The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-12-03 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

CLIMBS? DU:MAVEN," &C., &C. [Au. Moan Rasenclud  CHAFFER XXll.—(Coutinuedd it 4 a itrarego store." he murmured. as muoh to I,,antelf as to her, " and will require Direful /eftWhy, the news of what had happened was not ,eer here before now seems to me most extram• Juke appears to have called in M. de 'Angelic. Most remias on his part not to have coin, ....I :it once with the people at Hazel Court." Von are going to Paris, and you will awe that p.m,. is done. Justice will exonerate Henri DeIle could not have taken M. Wallis life. 11, had no object in wishing him to be deed. •• What Was he doing there at all!" queried Greg •• That I do not know. It surprises me a, much as d does you, for he has had no communication t..lc M. Wallis for some !resit." •• Well, all this will have to be found out. Decoct' teat or may not be guilty in this matter. l'nforPinatas for him that he is such a blaokguard, as it is eine to add weight in the scale against him" Lucille Lafarge groaned. Greg was but ecleting her °wit fears; it did not, however, prevent her trom repeating her constant refrain : " Vim will see justice done. You eilAot let them Unjustly convict my poor Henri?" I am going to start for Paris almost imntediately. I cull do the best I can according to the light that 4 giveu ute, and I will strive to be just and inqsirtial in all my dealings," said Greg, solemnly. To a man of Greg's impressionable temperament this svat a most trying time, and he felt most seriously the responsibility that had been cast upon him by the absence of his cousin Alan and the apathy of his uncle at Hazel Court. It seemed almost as though events hail eleeed round Greg in order to show to those who had been wont to regard him as a mere eccentric haphazard young artist—clever as far as his art was concerned, but without ballast or stay—that lie was made of far different material ft-cm what had been emijectured and that it required only a serious and troubled eteeplication to bring to light the real depth mid teriiestness and loyalty of his nature. If ever a man undertook the unravelling of dithcillt and involved tangle that man - was Greg Paton. when—having dismissed Lucille somewhat staiusiarily. and insisted on putting the avoue's letter to is packet—he started for Paris, to dieoover, if possible, why Decoeq had been accused of murdering Mr. Valliu, cud whether, or to what extent, the man 111 AA iritiltry. thu the Satunlay morning after the suppcsted murder tine.; arrived at his humble rooms in the Rue Summit He spent a abort time on his toilette And then went straight to the house of the Conite its Latigeow, with whom he had a slight acquaintance from having nut him frequently at his uncle's house. Since it was from him that Mr. Wallis at Hazel Court had received the letter announcing his brother's Meth it was evident that he knew more about what had op:erred than anyone else. M. tie Looms, impreesionable like all FrenchMen. was oventene almost to tears when he eaw Greg, for lie had been devotedly attached to the late Mu. Juiian Wallis. He was considerably dioappo.nted that the elder brother had not made it vonreicent to come to l'aris at this crisis; but perhaps, an, all. Greg being younger and more active would ts in more useful, and for the last two or three claws Langeae had felt considerably overwei.:lited itcHy responsibility that had been thrown on him. WU* he had taken all this upon himself, ma• ?ite e :eston Greg could not help putting to ' Who was there to do it, mon cher!" he :csketl, ,4. tically. Where is Wilfrid Horton? Why did he net C-. - :o mine of us? You my my poor uncle died suiday night, yet no tidings reached Hazel Court I.'• .Wednesday." . . . „  he Comte shrugged his shoulders. ' M. Berton and Madame votre aceur were aleent an sketching tour. Alan is in America. 'lle :vim,- of M. Wallis sine, in England, is not known 1. lir or to Jules, que fame but tht best we iaa. the police interfered, and we all ',let ur • a