Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-27
By KATHERINE NEWLIN BURT

ton was. at this juncture. better than
insolentE bullying. He subsidized with
eomicA suddenness.
Then, turning. towards Alec. Hufas
remarked coolly: 81 shall be glad to
tell you how I traced the Van Dyke
pleted our business, Lord fremont"
His tone was stiff. and left 40 doubt
Is to which member of the party was
in the saddle.
Il offer you here aud now" he add
ed deliberately. twenty thousand
pounds for your Van Dyke"
Alec could never loo back upon
hat moment without a revival of his
helpless hatred towards Rufus Ire.
mont. The man stood there. as hard
as granite, a cool triumph in his eyes
With Unterbergs sloating eye upon
him, Alec was as much in Tremont's
power as though those sinewy hands
had gripped him. He felt that jus.
then he had seen the American at his
worst. Here Rufus was restoring to
him a beloved possession. the chief
glory and ~reasure Of his house. with
one hand, and taking it away with
the other. Alec could do nothing. say
nothing. His brain reesed.
MY father he began doubtfully.
IT will arrange with Jou." broke
in fremont quickly. mot to take pos
session of the picture during your
fathers lifetime. Lord Breeme need
never know of the transaction"
There was silence. Breeme House
was very still while Alec deliberated.
There was no one to set lance in rest
for the defense of Lady Jane.
On those conditions I accept" he
, said fatty, with his ~ ON the
ground.
Rufus fremont took out his check
book and began to write. Almost si-
simultaneously Alec did likewise.
In the course-of a few moments
| Breeme House saw the back Of the
nefarious Mr.. Unterberg. after he had
handed a receipt in full to Lord Tre-
mont.
AS the door of the room closed up-
on the money-lender, such. a sigh of
painful relief rent Lord fremont as
went TO the heart of Sir Godfrey. Alec
threw himself into q chair, and his
face wore a look of dazed bewilder-
+! ment.
Sir Godfrey felt the need df a tact
full easing of the situation
And now. fremont, tell us how
you managed it ALL" he asked briskly.
Let's have the heart of the mystery"
.Gladly-though it's not SO fear
fully -compsex. after all. though one
may. IN a way. call it h climax of
drama of which the first act was
played about three hundred years
ago.
Alec looked up. To do him justice
he was anne: he forced himself al
least to a look thai was de-
void of all resentment. He half sim
ulased n half experienced in fact
the interest that his face expressed.
You see, il seems to have been in
the very hood OF the American branch
of the House of Breeme to acquire
the Lady Jane. Perhaps it was to US
the symbol of the act of that Crom-
wellian. Rufus fremont VINO lost his
birthrtsht in the aus of democracy.
Who kIows2 / can only say that the
discrimination to posses the Van Dyke
came down to me as an inherited OBJ
I legation, which I must fulfill at every
sacrifice 1t decided me on my ca
reer-so make money When ] had
saved my first twenty-thcusand dol
lars. I semi it to b well-known pic
ture dealer in, London. Sorthy, and
Good heayens. Lord Tremon.
calculated. Excuse me- begin ID
get the clue to cardoni- 1t all comes
hack But it was a forgery. that al
legged signature of mine on the permit
just the same
Rufus fremont smiled Mo-
Y thtnk not BuS walt. We'll get to thai
j n a moment ! ordered Northhy {.
buy the Van Dyke IL it were for sale
He returned the money. saying thai
Y couId not be bought I sent ii back
ON deposit. and told him to hold it in
case it e came onto the market"
Rufus. turned to Sir Geoftrey-
Lord fremont knows this part o,
the story He met Northby ON his
way hack from Canada I'm retailing
the incident just for your benefit"
Most Observation-Disclosures com.
mented Brooke.
Lord fremont also met. quite In
Voluntarily > male specimen OF the
human rae calling himself CArdoni
They shared q soare-room-
What happened next I've onE
learned since i tracked Cardoni down
this last week. in Pxr5xI and put Thu
fear of gaol IN hla iEer Czrdoni - by
profession . copy5s OF old masters
wizard at IT He heard the Rnr,
Northby told TO Lori fremont on tn
steamer about the Wan Dyke. ana m,
II order 70 buy. He sxw 4ehance 10:
business. and kept mum That eve.
ming Lord fremont and he played i