The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-29
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sMarks,stake Cray into the draw
ing Miles order ed.-"Far-
rel, r0lfSup the right sleeve of the
IMAM Whol calls himself Andrew
Drakssandst take on the bandage."
sssss ssAgasping cry came from Jeru
shas bnt9MissII Hawks moaned:
ss ct hat what deceived me so
AhIsS coat ont IN the garden the first
daysIscalled! n,s
TheHpseudo-Andrew set his teeth
ssbuts he mad mo show of resistance
when age wassremoyed and
son the still sinf famed surface of his
farm appeared the b1urr ed, inter
sstwined9 letters 81" and so"
on thought they were your
own initials. did you not Miss
Hawks Mi1es asked gently For
giYaSme for reopening an old
but that touch OF senti-
Ssmsnt ora time blinded you to GER
ftain fnconsiste which the
|Drake family themselves had
failed to¬e2,s
She nodded dumbly in an obvi-
andstheg detective went on:
ss.Inr reality the initials are his
farsas the police records of
sAustraIias show. His name is Hugh
Osbornesand #he. too, is badly want
Fed but not for the same crime as
Ibis present VIII you
tell Wells and your old friends
there when the first doubt Of his
@fdentityE entered your mfnd?"
called here yesterday, but as
Observation-Disclosures and he betrayed
ansuttersignorance Of the Incidents
avid suspicion came
into my mind. e spoke OF my in
ssitia1sss en- his arm and though he
sasWcres that he had had tl;on tat
tooed there in remembrance Of me
asSstill sunconvinced.lI felt that
be going mad and yet I had
ito makeEsure.@I laid a deliberate
trap for him and he fell into It!
Miss Hawks rose. Now may I
o?gIscameSas promised, but IL
SscanMendures no more. Jerusha, for
vesme. but surely 1t Isl better that
TRUTH"
The truth is always best, Ora"
Miss Drake rose and a stern, Spar
tan graYity5had robbed her set-fea-
lures of all 9th er3 em otfon. Tonight
ssha1l the end of more than one
living lie!
Johna Wells escorted the trem-
bling woman to her waiting car
had the attorney re-
appeared when the fmposter broke
out with an oath.
81 You're right It will, Miss Jer-
8usha DrakeissLor what six
I've put Sin. In this pious
household - Why,
you're all crooks than me.
OF you, and I've got the
sgoods.onS you. We could have fixed
this 1itt1eSmatter up friendly all
round III you'd been sensible, but
gsass It is I've my own story to tell,
ssandSbys Cd. I'll tell it!',
Miles did not look at Scotte, but
seatedShimse 5with-.a laugh.
Going@to try to stick to that far
ssfetched blackmaflfng scheme you
and that#p partner of yours
Matched when you found that An
ssdrewsDrake had left relatives here
with money and social position
gtos loser he asked easily. Farrell.
syou@can Join Marks and his man
zstflI Isca11 you. Mr. Wells, listen to
this for the wilde cock and bull
yarn that two cheap crooks ever.
!5fHlI II uS II s!t tosDOEnS,
sshere. is wanted in Victoria for
b1ackmails and forgery now. He
skWon.t be extradited until he has
ssbeen tried and served his term
here for fraud attempted black
mail sattempted abduction OF Miss
patricia and several other little
ssItems-growfn out of this case Il
sHobert Drake wishes to pre-
Ger he charges. How the private
sspaperss and letters Of the real An
drew Drake came into the possession
s0fSHughS Osborne is a question
which the next official cable viii
answer -. =,
49, oh, you needn't wait ror that"
los borne remarked sullenly. ANDY
and Isweres friends. He was taken
down with the fever and Itnursed
him TIL the end, but before he died
s:hesleft me@eyerything It was all
liked up legal and proper by his
5ownswish and 7 can prove%it, though
thereWas little enough to leave.
for thess sheep ranch was a wretched
failure and he'd been too proud to
write the truth home. Before he