The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-01-22

ldele glanced at them indiffercntly
II had not missed them" she said.
Where did you find them p
Madame advanced into the room and
shut the door.
II fouad them in The summer-hou,c
near which poor, murdered Cock Robin
les" she said, in a shril whisper and
smiled to see her fowor-like face blanch
1T the words. mo one saw them,
,hc went on. mo one knows where |
found them. Go away at once. Leave
my house without seeing Philip again,
aud hide yourself from him from this
day, and l will keep your secret. Stay,
and l will publish it to the winds and
help hunt you to your DOOM"
"And only yesterday" said Idele,
with quivering lips, this morning even.
you called me daughter"
But never let you call me mother.
| am glad Of that now"
MADAME, do you believe that | killed
him E? l 2" questioned 1dele haughtily.
Madame tossed the chain Of carbun-
eles upon dressing table.
II Lave warned you" she said. Stay
now at your peril. Exchange but one
word with Philip, and will very soon
let you know what believe"
She left the room.
1t was no part of madamo's plans
that Idcle should really be suspected.
She only wanted to separate her from
Philip.
When she found her room vacant.
she concealed her absence at first on q
rreience of illness. and then alter time
gave out that sho had gone to visit
relative Of her own.
Philip. however. had to be told some
thing nearer the truth. So she told him
where she found the string Of carbun-
cles, and how Idcie looked when she
showed them 10 her. But not word
more.
at is very strange." said Philip.
wondcringly. II shall scold her well
for having SECRETS from me when | find
her."
You will never marry her after this?"
madame asked, with looks of horror.
"Wby not p
"She must know something about the
killing Of poor Cock Robin. Perhaps
she had gone to the summer.house tn
meet lover, aud the boy saw her"
What do you mean mother z"
II never thought she was SO much In
love with you as you with her,"
Philips eyes flashed.
IL will search the world over but that
I will find her" he said.
Madame leaned on her gold.headed
cane and looked at it with grin, face
Find her if you can she thought Du'
did not say.
Three years passed. Philip had sought
in vain for Idele. The mystery Of her
disappearance, aud the mystery Of who
killed poor Cock Robin, were mysterl-
Gus still.
One night gang Of desperadoes tried
to rob Fanshawe Hall.
They had got into the house, aud
were trying to get the door of the plate
closet open, when Nora Reese, who
slept near, heard them and went, AZ still
as q mouse, aud walked her master and
some Of the men servants.
The robbers had got inside the plate
closet aud were piliag the silver into
bag they had brought with them, when
Philip and his men burs: in upon them.
A general rush and scramble followed,
and some shots were fired. The villains
oil escaped but one. He was wounded
but he would scarcely have got away if
he had not been; for Nora Reese had
sprang upon him at first, and clung to
him like a wild cat.
"It's the man that killed my Bobby,
and | know it ~ she screamed.
The man fought her little at FIRST.
but when she said that he stopped, and
leaned against the wall, gasping aud
starting with staring eyes, while the
blood dropped from his wound upon
tho floor.
"What do you mean p he said How
do you know | killed him ?"
81 heard the others call you Carlo,
and Carlo was on the knife. know it
was you J"
"Do you mean that truly7" he said.
"Yes, did kill him. I'll own up, for
| believe I'm dying myself now"
Philip Fanshawe spraug forward and
caught him as he was falling, and they
laid him gently down upon the floor
at was the cruelist thing i ever did"
he went on rcgreifully to say.
ut was" said Philip sternly. "Why
did you kill him ?"
The man stared at Philip
"Why, you're the fellow Idele was to
have married." he said. Do you love
her yet ?"
IL shall love her till ic" Philip
answered, setting his lips. "What were
you to her 7"
Il belonged to the gypsy band who
stole her from her fathers house babe.
was present when the madame took u
fancy TO her, and gave the man money
to give her up to her. When ! heari
she was going to marry you, thought
[ saw my way to make some money. l