The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1901-04-27 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ROD3OIIO/1 BLASI.  A week after this precious confession Torry was seated in Darrel's chambers talking over the matter. The daft:five was rather downeset, and Frank was trying to cheer him up. "After all, you found out who committed the crimes," said he, "and that wretched Blake has committed suicide."  "V..; but I expected to find Leighbourne, and disawared Blake. Yet I feel sure that Leighbourne is mixed up in the case." "And you are right," said Frank soothingly, "perfectly right." "Right, am II How so?" "Well, Vass came to see me this morning in a great state of mind. He has been kicked out of his billet, because of his connection wlth this case."  "By old Leighbourne ?" "Ye.; hut he is not so furious with that old ass as with his son. Do you know who returned !theft notes to Manuel "  "Why, Vase, of course." "No. It was Frederick Leighbourne. That young man had a speculation on which threatened to fall for want of money. Vass, who was devoted to him heart and soul, got the money for him from Julia. Leighbourne gave the notes to a stockbroker as sectrity, on condition that they were not to be put into circulation unless the speculation failed. It did not fail, sad Leighbourne got book the notes, ahloh he sent Vitae to return to Manuel, Bo you illob it WAS Leighbourne who restored the notes." "The deuce!" said Torry. "Why doeso't Vass tell old Leighbourne " "He hu done so out of from Vas.  "He has done 'So out of revenge, and I heard Vass that Master Frederick bad bolted this morning to the Continent. Vass intends to follow him, and, I suppose, make it hot for him, for not helping him to keep his situation." "The jackal after the lion. I clammy they'll make it up again." "Not if Lydia can help it." "Why, what about that beauty?" "She eloped with Frederick, and, I suppose, intend* to become Dirs. Leighbourne. 110011 send Vass to the right about." "H'm! A nice couple! She never loved leirent."  nor Alake either; she only loves herself. By the way," added Frank, "'do you think that the story told by °rent to Donna Mario is true?"  "Not all of it. He lied *bent the society, and that man he called Ceuta. For my part, I don't believe Ceuta exists. No, Barrel ; all Grent's lies were invented to suable him to clear off with the money." "Well. Nemesis overtook him." "V.; am it overtook Blake. It is no use trying to escape l'atis. But both those men were scoundrels. The only one I pity is Jolla, who sinned only out of love for Vass, he is the true victim. But I was going to ink you; what about Donna Maria?"  Darrel grew red and confused, u a lover should. "She is going back to Lima with her aunt. Poor Donna Inez, she has been terribly upset by all this public scandal sad the discovery of her husband's perfidy." "Pooh, pooh! she is better without the old libertine; but women never know when they sre well oft Its a pity, though, she has lost all her money.* "Not all. Old Leighbourne says he can save her , a thousand a year out of the general wreck."  "And that is opulence in Peru," said Tarry. "Are you going to Peru also ?" "Why do you ask 2" said Prank, blushing again. "Because since the discovery of Blake's guilt you have been down to Wray House every day." "Donna Maria wanted things explained tc. her." "Oh, and it took three week, to explain them. Well, when is the marriage to be? " "Bosh I I haven't spoken of that yet. In month Donna Maria goes out to Lima. I stay at home and work hard." "To make a home for the tutors Mrs. Darrel, I suppose. Why don't you write • novel or this case ? " "Because if I did no one would believe it." "But it is all true, even to the fact dial Manuel remains in London as the agent for it society of assassins, misnamed Patriots." "I know; but the truth is always improbably In print. But some day I may soften iti improbable truth into my probable fiction." "With yourself as hero, and-,Ponnii Maria as the heroine; and a marriage Walesa you to end the book."  "Well, there's many a true word spoken in jest," said Prank, smiling; "and I think Maria likes me a little." "Maria! Ah, that settles it. You'll follow her to Lima, and marry her there." "Well, Torry, why not?" "ft hy not, indeed. She is a charming girl. I anticipated as much, and so I brought with me a wedding present for you. "Where is it? What is it ?" Torry smiled .ind placed in Darrers hands— The Green 'Xolul) Image. [Tun