September 27,
THE WEALTH MAKERS.
THE LONE INN
Fy FERGUS HUME.
Copyright, 1804, by the Author.
f CONTINUED.)
CHAPTER IX.
Dr. Merrick was delighted to see me
again so speedily and assured me that
he had thought of nothing else but the
lone inn crime. The peculiar circnm-;
stances of the case fascinated him great
ly. "Decidedly I should be a detective, "
he said laughingly. "I have been in-
I venting all kinds of theories in connec
tion with this matter. By the way, my
idea of searching the shipping list was
a good one."
"Excellent You received my letter?' '
"I did, with much pleasure. So Fran
cis did not arrive in England until the
6th of June?"
"No! Therefore it was Francis whom
I met at the Fen inn, who was killed
by his brother, and it is Felix who now
passes himself off to Olivia Bellin as
Francis." .
"Does ehe not guess the imposture?"
"No. So far as I can see. she firmlv
believes Felix to be Francis. You were
also right about the hiding of the
corpse."
"You don't say so?" cried Merrick,
higkiy delighted. "Did Felix ride out
to the Fen inn and bide the body, as I
surmised?"
"He did. I have the evidence of the
livery stable keeper to prove that he
hired a horse on the 11th and did not
return till midnight "
"During which time he disposed ot
his brother's body?"
"Precisely. I tracked his horse's hoof
marks to the pool wherein I am con
vinced the body lies hidden. "
"Egad! You are a wonderful man,
Denham. Did you have the pool drag
ged for the body?"
"Not yet I wished to tell you all my
discoveries before doing so."
"Many thanks. I am 60 interested in
this case that it is a great pleasure for
me to follow it step by step. "
"I wish no thanks from you, Merrick, "
said I heartily. "It is rather the other
way, as your reasonings have led me to
these important discoveries: First, that
' Felix was in Paris; second, that Francis
did not arrive from Chile till this month,
and, third, that Felix himself hid the
jprpsa By myself I should never have
I discovered so much. But I have made
i one most famous discovery. "
"Yes? And that is?"
"I know how the crime was commit
ted and by whom. "
vYou don't say so!" exclaimed Mer-
rick in much excitement "Have you
, seen Strent?"
'"'No. It was not Strent who killed
Francis Briarfield. "
"You don't mean to say is was Rose
Strent?"
"No. It was Felix himself. "
Merrick uttered an exclamation of
surprise and remained silent for a few
minutes.
"But you said yourself that Felix
never came to the inn on that night,"
he objected.
"So I thought, but it appears that I
was mistaken. Fundy, the livery stable
keeper, told me that Felix hired ahorse
from him on the 10th and 11th of June.
kjii uum uccatiiuuB lit) uiu Liu i; return mi
ldnight .Now, Francis was murdered
. the 10th, and his corpse disappeared
the 11th. Felix is therefore respon-
ble for both the murder and the con
cealment of the body. "
"That is purely circumstantial evi
dence. "
I laid down the arrowhead on the
table.
"This is proof positive, " I said tri
umphantly. "With that piece of flint
Francis was killed. "
"Really," said Merrick skeptically,
picking up the arrowhead. "With such
a clumsy instrument he must have bun
gled the job considerably. "
"Not at all That arrowhead is steep
ed in vitalent poison. "
"The deuce!" cried Merrick, drop
ping it tastily. "Why did you not
warn me of its danger? I might have
out B3vseli aucl "one the same way as
oor Francis Briarfield. How do you
ow the murder was so executed?"
A"I told you about the discolored
flouna in tne pal m oi tne right nana.
Merrick nodded.
"Well," I continued, "that was the
cause of death, as there was neither
scratch nor violence on any other part
of the body. I picked up that arrow
head in the fireplace of the dining room
of the Fen inn, where it had doubtless
been thrown by Felix after the com
mittal of the crime. " .
"Where did he get the arrowhead?".
! . "That is just what puzzled me for a
long time. Fortunately I remembered
that tne entrance to tseinn nail was
decked with a perfect armory of savage
weapons. I made an excuse of looking
at the picture gallery and so gained ad-
ission to the hall.
'Did you find anything likely to con-
'fimn vnnr KiisnirintiR?"
'I'Yes. I found that an arrow had
been removed from the wall."
"How could you tell that?"
"Because the weapons were arranged
in patterns, and one of the patterns was
mat arrowneaa with those on the wail
I found it was precisely similar in ap
pearance. "
"Humph," said Merrick thought
fully. "There is only one deduction to
be taken from all this. Felix stole the
arrowhead, and knowing it to be poi
soned rode to the Fen inn to kill his
brother. He is a clever scoundrel. "
"Very clover indeed, " I answered dry
ly. "But for you, Merrick, he would
have-baffled me altogether. "
'Itllinkyoubavehim this time," said
Trick, laughing. "Now, what do you
Can1 n An ncnt.V
"Have the pool dragged for the body
Briarfield arrested. "
"Before doing so it would bo advisa
ble to find Rose Strent or her father."
"Why so?"
"Because they only can give positive
evidence as to the committal of the
crime. Failing them, Felix may slip
through your fingers. "
"They won't show up or give evi
dence for their own sake. "
'.'in that case they must be found and
forced into confession," said the doctor
quickly. "And what about Felix and
Miss Bellin?"
"They wee now in town Mrs. and
Miss Bellin in Swansea square and Fe
lix at his chambers in Jenny n street. "
"I wonder if Felix is still in commu
nication vith Rose Strent." queried
Merrick half to himself.
"It's not impossible. Whatever Rose
Strent was or is, she is not a waiting
maid. I believe some guilty bond
unites the pair, and Rose assisted Felix
in his scoundrelly schemes out of pure
love."
"Hardly," responded Merrick. "If
Rose loved Felix, she would not assist
him to marry Olivia, and by removing
Francis she certainly did so. "
VHow would it do to see Felix at his
chambers and bully him into confes
sion?" "You won't manage that Your man
is too clever."
' 'He can't do much against the proofs
in my possession. "
"He'll deny anything."
"At all events, I'll try, Merrick. This
evening I'll call on Felix and swear
that I am going to have him arrested
for the murder of his brother. That
will bring him to his knees. "
"'It might, and it might not. Better
look for Rose Strent "
"If any one knows where she is to be
found, it is Felix. I can't do better than
see him."
"Try it by all means, " said the doctor
doubtfully, "but I'm afraid you won't
get much satisfaction out of him. First
find Rose Strent, have the pool dragged
and the body found. Then, what with
the evidence of Fundy and that arrow
head, you will have no difficulty in get
ting a warrant for bis arrest At pres
ent Felix will simply order you but of
his rooms."
"I'll run the risk of that, " I answer
ed and shortly afterward took my de
parture. I could not now complain of lack of
interest in my Ufa It took me all my
time to keep the many details of this
case in mind. There was no doubt that
I had already solved the mystery, and
that Felix was guilty of his brother's
death. Yet, as Merrick said, it would
be necessary to find the body and thus
establish conclusive proof of the crime
before the murderer could be convicted.
When this was done, the evidence in
hand would be sufficient to insure his
condemnation. For my part, I believed
that he would be driven into a corner
and forced to confess his complicity in
the crime.
Firmly convinced of this man's guilt,
I was determined he should not marry
Olivia. The crime had been committed
for her sake, and seeing that he had be
haved in so cowardly a fashion it was
a fit retribution that he should not
achieve his purpose. It was no use to
warn Olivia as to the true character
of Felix, as she firmly believed him to
be Francis and would decline to believe
my story. Under these circumstances I
judged it advisable to see Felix at his
chambers and warn him that I knew
alL Terrified by the predicament in
which he found himself, he might leave
England, and thus Olivia would be
saved from lifelong misery. His punish
ment for the crime would occur later
on, as, notwithstanding his flight, he
could be arrested on the continent while
extradition treaties were in force.
After dinner I therefore went to call
on Felix. His rooms were in Jermyn
street, and as mine were just around
the oorner in Duke street I had not far to
go. My visit was paid on the chance of
finding him in, as I did not wish to put
him on his guard by notifying him of my
wish for on interview. As the twins, in
spite of constant disagreement, occupied
the same rooms, I could not but wonder
at the nerve of Felix in coming back to
the apartments where every familiar
object would remind him of his fratri
cidal act.
It was just at 8 o'clock when I rem li
ed the door of the chambers. A t the foot
of the stairs I found the caretaker en
sconced in a glass box like an insec t.
To him I addressed myself. He was
old friend of mine and rather an oduity
in his way.
"Is Mr. Briarfield within?"
"Mr. Francis Briarfield is in his
rooms," said the caretaker, "but Mr.
Felix is in Paris." '
Of coarse I guessed that this would
be the answer and secretly admired tin
dexterity with which Felix had carriea
out his plans. Doubtless in the end, when
his brotiier did not return, or rather
when his pretended self did not reap
pear, he would account for it by an ac
cident in the eastern deserts. However,
my business was with Felix, alias Fran
cis, so I made no comment on the care
taker's remark.
"Pray take up my card to Mr. Briar
field, "I said. "I want to see him at
once."
"I can't take it up now," said the
caretaker civilly. "Mr. Briarfield is
engaged and gave particular orders that
he was not to be disturbed. "
"Ah, but doubtless he is engaged
with a friend of mine," I hinted am
biguously. "Is the lady a friend of yours, sir?"
A lady! My thoughts at once revert
ed to Rose Strent, but then the chances
were that it might be Olivia.
"Yes. Miss-Bclliu. "
"That's the young lady, sir, to whom
Mr. Briarfield is engaged?" asked the
caretaker, who was a confirmed gossip.
"Yes."
"It is not her, sir. I know her well
by sight, as sho has been here with Mrs.
Bellin. It's another lady. "
My surmise vvas right, and Ifolt con
fident that while I stood there Felix
was having an interview with his ac
complice. I could not disturb them, yet
wished to assure myself of the identity
of Rose Strent When I found out all
about her, there might be a possibility
of solving the mystery.
"Well, no matter," I answered care
lessly, stuffing the card back into my
case. "I'll see Mr. Briarfield another
time."
"Will you leave your name, 6ir?"
"No, it doesn't matter. I'll call
about 9 on the chance of finding him
in."
Having thus baffled the inquiries of
the caretaker, I strolled into the street,
and taking up my station at the corner
kept my eyes on the door. If Rose
Strent was-with Felix, she must cer
tainly come out In a short time. Then
I intended to follow her up and speak
to her if I got a chance. Failing Briar
field, I might possibly extort a confes
sion from ttie veaker vessel.
In about a quarter of an hour the
woman came out. She wore no veil,
and as it was still fairly light I had no
difficulty in seeing her face. She passed
hurriedly by nie in the direction of the
Haymarket without observing me, and
I recognized her at a glance. It was, as
I thought, Rose Strent and none other.
In place of the waiting maid's linen
dress, she was arrayed in a smart tailor
made costume and looked very fashion
able indeed. Her face wore a trium
phant expression, as though she had
been successful with Felix. I guessed
the interview had been for the purpose
of extorting blaekmail. With her knowl
edge of his secret Felix was certainly
at her mercy.
Following her up at some little dis
tance, she went down the Haymarket
and turned down one of the side streets,
turned off there into a dirty alley and
It wa Rose Strent and none other.
finally disappeared into a swing door
over which was a lamp inscribed with
some letters. I looked up and saw writ
ten thereon, "Stage door."
"An actress, " said I and went round
to the front of the theater to inspect the
play bill It was the Frivolity theater,
and they were playing the burlesque of
"As You Don't Like It'! Glancing
down the list of characters, I saw that
Orlando was played by Miss Rose Ger
non. "A leading lady," I thought, trans
fixed with astonishment "A burlesque
actress doubtless, in the receipt of a
good salary. What in heaven's name
took her to the Fen inn?"
This question I was of course unable
to answer, but I guessed it had some
thing to do with love and Felix Briar
field. Leaving the matter alone Tor a
few moments, I secured a stall and en
tered the theater. When Orlando came
on, I was thoroughly satisfied. Rose
Strent was Rose Gernon, and I had seen
her play the part of waiting maid at
the Fen inn on the 10th of June, that
fatal night of the murder.
CHAPTER X.
When I told Dr. Merrick of my good
fortune in finding Rose Strent, or, to
use her stage' name, Rose Gernon, he
was considerably astonished. The case
had taken hold of him so completely
that he could think of nothing elsa He
had a large practice and attended fairly
Well to his patients, but informed me
that he did so in a mechanical fashion,
liore or less, as his brain was busy
With the Feu inn mystary. We were
now wonderfully familiar, considering
the short period of our acquaintance,
but this was doubtless due to the inter
est we both took in the case. "Upon
my word, Denham," said Merrick, rub
bing his head irritably, "I wish you
had not come near me with your hallu
cinations. Instead of attending to my
business, I think of nothing but your
mysteries. The sooner we unravel this
riddle the better will it be for ma You
are an idle baohelor, so it does not mat
ter much to you, but I am a busy med
ical man, and this infernal business
worries nie greatly. At this moment I
ought to bo attending to a patient, in
stead of which 1 am wasting my time
with you. "
"Shall I go away?"
"No, confound you! I wish to see
the end of this affair, or I'll get no
peace of mind. It is too late to remedy
the matter, so I must have my curiosi
ty allayed by learning all the ins and
Anta ff tliia aninma Pnvwo tat no rtomn !
vubt? v. niiG viiituu. vuin Jt uv ua Mogul.
You have found Rose Strent?"
"Yes. She is a burlesque actress and
plays at the Frivolity theater. Her
name in the programme is set down as
Rose Gernon, but this is doubtless her
stage nama Rose Strent is her real
one."
"I'm not so sure of that," said Mer
rick sharply. "If she went into that
Fen inn business with her eyes open,
she doubtless took a false name, so as to j
bafflo inquiry. "
"Then what about the landlord, who
called himself Edward Strent?"
"Oh, we must find out all about him
also. No doubt his name is false also
Did he look like her father?"
"Well, I can't say that there was
much likeness between them. He looked
to me like a valet. "
"A valet," muttered Merrick reflect
ively. "Queor! I wonder if ho really
was a valet valet to Felix. "
"In that case he'll be with him now."
"It is not impossibla He has Felix
in his power and can stay on just as he
likes. It's my opinion he'll stay till he's
pensioned off. Case of blackmail, I
fancy."
""I think Rose Gernon Is blackmailing
Felix also."
"Quito so. What else can he expect?
Or else," added Merrick, looking
straight at me, "it's a case of love and
marriage."
V Wh it ! Do you think Felix promised
to niarry lioso if she helped him to get
rid of his brother?"
"f think he might lead her to believe
he wou'd do so. "
"This is absurd, Merrick," said 1
sharply. "Felix is in love with Olivia.
The motive of the crime was to gain
possession of Olivia's hand. Rose would
not help Felix if she knew that "
"Precisely. If she knew it But it's
my opinion that she does not know it
I believe Felix gnllod her into belief
that ho would marry her if sho gave her
assistance, but ho has not the slightest
intention of keeping his promisa "
"And what excuse could he make for
wishing to murder his brother?"
"Ah, there you have me! I don't
know that. Of course you and I are
aware of I lie real motive of the crime,
but Rose is ignorant of it She thinks
she knows, no doubt, but I'm certain
she been put off with a lia" ' 1
"But he can't keep the information
from her for ever. Even if he keeps
quiet, some one Is bound to tell her that
Felix is engaged to Miss Bellin.'"
"There you are wrong, " said Mer
rick, with grim jocularity. "Every one
thinks Francis is engaged to Miss Bel-1
lin." 1
"Yes, but Rose Gernon knows well
enough that Francis is dead, and that
the engaged man must be Felix posing
as Francis." - ' I
"There's some truth in that," admit
ted the doctor, looking puzzled. "I sup
pose he must have kept that fact from
her so far, as I don't see what possible
explanation he could give her. "
"Always assuming she isin lovewith
him, " said I musingly. '
"Ob, as to that, I am certain it is so.
A woman like Rose Gernon drawing a
good salary would not mix herself up
in such a dangerous business merely for
money. There is a stronger motive, and
that is lova I'll lay anything, " con
tinued Merrick, in sporting phrase,
"I'll lay anything that she is madly in
love with the fellow."
'."Well and Olivia, thinking Felix is
Francis, loves him madly also. ' If these
two women come together, there will
be trouble for Felix. ' '
"Eureka!" cried the doctor, jumping '
up excitedly, "the very thing. When
thieves fall put you know the adage.
Let us bring the two women together
and see the upshot "
"There will simply be a row," said
L "What is the use of that?"
"This, " retorted Merrick sharply !
"that when Rose finds she has been be
trayed she will reveal all the mystery
out of revenge and assure Olivia that .
Felix is not Francis. " I
"That's not a bad idea, Merrick; also
it might occur that Olivia reveals some
thing in her turn. "
"Impossibla She can't possibly know
the man '8 villainy, else she would not
think of marrying him."
"I suppose not, and yet, " I added re
flectively, "I wouldn't be surprised if
she were cognizant of Felix's move
ments on the 10th and 11th. She cer
tainly stuck up for him in the most
amazing manner at the first interview. ' '
"Of course she did, because she be
lieves he is Francis. Depend upon it,
doctor, she knows nothing, and if we
bring her and Rose together there will
be a revolution and a revelation. "
"It's worth trying at all events. But
how can it be managed?"
"By working on the natural jealousy
of the sex. Tell Olivia that Felix re
ceives a woman in his rooms every even
ing." "Oh, hang it, Merrick," said I, red
dening, "it wouldn't be delicate even to
a married woman, let alone a girl. "
"Of course I don't mean you to pu
it to her in that barefaced manner,"
said Merrick hastily, "but handle the
matter delicately. Wrap it up in sugar.
I leave it to your own, judgment In
any case you must rouse the jealousy of
Miss Olivia Bellin and induce her to
come with you to the chambers of Fe
lix when he is interviewing Rose."
"She wouldn't come without her
mother."
"Then bring her mother along with
ycu. This is a serious matter, and it
doesn't do to be squeamish."
"Then do it yourself, " said I angrily.
"II" said he, taken aback. "No. I
don t know Miss Bellin. You are the
proper person. Besides it's better that
she should know the truth, even at the
cost of a shock to her delicacy, than be
tied to a brute like Felix, as she cer
tainly will be."
"Not if Rose can help it "
"She can't help it if she doesn't
know. And the only way to spoil the
game of Felix is to bring the two wom
en face to face. Their mutual jealousy
will do the rest and instead of going
to the altar Felix Briarfield will find
himself bound for the scaffold."
"True enough. Well, I'll try, Mer
rick, but it's a job I don't like. "
He laughed at my scruples and tried
to show mo that I was really doing
Olivia a service in being so plain spo
ken, but in spite of all his arguments 1
departed from his house in low spirits.
I did not relish the idea of interviewing
Olivia on so delicate a subject, yet I
saw it was imperative and therefore
made up my mind to carry through the
business at whatever cost of personal
inconvenience to myself. That is the
worst of being an amateur detectiva
One's feelings are not under sufficient
control
The next day I called at Swansea
square and scut up my card to Olivia.
As it so happened, her mother had gone
down to Hurlingham with Felix, and
she remained at home on the plea of a
headache. She sent down a message to
the effect that she was unwell and
asked me to excuse her, but I scribbled
a few lines on my card asking particu
larly to see her. This time the servant
returned with the information that Miss
Bellin would see me for a few minutes,
and I was shown . into the drawing
room. I felt nervons, but, determined to
gotnrongfiwith the matter, managed to
screw op my couraga It was a most
unpleasant task, but very necessary if I
wanted to attain my object
When Miss Bellin entered, I eould
not suppress a start so changed was she
in outward appoaranoa As I said be
fore, she was a tall well developed and
very beautiful woman, but now she had
grown thin, and her face wore an anx
ious expression. I oould not help think
ing that she knew something about the
tragedy at the lone inn, as I oould con
jecture no other reason for her ill health
and manifest disoomposura She came
forward, with a nervous smile, and
greeted me in a low voica
"My mother and Mr. Briarfield have
cone to Hurlingham," she said, sitting
down on a lounge near which my chair
was placed.
"I am not sorry for that" I answer
ed gravely, "as I wish to see you
alone."
"What is the matter, Mr. Denham?
Have you anything very terrible to tell
me?"
"I think it is terribla "
"About Francis?" she demanded anx
iously. "Yes. About Franois."
"Surely you are not going to begin
again about that foolish matter you
spoke of at Marshminster. "
"No. It is not about that "
Olivia passed her handkerchief across
her lips and gave a sigh of relief. The
expression of her face was so strange
that I was more than ever convinced she
suspected the truth.
"I am glad yon have given over that
mad idea about Francis being Felix,"
she said at length. "I cannot conceive
what made you take up so strange a be
lief. Felix isin Paris."
"I know that. Miss Bellin. I saw
him there."
This I said in the hope of startling
her, but she did not move a muscle of
her faca Either she was keeping well
in hand or was cognizant of the fact
that Felix had gone to Paris for the
purpose of deceiving ma If so, she must
have known he was not Francis, and
also that my story of the lone inn trag
edy was true. It was on my tongue to
ask her if she was aware of the terrible
truth, but on reflection I judged it best
to let events evolve themselves. Fate '
could manage these things better than
a mere mortal
DUO IKUU . UUU 4, UUUUUI WUUQUS
why yon should desire tooonvince your
self that I spoke truly. "
"Because, Miss Bellin, I believe that
the man who calls himself Francis is
really Felix. "
"The same old story," she said im
patiently. "You are mad. If you saw
Felix in Paris, you must be convinced
that you are making a mistake. " .
"Well Miss, Bellin, we will waive
that point for the present I will call
the man to whom you are engaged
Francis."
"As he is," she interpolated imperi
ously. I let the remark pass and went
on with my speech. "You will no doubt
think me highly impertinent, but I
wish to warn you against the so called
Francis Briarfield. "
"What do you mean, sir?"
"Simply this: While at the Fen inn
I was waited on by a woman who call
ed herself Rose Strent That woman is
bow in town acting at the Frivolity the
ater under the name of Rose Gernon. "
"And what have I to do with such a
creature?" she asked in a trembling
voica
"Nothing, but your lover has every
thing to do with her. "
"Mr. Denham!"
We were both on our feet by this
time, and 6he was looking at me with
wrathful eyes. The crisis I bo dreaded
had come, but it was now too late to re
treat, and there was no help for it but
to go on.
"Be angry with me if you lika Miss
Bellin, " I said as -soon as I was able,
"but it is in your own interest I speak. "
"My own interest!"
"Y9S. This woman Rose Gernon is
in love with Francis B"
"No, no!" she murmured, her face
growing white. "You are making a
mistake!"
"It ia true," I said doedly, "she
was with him at his chambers yester
day evening at 8 o'clock. She will be
there tomorrow evening at the same
tima I learned that fact today."
"Did you come here to insult me.
sir?" asked Olivia in a voice tremulous
with raga
"I came here to do you a service, but
if you look upon it in the light of an
insult I may as well take my leava"
"Stop, sir!" she said, placing herself
before ma "You shall not leave the
room till I am convinced of the truth of
your statement Why should Francis
meet Rose Gernon?"
"Why should Rose Gernon play the
part of awaiting maid at the Fen inn?"
I retorted.
"How can I tell?"
"To further the schemes of the man
who is to marry you, Miss Bellin. She
loves him, and he loves her. "
"No! I tell you it is impossibla I
trust him. I love him. He could not be
such a mean villain. "
"I can prove to you that what I Bay
is trua "
"Do so, and I will believe it If it is
true," she muttered, clinching her fist
"if it is trua I shall bitterly punish
him for the deception. "
"Come with nie tomorrow evening at
8 o'clock to Briarfield's rooms in Jer
myn street, and I'll engage you shall
Bee them together. "
"If I thought so but no," she said,
breaking off impetuously. "I cannot
ooma How can I how can I?"
"Ask Mrs. Bellin to come with you,"
I suggested.
"I cannot do that "
She looked at me strangely for a mo
ment then walked to the other end of
the room. When she returned, her face
was flushed with anger.
"Why do you come here with these
infamous tales, sir?" she cried excited
ly. "I do not believe you. "
"Put me to the proof. Come tomor
row evening, and you shall see lor your
self." "You are the enemy of the man I
lova"
"I am the bitter enemy of the man
who pretends to love you because I be
lieve he killed his brother. "
"Mr. Denham, I could tell but, no,
no! I must be silent "
"What do you mean?" asked I ea
gerly, thinking she was about to reveal
her suspicions. Olivia thought for a few
moments, then put her hand suddenly
into mina "I will be with you at a
quarter to 8 tomorrow, and if it is true
what you say oh, if it is true!"
"Here is my card," said I forcing
It into her hand. "Wear a veil and
"J will be with you at a quarter to 8 to
morrow." come to my rooms in Duke street I
will await you at the door, and we will
go to the chambers of this villain."
"He is no villain."
"I say he is, Miss Bellin, and I'll
prove him to be bo tomorrow. "
"Do it," she said, fixing me with a
glanpe, ''and you shall see how bitterly
I shall punish his treachery. Now go,
Mr. Denham, and meet me tomorrow
evening as yon have arranged. "
I bowed and left the room in silence.
As I passed through the door I looked
back and saw she had thrown herself
on the couoh, crying bitterly. The Bight
perplexed me.
"Does she know anything, " I thought,
"or does she believe Felix is really
Francis? Well when she and Rose Ger
non come face to face, the troth will be
revealed."
The truth was stranger than even I
suspected.
CHAPTER XL
My interview with Olivia passed off
better than I expected. If she had or
dered me out of the house, I would only
have looked on it as the just punish
ment for what must have appeared my
impertinent interference in what did
not concern me. The very faot that she
listened so quietly proved that she sus
pected Felix was masquerading as her
lover. She oould only be assured of this
by overhearing his interview with Rose
Gernon and therefore accepted my in
vitation to go to the Jermyn street
rooms. If their tenant was Franois, he
would resent the intrusion of Rose, but
if Felix the two confederates would
doubtless talk of their guilty secret
Thanks to a sovereign judiciously be
stowed on the carekeeper, I had discov
ered that Rose Gernon intended to visit
Felix at 8 o'clock. How the carekeeper
found out I do not know, bnt in some
mysterious way servants seem to gain
all information concerning the doings
of their superiors. It sufficed for me
that Rose would be in the rooms of
Felix on this evening, and that Olivia
would catch them in a trap. I had no
pity for the guilty pair, bnt I was gen
uinely sorry for Olivia. She little knew
the torture she was about to undergo. I
did and almost regretted that I had in
terfered in the matter. However, I con
soled myself with the reflection that it
was better for her to suffer a few hours'
pain than lifelong misery.
That she agreed to go to Jermyn
street at that hour without a chaperon
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