VOL. XIX

OCEAN CITY SENTINEL OCEAN CITY, N. H.C. ROBINSON EiiioraBi Propn ijr. GiTY DIRECTORY.

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ronfidM k it .ip pa rant fro® the Karl « :> that be bad co further faith la red mr. who could hare eorroborabow 1 apent aij time during my afcaenre at lunrk. and ahown plainly that I had nerer entered the Atrand nor Tlatted the branch

"My eaplanation?*' I cried. In | umazemenl. notidne his determined i fk-meenor. ”1 know nothing of the affair, axcept tha talagrami you hata

•hown me."

"Upon you alone the responsibility it catastrophe rests," he said.

grily. "U la

i, exclaimed:

Lobeu d. SL Pa! era burg, via

:plana- ' Hambutp To Tarl of Warnham: A

proelamation signed by the Cxar deOlarlng war ar Inst England baa lust Seen rceelTeti it the Foreign Office, but it la as y«t kept seem. It will probably be po ted in the atreeta this eientng. Great ‘at actlrlty prevails at the War Office nd Admlrallty. Regl-

tbe military districts a!

Whitehall/*

"Hut can diplomacy do nothing to avert the cataalropbeT" I suggested. "Not when It la defeated by the imlUsh machinations of spies," be replied. meaningly, lashing a glance et me. the flereeneee of which I did not "But Russia dare dative," I blurted ouL "Permit me, dir. to express my own opinion upon our relations with BL Petersburg." be roared. "I tell you

I went forward, plunged deeply In :bought, until passing a small gate I left the perk and feund myself m Warnham Chprchyard. _ -

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drt-a of offlf* I to war strangtb. roiling to the c lore all officeri on the tired list and on learo. This la a imary sfep t< the complete mobllition of the 1 usaian forcea. AU cler messages low refused." The Karl will frantic effort grasped the edge of tie table, then * taggerunevenly aid sank back Into a air rigid and ipeechleaa.

T deny that I have ever for a sin* gle instant betrayed the trust you bars placed In me." I replied, hotly. "I know nothing of the means by which the Cxar’t army of spies bare obtained knowledge of our secreL" He snapped his bony fingers impa-

tiently. saying;

"It Is not to be expert ed that yon will acknowledge yourself • traitor to your Country, air; therefore we must

art In what manner you please." 1 an- j “Nothing further. Your Lordship. - . s ..i _ . -i..- v answered the tr.egraphisL

"Anything further?" Inquired the great statesman In a low mechanical tone, his gaze fixed straight before him

hat this terrible ch igainst me is as star an only, say that 1 a. "Bah!” he cried, tur

’. he

Then, far

again, his eyes flashing wltl

edT-’flf yon are inno by you were so long ab

Warnham alghod deep-

| ly. bis thin bsuda twitching with a nervous exettemaot he strove In vain "Ask If Ixird Muybury la In town." he said, ho«rat.y. suddenly rousing Again the Ins.rument clicked, and a few mumonu ater the telegraphist, turning to the Foreign Minister, said: "The Premier Is In town. Your Lord-

"Wltb the document In your poek"Yes. But surely you do not suspect me of being a spy?" I cried.

positive proof of It."

"It Is here," he answered, his thin, nervous hands turning over the mass of papers littering his writing table, and taking from among them an official envelope. In an instant 1 recognized It as the one containing the ‘This remains exactly as I took It from the safe with my own hands and

cut It open.’ With! tren documebt fr

The paper was blank! I glanced at him In abject dismay, unable to utter a word. • "That la what you handed me on my return from the Cabinet Council he said, with knit brows. “Now, what explanation have you to offer?'' "Wbaf cap 1 offpr?" I ffHodr "Tb* envelope I gavd“you was the same that you handed to me. 1 could swear ■

to iL"

"No. It was net." be replied quickly.

Glance at the seal."

Taking It to the light, I examined the seal carefully, but failed to detect anything unusuaL It bore In black wax the Warnham coat of arms impressed by the large, beautifully cut amethyst that the Earl wore attached to the piece of ruety silk ribbon that served him aa a watch T can see nothing wrong wtih'lhls," I said, glancing up at him. "I admit that the imitation is so carefully executed lhat .it is calculated to deceive any eye except my own." Then, putting on hla plncefiex, be made an Impression In wax with hit own seal and pointed ont a (light flaw which, In the Impression upon the en-

"Tt.ll Gaysfoni to Inform Lord Maybury at onrw o' th* contents of this last dispatch fr. m SL Petersburg, and say that 1 will meet the Premier at t:30 at the Port gn Office." TTie telegraphist touched the key, and In a few n omenta the Minister's orders were ob iyed. Then, taking a sheet of note taper and a pencil bi wrote tn a prints cipher a telegram which be addreaed to Her Majesty at Osborne. This. too. the clerk dispatched at once over the wire, followed by urgent meaai gee to members of the Cabinet Council and to Lord Kingsbury, Command- r-ln-Chlef of the British army, asking th« mally at 6 o'clo k .that evening at the Foreign Office. When all thee transmitted, wiib a rapidity that astonishing, the telegraphist tamed In his chair and a«ked: ''Anything mere. Your Lordship' "No. nothing for the present." be answered. "Lea re ns." Then, when 1 s bad gone, the Bari rose slowly, an. with bent head hands clasped b -hind his hack, strode up and dow n th- library In silent temptation. Su< denly he halted before me where I atoid, and abri!£tly ask-

ed:

"What did yo i say was the name of that friend who lunched with you yee"Ogle." 1 an*' ered. "Dudley Ogle." "And bis pro! <*elon?" "He had non. HU father left him with enough to .re on comfortably." "Who was hlf father?" he Inquired, with a sharp lo< k of doubL "A landowner."

"Where?"

"I don't know ” The Bari sllg ;tly raised his shaggy gray brows, then continued; “How long btve you known this

friend?"

"Several yeah." "You told m* that he has died since yesterday," HU Lordship said. "Js not that a ratner curious fact—If

I trua?"

—-True!" I cried. "Yon apparently "Ana your endorsement? la It not | lloub , wr A tcisfru, ^ Uu in your own hand?" be inquired. i ,, t gu , BW win confirm my stMemenL" I turned over the envelope and j - y, n , ver aUgulae my doubU, looked. It bore the designation. "H. u,* ra.ppej. felng hU r.WS." just as I bad written it. and ^ , ye , upon TerJ **“ " ltlD S *** « llller °™> Of j strongly that yea hare sold the secret

a proceeding in which, thank b< 1 refused to play any part whatever. The blow that I have long anticipated, and hate sought to ward off all these long years of my administration as ITemier and aa Foreign Secretary, has fallen. To-day U the meet sorry day that England has ever known. The desth knell of her power has sounded," and he walked down the room toward me, pale-faced and bent. bU countenance wearing an expression of unutterable gloominess. He was, 1 knew, a patriot who would have sacrificed his life for hU country's hoaor. and that every word he uttered came straight

from his bean.

"How the secret agents of the Cxar obtained knowlsdge of the treaty surpasses omprehenilon." 1 exclaimed. "The catastrophe la due to yon—to you alone!" he cried. "You knew .of what vital importance to our honor It waa that the contents of that document ahouid be kept abeolutely secreL 1 told you with my own lips. You have duct Is culpable In tbc- highest degree, and you deserve, air. Instant dismissal and the publication in the 'Gasetle' of a statement that you have been discharged from Her Majesty's service became you were a thief and a spy!" "1 am neither." 1 shouted In a frenzy of rage, Interrupting him. "If yon were a younger man I'd—by beavena! I'd knock you down. But I respect your age, Lord Warnham. and I am not forgetful of the fact that to you I owe more than I canever repay. My family have faithfully served their country through generations, and I will nevsr allow a-false accusation to be brought upon tt. even though you. Her Majesty's Foreign Secretary, may choose to He baited, glancing at me with an expression of unfeigned surprise. "You forget yourself, air," be answered, with that calm, unruffled dignity that he could assume st wllL "I repeat my accusation, and It is for yon

to refute IL"

T can! I will!" I cried. "Then explain the reason yon banded me a sheet of blank paper In exchange for the InsuumenL" He laughed a hard, cynical laugh, and, turning upon hla heel, paced toward the opposite window. "All I know is that the envelope 1 gave you was the same you banded to

me." I protested.

"It’s a deliberate He," he cried turned In anger to face me agali

opened the dispatch, read it through fht ‘

nd ,

Upon hla kphlnx-!!ke face there rested a heavy frown of displeasure, aa-he

replied:

"I refuse to submit to any croea-ex-

France. - amlnatton. air. That I entertained Hoc-

visit to Ena land plrtoaa is enough."

disarm suspicion. I -Ana you actual ly accuse me wlth-

he slightest foundation?" I cried an are In error." be retorted, calmly; returning to hla writing table and taking up some papers. "I here the original of the telegram banded In at the branch post office In the Strand yesterday afternoon."

"Well?"

“It has been examined by the callgraphic expert, employed by the police, and declared to be in your handwrit-

ing."

'What?" I gasped, almost snatching the yellow telegraph forma from hand in my eagerness to examine mysterious bundle of letters and figures composing the cipher. My lank within me when next Inrecognized they were In a hand so nearly resembling my own that I

could scarcely detect any difference

As I stood gaxlng at this marvellous

forgery open-mouthed, in abject dis-

may. there broke upon my '—*

a— ertaln there was no mistake, and after sealing tt with my own hands, I gave It to you. Ye* In return you hand - me this!" and be took from the table ! the ingeniously forged duplicate

j velope and held It up.

| Then, casting It down again passion-

: ately, he added:

'The document I handed to you > exchanged for that dummy, and ' hour later the whole thing was u graphed In eztenao to Russia Tbs iglual was In your possession, and even i if yon are not actually in the pay of ; our enemies, you were so negligent of •your duly toward* your Queen ani [ country that you are undeserving ih< uame of Englishman." "But does not London swarm with

PETER MURDOCH, CO A.I. and WOOD, Ocean Oity, N. J.

'ellousty accurate Imita-

tion that 1 was compelled to confess my inability to point out any dtscrepThen the writing U yo»»". eh ?" the Earl asked abruptly. "If it la. you mua^bs aware who forged the seal."

writing certainly contains all

the characteristics of mint, bat I am not aheolntely sure It la not a forgery. In any case I am confident that the. document yon gate me I handed back to you." Then I explained carefully, and In detail, the event* which occurred from the time he gave the treaty Into my possession, up to th* moment

I bsnried K back to him.

-.But how can you account for giving back to ms a blank sheet of paper In an envelope secured by a forged aepl?" be asked, regarding me with

our enemies, you have, to put U plainly, betrayed your country." "I deny IL" I -eplled with fierce anleged proofs True, the man who waa with me during tha whole time I was absent is dead. Nererthclees. I am prepared to meet and refute all the accusations you may bring syinst ma" "Wall, we sb* 1 sea. W* shall see." he answered dry ly, snapping his fingers, and again commencing to pace the greet library from end to end with step* a trifle mo * hurried than before. "We have—nay. 1 personally—have been the victim of dastardly spies, but I will not rest until I dear np the mystery and bung upon the guilty

Think," he crl* 1. 'Think what this

ur T admit IL" be what proof It there to show that yourself did not hand the original ument ■ to one of these enterprising gentlemen who take such a keen li eat tn our affaire?" "There la no proof that t am a a I cried hotly. There never will for I am entirely Innocent of this graceful charge. You overlook th* fart that after It had been deposited In th* safe tt may have been tampered with." T have overlooked no detail;" he answered, with calmness. "Your suggestion is aa admirable form of txcuaa, but unfortunately for you. K will not hold water. First. ' must be aware, there la but one key to that safe, and that never leave* my

■* Ton an a thief, a spy and a Hart Ixwve

harsh laugh, a laugh of triumph. Raising my bead, the Bari's penetrating gaze met mine "Now." he exclaimed. "come, acknowledge the nth. It la useless to prevaricate." T have told the truth." I answered.

1 never wrote this."

For as Instant hla steely eyes fiasbI as hla blanched lace assumed an expression of unutterable hatred and

dlagusL Then he shouted: a thief, a spy and a liar,

sir! Laavh me Instantly. Bren In face of such evidence as this you protest your Innocence with childish simplicity. Ton bare betrayed your country Into the hands of t|er enemies,

n now seeking to throw suspicion upon myself.

Tou”-

T have not don* so. I merely sugXrated that the document might hare been exchanged while In your poemalon. Surely" "And you actually edme to me with lame, absurd tale that the only man bo can clear you is dead! The hole defence Is too absurd." he thnnered. "Ton have sold yonr country's honor and the lives of your fellow-

and cities

characteristic the sRioklng ear of a train s< Kansas or Nebraska and stood be-, le Iter father, who was In eonversan with another man. The father t his arm around her and said to i tompaulon: "Stie'* been a great tvebT. this Utile gtri of mine. She's only 10 year* aid and she's been all the United State*.'' >u don't oat!" replied the other, over the United State*!" •». sir. all oteff the Untied States." said the pn.tkl fatB r. and the® added, as though the detail were scarcely worth meatioalng. "except cast of ChiChicago, unfortunately, marks the limit of mv wanderings, so I slial! reto England without having uern anything of the United States, except for a sort of ~' ' **•*

Many years ago. when quite a young tan. during a rebeUloa. Count tto was biding from lit* encode*, who. haring ed him to hi* house, sent s band KjMtir to assassinate him. On bearing his enemies approaching and trapped like a rat tn Its bole, the count bis sword and prepared to dla. but the eonnteas whispered. “Do not die: there Is hope still." and removing the "hlbatchL” or firebox, and lifting ic mats and the plan ha beneath, she Induced her husluuul to conceal himself In the hollow apai-e which exists and it the floors of all J span sea The murderers broke Into tbc room Just as the firebox bad t*.s-n replaced and demanded of the eonnteas tbetr victim. In vain they threatened and cruelly 111 treated her, dragging her shout the room b) her tong black hair. But It -was of no aialL They could not shake her readme fidelity. Thanks to her courage. Count Ito escaped and has tired to give to hla country a new constitution and become one of the greateot statesmen of modern Japan. I often a delicate, gray haired, little lady, at the courage and presence of mind that she displayed at tliat critical moment of her life. Corn hill MagaxJoe.

stud, for J a: alike that endless confusion would recoil There is another place where the letter J is slighted, and not at all becidmi of it* similarity to I Soneofth* plans of the house to be wrti in box offices shows a row of seat* lettered J. Tb*Aer patron* den t mind sitting with the gods in the gallery, nor yet in row IS. bat sit in the ;'l*y''row they will not. and for that trass® there i* no row marked with that It-Urr.

r Raasisn roublos. Go! Never •wo.OUOr-. And in , fei- m i ' V —

ng less than a day's jour■w York bad the curiosity

(be other day to make certain calculations In order to see how large a part of her property she would have had to -aerifico had she granted an the re- ■ lOtsts made for money within a period ] of 42 days Kb* kept all the begging 1 letters reertved during that time, added together the amouuta they asked i (or and then discovered that bad ah* t granted each individual rcqoret for money she would have disbursed ffL-

let n

'But surely 4 may be permitted tn dear myself!" 1 cried. "Your masters la 8L Petersburg

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in London we require your faithless

services no longer," the Earl anawi with Intense bitterness. “Go.” Leaving th* Barl'a presence I ■sod Old Stanford's Invitation to

im* refreshment, and walking along f(,c rifling Inside of the gun consists the corridor on my way out came face ,f 52 spire’ groove*, cut one-twentieth > face with Frayllng. who waa being <,r an Inch deep at the bore,

inducted to th* library. “Going r 1 he Inquired.

"Tea," I answered, and passing on Sprocket-