Убийство на поле для гольфа

           Absurdandcompletelyunsubstantiatedasthesestatementswere,agreatnumberofpeoplebelievedimplicitlyintheirtruth.

           Buttheprosecutionwasimplacable.Itdenouncedthemasked“Russians”asamyth,andassertedthatthecrimehadbeencommittedbyMadameBeroldyandherlover,GeorgesConneau.Awarrantwasissuedforthearrestofthelatter,buthehadwiselydisappeared.EvidenceshowedthatthebondswhichsecuredMadameBeroldyweresoloosethatshecouldeasilyhavefreedherself.

           Andthen,towardsthecloseofthetrial,aletter,postedinParis,wassenttothePublicProsecutor.ItwasfromGeorgesConneauand,withoutrevealinghiswhereabouts,itcontainedafullconfessionofthecrime.HedeclaredthathehadindeedstruckthefatalblowatMadameBeroldy’sinstigation.Thecrimehadbeenplannedbetweenthem.Believingthatherhusbandill-treatedher,andmaddenedbyhisownpassionforher,apassionwhichhebelievedhertoreturn,hehadplannedthecrimeandstruckthefatalblowthatshouldfreethewomanhelovedfromahatefulbondage.Now,forthefirsttime,helearntofMr.HiramP.Trapp,andrealizedthatthewomanhelovedhadbetrayedhim!Notforhissakedidshewishtobefree—butinordertomarrythewealthyAmerican.Shehadusedhimasacat’s-paw,andnow,inhisjealousrage,heturnedanddenouncedher,declaringthatthroughouthehadactedatherinstigation.

           AndthenMadameBeroldyprovedherselftheremarkablewomansheundoubtedlywas.