D'Mars' affinity : romance of love's final test in time and tide . e effort ofHardwiCk to fasten the murder on Corinna (Azel)satisfied him that there was a plot, a conspiracy and amotive. I know there was a gold locket and two por-traits in it and a name on it, but I never could remem-ber the name and I am sure that locket is somewherenow, said Corinna. Maybe so, but dreams dont amount to much inCourt. Your belief that the locket exists is wellfounded if there really was a locket. Criminals everdid and ever will preserve the evidence of is some fascination about it that prevents th
D'Mars' affinity : romance of love's final test in time and tide . e effort ofHardwiCk to fasten the murder on Corinna (Azel)satisfied him that there was a plot, a conspiracy and amotive. I know there was a gold locket and two por-traits in it and a name on it, but I never could remem-ber the name and I am sure that locket is somewherenow, said Corinna. Maybe so, but dreams dont amount to much inCourt. Your belief that the locket exists is wellfounded if there really was a locket. Criminals everdid and ever will preserve the evidence of is some fascination about it that prevents themdestroying it. After imposing the strictest secrecy upon all. De-tective Vernon went to his office and entered intocorrespondence by cable with the Sidney office. When Mr. Vanstine heard the story of the lockethe was visibly excited and he informed DMars thathis little daughter wore such a locket when shewas drowned and that it contained his portrait andthat of his wife. A week elapsed before anything was heard fromDetective Vernon. DMars and Corinna miet fte-. that man is cobden, she exclaimed.—Page 205. DMARS AFFINITY. 187 quently and the wires announced that Lord Caledonhad sailed for New York. The tongue of gossipwas busy. It already had DMars and Corinna onthe string, why he had not fallen in love with Edithwas discussed and the verdict rendered was that shewas in love with Lord Caledon, who was to be thesocial lion of the season. Detective Vernon called to report progress. HisAustralian associate had been at work. He discover-ed that Cobden and the Duke of Cronstadt had beenpaid $10,000 each for their part in the conspiracyagainst Azel. The money was paid by Mrs. Fordyceand furnished by Hardwick. Azzette had shown evi-dences of increased prosperity. He and Hardwickwere close friends and he was suspected of knowledgeof the murder. A dark mystery surrounded Where she came from or what her antece-dents was a puzzle. Azzette was the key to the situ-ation. His
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