, 1874-09-12

have hoon gladdonod vii I, spectacle Of Lady
FrnncnB Chonovix wattin E 'litnhly a. iaof aoor:
on TIM road but ALICE wn, eI!ent, also was DO
ltbornting what she shoul' nay. md wna norving
hcssolt 70 tl,e task ,La. y Livingstone was at
omo and Alice sending IN; hcr ca, oosi Tan coi,,
Frances had described | TOR aa woman ns
thin as a WHIPPING. past Wit u rcd i1oh9 g nn.
welt. gIr Jssper, who was, a!ao rreaent, w"s
mich older than hin wife, all abort a1t stout;
gool-naturcd locking man, nth ha,d hoad.
Alice, refined md aensitve, 'carcely kue" now
nho opened her subject. hut ,ne wa, was nc. n
| difIernns manner from what e,ao had expected.
| The Knight and hin wife ne 70 roally worthy
people, ~ Mra cnogs hea sA ;,g st fn ;hs .nd !St
LientiySd Lie Iii tn eonpany mn "a feat n 10 would never
| thnroughly accomplish. They liz tened to Aco's
talo With courtesy, and nt lcnE:h rith interest;
You will readily coneoyo INC gn.nar1 ot,nm 1i,,s
wan great - The bracoet;:was ut' 'cr my charge,
A tf,o tronble TINT It las boon pre- dacsiyo Of to
no am not At liberty to tell yon; mt 1t has cor
IL You look worry ill.," o6aosvod IiadT Living
II am worno Than look. I am & ping into tl,e
grave rapidly, othora leaa senFt' re- .., Or With
ccaarulty with tho dstross aud ar 'aoyanco; I
| could not. I shall die III greater caee If thia
unhappy affair can ho cleared. Bho nld 1t provo
to be the same bracelet, wo nay be bio to trace
Lady livingstone left tile room an Il returned
| with Tho diamond bracelet. ahc hc! u ont 70
Mica aeaton, and tho color rushed / uto Alfco's
o9ta Tss eS so a" sotosuss oe Ess9h eha OF tho
"1}ut stay" al,o said, drawing hack nor IN l,nnu q
M aho WAS about to touch It.; "do II Of give it
to Just got. II # be tho one 70 los IT. tug h oi-
| OF tho n,id1!o star. Perhaps you sili II st hoS
| II they nro there, Lady LivinEBt0ne.
Lady v'nsstone turned tue hraeolG s,c f'anGod hanod
at tue srqt intc"tad nna ten a,,a eilon''y na"oea
"sute enough here's soncthing on tue 'gold-1. ed.
cant eso distinctly without II my g'assos' Whit
"Tho 1atterh y: IT,. o. Misa beaton dcat r1oed:
I cannot dcny It,"
aDouy I'll no. my lady, what for sho I'D We
dony III If wo are In possession OF an tthers
bracelet lost by fraud, and II tho dig eoyoEy @
will not tliH young ladya mind ut ensc, don't
think either YOU or shall be tho ono to demy it,
Esauine It for yourself, ma'an, !" added ~, giv~
iug it TO Alice. --..,
cvos lighting with tho eagcr',eas Of conyIhtion.
ut IL certainly the same bracelet, Hho atfl1 med
could be sure Of It, l think, without Proof, but
Lady saras initinla Aro thoro. aoratohed ilsree1.
them"
"H is not beyoud the range Of possibility that
Initials mav haro bcen scratched oil this broeefot
without its boiug tho same" observed Lady L.y-
& I think It must ba tho same, unused sir'Jas-
per. IT looks susptctot1s.'
"Lady Frances Chonovix understood You to
say you hought this Of Mossrs darrartl," ro-
Lady Livingutonc felt rather foolish. "tYhat
| Haid wns that Msssrs. Garrard vero my 1ewol-
ora. Tho fnct fB do not know exactly where
thia waa bought; bat did not considor mysof
who waa a atrluger to mo, aud in answer. to
questions which I thought were yorgiug on i'm
! pertincncc."
"Her snxiety, scarcely loss thau my avn,
may have rendered hor abrupt" replied Aioo,
| BY way Of apology for FranceH Our hope il
not 80 much to regain tho bracelet ae to pene-
trate the mystery Of its disarpe.rasace: Can you
not let me know whare you did buT III?
I IT CAL, interposea Biz Jasper; " thcrsa no
Disgrace in having bought 1t whera did. Igot
it at 4 pawntnoker's.
| What dreadful discovery was at handa
!; walking fast whom I saw = topaz-and-hmethyst
cross in s. pawnbroker'E window" said Sir jus
per. "rhe thought struck ING tha. 1t would DO
pretty ornanont for my wife, and went in TO
/ master 10 reached ont this diamond bracelet
anti told me- G4a4 wouM he's prcHent WORTH max
ing. Now: I know my lady:s head bad been run;
ming on diamond bracelet; aud was tempted
| to nnk -, At was tho lowest figure he would put
it ns lie mid it was tho most valublc article Of
tho snrt ho had for . tong while. the diamoaas
of tho irst water worth 401 E,sheaB Of anytodya
money, hut that, being secondhand, he could
: part viii It for 25o guinoaa. And bongtt it..
. | There's whore got the bracelet1 mas am.
"That was Just tho money Col tlore gnSe for
it new al Garrards," said Alico. Two hundred
;; | nnti nifty guinness
. Sir Jasper stirred Mt her; and then broke forth
t in colncal attempt Ut raga, for le waa Quo OF
Il the best-tens'ered men III the world.
"rI,e old wretch of ehent sod it tt to ;It no at
: cal snm it cost nav! Why, he Ought to boprose-
cutcd for uBNry.'
i ut is Just what tell ron. Sir Jasper" gruua-
t bled lis lady.. "Yon will 60 to t'ase low, sec
:. eau, Instead Of toa rogu]ar jowelar; and nino
i times ont Of ten you got taleu in"
j. "13ut your having bought it OF this pawn.
broker docs not bring Nc suy nearer 9, tue know
; tain" returned Sit jasper. 'tSrralespeople may
i not sell stolen bracelets With impunlty."
Easier said than douo. Tie dealor protested
his ignorance and Innocence, aud declared heha
bought III the regular co!syae of business At one
a | Of tic rawnhrabora' periodical sa1oa. And tue
!. man spoke truth, aud tho detectives we're sgaiu
= | spilled 70.
!; II.
In an obscure room Of a low aud dilaptdatei
!. Lodging -house, i'll low and diapidated neigh
- borhood, there sat . man ono evening in the
a coming twilight; towering, gnunt ako'aton
y whoeo remarkably long arms and legs looked
h | little 1oss than skin and bono. The arms wera
= fully exposed to Wow, since their owner, though
h ho posacssod and wore q wniatcoat, dispenseG
h with tho use Of q shirt. An article. once {
i coat, lay the noor. to 10 donned at will-if il
+ conld be got into for the holes. The man sat OF
r. the floor IL cornor, his load finding resting
% place against the wall. aud l'o had dropped i1ltt
II light sleep; but if eyer famine was dopictot
= III 4 face, it was III his. Unsashed, unsllaven
"a with matted hair and foyerish lips; the choel
q woro hollow. tho nostrs white and pilsshed, ant
Il tho skin ronnd the mouth had q bl,ae tingo
a Some one tried aud shook the door; it arousot
4 him, aud Ac started up, but only TO COVER in
bending attitude md -iisteu.
n ~ hear you," cried voice. How aro yol
q tonight. Joo7 Open tho door"
It Tho voice was not one he know; consequent.
It not one TINT might bo responded to.
10 "Do you call This poiitenoas, Jos Nichos? II
~ you don't opon tho door shall take the hbort,
. of opening 1t for ,nyBof; which viii put you Il
Il. the trouble Of menling tho fastonings after
Il, ward."
in Who arc YOU ?" cried Ncholls reading do
id termination in tho voice. I'm gono u bed and