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OUR SERIAL STORY
The Dis ppearance
of Pautlina Blake
"She never denied the charge; she the cruelty of her desertion at such
only dismissed it, while the Merrits moment, begging her to return at
and Miss Green were hero," the kind once; but she can be very obstinate
woman goes on bravely, wincing on occasions, and in no case could be
herself ender the pain she knows back tonight. It was about this,1
that every word will give. "But came to consult you, but other mat -
when we were alone the poor child tars drove it out of my head. It seems
turned to me in her misery and tried i small thing to fuss over the con -
to tall me all. How fiercely I despise ventionalities and decorum which
the scruples which made me refuse hedge about a young girl when the
to listen! 1 thought at the time that world begins to call her a—What is
either you or Pauline had the right the slanderous world not calling my
to hear first the 'something dreadful' poor Nell?"
that threatened her, and I told her "Never mind! It may be calling
this." her a heroine soon!" Miss Clemency
"Dkl she agree?" treys. "Meanwhile we will see that
"Yes," Miss Clemency says, bright- ' the convenances are strictly °beery -
ening at the remembrance. "She ed. Take me to the Abbey, Sir
said she dared not speak to Pauline, Stephen, and keep me there as your
of whom indeed she always stood in guest for a few days."
a certain fear, but that as soon as This from Miss Clemency Grace,
you came you should hear all and •who sticks as closely to her small
tell her whet to do. There was ter- house as a snail to its shell, and who
ror in her face as she spoke the has not been known to sleep under
words, but she ;aid them firmly, and the shelter of another roof for more
they lifted a heavy load from my than twenty years! Stephen, who
mind," knows this, look at her with admire -
"As they do now from mine," tion.
Stephen says in something like exul- "You mean that, you kindest of
tation. "Late as they come, I bless women?" he cried. "Oh, thank you
them, Miss Clemency, and only won- and bless you for the thought! Nel-
der you did not think of telling me lie has one friend left"
before. As her future husband, she "Who will stoutly defend her from
meant to tell me, and she will do so, the claws of Mrs. Grundy as well as
when all these wretched clouds of from more malignant foes!" Miss,
elander and suspicion will be swept cielanay says, laughheg, 00 that she
away."
But even in his exultation the sil-
ence of his companion does not es-
cape him.
• "You doubt her still?" he cries.
"You do not think she meant to
speak?"
On the contrary, I am quite cer-
tain she did but neither you nor I
know what happened that night to
make her change her -mind. We only
know that she told you nothing when
you came."
"Thertewere other things to speak
about and •think of," he says briefly went with her to the station this
and with a frOW11. "And you forget m'lling'"
how 01 she has been.' • "Did be return to the Abeey?"
"No, 1 forget: reothing ! It may all t "T do net know. I have not :seen
be as eimple :i. you say. I bow, a„,1 Pin simet a difference we had yester-
trust it is, but in any case she must day, nor do T wish to meet him a -
speak freely now for her own saf- I cannot turn Paulina's
ety's eake. hew out ef her hone', but tho sight
"I will see that she does!'' Stephen of the malignant young Dago is in.
ensts firmly, and -the look on his face Womble. I wish I. could get away
is that of 0 1111111 to be obeyed. "Now • myself and take my poor girl with
you must let we go!" me, but, in present circumstances,
"Nt, immediately; there is one how can that be.
done?"
thing more. You have, I fear, no it is scarcely a question, and Miss
hope that Sylvia will return to- Clemency does not try to answer it.
night?" t She looks in the grave manly face so
"None," be answers. "I have tole- pale under its bronze and so much
graphed and written, explaining all older-looklog and more haggard•than
it was a few weeks ago, and says a
little timidly—
"If it mssible if she herself
my keep her threatening tears a-
way. "My chaperon instincts forbid eller'r, questions, and wanted to take ; as this inquisition begins. Well, its
me to leave even a sick young wo- the collar back, but Mr. Bernstein publication may pain her, perhaps
man in the sole society of two Ruch stuck to it, and he went off in hot wound .me through her, but I will
gey young bachelors as you and Mr. haste, 00 he said, to fetch the polico. stake any fife it does hei no discredit!
Palbo Valdez." to settle the matter; however up to Was she not going to confide in me
"Do not speak of him!" Stephen now 'he has not turned up again, before, this trouble came? Perhaps
enYs•sternly. For some ineompreben- which makes things look very black she has told it to Miss Clemency by
sible reason he has chosen to become for him". now." -
cite of Nell's enemies, and I feel sure "Whet kiud oe man is he?" Step- Cheered . and strengthened by thio
it was he who poieoned Sylvia's -Fri- hen tiska. , latter thought, he turns to the wait -
velem mind rind counselled her flight, Once again the man looks round in ing detective and says in 0 less ag-
As env vale, he helped in it. for flo a mysterious way. giessive thee—
"Not, young, very gentlemanlike, -
"No doubt, you nee right. Co up
mid foreign -looking," he replies,
.lowering his voice—"m short, just
the pit; of the party epoke.. to you.
:timid the other day! I don't doubt
but what lie is our man, sir, and, ti
WO ean only eat him—which ought
to bo tolerably (easy now—why, wee
shield be far from finding oat what
hes become of Miss Blake!"
Stephen shivere, cometions of Me
tor helphaleness in face of approach-
ing peril, but he enswees with 140-•
solute tranquillity—
"You may ba right of course; but,
as I said before, 1 believe there 10
0owne mistake—thet Miss Dialect's
jewels will be found Intact under the
lawyer's nal."
THE BRUSSELS POST
and to work at once., We shall have I
begun cut our way through this
rrqcm. 1' mystery tied itie•etielon when
e 1, me fa, 1,, flee with Nellie
b yeeret."
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"Cioi 1 see you aluito, sir- I hare
on), ;m1sAtant news."
"Cone/Tiling Miss Make?" Stephen
eke 1y, "You can speak oi
(entree hi this lady's presence."
"Well, yes, if you wish it, but it
iniebt be as well to .,tet) you first a -
:ono! It Is not just news of Miss
t:lake. I am sorry to ssy we don't
seem 010011 nearer to finding her than
We was. a month back, but we are
an the track of another party."
"I will go on to the house and see
Nellie," Miss Clegemcy says decisive-
ly. "You can come to us when your
business talk is over."
She goes off, not waiting for assent
or objection, -
"Well, what is it?" he cries im-
patiently, and with a touch of haut-
eur of which he has the sense to be
aehamed, though be cannot control
15, since the man is doing no more
then his duty in a perfectly inofren-
sive way. "You 'have no news of
Miss Blake., but—"
"It is about her jewels, sir — -a
most important clue! Some one has
evidently robbed her, and when we
get our hands on him we shall hold a
person who had an interest in making
away with her, too."
The conclusion is obvious, yet Step
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have a few words with the young
lady—Miss Slade?"
Stephenie first and natural im-
pulse Is to answer with a prompt and
decided IlegatiVe, but he is learning
to distrust his impulses.
"I should think it unlikely, unless
your business is of great import-
ance," he replies coolly. "Miss Slade
has been, and indeed, still is very ill."
"I know that," the detective says
civilly, but with a very obstinate
look. "Still, I think she will see me
if you ask her, and I am quite sure
it will be best for her to do so. She
is bound to be dragged into this mat-
ter, first or last, and if she just an-
swered a few of my questions plainly
now it might save her a lot of trouble
later."
There is so much common sense in
the man's words, suck a look rough
good -nature and honesty about him
altogether, that, conquering the
proud disgust that fills him at the.
thought of subjecting Nellie to such
an ordeal, Stephen decides that it
will be better for her to hear what
he has got to say. He sees very
hen ponders it with a troubled frown plainly that he will not be able to
before he answers roughly— epare her anything in the way of
"Wo know of no missing jewels. Itublicity or pain for the next few
The whole thing may be a more's daYs. Either by force of circum -
nest." stances or through some foolish hn-
"I think not, sir. You see it hap- prudence—even in his most secret
ported in the oddest way that the thoughts he will not charge her with
jeweller to whom the collar was of- anything worse than that—she has
fired recognized it at once, as he had evidently laid herself open te the
mended it for Miss Blake less than a suspicion of complicity in the mys-
year ago when she was staying ie tcry of Paulira Blake's disappear -
London,. atm, and the excited state of public
She wore it at a wedding
and broke the clasp." I feeling on that all -absorbing topic
=Ices it certain that she will have no
"Well, supposing the collar was
rest or peace until her share in the
hers and the jeweller is not making
some foolieli blunder—who offered it business known.
for sale?" "Sbe knows nothing," he tells him -
The man collies nearer, and, sink- self obstinately. "She is the most
ing his voice to a whisper, says— ' unselfish person I know, and, if it
"He gave the name of 'Brown', had been in her power to help our
and that he was an Ai -eerie -tan in tem- evareh, no thought of sparing her own
poravy- difficulties, and that, he only 1 feelings would have kept her from
wished to raise money on the cuticle, , doing so. But, as Miss Clemency
which had belonged to his late wife. says, the poor child has some secret
He lost his temper a gofitl deal it that troubles her, and that of course
seems over Mr. 13ernstein's, the jaw- will be dragged into daylight as soon
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were
would consent, would you marry Nel-
lie Slade at once hem in Cranstone,
where she is slandered and suspect-
ed—in spite of your sister's opposi-
tion, in spite of the whole world?"
The man's eyes fladh, almost with
their old laughing light, then grow
strangely tender.
TWO
spite of all the world!" he
says. "Yes, even in site of her-
self! You are a witch as well as a
good angel, Miss Clemency, to have
divined tny purpose 'so well!"
"And you are the truest of. gen-
tlemen!" Miss (Clemency eries.
ent not sure that you are not one of
the cleverest also, for you could take
no wiser step 141 Nellie's defence,
Dut don't let us waste mord time in
talk. Let us got over to the Abbey
"Well, that point can easily be
itettled." the other man says, "but
whatever inspection might show, we
should not be doing our duty to yen
mai also the public if we wore not
to make all we can out of the clue
we have got."
"Thew is no question of neglect-
ing duty," Stephen says, with a warn-
ingflash in his eyes. "The jewel -
case shall be examined by the solici-
tor in Mr. Valdea's and my presence,
and Mr. Bernstein had better bring
the collar he has detained. Perhaps
we may place the jewels side by side
and 'convict him of a mistake. Is
that all you have to tell Me today?"
The man looks a little offended by
the abrupt hardness of the terte, but
ere:were
"Well, yes! But there was some-
ing else I wanted to do while I was
hero. Do yoi1think, sir, that I could
to the house, and I will ;;,le if Miss
Slade is well enough to reeeive you."
The detective goes off with a nod
and 0 secret conviction that Sir Stoll -
hen is by no means so eager for nnws
of the mtesing lady as he was in the
first days of the search, In this
thought his conclusion is natural en-
ough, he does the sorely -harassed
man numb lose than jitstien for, if the
discovery of Pauline Make is not the.
one and only object of his life at
plesent, it is merely Bilked with an-
other—that of clearing away the at-
rocious cloud of mystery and suspic-
ion that eeents ever thickening about
Nellie Slade.
"She will tell all now—she mut!"
Stephen thinks as he walks at a rapid
pace up the long avenue, "It is as
well, after all, that this man's corning
should force things on, for in the
:Nee of her weakness Iviiss Clemency
and I might not have the strength of
mind to insist."
Before he reaches the great open
double doorway throngh which the
firelight stream out, be knows that
something has happened, and feels
his heart sink anew, for Mies Clem-
ency is on the steps, and as he draws
neerer he sees that Fho looks alarm-
ed and that tears are dropping un-
heeded down her cheeks.
"What is it?" be asks sharply.
"Nell?"
The answer comes with a buret of
teitrs; the choiry optimist, the most
helpful of W021101) is for 01100 quite
broken down.
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"Iles, Nell!" she sobs brokenly.
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11 mieinteepreSe her words and thte wee. 1; off at ores( to wire
• .1 • beets ageleiet the doerwey.
"Bcad?" he says hoarsely.
"No, no, not that!" It is suell a 50-
- -1 to Miss Clemency to find that
there eun be retiree news thee elle
leas to tell that her energetic protest
her; almost a hint of cheerfulness.
"She meet indeed be stronger than
we thought her to travel at all, but
--she is not here!"
Stephen draws a long breath. It
is not death—thank Heaven for that! think and speak coolly for the sake
What, then, is this new mystery that
confronts him?
"Gone?" he says, with all the in-
tolerance of sharp pale.. "When and
how? To your house? To the Mer-
rits'? Who or what has driven her
away?" Clemency, n
whose vivid imagination
instantly eonjurs up a tragic picture
Then his face clears a little. of proud delis:ate Nellie frantically
"I understand of course. Some struggling in the arms of a burly
fool has told her of Sylvia's desertion policeman, trying to force an avenue
and she has feared to be a trouble, of escape through a jostling un -
a burden to me." friendly crowd, utters a protesting
Miss Clemency trembles and looks cry.
at him with pitying eyes. "It it were poseible," she says, "I
"She may have had some such should prefer that you left the mat -
idea, poor child, bat she has not ta- ter in my hands. Miss Slade, you
ken her trouble either to the Rectory know, has been very ill and delirious
• to me! It seems that 1VIr Palho • tensi fever lately Etna this sudden
WANT ED
1., the Yard for isietruetions."
"1 tee 1114 tiers vs to what?" Sir
,.ti-plien Nett( (1,
"Why, ne to etopping her when the
kayos the train! We cannot let an
re:portent witnes, slip through OUT
fingers and get lost in London like a
needle in a haystack, as the saying
With a great effort Stephen nms-
ters his indignation and strives to
of the fugitive girl, who for some
unknown reason seems bent on mak-
ing herself the object of suspicion.
"You will do as you think best of
eeurse," he says slowly, while Miss
m . ,
Vtildez had a long talk with her this journey may be only a senseless
!fancy on her part."
afternoon."
"The scoundrel!" Stephen breaks I "Of course that is very probable,"
in fiercely. He always hated and the man agrees respectfully, "but all I
maligned her, and it is he, no doubt, ;the same I don't really see that we ,
who has turned her brain with some 00,0 do any better than what I sug-
outrageous insult or invention now i gest. Even f or her own sake the
But I will find him and force him to young lady must be stopped and look- 1
confess0
the0 ItMiesruthP' ed after, and this is the easiest way
"No,
Clemency cries, of doing it."
and she bars his path as he would (Continued Next Week)
enter the house. It will be useless ---------
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to waste your time looking for Mr.
Valdez, Mrs. Clarke tells me that
he and Nell left the house together."
"Left the house together!" Step-
phen repeats stupidly.
"Yes, and left Cranstone also.
Rodgers drove them straight to the
station and saw them into the Lon-
don train."
A rueh of colour floods Stephen's
face. With a decisive gesture he
Motions Miss Clemency's obstructing
figure from his path, and, entering
the great hall, seats himself in the
t hair
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