right of the old lady,
Ell. Anita ?"
"None too much. considering what
I have stood from her capricious tenn
per and eccentric ways" returned the
girl.
"Your own temper is, none too
even." said Pauline, quietly; I'D
rather you wouldn't speak i'll Of my
aunt, if you please"
What might. have been a passage at
arms vas averted by the appearance
of a footman with a cablegram.
cts from Carr" exclaimed Paul
inc, as she tore it open, and read:
Awful news just received. Shall I
come home or will you come here?
Let Haviland attend all business. Love
and sympathy.
Darlington Loria.
Hes in Cairo" commented Havi-
land. looking at the paper; that's