The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-20

might have been discovered, they were
fain to give up their hunt as hopeless.
We'll said Farley, finging himself
into chair, 4 sail from Liverpool the
day after ia, morrow. l must leave this
matter in the hands of nay friend, Mr..
Boscombe; but | shall alse give informa-
OF my loss at Scotlandyard; for must
tell you, Mr.. Tripper, that the safety OF
that ring is of vital moment to me-
Mr. Tripper promised, Of course, as
far as he was concerned, that the III
vestigation should be continued; but ii
it was quite evident he had formed his
own conclusions, and placed very little
reliance on Mr.. Farley's memory, and
consequently on his declaration as to
where he remembered putting the ring.
That young gentleman, he muttered
to himself, as he returned to his shop,
must often forget where his head is, ]
should think. | never knew such a hap
py-go-lucky bl de-
Now the truth was, that young Fmley's
rich old aunt, to whom he was indebted
for the Civil appointment he was about
to enter upon at Quebec, had entrusted
him with this valuable heirloom to take
to her jewelers. to be cleaned, on the oc.
easion of his farewell visit to her, down
at Dene Court, her place in Sussex.
With many injunctions to be careful OF
it-for she knew we'll her nephew's char
acter-the old lady, in bidding him,
| 'good-by,' impressed upon him the value
she set on this jewel. 1t was Of very an
tique date and pattern, and descended
to her through several generations Of the
Scobell family. The thought, therefore,
Of the dire disgrace he would get into
with his aunt, together with the annoy
ance which he knew the loss of the ring
would entail upon her, made him shrink
from openly avowing his misfortune
His passage was taken, he could not de
lay his departure, and must leave town
the next day; so he finally left every
thing in the hands of Boscombe, and by
a desperate effort got ready and starteG
fol Canada at the appointed time.
In fond hope that his friend might yet
be able to restore the ring to his aunt
John Farley, in writing to her the evening
before he sailed, briefly explained thai
Ne had had the stupidity to mislay it
but that Mr. Boscombe (who, by The
way, he said, would be the very persor
she required as a clear-headed man o1
business) knew all the particulars, and
would doubtless communicate with hei
speedily on the subject. As that gentle
man, however, was never able to Obtain
any information at Scotland-yard or else
where, in spite Of all exertions, he wa
fain to remain silent. He heard from
Farley soon after his arrival in Canada
the young fellow was in sore distres
at the angry and indignant tom
which Mrs. Scobell had adopted with re
gard to the ring, and most voluminou
was the correspondence that followed be
tween the two friends. Still the ring wa
never heard of, and Mrs. Scobell was il
great dudgeon to open any communica
ton with Mr.. Boscombe. Yet she di,
not carry her Indignation to the exten
Farley feared she might, Of altering he
intentions with regard to his sister; and i
was with much satisfaction that in abou
eighteen months after he was settled il
Quebec, and getting on very WELL. h
received a letter from his aunt, couche'
in the kindly tone of old times, Stain
that Marion Farley was now establishe
with her, and was great source Of pleas
ure and comfort in the lonely life she le
at Dene Court.
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