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A Tangled Web
BY MRS. ALEXANDER
Autho- of "Beaton's Bargain," "His. Perfect Tru t,"
" By Another Name," " Her Hea't's Idol,"
"Half a Truth," " H s Rival,"
Vii. N•N•O• oo lass poimemicto secoAs®
on, and probably walked aWi1F Mel -Truett remember 'W. Marsden (, a good sonny out stions about. Whit un
ly and openly, 118 1t guest who was
.enjoy'1ng the freshness outside after
waeultit within."
'"Ilut he will be discovered? .Surely
'lie will not (8(•.upe?" 8111(1 Nota.
"Not if money and perseverance
'ears trap him," 8:11(1 Mrs, Itutll'en, in
.a low, resolute tone, that struck
Nora as having 11 1011011 of cru(.clty.
"What an ending to a charming
ball!" she continued; "though it (lid
not quite (nc1—did it? I believe you
had a few dances after."
"Yes," 1'etlll'lle(1 Nota; "all the
1mop10 did not know for some time
whathad t d. h ) '
a ul n( mod, So the band
lav' n
cd o
but h half -past
.Py t'(vo all
was ended,"
Something n t h 1)•c 1•'
1 had kept her t t
bock
gfrom
l11
saying that she and ;llare'Ien had
dewed.
"011, of course!" said, ':Mrs. Ruth -
Von, slowly raising her eyes, till they
, rested on her companion's. "There
was n reason n Ciffi why un 11\ i w
o or three
l
. 'huudt'ed strangers should 'cease their
funning,' because an outsider was
robbed. ,And who did you dance
with?"
! "With the squire; you know be sil-
t 'hays said I should have One dance
t (with hila, if ht, (•ter gave a ball,"
"Very natural, indeed," said 'Mrs.
].1ut11\'ert, sweetie.; •'y(ni have known
'him, I believe, all your• life,"
"Oh, yes; when 1 cur; quite a baby,
110 Was so much with my father, 1
toted to think 11i111 a second one, so
when 1 mot him( again r was quite
1 ateoniShed to find 111111 80 young."
1 "And not at all fatherly? I under-
' :stand. 71011' long was it since yott
had mi?" •
I"Nine or ton years: but he was
I just the salve as over; so good-na-
t tured tu1(1 pleasant, though he treats
r•.
1110 like a (.teat baby, and never
speaks a reasonable Word to 111e,"
said Nora smiling, and coloring at
1 the tone in (which Mrs. Ituthven had
uttered her lust swords.
"Well, he must be a charming vela-
( ,sive," r1 merited Mrs. Ituthvon, with
at slight sigh, and for a short while
(k hey talked i]leasanlly of Evcsleigh
.and country co tt y 1]1'0; the various places
both 11' SI
d an h( continent,
and the delights season
t g,hts of the past .cason
in London.
1 "It '(las rather ominous, was it
not, that you should express such a
, swish last night to see all my jew-
'.e11?" said Mrs: Duthvem. "If you
1 like I will show you what is left of
• them. Unfortunately I put on the
• best 1 possessed to do honor to the
1 I'.vesli'igh revels."
"Thank 1111(: u\
vo much. a •-
c1 n Tam
y
terr
ce(•d1t 1 fond seeing \ of tt lt] pretty
r+ .C
r Y
i things,"
! "Comte, then," said Mrs. Iluthven,
.and led the waw into her bedroom,
( where Mr Maid was kneeling. beside
1.11 huge dress -basket which she was
' packing. Furious garments were scat-
tered about, and the beautiful bull-
, drress of the previous night lay over
I ft sofa.
1 "Are you going away then?" ex-
: -claimed Nora, seeing these prepara-
51111S.
"Yes; I hate to -morrow. I fool I
-can not shake off the nervous terror
which oppress(:; me (while 1 stay
here; besides, 1 want to be in Lon-
. Give me my jewel -case, Vir-
`e I ,ginic, and you ne'e'd not wait.''
Mrs. Jlutl)\'011 walked across to the
bay -window, in (which a long, low,
1 -cushioned, seat gave roost both for
herself and her visitor, and drawing
1.a work -table near her, placed the
large square case upon it.
"My poo)' lost rubies and diamonds
1 'had a case of their own," she said,
I .as she unlocked the one before her
with a little golden key which hung
,.round her neck.
r 1).•c t, t. whims -
es are mere i and I i
1 t ( ad
''ties," she continued, as she display-
1artistic trifles
variety of costlyr r e
t atlta�t t i
01 a
I1first ' r ' he proceeded
eels the i (\ and then ocl
f to lift the others containing opals
I.and diamonds, pearls, tnrglIOices,
quaint, richly barbaric pieces of In-
{ dian jewelry enough for two greedy,
`'wolilon.
"11 you have all these left, you are
i not so touch to be pitied," said Nola
1 laughing,
;lfy dear hiss L I':strange, my
rubies are worth more than' -all these
put together. Besides, Ivy poor
father eollected thele for ole, and had
ithCm set for (1 wedding present. 1
TIE WJNGIJA;fit TLMJ S MAY Jai!.. '00.4
More than half the battle in
cleaning greasy (.:fishes is la the
soap you use. If it's Sunlight Soap
it's the best. 1');;
• tt
• (4(8 o](1 l'rtendsh}p '(wit:)
at 1ny '((tiding, you knot\, (11.37 hus-
bandwas a relation of his) telling
Ino that the Queen hud scarcely any-
thing to surpass them. It is a
dreadful blow losing then(, I assure.
you,"
Yes, I can quite understand It,"
said Nora, "and I think you bear the
loss wit Won(lorfut equanirulty."
w)1)• ltutll\en sullied unci looked
1,'T;str(tug(', j41'(ing Nora a soma lion
of being gently but thorougl'l,w sift. -
ed. :Moreover, one or two si(lliJleeer
too•8 (OW wai'(!s (Onveyed the el nem -
Mg Idea that the cleat• -sighted either
suspected Winton of admiring \or),
or Nora of admiring Winton, a ;deli
made that Surrey young lad,, 1,'.'el
and uneasy,
Well, 1 Suppose I must 1'1t. ,yoo
dreamily Out of the win(loty' go," said Mrs. I{uthvtn, as \o'(t
illttrsden's ardent sympathy, his rose to escarp further ('10814-1'.:e) iiIio-
eagerness to accompany her to Lon- 1 ion. "It is so good of you to einem
don., to comfort her in every pos- :Incl sit with 1)u', 111 truth, i and
Bible Way, had been an • immense lad to It rid even of dear tette
consolation: s8 g'
115 .1)c did not speak cak
I
I►orri3 glom US 110 One
\ \ ll( nee
�'
for a mommnt or two, Nora rose and h
o l t i
rurally, or let Ino spook. of v,110,1v,110,1v,110,1w''ilin
( t is look 1the ball -dress. 0 it btt 1 11 's
c (.s.
„
uppermost1
n m • 1111 mind."
You y z .
•i
':'hat lovely � a o l gown! n. Xoutvr
b were
lila' a picture as you came into the
ball -room. Why, 1It•s. Ituthvon,"
stooping and gently moving the lace
cb'apory on the holy with her fin-
gers, "you drop your abundant jew-
els aboutlike �: • '
i the u).. / s fairy
{ 'r 1105 of a
mine! Isere is a diamond among your
1(104'.
' She hold it oqt as she spoke.
Mrs. !tutliven came forward with
an ah' o1' surprise, and stood gazing
at it as if stupefied,
":Tow could it have come there?"
she exclaimed, and stopped short.
"It is a stud! Is it not like one
Captain Shirley, or some one, wore
last night?" asked Nora.
"Shirley!" repeated Mrs. Ruthven
slowly. "Ile never had a stone like
that." She paused agtrili, then, tak-
ing and placing it in her jewel -case,
she added: "it is mine, it is the
contra of one of 111•y ear -rings, which
tut's out to form a stud. 11 belongs
to some I Seldolu wear. Virginie i8
1'011(1) too eareles8. She Iltust have
(Iroppt,ct it. By the way," shutting
herjewel-case sharply, "the on1
y
part patens. ! u t of Ivy I at u c that wretch Spar-
ed were the butterflies on my sleeves.
1 suspect he had not time to tear
then) off." She shivered. ''Ts it not
a horrible thought? That wretch
stooping over nu', touching lee while
) .
1 was insensible.f (ray ring the boll,
clear Hiss L'Estrange. I do so dant
a cup of tea. You will stay and have
one with m0 Will
1 ou 1101? You
\X u
cheer me."
"I 8111111 be very glad."
"Conn' into the next room then,"
said 1Ir8. Hutto -en, adding, "1 shall
trot. scold Virginie before you, it
might hurt her feelings, and she is a
clever maid, but she must have been
handling my things carelessly to let
that diamond (1l'0I0"
"I 11111 glu(l 1 am not your maid,
re
to 11a\0 the e 1 1 care of . S
uchP r0 lot c' t
s
r
tints,said Nora smihn .
gents,"1,
"Ms' dear Hiss IJEstrange! What
an idea! When you marry and have
jewels of your 0'4'11, you will know
Doty to take enre of them. Bring
ten, Vil•gini1; ibt'ing it quickly,"
And Mrs. Huthvcn applied herself
to put the papers and letters lying
on the table together with consider-
able method.
"What. a charming. view!" said
Nora, strolling' to the window. "Bo
you know T never was in those
rooms before. They were Mrs, Mars -
don's, and used not to be opened, at
least, :when 1 '(t'(,8 13 re (18 a child."
31rs. Ituthvon loole d down thought-
fully. "•]'hese rooms are over the
library etre they not?" she asked, "on
the 14111)10 81(10 11.5 the ConscrvatOry?
7 would rather lout( out in 111)37 other
direction. I shall not soon got over
the iiupreesiOn of ]est night's ter
1'ol',"
Ilene Virginie brought in the tea
(ut(1 Mrs. 11ut1110n, setting hete;elf in
a large arm -chair, asked Nora to
pour it out.
"Nom, of them will toll me any
particulars 1 about how was found
up t 1. a n nd
or . what' happened," resumed Mrs,
Millivolt. "1. fume. that gruff old
doctor ordered mo to Is. kept from
speaking of it. But volt will not be
so unkind! Besi(les, I ant not to be
kept front thinking of my misadven-
ture by 11(8 (1i(•t11111. Tell 1ur, dear
Hiss 1'J'strange, were you there
when :Tr. Marsden first found me?"
"Yes! 1 Was in the breakfasts
room when he was dewing to break
away from an old gentleman who
`would keep talking( to him, and I
heard 111111 say he wanted to take you
an ice."
"And then?"
"(1)1! then lir. Winton proposed we
should go and look at the tent; but
when we crone to the eomemva(ory,
1'BL g� t'a +� 1In' (100t' W1111 shirt 11101 locked. Th'.
a� Hard Eczema lfat:sclrn w•a8 looking angry and be-
wildered. Then he suddenly rem?n1-
f And Stif Bred what ne Pen bored the away 1)y' the corridor, and
Dan Ever Describe— wi' saw hint. go past anct return 1111 -
Three Doctor8 mediately to call for 101p. So T1011n,
' Baffled.
MRS. Wet, Mime;, St. Catharines, Ont.,
:'writes :—" My daughter Mary, when six months
.old, contracted eciema and forthrce years the
.disease baffled all treatment. Her case w111 one
.of the worst that had ever come under my notice,
and she apparently suffered what no pen could
.ever describe. I had three different doctors at-
tend t0 her all to no pae
pose wbatevcr. 1111.1((1
1 decided to try Dr.
Chase's Ointment and tit
my surprise she Mime-
pp.,
cliately began to impn tee
i
andWWI Crce m ,irttl car -
v
r
t j,t ed of that long standing
disease. That tine scut
years ago when we 1101(1
at Cornwall, Ont„ and
as nota $0mrtont has
rsitown heel( since, tine
1 :i2 er .'s'cure mb,t be permanent.
NARY MILLER Ms, S. Rtenntesos,
,Ia., Public School leacher anal Sturdy). School
Superintendent, writes :—" 1 ant nrqualnte'd w Jth
suit•. and :firs, \Vm. Miller and believe that tl,ey
would net make a statement believing it to be in
any Way misleading or untrue,"
Dr. Chase's Ointment 60 cents a box. Pcrtrait
and signature of Dr, ,A.W" Cisme am every
•
firs, 7 'lt strung (', 11)1(1 I Wont 131..14110
raised your arm, you Worn Lying like
a dead creature, and began to fan
You,"
"•Ami who lifted me from the di-
e an?"
1-yan?" looking hard at Nora.
"No one; at tenet, not (while I west
there."
"Not lir, :Marsden?"
"Oh, 110! Ito looked so white, so
dreadfully distressed. he stood be-
hind ((tiro, and kept begging her to
see if you were hurt. Then the doc-
tor came anti sent every one away
except the squire and Lady Dorring-
ton."
":Vest Tiers was the first face T re-
cognized, and then T.ady Dorrington
and the doctor helped me upstairs?
It is strange I can not quite account
for it.,,
"For what, Mrs. lluthven?„
"Oh, nothing: only a curious int -
pression that some one had lifted me
up—some effect of returning con-
sciousness, T suppose!" •
she fell into a, lit of musing.
]+'roan this she roused herself to task
"T shall V011I0 and say goo( -n;' : !It
you to -morrow," returned No.... '•1,
earnestly hope you will soon . tce!,e
off your nervousness, though :;U3 (1•0
\wond('rfidly brace and c•unime,.., .
r
','lies, Lutilva .
t t w'tn t wi t h 1111' t o l 1
door, and then again suck solo the
1'uuteed, whore she remained for ,(,ma.
tittle 111 deepest thought
Norct L'blstrango attract'•d h, r
curiously, her evident adnliratto ' 03(1
liking soothed the little lady's Inor-
dinate .vanity, while it oveeptees'd
her comprehension; she was tau keen
an observer to believe It Was pito-
gather put on, still she occasiunolly
doubted her sincerity, so (•oittettr,I'
Was (1 woman's honest appl'enie. 110,1
of another woman, to all her peel -
ious experience.
Nora's pleasant, varying vole., end
frame looks had (1 certain charm for
her, 0101) While 8110 feared t1101; ,'f0,011
011 Marsden. They • gave the i'(:,•tl,
s011}sil, fiery, material manatee
glimpses of possible sweetness that
would never cloy, of restful affection
free from all dross of passion. or eelf-
interest. But, perhaps, the stl'arlgf'l$t
sensation
by 'Vora, war; re-
sentful envy, not of the girl's irate,
youthful good looks, but of her free.,
UIItraa»lneled spirit; every word, r•' -
(try att)tudo, W118 m)Studied, :,y)0u-
tanruus; she wanted so little, her
simple, poverty-stricken life, 09 1t08,
ltutltven c01181(.!0rtd it, setxn''d 811
joyous
tend satisfying, „
she ng Ou;.
d
tU }t tt\'e tlq Ct'tl\'ill r 101' 1'tIIL, O✓
h
0101108 or pure, h^aith;y
existence '(1118 enough; she had nntl'-
ing to strive after, or 8011e110, foo,
or want from 01 hers, at ]east, :;o :elle
seein0(1--ay, 5001110(1—but \1110 c0u1d
tell What lul'k0(1 under the see:a! ng;?
She 11(ust have her cravings, h:',• hid_
doll passions, what she dared 1101:
Show 1110 world. What was she? '(111a1;
difference was 11r' between t e t b tl( n 1) rue
c
11111n flesh all(i that of other women?
No,
was S
( as yet but hull' (l0aeon-
ed, and how often childish siulplicily
was but the Outer garb of terming?
There was something itt Nerve.
L'Fstrumgo that puzzled and die -
Dirtied lies. ltutht011. If she rolled
have. found her guilty of any a i(io11S
folly. she alight have liked hem p. -1 -
tor (111111 she ever liked anything e:;..
cent a lover. As it Was, the bona)(,.
trembled between liking and 112111',.(1.
"She does not care for 31artel,v(,',
thought Mrs. Ituthvon, her supple
form crouched tog;thor, her 011111 r,•.0. -
Ing in ono Oahu, her elbow on her
knee, "she has some unacc01(!)tahte
fancy for that cold, scornful, inr'o-
10nt Winton. But :Marsden, 11enee11?
1 all( not so Sure about 111(11. lie late(
not. often encountered i,ndiIT1relr_.•. St,
111uy be attractile, Ilowev('1•, if :eine
cures for Winton—ah! no. diilieultire
are growing complicated. I Jnuet
think. if the faint, vile susp]eiuns
that have come to ole prove cor,'e„ t,
hots shall 1 act? 011, I will pettish.
punish bitterly! But I Will secul (r my
ol)ject, 100!"
'.Chen she sprung up and rarer for
, her maid.
e
. ..I
"1'kw
u away the o tea things. .\..,.
if Captain Shirley is in the mons.;
'f s ask "
1 o u him to come tol11.
(
"Captain Shirley has not ret:u'n'•d,
11ta(11111h0. 1Ir. 'Marsden had just voted
1 u eve you, but 'Miss L'Est•tt11 i was
going out and he went out ee 14 It
her "
"Mr. :Marsden asked for .ate? '
"Yes, madame; he said he 1t(elle
be back directly."
"['oke uA\ae. those things, 1110.,,'
returned lu'r mistress in a Serer?)
voice. "And I will dress, I shell go
down to dinner. Tl(loos ole 110 e0101
to be shut, up in hero."
1 iulf an hour after the lamps in 11'.e
boudoir Wert, lighted, and lL•s. 1111111-
V .11, fn bind( silk (old j('t, wrepp'•tl
111 11 soft 111(11011 mantle of blue ,.')Cl
gold, benettell v11(('i1 she shiver. it o0-
c,uciuttttlly, was sitting by the 11)•':.
She had Scuict ((1krn Il('r 1111.1.ec. Owen
Virginio ushered in Captain M:hirl'•y.
I "Excuse cue. dusty boots," h' :;i'i 1,
contiug quickly io her. "Ile:trin'; you
w'ish(•11 tU tet' rue, I 0(1111? at (11e'r.
I am glad to 500 you are 1001141.:: bettor than .1 expre (ed.,,
I"Yes; 1 um nearly, myself'," r,it•• , '• '
Dirtied, 8uliling gra( mid ea -
tion1rg hien to sit down, "'When (ren 1
you ret111'11 to town?"
"liy tut curly train 10-1norroW.' ! I
"And 1, in the afternoon. Sin 11 ! t
800 you on lee. arrival?"
"1f you nerd my services, yes; (,t,;, ,
T
had intended tanning over to Ore
triol to ser Illy sivtor, who hat. tee.:
seriou5le ill. 1 ought to hale ;.�• 1.1
lief ore." •
"'1'0 Ostend?" rcponle l Mfrs, 1(1.1 r • i
Noll, a8 if to herself.
-But if 'f 01111 h, of any use--
, you can," she intel•rnp •.' i
abruptly, "1)o you remember a .40'•
(fermi detective, who Was (•ltlul.':.('
by Lady Itre;y 10 01)tuin teitleo .01
against iter husband in that ;84..10;15.
case?" 1 ,
"1 leo, at least f recoile(•t h• r r;ut' t
of Linz," 14ltirlty rose as he 141.(.'..1', ,
and rested his ural on the ?ntt.lt' 1-
I piece, his fact; deep in (shadow, e•' )1'e 1
(stied( twos 1)0111(1(1 11it11.
"If you. will got me this m!ttn'S ad-
dress, .l should he glad,"
"1. bats) not the faintest idea where
to find hilt(."
"Lady 1)urtrey's solicitors weuJd
tell you. Ile is a private detective,.
you I:now, and 1 (10 uelt want tory
c'r'eature to know that .1 tun einpioy-
int; om' .of my oWtr account, You
utt,st 1udertak0 this for }tie, Chir
"1 will, if yon are umxious for it.
But I. must warn you Out he Will
be a testi,\' lntlt'hinl, and, unfortu-
Patoly, you, have mot the faintest
clue> guide I
t( gu ie hit t, wait utltil--",
"Until all chance of discovery has
passes( by? No, ('aptttiu Shirley, I
have too unfelt (•00011011 80(150, Find
1110 this 1)itu1, 0r .1 shall do it toy-
'I. will, 1ook for hint and bring
horst to you, .M rs. Millirem."
"1 shall bo quite content with his
ad(lress."
' You will hear what the police de-
tective Marsden has Sent for has to
.gay:'"
"I shall follow my own lino. No
matter! But hustle 1 will sneak to
you later," 'Pao door opened to ad-
mit Lady Dorrington and her bro-
th,'r
"1.Jo1 1 e sent for >f one h ( the best
di yet PS in th(rr emtpioynu'nt to
Scotland Yer(l," "aid Marsden to
Mrs. Tu •0 after t t1)\ n alt t1)
( had exe
changed ti few words. "And T must
bog you not to leave, until you have
given hint your own \0(8110 of the
:.tory (incl shote ben the position in
\chid( tho thief ste lae:tetl you, The
tont i
rel 1 tuns as it is until he comes;
we will keep his 'coming clerk, as the
thief, or thieves, 11111 he 1088 on their
guard, if they think the local Doge
berries only aro concerned.,,
•'ilut, Mr, Marsden, I really do
not thick I could bear to enter that
borriale tent again!, You do not
know—
"I.
now—"7. can well imagine your condi-
tion of mind, Yet, ley dear Mrs.
Ituthvon, you must not shrink f1'out
anything which may tend to discov-
er the scoundrel who not only rob-
bed you, but endangered your life.
Let me entreat you to stay a couple
of (says longer. I expect the detec-
tive ofileer to -night., I ought to tell
you, that in the road outside the
OIdbridio gate—you ];now it?"— to
Lady Dorrington — "there was a
1;light mark, as if a two-wheelat]con-
veyance had turned sharply round;
but on such. a night, when vehicles
of all kinds twerp coming and going,
it proves nothing.,,
"You really must not go, Mrs.
Huthl011!" said Lady Dorrington,
impressively.
"1 est 1:1 not oppose you, then,"
said the fair widow. "Though I. be-
gin 10 fear it is but lost labor, the
n i I'(' .1.)1' jewels.
O l -11) 1 111 [ w Is.
yr
"No, no. 1 do not give ,up hope
cried Shirley. "Detectives do wond-
erful ih.ings,"
"':'here goes the gong. T must run
away and chess. You will join us
at (tnl,er, will you not, Mrs. ILuth-
ten?"
'"J'hnnk you, T will."
Lady Dorrington and Shirley went
ofT to tlolr respective rooms, and
Marsden,
pushinga lots ottoman
t an
close
to1Mrs. 11a11)v(
u sat down,\n al-
most,
most at her feet.
"1'011 are rl shade less pallid than
you were," he 5111(1, taking her hand,
"Let 1110 500 if your pulse is stead-
ier," and he proceeded deliberately
to mrinipulate her wrist, "1 can not
say how att•1'ulle. cut up I nm about
this fright MI business! If I. were a
millionaire. 01)(1 could replace the
gems yott have Lost.!„
"Even if you were, You could
'tot," interrupted firs. l3utltvcn,
leaving her hand in his. "There are
asmoc•intiun8—" she pat180(1.
"1 know," said Marsden— "Poor
Charlie.--"
"Charlie!" she repealed, in a pe-
culiar tone—
"At any rate, you will not leave
until 1 can accompany you," he con-
tinued. "I mosa stay and see, this
detective myself."
1"Very well." and she tried to
withdraw her hand; .Marsden kissed
end \1 't it go.
"iii(! you see Miss L'Ilstrang a safe -
IJ 1)(113'?,, She asked.
"Nora? No. Fort mutte'y Winton
turned erI ), and I gave her over to
�
k
11m• it was too d»1.. L 1'
n o lot her go
('1000."
., ,
' '(t••ts 1
There a pause. Mrs.
11)011 ts.
1
Rut liven (t;lu' 1, dreamily, 11S if
•ii caking out (11 her thouehis:
"What (li(1 the jeweler in Paris say
that man who w'ns collecting. rubies
for a ilu8$ian prince was willing to
eice for mine?"
"1 don't remember," said Marsden.
"When? When you were last its
Paris?"
'Yes. Ilou't you remember, the
clasp of the necklace dill not seem
;ecus?, and I gave it to the jeweler
that Count llenri de ,lleu(lon recom-
mended? Or, was it before you plot
nus there in .lune?"
"Before, 1 think, 1 Should not
have foruotton, had T heart(, though
my mind was full of tt different mat-
ter." An expressive. glance gave
point to his words.
Mrs, 1111th1en looked down with a
thoughtful smile,
•'Wel1, 1 ledieve this agent, or jew-
el merchant, offered something like
7,5(1(1,11(1(1 francs!"
"That was tt largo suns! T sup-
pose it is (worth it?"
"1 have always been toll so. It
.4 100 11111011 to lose!"
"11'. 40. tainly is! I Hurst bestir
113750 f, and rind some good( invest-
ment for 111111 money of yours, (which
i.n lying fallow in the Thee l'er
vents."
"1 shall not invest in jewels, at
nil events! '1'111' sense of insecurity
will never leave toe." And she 81'11• -
'red.
"Von ()tight newer to be alone
again," said llarsde'n; in a low
\6100, "VIell, yon \wi11 endure thi1
II -emoted house tilt ifondae., 0.1
awl, thou I w1,1 escort y01t to
l.owtl, is that understood?"
"So be it," she returned.
"And you will come (1ot1•n t0 (lin-
ter? You must not allow yourself
o despair! These detectives (lo
00(1(14.08, 1onsetittu8.
"No doubt. But T .see the dilllettl-
.y' of rergvering 111y rubies is error•'
($1Q((5, I.)nc'e nut of their setting
front 111r. Winton ';sty's thieves al-
wave take thea( out), how can
swear to them? How can I identify
them?"
118 hope the best. Now, X
have barely left myself ten minutes
tee, dress. 1 shall 1111(7 you in Om
drawing 1'01)111., WWI J not?"
Ile took and pressed her hand oncq
mora before he went hastily away.
.Alt's. itutitven looked after(• 1110).
With anxious ( eves, then she clasped
her hands together and (walked onto
to and jro, finally she wont to her
toilet -table and to11Ohed her lower
eyeli(ls with K1101, delicately, artis-
tically: took up a Shell eontalning
rose-eolnrec7 powder; but /arid it
aside again, divided the thick, curly
fringe on her forehead l0 show her
litre eyelelaw:$, and fastening a bou-
quet of deep rod geraniums among
the black lace of (ler corsage, wrap-
ped her cloak closer round her, mod
(lesconded to the drawing -room.
The well-known astute London de-
tective, however, had no more suc-
('088 than the loss experienced rural
police,
1Ie made a careful search through
the rooms, insisted on '.firs. Ituthvon
reproducing her position in the tent
and minutely cieseril>iug the circum-
stances of the robbery, and inquired
the length n rth of lime Marsden was; 1 \ it
t, a 5 air
se
nt. .Finally \ • hinted he h n d dark)y that
he had all idea as to the guilty par-
ty.
"I don't say it's more than a sue
spielon,'' he said to Mrs. ituthven
an(1 Marsden; '•hut it seems to me
it's s not impossible that some train-
ed )wind (night have got in among
the confectioner's leen, and watched
his opportunity. You soo, if ho had
i1).n
pluck to go straight back to his
post, with the jewels in his pocket,
and just kept at his (work, he'd be
as Saf(r 118 a church. ':'here is no
tracing the cloak and hat to any
ova. I have spoken with the men
who were here, sln(1 they semi u11
right; but two have gone away. I'll
lima out all about them when I go
back to town. 11 on„ or other is a
stranger taken on a job,1'll have to
track hive."
"It seems impossible that any man
would have the daring to do such a
deed and then return ter his duties
in the supper -room!" cried. Mrs,
leu t l well.
"You can have no notion, ma'am,
What a high -thus swell-mobs/non
would darn and do. it's possible
1 he jewels have gone that way. Any-
how, there is 14o more to be done
1•x1.0. We must hunt up the thief in
London, and specially in the big
:Dutch towns. Thole are a lot of
.low precious stone merchants
abroad, as would give a long price
(To be continued)
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Look at thoee pictures of club feet—bee
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Ll three years the patients from different
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'Mery ill•0 tun »c('',ytlilr, t• vet 4, 1,0,1 1:01•8
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year. There are es Inlets' more in the
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7terorts Arm,
Money kept from the ltaspital is mercy
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