The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-01-28
BIDDEFORD, ME-, FRIDAY

III. Il
-of being useful TO you In the future OF course never
supposed that you, gentem'n had stolen the Diamond
for the pIeasure of stealing It, No. Penelope had
heard Miss Rachel, and had heard Mr. De.eredse ak
about your extrayagApce aud your debts. II was plain
enough TO me that you had taken the Diamond 10 se or
pledge H. and 10 get the money Of which you stood n
need. Well, could have told you u n man In London,
who would have advanced good large sum on the e.ei,
and who would have asked awkward questions about
either
'why didn't speak 10 youi why didn't speak 70
woper whether the risks and dincuities OF keeping
the night gown we're a. much could manage, without
having other risks and difficulties added 10 them! This
might have BEEN the case with some women but nov
could u be the with mel In the days when was
thief ran my times greater risks and found my war out
of difcaes 10 which this officially mere chlds play
bad been apprenced S you may say, TO frauds and de
ceptions OF them such grand scale, and man.
aged so eleyey that they became famous and appeared
In the newspapers. Was such little thing AZ the keep
ing II nght-gown likely 70 weigh on my spirits. and to
sst my heart sinking within me, Mt the time when ought
to have spoken 10 you'll What nonsense to ask the qns
swhere Is the us. Of my dwelling In this way my
own Iyl The plum truth IL plain enough, surely De
hind your back, lloyed you With all my heart and soul
Before your ce there's denying IT. Was frightened Of
you frightened OF making you angry with me, frightened
OF what you might 10 me-though you lad taken he
Diamond-if presumed to tell you had found out
had gone as pear Il as dared when spoke 10 you In
the library You had not turned your hack on me then
You hal not started away from me had the plague
tried 10 provoke myself into feeling angry with you, and
ANYTHING but the misery and The modification Of It,.
you're plain girl you have ga crooked shoulder
you're only bouse-maii-what do you mean By attempt.
Ing to speak 10 Mew You never uttered word OF THAI
Mr. Franklin but you said NIL to me nevertheless! Is
such madness this b be accounted orl No. There Is
nothing to be done but to confess It, and let be
Il ask your pardon for this wandering OF my
There no fear Of its happening again am close
/ at the end now.
sThe rst person who disturbed me by coming Into the
empty room was Penelope. sh. had found out my secret
long since and she had done her lest 10 bring me 10 my
| senses-and done II kindly, too,
'Ahp she said, II know Why you sitting here and
fetng, all by yourself The best thing that can happen
for your advantage, Rosanna viii be for MI frnkllns
ys here 10 come N end Its my belief now that he
won't be long now before he leaves the house,
In al my thoughts Of you had never thought of your
going away. couldnt sIeak 70 Penelope. could only
look at her.
.Tye u. ieN Miss Rachel Penelope went on. And q
hard maitr have had Of II, 10 put up with her temper
she say. the house unbeable 10 her with the police In
a1i shes detemDed to speak 10 my lady this evening
AMI 90 10 her Ablewbte Tomorrow III che docs
that NJ Franklin will he the next TO find reason for
going away, you NAV depend on IT, 80
Il recovered the use 81 my tongue nj that DO you
mean to say Mr.. franklu viii go with her asked.
'sOnly too gladly, n she would let him but she won't
He has been made TO feel her temper he In her black
hooks too and that amer having done all he can TO help
her, poor fellow! No, no II they don't make up be-
fore tomornw you will Miss Rachel 30 way. and
Mr. Franklin another. Where he may betake himself 10 l
can't say bot he win stay here Rosanna, amer Miss
Rachel has lett u.s. %
manase to master the despair felt at the prospect
OF your going away. To own the truth, saw little
gmrse OF hope Coz myself II there was naly serious dis
agreement between Mis- Rachel and yor DO you know,
asked, 'what the quarrel was between themr
'Its all on Miss Raches side' Z, Delope said. And
for anything know IN the contrary It's all Miss Raches
temper aBS nothing else. am 10th 10 distress you TO
ssnna but don't away with the notion that MI Frank.
lin will ever quarrel with Au. Hes great deal too 'o"
fnr that
She had only Just spoken these cruel woris, when there
came a call TO from Mr. leticredge All the indoor
servants to assemble IN the hall Aud uen we were 70 go
in one by one and he questioned In Dir. Betteredges
| RON by Sergeant Gun
IN came to my turn 10 90 In aner her adyshps msh,
anil the upper housemad had been questioned first Ser
geant CUFFS inquiries though he wrapped them up very
cunningly. soon showed that those two wcmen the
blterest enemies had In the house had made thir hs
coyeres outside my door the Thursday afternoon, and
again the Thursday night They had todd The sergeant
enough to open his eyes part of the truth. lie
rightly believed me TO have made new nighgown Sc
eretiy, but he wrongly believed the Palntsaine night
gown 10 be mine felt satisfied d another thing, rom
what he said which puzzled me 10 understand lie sus-
etd me- of course Of being conccrnd In the disappear.
ance Of the Diamond But, at the same time ne ,et me
see-purposely, thoughtthat he did not consider me
az the person chiefly answerabe for the loss Of the jewel
lie appeared to think that had been acting under The d.
reclIon of somebody else. Who that person mght pe
I'm ,bs Uncertainty one thing was pan-that Sergeant
Cuff was miles away from knowing the whole truth lou
were ar. as long az the nyhtgown was SAFE AID not
,no,nsn, ,cnr., 80
II onte dsn,r Of making you understand the distress
and terror which pressed upon II was impossible
ihr 10 risk wearing your nght-gown any longer i
might and myself taken o. at a moments notice, TO the
nce eourt AT FrIIngha 10 be charged suspicion and
searched accordingly. While Sergeant Cuff sti LETT me
f hal 10 choose and that at orce between destroying
the nghtgown hiding Il In some safe place at some sale
distance from the house. 80,
,IT had only been little less fond Of you think
should have destroyed 1t. But oh how could destroy
the only thing had which proved that had saved you
from discovery IL we did come to an explanation TO-
gcther and II you suspected me OF having some oad %
tive and denied all, no. eouh win upon y,u uus' -
me, unless had the nghl-gown 70 produc vas ~,
wrongng you to believe as aa ana 90 SUI M % .,., ~ -
might hesitate 70 vet poof gn nAe ne u w .,nh o,
your secret and yonr accompioe In the theit "n
money troubles had tempted you 70 commit A. Inns ~
Jour cold behavior 70 me, or, ana you wn naIuy
my un~insness 70 destroy the Only ea' % ~ no..
hdence aud your gratitude when va" my 'o'u"' P'
sess.
Il determined 10 hide II, snd the place hxed on was
| the place knew best-the Shivering Sand
As soon As the questioning made the rst eN
r.. in,a heal IN