The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-18
RoaIn Here Today.

,5 5I5S VALLEYS, the powerful, half
g.v. half English, nobleman who
'.r,,r7,sd so brilliantly on the plano
80 pbo had recently succeeded to
,ta wealth and title of his murdered
uncle,
LORD WINTON.
~nrea lives lad stood between VAL
,,r, and the title. But both of Lord
v.i~.or's sons were killed in the war
.,5 his granddaughter. the orly heir,
-. American. was barred from the po-
,d5n by English law.
Lard valleys tells II. JonquelIe that
81, uncle was stabbed to death while
valleys was visiting him. Valleys says
b. was down IN the wine collar at the
tr, Of the Staying but that circum-
rsnral evidence caused the English au-
,5or!ucs u charge him with murder.
Go on win the Story.
CHAPTER III
Lord Valleys got up.
ut was to be expected monsieur.
that the English court under these cir
cgmstances would try me for the murder
Of Lord Wlnton. I had both the motive
and the opportunity to accomplish il,
and the circumstances were, to say the
least indicative.
TO my surprise, this manservant,
S.aley came forward to establish the
fact that the wiue-cellar was little less
than s,yaw-ric6 and this Metropolitan
police o.iicer appeared to say that he
had seen the hanson leaving Lord Win
TONS door shortly before the fire was
discovered These facts indicated the
Truth Of M statement.
A further fact brought out by my
legal advisers established with -nathe-
nadcal accuracy the fact that 1 had
not dealt Lord Winton the blow that
elected him out of life. The wound
which had caused his death had been
made with the small blade of a knife.
THE police found in my pocket a
knife with small blade, a blade of
about the width Of the wound. No
evidence Of blood was found on this
knife, but the police professed 10 be-
levs that 1t had been carefully washed.
They thought traces of moisture re-
NAMED on it, The case seemed con-
yincng 1 myself realized it's gravity
and but for one fact a conviction might
have followed.
The autopsy showed that the wound
which had caused the death of Lord
Wnton was seven inches deep. The
handle Of the knife with which it had
been accomplished had not entered the
wound. The wound was no longer than
the width Of the small knife blade at
Its exterior point"
Lord Valleys suddenly extended his
hand, Ike one who puts down something
that is finished,
And 7 was therefore acquitted . >.
Tou know, monsieur, what the English
law-courts say: A man may lie, but
land Lord Winton's manservant and the
metropolitan police who saw the han
som drive away on that night; but the
science OF mathematics could not lie.
a wound seven inches deep could not be
made with knife-blade four inches
long, And the case ended"
lie went over to table, got a tor
toiso-shell box delicately inlaid with
silver, opened it and presented it to
Monsieur Jonquelle.
You will have a cigaret, monsieur?"
he said
Monsieur Jonquelle took the cigaret,
and Lord Valleys went back to the
chair,
Then suddenly as out Of some in
citing memory the mans voice
Changed
"A moment ago, monsieur, when r
mentioned the arrival of the visitor at
Lord Wtnton's house, and the doubt of
ne English court Of that fact, you said
was true. How do you know that 1t
was true II may be permitted to in
Coire?"
The Prefect Of Police balanced the
egaTet moment in his fingers before
h replied
y know your statement about the
aa'Som is true monsieur, because
nao" who it was that came to Lord
H'ato0 on that night. And. monsieur,
IS on behalf Of this person that have
come to you today"
Lord Valleys was astonished but he
~l not move, and his expression did
not change.
l01 amaze me-" he said. Upon |
mat mission from this mysterious per-
''% .,. could you come to me?"
- .pon the same mission" replied the |
,e'eV' OF Police with which that per-
W. w. went on the fatal night to Lord |
wa T%'on house In Covent Garden. Lord |
r.. ', Y promised to do certain thing |
".s, as you call It. mysterious per-
~. - de died before it could be carried |
m an ana have now come to you to full |
~, l trust, monsieur, that you will |
% deny me-"
A.. s'ossur Jonquelle rose He took a
s,., 1, legal paper out Of his pocket and |
s H,l 1t to Lord Valleys.
., .,.'s'eur he said, Lord Winton |
t.s ,"'eo to execute this tndenture. He |
s,s .'Ioro his signature could be at
s6 10 It, l must ask you to execute |
N bis stead"
d, TT's"y, as once before on this morn
H. h. -oTd Valleys, who had been seated |
s,r, .S'eH' before. was now, with no
HssSI. mat seemed visible to the eye, |
H. -. On his feet. He came forward, |
han. |s paper which Monsieur JON !
II. ".'o In his hand. and going over
~, :. ABLE unfolded it and stopped |
#e,,s.- lie was some time in an in
s,,,.' q the document, and in the /
s.,,a.' Monsieur Jonquelle had made !
IN as one OF Ticking the ashes
1G"ret through the open win
r5 N me Bots de Boulogne. The |
s9o, s men in their animated dis |
In a