Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-15

wa q little ivory-handled pistol 1t
was known to have belonged to Celie
Breton. But she had fled-disap-
peared. Dale suddenly was shocked
to his senses. And for the sake of
the wealthy american, the affair was
hushed UP" Is ZIP stt,1fa
BreshkAya. -. b+le# o.
..aut here is the thing. cele Bre-
ton" 10 shot out suddenly, which you
do not know, but that is also a, mat
ter Of police record yer there, both.
at Monte Carlo and in Paris"
Again he paused. Breshkaya's
breath came last as she struggled
with her weakness.
Unknown TO you, another person
had followed from Paris-was in. the
garden at the same time-bent on the
same mission-that Of removing Ce-
zanne for her treachery and terrifying
the wealthy American into ssuhmis-
sion. That person vas the head of
the gang-Apache.
Kennedy took a step closer to the
pneum OEfaph, bent over it, began
studying the ruled. tape. :
sThePe Is = record, given to THE po-
lice since by a doctor at Monte Carlo,
that he dressed q wound in the arm
" - 10 eAA0S MS II rI140 OOSEF1AIlOH
n that of the police tally-Haoul
Rogue. Therefore, on that fatal might
in. the garden of the Casino, when
the two shots were fired, almost to-.
gether, the one you thought came
from either Cezannes or Dale in the
darkness was actually fired by your
master criminAl-Raoul." ii
Kennedy turned full on Breshkaya.
Che had raised herself in. bed, a lovely
figure now in her ~diahevelled pallor,
Criminal though she was, one could
not help seeing in her what AHeri-
1uryn,en pro%verbialiy aee--the
woman whom fortune flashed in her
eyes for an instant-then there seem
ed TO overcome her a nameless terror
again. She sank back.
Two Shots Fired.
You understand what mean"
enforced Kennedy. lloathe to lot his
advantage slip, = he tried to hold
hsr with the tense tone Of his revela.
tons. Two shots were fired. One
lodged IN, the arm OF Raoul. There,
fore. u. could not have been your shot
that killed-his own! For years he
has known this-has never told.
What, then becomes Of the grip that
this man has held over Q ever
Breshkaya gszed about al us wild
". Rapidly 7 could reconstruct what
was passing In her mind.
Not a m~urderess, after all!
Kennedy waited.
Evidently he had planned this to be
. breaking point at which, free from
the death terror OF the law, she
night release herself forever by COM
Ing to the aid Of the law.
Her lips quiveFed. But not an In
telIigent sound came from them. II
va feAr-ngt co~nfesaen. Even yet
the terror Yves upon her.
Kennedy slapped down the teis-
The last sentence OF the message
Rad" he sxclaimad, /" .FiAd the nan1
who ives Raaul the Rad, examine hs
left forearm. and the scar viii TELL. 7.
! could sse that b .tsaefn1 sofsthe3
pnsumograph wsss now violently ~
4 glanced Absut 1 rene ana jaSs,
Apea.. Stirred ~ they waee,s / could
make nothing Of them. I. Glanced3
again ~ BSsehkay1. ~ powerful was
the terror " the Black 1GaAars that
even nov, infthe face Of fraeAom,
f..r my ''s1:s e, N, u.
But Whist Sear could 40 With iiu6.
4 cOuM not do with the .hsart ana
fun9S tAAt were hidden from eur eyed
but net fr01nftho eye OF science.
6ua4sntyII rsAliEed that IN seantef-
ing ny attSnttons on HreehkayV, ] had,
niNed tho whole trend of Ksnn0dyss
expressive. AreohkAya W1afbntga tools
\ the hAildS ~ someone else Back
Ut her stood the Black Menace.
Who was this daetaIdly figurs7s
y Tar ~ EYER from dlaeOy-
b iear. cia,s e~lutctsd StId,y q
speeds arm.
Kennedy bent ore i 6ffll,
studying the pneumogFaHh tracing q
quiet smile playing over HID fAce.
Ms GlaFennout, he-Treacgpr1ds
essualsy "Isth1nk Ven ~ Able ~ ~