Show HERALD-REPUBLICAN THE COPYRIGHT IQ15 I THE BY A’ORTU AMERICAN JOHN Claude COMPANY had He cooling been on the sailing in a water tramp steam-er his hot blood on the high seas and it was only by pure chancethat he had come across an English a few back and learned of the newspaper awful charge that had been brought against the girl he was striving his very hardest to forget The news had brought Tony back to England at lover once — a eager to break a lance in his lady’s lover he had the entire — a gallant youngwith the court — and sympathy of him this morning as was only natural a He cold-blooded a proceedings -was a V 1 1 la r r i e - a a a i z-k m j vr elicity i a a ' i h a poisoners a -was -of 6 (CONCLUDEJD CHAPTER ROM CHAPTER WEEK) Continued LAST XXV— ELICITY sat LEYDELL closed his eyes drowsily He was huddled the big armchair in his room—the great oak armchair with the velvet cushions and the heavv flrolfl frincfA and Ha Riiddnnlv hAtrnn sleepy nor was this much to be wonderedat for he had hardly slept for over a week His brain had been working too feverishly to allow him to court repose impatience had A restless consumed him— an Impatient longing for elicity’s trial to and the commence hours had lagged by so slowly— so heavily But— now the trial was well on its way and strangely enough Pleydell felt easier In his mind in of this It consequence was better to know what was than to happening dream of what might happen drew a long deep breath Oh it would be good to fall asleep — it would be good But he would with awake start when the dawn knew a came he that or what sort of a day would the dawn usher in and would the day end with the fiery sunset— a red sunset? Would the sun go down in a cloud of blood? He didn’t know-how could he He was only that a very few more hours know? would see the end of aware tilings— either elicity’sacquittal or his own condemnation But it was better that this snould be He really couldn’t stand the long agony of anticipation longer any He things to come to an end quickly— the sooner the wanted better His eyes closed themselvesmechanically He rolled backward and forward in his seat He "decided that siTT was a delicious thing— sleep who is the foster-sister of death Then he suddenly remembered ellcltv's face he had seen it in court that day and how his heart hadas bled tor her She looked so frightened so and her young had sharpened in prison her face had got thinner ami her eyes had bigger He had not thought grown there was so much gold in her hair nervously she had gripped the rails as she stood up in the dock! What timid glances she had cast round the crowdedcourt! And how wistfully she had eyed the that big jurymen— stolid block of men who held compact her fate in their hands her life! sweet her voice— had sounded but how thin! Still it had been full of witching music for Pleydell but it was VVHt’Jl kkui mat ne naq reit it that he haH Io to jump m rrom his dark seat atmost— the back of in He features How How -ic mpm i j fflw lli Ir i lilhl I fl fflil ' I III ' i i I life People began to believe in the pale golden-haired her because Anthony Mastersbelieved Hein had Aston smiled softly to himself engaged her eyes She was too w’orn out in mind and body to pay much attention to what was passing in the crowded court but a few minutes later after an eloquent speech part of on the her counsel Sir Jacob called on the first witness for the defense and it was stood up Masters who Tony pale and in determinedAnthony the winess-box himself half-closed — elicity caught her breath Were her eyes playing strange tricks with her? Could she possible be mistaken? She leaned forward in the dock and" she listened to Sir Jacob’s questions and to Tony’s slow deliberate replies feeling just like dream’ a In a woman or Tony had tale to tell love He had come into a crowded courthouse — ato tell it story pointed to the pale shrinkingprisoner in the dock and he told the judge and jury and the eager spectators that there stood the girl he loved the girl a He — iiiiiiwwoM I prisoner Sir Jacob cards to This was play and he was playing and good skillfully them to prove a very No going dramatic trial reporters looked stirred and excited so headlines all thinking what capital this and the emotionin would make for their papers the court intensified w’hen a minute or two later Tony stepped out of the box and Lady Masters took her place there usual the little lady was very quietly and gowned herAs was perfect as she gazed round the crowdedcourthouse then she smiled actuallv smiled the prisoner in the dock brave— — at a little encouraging smile and the scale of public — opinion began to turn slowly xur unis gin to have m reuuiiyB believed seemcu friends who in young her thoroughly She could good not be altogether bad worthless if Lady Masters Hked her Perhaps she had — not done —the terrible deed after the wonder They were -witness self-composure S' 91 i film l I ¥ perhaps poor child she was innocent Lady Masters answered Sir Jacob's questions very clearly very quietly quite true she admitted that her son Yes itMasters was had been in love' with Mis? Harwood for Anthony the last two years It was equally true that she and Sir John had refused to welcome Miss Harwood into the family unless she consented to give up her friendship with Mrs Latimer whom they did not consider a desirable person for their daughter-in-law to have anything to do with far as Miss was concerned they As Harwood would have been only too glad if she would have married their They had known her uncle for years and had nothing son whatever to say against the match but it was the friendship with Mrs But Miss Latimerthat they objected to absolutely declined to give up her friend Harwood She appeared to be devoted to Mrs Latimer her throat and stared Lady Masters pausedand cleared straight ahead of her curious silence fell over the a court a strange impressive silence and in a soft silky voice — Sir Jacob began to put further questions to the little lady and the witness went on to relate how she had called on the prisonei' at Mowbray Manor after her son Anthony Masters had left home following on a quarrel with his people reason for visiting Miss Harwood had been to Her implore the prisoner’s aid in her son to return persuading home She had suggested that Miss Harwood and her son should get engaged but the prisoner had explained that she was privately engagedto another man She had not expressed any affection for the gentlemanshe was engaged to the contrary in fact and Lady Masters had — quitethat realized Miss Harwood had only got engaged to this gentleman because she wantedto break with Tony so as not to be a cause of trouble between a son and his parents witness also admitted that she had found The out from her son that the gentleman to whom Miss Harwood had been privately engaged was Mr John Pleydell and she could not understand for her own part why Mr not informed the court of this himself Pleydell half rose in his seat He looked ghastly His face was the hue of yellow ivory and he plucked at his beard with nervous tenacious fingers He had a vague idea of answeringLady Masters that it was — ofto explaining not his fault that his engagement elicity had not been made public he had been ready to admit what his enough relations were witn the prisoner but it was elicity'who had desired that the engagementshould be kept a secret Masters!” he began His voice sounded “Lady7 very hoarse and strained He and swayed from foot to footturned every7 one in the court or so it seemedto Pleydell — to look at him even the prisoner in the dock —But he and faltered under the steady stare of all these wavered these strange and as he felt eJ accusing eyes Words died — away on his lips He stood up pale and tongue-tied all O r ill il ilM i MMII rTrra w J' 'P nM 1 ' ifiOBfi’ tel i — Eq - iv u m jw w t— i — i t v VwBibKBMad Jhlilni Pleydellhad CHAPTER s And how tney cneered her of the dead and gone great ladies for the centuries wormshe forcould the candles find Two er? burning but he had grown afraid of the dark He desired a ’milliant illumination put a to the the and the wood began match presently to splutter and blaze up fiercely and the shivering knelt in front of the man down grate and his shaking hands and he felt sick to his very warmed soul there was no health in him and then she will “She will be acquitted Tony marry XXVII Portraits V1?been food lit all Pleydell already7 no had w those front what good townspeople’’ the fire and sat down in it and waited quietly for was to happen cf all intensely drowsy but He only loir sleepy first — presently it seemed as though the room filled with fair women— the great laches ot past years and they ad smiled at him kindly They passed softly before Pleydell’s chair this slow procession of great dames and thev threw roses at him and flowers as they passed fancied deep-red — or so theheglowing roses rosemarylor remembrance heartsease — the scented jasmine And then the room seemed to grow dark to fill with a rich velvety blackness and Pleydell could —hear music distinctly the solemn music of the flute and violin — the music And ofpresently He heard the chirruping violins the sound changed of the harpsichord and the tapping of high heels upon an old oak floor the sound of dancing — silence fell silence And then — heavy andoppressive intensified the tire in the grate rhe todarkness shape Itself into the likeness of a great cavern seemed And presently — a glowing red cavern witches began to float out of the cavern and they young laughed and sang as they danced in a circle round Pleydell and ha heard the flapping of bats’ wings overhead the bray of a And then round and horn—a hunter’s horn round his ruuin oegan to hounds smf-lt nounas ganop— hell bloodshot Liieir evu ureain ne saw their eyes — their foam-flecked jowls — and they brought a savor of blood with them— an ugly savor Pleydell closed his eyes He wanted to shout for help but his tongue clove to the roof of his mouth lie tied his to chal He could move neither hand was nor foot and the houndsdrew closer and closer to him each time they circled round Then a presence entered the room and the hounds seemed to vanish and the witches flea shrieking away and Pleydell was conscious that stood by his a woman side— a very tall and she was draped in black woman— and in purple and her hair was wreathedwith popples and her eyes were fathomless They were eyes that no living man can ever hope to or to read understand aright bent Pleydell and her black She over veil fell over his face and stifled his breath She put her arms about his lean form she hushed him to silence and to sleep went out presently and the candles flickered Thedownfire into their sockets and the lamps burnt out and other fires had burnt themselvesout too of down Mr Pleydell Silence In court— silence!” Pleydell dimly realized that he was being spoken to— addressed by name but he couldn’t — have told whetherit was the judge who was speaking to him or the usher He merely realized that those in authority didn’t wish to hear what he had to say — that Masters” all he had to do now was to be quiet— quite quiet Pleydell muttered the words hoarsely and he suddenly shivered a little and crouched down in his seat began to laugh He felt as if the Evil One had again He was beginning to feel been very cold— horribly cold making mock at him all the time — indulgingin —yet his face and hands and feet bitter jest at his were damp with a fierce desire to expense— atand the a perspiration He sweated continually There cheat the prince of was a darkness very end came nasty taste in his mouth a taste that was not unlike the over the haggard man to do one good action before — taste and he savor of blood — a horrible he died seemedto smell — death in the air— death ”1 will clear her name for her will make it suddenly felt he realized at very cold and the for any one to stone at elicity Harwood throwa same time that he had lost elicity lost her whatever in the future Her shall be established” — innocence if she was happened—forcourt condemned to death the he must stand up in and that he was murderer announce Pleydell clenched his Heleanlonged hands His dark eyes he couldn’t let elicity hang for his crime blazed in his pale face to retaliate on his if And on the other hand she was acquitted — why dread who had master the master him and it would be Tony’s arm she would cling to as she left then deserted —him offered his servanttempted the world and the court— it would be Tony — gift then withdrawn the whom she would marry He had no doubt whatever on that point Yes he had "lost Satan Lucifer!” Plevdell’s thin lips “Ah the girl he had sinned to gain and in losing — mighty elicity he curled and twisted he spoke “You fancied it would as had lost elicity's He had stained his hands be a fine thing did you not to hang moneygained the innocent for with blood and he had nothing in the guilty exchange— a worthy deed to blast a spotless reputation? notiiing The Evil One had You —laughed at mocked him he had sold the thought that elicity would hi$ soul for naught go throughlife with the stigma of this murder trial the root of all evil— the root of all evil” clinging to her “Money He half the world believing her to name muttered the words in low unsteady be vile poisoner unfairly acquitted tones then his head a even if the law sank forward on his breast His eyes refused to But you have smiled too condemn her else entered the witness box to Some one give soon my Lord Satan tall dark-haired vile — you have made too sure of your a in tool” woman dressed lady’s a neat black coat and skirt— ayoung very typical-looking He Pleydell crouched down on the hearthrug and maid— Maud Wilcox after having been duly sworn was more than a little mad for he honestly believed proceeded to give her evidence in clear he could behold the great Prince of a somewhat Darkness defiant tone of voice by his side the dark demon to whom he had standing sold his She explained that she had been in Mrs Latimer’s soul and he— defied Apollyon passionately service for a good and had only left to better shall not bring shame and elicity manya years "Yousave on herself She gave will little toss of her head her even at the eleventh sorrow hour She shall as she made the last remark and Hammonds who had taken not owe herlifeor her freedom to the judge and the Wilcox’s place in Mrs Latimer's household jury who Maud flushed are trying her The real murderer will make at this and did not look too pleased his confession the slave for once will outwit his “I was — very fond indeed of poor "Mrs Latimer” the master” witness remarked “But of course she wasn’t the sort The fire threw7 a red glow Pleydell paused over of lady that it does a maid his face he looked hardly good to be staying with human and yet he had muchsay She wasn't in society if “Oh how good Heaven has been to me — how good’” may so” come to the finest moment in his weak life once paused he was elicity murmured the words in low The witness then in to a question preparedto play an unselfish part — to orspeak happv tone's answer suddenly the truth and shame the devil! a dreamy smile playing about her lips her eyes sofi put to her by Sir Jacob she admitted that she and shining had been m the habit of preparing an arsenic himself wearily to his feet and dragged complexion made wash for Mrs his way toward his big writing desk then She was staying a most welcome guest with Tony’s Latimer— a lotion lust like the lotion the he sat people prisoner had stated that she had been asked to make at the desk and for two days ago her prison gates had for down proceeded to write out a somewhat opened the deceased of his crime for elicity Harwood Her innocence had lengthylong confession been made time doing this for he as clear as the noonday The “Aly mistress used to Instruct me to was a stern old judge who had purchase wrote very slowly but at last the tried her Wilcox said slowly “and had to boil finished the case had the solemn these confession was pronounced words of in — acquittal his voice trembling flypapers in a little water tp extract the arsenic from Pleydell solicitor described with emotion— John Pleydell statement which John with confession in his hand them and with this water made a lotion great and attention to detail how he used to accuracy had administered arsenic to Mrs put a little to it and a little Rosa with And now it was known far and wide that the real cucumber rosewater and Latimer intent to kill the arsenic being that Mrs it did marvels for her given to her in the murderer hadthe confessed— elicity was absolutely Latimeralwaysthought that form of small pillules which were Innocent of crime which had been laid to her complexion But shethat was very particular about not presumablyto be her weak heart charge she used a lotion sho mad$ taken for any ono know a also !lad taken the liberated prisoner great secret of it She liked people to explained that his object in think that her murdering a little tlm had quite natural and that it owed Mrs been to put elicity Harwood in hSr orld her again It complexion was nothing Latimer was to possession of the dead woman’s and then chterlnfls the crowd as she art It was just the same with her rouge and her powder the heiress himself money marry through the streets of motored It would have given her a fit if He also swore on the oath of her hadn’t kept her — Chelmsiord on way to the railway station— hep future P°t °t was about to die mother-in-law seated r9a&e hidden up in her dressing case She was man who own hand—that by elicity her side and Tony awfully funny in that way had not the faintest idea that she would benefit opposite— that had forced elicity to and am prepared to swear recognize that all that not a soul in Mrs by Mrs Latimer’s death her troubles were at an end Latimer’s employ knew’ that Pleydell signed his name to the confession and those good was m the habit of purchasing flypapers to make a skin cheered her Masters townspeople! then crossing the old oak he produced cheered And filer lotion for my mistress It would have been as over to bureau Anthony too! cheered his proud old as from the secret drawer two more of the arsenic my place was had let out about any much mother for here indeed was aenTto worthif of her lovTslo case toilet secrets pillules— extra tabloids he had kept in rlfhtly rewaIded here was a beautWffl reserve lie fastened the pillules up in the envelope into which he a prince and princess who twice a year had to go to Paris to buy — ever young were going her the gold stuff with which had already slipped his confessionand he directed kLMY® app after and she used to who deserved to do so tint her because they had suffered much the envelope to the judge who presiding hair and some face believed in and her was over she cream own helicity’s trial This done he drew special let these things a deep breath Yes heaven has been wonderfully good to I” rougesheShewas wouldn’t come “They cannot but acquit her now” he muttered by I’’ sweetheart?s side inus his mothover by so afraid it might be found out She will soon that she post— be in her lover’s arms— in Tony Masters’ cPea “Vful old Rawing room gazed at elicity with owed most of her good looks to the skillful strong Her happiness is secured how precious she was to use of cosmetics haven’t a young arms doubt that she hovr him!— — andHarwood But as for myself — as for myself — He smiled bitterly inexpressibly dear’ how he loved her! bound Miss elicity over to secrecy in the “I — shall soon be held in soft arms too the arms ionyi a11 same way for Miss Harwood came to her just a seems like a now awful of dark-haired —shall sd a sleep Piont-hs in Prison and dream — anbefore” after d left and she had enough lotion stored month drowsy mistress — and ?Pi£hoae all that went away sound” inniS tJ’ suddenly put out her hands to her lover in her dressing case to lgst her over a good Sha three looked very sweet but don’t began to heavily He was very tired months so that she took yawn very delicate It would take her a suppose her new out in mind long time maid worn and body but he pulled himself to build up her strength again into her confidenceabout the lotion but the wedding expect ’ntenftd and rang his bell and she preferred to trust to Miss Harwood” when the housekeeper ?orytS Uke hls he gave her the letter he had just written sat in their appeared People up seats at this Here telling the old strong for the defense woman to post it at once for it was a witness witness important prisoner in the dock — a splendid to feel — and even the began The housekeeper glanced at her master anxiously elicity dimly realized that How former radiant health and there little more hopeful the tide of frightfully doubt ill Pleydell was looking! she thought But she public opinion was ivnnitenkS ’8vCanle back to Englandin was the spring shs turningIn her favor She felt it did not dare to make he was any comment on his health she knew it such a touchy man She shuffled out of the room taking The court adjournedfor lunch and Pleydell slipped L with her and Pleydell smiled er as the door closed out during the adjournment and “ England°ba his way into behind the servant "tUrn made a pale smile for there the street people where were in could be no going —back now triumphant — his own He had signed little knots of twos and threes gathered what "Darling we mustn’t look back death we really mustn’t was ralsed elicity’shands to hls — warrant lips “You goingon inside the courthouse discussing have got no longer imagined that he saw the Evil One in his nothing to reproach yourself with my dear but I— I—” He had forgotten that he was in Apollyon’s He paused room pay He ignored the fact that he had lost his soul for the tall don’t know how “Oh you regret those wild week lean man was possessed by a curious apathy He did when played the fool in when least remorse for the cruel crime he had London wouldn’t to —even And then it writH committed my poor old father and mother WAS dusk before Pleydell got home The evening vile trustful confiding aTJnadT-ldea of wan murder of toa have mine sailing about in a tramp A — theatrophy woman steamer shadows were falling over Market Harbon mental His seemed come over him Why eiicity when think that it was merely through heart had withered His conscience had dwindled Ha corning upon and a misty fog prevaile'd an English Everything was very by accident that°i’ neither feared the future nor regretted the past realized the danger you newspaper that you inexpressibly7 dreary were in damp and gloomy his love for elicity seemed to have burnt were Even out to sfck°!”Y°Ur hfe — into the house Dy his latchkey have makes me sick to think of Pleydell let himself desired her love — — °h’ consumed itself He no longer and madG his slow faltering nor the love of any other way up the staircase to a11 right now darling!” elicity bent forward his own private rooms woman the day of desire was over to John Pleydell old housekeeperhurried upstairs after him full each other thank heaven! His sleep !” he muttered to himself “Ah We havo “To that would reached the haven where we would be of inquiries as to how the trial was on’ but be good good But— oh am so going sorry for Rosa and Pleydell at her fiercely7 and told the — poor am glad glad to slowly to the oak bureau and gazed steadily that swore walked have both decided not to touch — oh ofso her take herself off and he thunderedafter herwoman thaf he at the nest of poisons a penny the poisons hidden away in the the great fortune she left moneyin feel doing wisely would want no dinner that night that she needn’t — me am secret drawer He touched the neat slim little tubes and trouble to prepare any food endowing a children’s hospital with it for there is blood But as —soon as he the small bottles with his fingers that reached upon room he laughed laughed fiercely and money— blood!” told himself !” he muttered “No that’s too sharp — “Strychnine too shuddered then wistful look that he had been a came into her ej painful die in herShe eves es wrong to countermandthe evening Why should agony? what’s the —use? lips quivered meal Ergotin No no — one of the drowsy have been guilty of eat and drink for tomorrow we die” — cyanide — belladonna “Oh how could John Pleydell "Was “Let us himself he drugs better still— °o morphia Yes — cruel a crime?” she whispered — chloral — opium — or it really the lova quotedto feasted savagelyto “I have ought to have feasted morphia!” of oP®y?lhat tcmPted him to murderRosa tonight fed just the love ought the for the first slow smile crept over Pleydell’s lips A a — and last—time in my life drowsy on fat of the land instead — dreamysmile '£onji shook hls head of shall go hungry to my death He could afford to be generous to which But that would be a beautiful death!” he told himself his rival then have been a — hungry have man all “a lovely death man my life should die In a dream and if don’t believe that John Pleydell craved for the good hungry “Io things of this world and murderedRosa wake— up in hell what does that matter—what does anything my simply and solely for her money” he been satisfied Life has Latimer craving has never matter?” ’I believe in harsh proved a his way that he loved you elicityanswered me She has starved her nursling” that he motherto to walk cot TTa loved you — But it was the — up and down his room madly lov® that began and the seli a deadly aose of with the slays — passionately morphia hypodermicsyringe faces of smiling fair and this done he drew his big armchair forward right in — it was the love that kills” women mocked him from the END) IT He He I ml i'sp i impossible He i r’SL’ni i tI dignified s at m i tried for her be a i I to n !M HMl w i the dock She was very tired The long weeks of imprisonment in a cell had paralyzed her energies and she deemed herself forsaken hv her Mat- A? nr? accursed by man for all the She was grateful to Sir Jacob Aston trouble he was taking on her but she did not think for one moment that her account counsel wnnlri irin the She had all the forces of the day Crownhadarraved against her and great army of witnesses come forward tobelieved life people who swear that awaysheherwasyoung honestly guilty of— Rosa Latimer murder for up to now all the evidence had been against her She had given herself up for lost on this the third day of her trial and she only hoped and trusted that her the Heaven would give to die bravely neither did she want to break courage down in court while the judge was pronouncing sentence upon her the stern old judge with his keen hawk-like eyes —who sat and watched her so steadily and She wondered in a sad dreamy unblinkingly way Tony why had never written her a word of Tony who sympathy had loved her once But — that she he believed had really murdered Rosa perhaps and she was thankful and than thankful that they had more never become the for what would his people have said at sight of his fiancee sitting in the dock on wardresses each side of her? How ashamed they would have been of the connection how And down in spirit! they would have — Tony cast blamed for the disgrace he had them brought upon elicity iiiu n hi i Billlliill! lifflfi ji in XXVI g defense become a Asrlv SfflST -weeks He I-'ellcity a UTAH By wtfuld take ner place in the dock Only that would taiean elicity forever in this saying goodoy to world and the His lips would next never press her lips She would be struggling middle-aged solicitor lost him eternally 1’LEYDELL to has saved from drowning elicity Harwood heiress to groaned as he lay back In his chair To lose her uncle’s wealth and so young that she has fallen elicity now would be too bitter— too terrible Had he In love with him and consented to be his wife While he not sold his own soul? And Is gloating over his was he to gain nothing by good fortune comes to tell him this traffic nothing? her uncle has been ruined by unwise Investments Pleydell raging with disappointment Pleydell — ground his teeth together and his face worked breaks their engagementwithout regard either tor the love terribly or the first time he felt a fear that the Evil the girl bears for him or the passion he has learned to feel for One might be going to cheat him after all— to rob him of her elicity returning to the apartments at her hotel meets that for which he had sinned Tony Masters devoted admirer who tells her he has It was strange that he felt no remorse for what he had heir to the family title and estate by the death of hls done that he had been able to listen quite composedly in brother and learns of her broken elicity court —today to the ghastly recital of the sufferings engagement which reaches the hotel only in time to witness the death of her Rosa had endured Even the report of the home office ancleIn her helplessness and poverty she is taken care of analyst who gave the results of his analysis of Rosa’s by Ttosa Latimer rich and vulgar woman whose generous body had not made Pleydell turn a hair instincts her distress arouses Masters fails in his endeavor to induve Mrs Latimer had listened with absolute all Tony to the composure to surrender the care of elicity and Mrs Latimer ghastly details with the temerity of a Borgia sifter period of struggle to induce society to forget her But when elicity suddenly broke down just as the past moves with elicity to Mowbray Manor near Market were comingto an end and had to be revived Harbon where Pleydell practices law and then she visits by her wardressesthen indeed every muscle in the man’s Pleydell sit his office body twitched and Pleydell could hardly stop himself from Believing she has an incurable malady Mrs Latimer shouting out a hoarse confession for it leaving her Immense elicity alone engages Pleydell to draw up her will who could make him happj or who could make him" suffer fortune to elicity When Pleydell comes to the house Mrs He had no feelings for the rest of the world Latimer has exacted promise from Tony Masters to visit her and she leaves elicityto receive them both played his part so Yet he had that well duringthe last Masters sends regrets and Pleydell knowing few But young months no one knew no one suspected again an neiress what a sfrong passion Pleydell — — rencity isover nr'iiro1 eoLtii iibii mo for entertained her Mrs Latimer comes down to dinner and Sir Jacob innuence Harwood Even undertakes to give tier some pellets that will Improve her imagined that ho John Pleydell was actuated more byAston a sense of chivalry onv arrives to explain that hls love for elicity than Health by anything else— that honestlv believing in has caused breach between himself and hls parents and elicity's innocence he was she now loves him declares she loves doing his best for her urged to this by his Pleydell In order to force reconciliation of the young man conscience for Pleydell had kept marvelous with is family a guard over himself all this time— a careful despair disappears from hls home Tony Lady in and hls But he guard would not be able to keep his mother Masters going to elicityto learn what has mask on forever the end of all things was on hand become of him is grossly Insultedby Mrs Latimer head on his breast He began to draw Pleydell learns from elicitythat Mrs Latimer is merely harHis snoringdrooped breaths He slept and once he stirred hypochondriac and studying the lives of notorious in h:sleep and cried out: he decides that arsenic is the most secret poison to use “Murder!” Twice moaned later the room Just ns elicity receives letter from Lady Masters imploring And when he pitch woke a few hours was her to induce Tony to return she is informed that Mrs all in but he made his slow darkness —to the darkness La timer who has been faithfully taking the pellets Pleydell and pulled aside the unsteady and way window —had brings her is violently ihcurtains the gray dawn broken the cold Sirs Latimer dies poisoned elicity her heiress under pitiless dawn and he knew that it the —third day her will is accused of the murder and put trial for — her of elicity Harwood’s trial Rain was falling misty life while Pleydell amid the horrors of hlson guilt and the It was a day of — danger to elicity tries to hope she may go free— to marry autumnal rain sadness gloom and shadow’ — him and with him enjoy the fortune gained by hls appalling unutterable crime p CITY 11 Synopsis up LAKE z AI?PI I' 7 SAL' half-closed evidence I - ' I s iSHS“Sj He MU! iaiB 1 IJeh 1 I J He flypapers” I Siwi I nA 51 I TIB I s -I let-ting He j luf 11® miow f 1 I a by-his I I I ’ “Why Il ’ rffirtf g1 VJHAP- rr-- I I ” I r-r I C He I i isfi leg r y together I Ji® “Tony had a tale to tell — a love story' 99 KvSdonTny indeedwas tS i In the court ana take his stand by her side in the dock for whom he believed — the girl he would so gladly her paie cneexs the tears had poured down make his "wife if elicity acquitted and if she — Doureatn m a hot wet torrent when Doctor Aas lams had testified would consent to marry him that Rosa Latimer must have endured his clear strong voice ringing Immense suffering explained that death — the court that it so Keen so intense could only have through foolish to KurterLg was come as a happy release kad poisoned her employersuppose for the sake and displayed more elicity wiped wlpea her ner eyes ana courage taeT that she m?ney haxi or not have Mrs may more composurewhen the maid entered the Latimer left her whenmay elicity knew known that Hammonds — — witness box to give her evidence and she looked at the only to say the word to s“e“ad his wife girl reproachfully when declared that she had vv are a wealthy family” hebecome Hammonds cried “and my people in Miss Harwood that she had have been never believed much would to us and Miss Harwood thought that it was Mrs Latimer’s that she certainly have generous bettered' her always would position in money every way but she refused to was after me father becausemy went on to swear that as far as she and mother wanted her to marry give up And MrsHammonds Mrs Latimer knew Latimer had never used any face lotion or complexion and Miss Harwood would not knowing consent to do this wash prepared for her by Miss Harwood and she for she loved her friend So she broke w’ith me and have told herself privately to was sure her mistress would her about it if engaged another man a that she would she to — man she had have had to take care of the whom owned my mother that she-did not love who drew — lotion layer UP Mrs Latimer’s will Mr Pley-dell My Pleydell rubbed his eyes of mother Lady Masters will enter the witness What was the good box presently and confirm going over the scene in court again? this statement” What was the use low of recalling all that the witnesses had said A of instantly murmur applause applause fk®clS — for the crown? They had only tightened — the the OUt 1court T°uy finished nrnrOtu2 speaking for all the world& loves as lover and here was meshes of the net more closely round elicity the' a a fatal web — cmvalr°us lover indeed But why had the lawver kept silent about Stfll she had Sir Jacob Aston to defend her and the so his own intentions all the time that quI nJan’ John Pleydell? And why was — case for the defense would not be opened till tomorrow Pleydell biting his long finger tips he sat in his seat at and Sir Jacob had hinted that he had several witnesses to as the lepk of the court? And how gray he had bring forward excellent reliable witnesses So what was turned! — heart too soon? eyes began to shine like stars the good of losing She of ker position that she stood in dan-ger thought from which Besides— and this was the-comfort one of her lue She could only —realize one thing Pleydell could draw any real that worst came Tony loved to the worst he would only have to confess — if the her—that Tony had come back to her— and to what he had he had explained done and Ieliclty would be allowed to go free and ha why she had not heard from him Deiora -was thats“arwood : e witnesses for-sham° -together He - x ’ CHAPTER XXVIII e IT noteI I I I I actuallv'even— I ' !’’ I He we ’ I I I I I I “Why ! T-T He A I I thead I L-l— — (THE I |