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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIV, Issue 21, 27 May 1905, Page 20

THE MSN WHO PAID Commences With. Graphic NEW Next Week MYSTERY STORY t—- . . BY . . ’ SYNOPSIS. Hrs. C. N. WILI lAMSON ’ ’ * I—<■—<* iKAT x Lady Warwick, awaiting impatiently in her boudoir for Lord Stainforth, a young man with whom she has, unknown to himself, Author of fallen deeply in love. He has lost his way in the thick fog in “The Barn Stormers,” “A Woman which he is of service to Consuelo Bai! (the daughter of an old friend of Lord Warwick), as she is on her way to visit the latter.' in Gray,” “The Adventures of Prin- Together they go to a tea shop until the fog has cleared up, when cess Sylvia,” “ The Lightning Con- they proceed to their destination, arriving long after the appointed ductor” etc hour. Owing to the non-arrival of her luggage, Consuelo is un- ’ ’ able to attend a ball, given that same evening by Lord Warwick, but watches the dancing from the musicians’ balcony. After the ball she involuntarily overhears a conversation between her hostess and Lord Stainforth, in which the former announces that Lord Warwick has been dead for some hours and further confesses that W7ll- , K.T slle Ilas P oisoncd her husband in order to be free to marry Lord Mrc. Williamsons New Novel will Stainforth, who, on learning the fearful truth, leaves the house enhance the great reputation she horrified. The murderess staggers to her room, whence a fearful has already gained as one of the fascination draws her to her husband’s death-bed, upon which she r falls repentant. There is no suspicion that Lord Warwick’s death two or three best writers of serial arose from any but natural causes; the knowledge of-the crime stories. Striking sensation, exciting being confined to Consuelo and Lord Stainforth, who blames him- . . , .< > , . j self s o severely for his conduct towards Lady Warwick that he incident, pathos, cleverly contrived „ . J . .. , . oilers to marry her, which oner, however, she refuses, as having mystery, with a play of brilliant been prompted not by love for her, but by his sense of culpability, humour, characterise it. Lady Stainforth seeks refuge from her remorse i* - a Convent, whilst Stainforth, having entered the Church, is appointed Vicar of the Parish in which Consuelo lives, though, owing to his change of name, she is unaware of his identity until attending service. Now Consuelo, though she has only met Lord Stainforth on her visit to I-ondon, and then only for a few hours, is so moved by the remembrance of him, and by his appearance, as to refuse an offer of marriage from Sir Anthony Wyndhan, an old friend of her father. She does not, however, meet Stainforth, for he has determined that a part of his atonement shall consist in avoiding the pleasureofthe society of his equals and concentrating all his ener"ies for bettering the condition of the poor. He lives the life of MMXMMM^MMV’V’'Qb the sternest self-sacrifiee, for which the existence of a strike amongst the fisherfolk offers great opportunities. Prom strong situation to thrilling sensation; from sensation , to deeds of Christian heroism; from heroism to mystery.; from mvsterv and misunderstanding to the tenderest of love-making; Next Week Mrs Williamson leads us to the artistic and satisfying ei ling of the strongest work that has, up to the present, come from her talented pen.