Evening star., 1928-05-06

and her husband, were not foie
Their suspicious had been SuoStandatec
far oeyono their widest hopes; an an
certainty had resolved itself into fact
The minister Of police found food FOL
thourht in the conviction that the ia
hsSsys were not the only persons IL
EdelweisS in league with the robbers
Corpsz maintained that it would have
been impossible for them to dispose o'
their share Of the plunder without ths
secret aid of "go-betweens, or even
confe6erateS, actively connected VIII
the band.
The banking and uloney-lendlng con-
cern Of e Blotz e. Sons had always
been looked upon with suspicion by the
authorities And Peter Corpaz II
course az time, discovered that Count
JahaSSy was in the habit Of transsctlne
business in q strictly sub rosa fashion
with the Blotz Bank Further inveSu-
cation led to the questioning Of the
two "sons" tthere was no elder Blotsl
and subsequently "a a grilling that re-
suited in the authorities taking over
the concern snd lodging the active
partners in prison for violation Of The
banking laws
II was many 6avs however, before
one Of the sons" broke down and pro-
vi6e6 DangloSS with = list Of share
holders" widely at variance With the
published list. He declared, however,.
that neither he nor his brother knew
cf dealings between any Of the share
holders and the robbers in Droon For
est Dsngloss was finally convinced
that the man spoke the truth. Certain
rohlenlen and merchants who were eX-
Anlired because Of their connection
with the bank and who admitted that
~ T@ce ~ Hrr
faaiodorous dealings with clients Satis-
fed the authorities that they we're in
complete darkness SO far as the ia
baSsyS were concerned.
Among the secret shareholders we're
three gentlemen whose absence from
Edelweiss became a matter of moment,
CorpaZ and two other men Of the secret
service were sent of in search Of Count
Delawar, Shenke and MingovsIc. who
were 10 be questioned as to their Tela-
tions with Blotz g. Sons. The coinci-
dsnce Of their leaving EdelweisS almost
Immediately after the suicide of the
JabssSys, together with the facs that
they as well as the count and countess.
we're now known 10 have been inter
eSted in the nefariouS schemes of Blo.z
& Sons. convinced Baron Dangioss that
their departure from the city was rot SO
acterized 1t as a flight In any case.
they were 70 be spprehended and
brought back for examination.
Shsnke was found IN Paris by Corpaz.
Delaws- was seized in Brussels. Min
coward. according 10 all the information
obtainable, had sailed for the United
States. Count Delawar committed sui
eide on the Orient Express, while on
route to Vienna, in charge Of two detec-
tives. Shenke. who had been LED n
believe that the Jabassys had betrayed
him. made clean breast Of everything.
80 far as he was able to do so. He ad-
raitted his dealings with Jonifer and
the JabaSsys. but was not 70 be shaken
in his statement that he had absolutely
m knowledge Of the actual retreat Of
tf1s robbers. This, he reiterated. was
known Only 10 the countess. So far as
h9 knew, not even Jabassy was IN pos
session OF that important secret This
much however, be did know. and he
gave it 70 Dangloss for what il was
worth: Seegs and Samon Digman, who
conducted the old inn on the road 10
Ssmlik, we're beyond doubt .enan- s
OF the Countess Jabassy. He knew thar
she visited them regularly and collect
60 rent from them. even after the Iand
had been reclaimed by the crown fol-
i
whom title had been vested hy rovai
decree SO long as she lived. Nov. Dam
gloss on hearing this was puzzled, for
ne knew that the Digmans had been
paying rent 70 the crown treasury for
number Of years. II they we're paw
ing money also 70 Countess Jabassy-
VEL here was something worth LOOKING
into.
And 50. Just about the time the on
position 70 Gerane's marriage reached
the stage cilronicled in the foregoing
paragraphs. Peter Corpaz and Nikolas
Brsnn. posing as sportsmen. came Ia
the D1gman Inn for few days stag
st3oofIng II the forest II was no TN
common thing for gentlemen Of Edei-
weiss 70 visit the inn al this season fo,
similar purposes Indeed. az this very
time, there were three hunting gentle
n1en. well known to the Digmans
stopping a. the ancient hosiery. Cor.
psz and Brsnn. having brought doEn
eight stagE IN half SIS many DAYS SCI
o1t for EcelEeiss with their fine sup
ply of vel1sEon-sn6 antlers-on the
Gay that Jan Melby and his committed
called upon Jonifer Dsyos The Dig
mans we're sorry to see them 90. They
had been Jolly. liberal guests: it was .
pleasure % entertain them
And never. professed both Corpaz and
Brsnn as they said good by TO the
keepers Of the inn, had they experi.
eaced better luck n their lives. The5
promised r. return.
Shortly after dark on Friday evening
the men Of the valley began 70 gather
IN front Of the snnithy. BY 9 oclock
there were more than a hundred as.
semDleo. A dozen lanterns cast q sin.
1Sbsr Light upon the scene The wids
doors Of the forge we're open, and :
Tz1o6y FIRE blzzec in bed Of Goals re-.
kpon6ipg 70 the bellows manipulated bj
E.ozdaze's apprentice.
Gerane and EtarcOurt. standing il
Jonifer's doorysrd. some distance awav
eazec upon the men with M little con.
ceFn.
the girls head vas high. her eye,
asso4loerec with anger Why SHOULD
these people question her right 10 Usrr'
2a she pleasec5 What right had the
y oppose the viii Of Jonifer Dayos
GtzFcoQYt vas silent. moody. III
eensec tragedy beyond the ken Of 4ni
glYl VINO had known nothing bUt sduis
faon since Ene vas Old enough 70 reai!z
anything
'-bfy father viii shov them" Osran
sad, ioftlly, almost srTORangy-a sii
fgso said n more than onoe. Just yoi
wait 0sYsn, til he stands 10 befor
them. you win see them progei an
E8lnk away. Have no fear. oeafeki
.tonlfeT Dawes IS master here His Rof,
IS law They have never dened h4n
before. noY VIII they defy i1ia nov 4"
Etsrcours vas not ~ sure Of Ia5s btl
ks ia MT express Ms doubt Do her
They belleye they ere right Cersne.
~ SAID - am sn UBurpeF I sfn t1ei
pEt1rsi foe. en- taxing from then
their most precious treasure
Meaning nae, suppose But 90
ere not taking me from them Gagar
Are We not 10 s5lce here with them /
tlle end ~ our osys3"
He 62c not answer Casting an snx
aous gisnce over nlg shoulder thToug