Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-04

clara was now free. She had waited anxiously
for the result OF the trial; but never for one
moment doubted the entire moral innocence OF
her lover. On the morning of her twenty-1fth
birthday she had the newspapers sent 10 to her
room where she remained. She read the whole
dflai over without missing 9 word. When she
mastered her dlrectness OF purpose AT length.
however, She calmly rose from her SCAT
WIN The words, Innocent as am, Lam now
more certain than ever
without a tear on her male faoe she
thfSs neIselI 70 go out; then packed UP the
,l a.. mat she wished to take with her. aud
cent cen '4 TN mouse without word to any one ex
naming property Of her own that was IN ner
had eo nnesrlng her to tell her master that she
n maH gone away, and should not return Than
ccaai a cab, she drove to Smith & oliVar's
ha Ss a2 who had been recommended to
Dear TO knoK 1 Is wonderful how they ap
m the Temple. She had not got thronSb y, ara
S Ina naH dozen sentences In explanation Of
tbe BUSINESS en1ir before they told her they knew
peop0Sal 10 place her affairs in their hams.
o ehe n 70 supply her at once with any money
Sns eeoea me first thing she did was to
have just read to you; and receiVIng r,no !
1uhds she required, intimated her intentjon "a
he 5 Ia me city tn the mystery should
Oliver demurred, suggesting that insteaa MT u;
going Into lodgings she might take up her resi- IL
aend fy 1or or th ne ame IN his house he had no
her for companion. To this suggestion Miss
Briefly cordially asSentea. In order to com.
mence those Inquiries to which she was nre
pared to devote her life, If necessary. she .t-
Ing through her solicitors, obtained from her
| unfortunate lover a written description "a
CLOSELY as he could remember OF the sIranpar
rms she had printed ard distributed. with }ha
oIef OF a large reward, not only through I'm
oon Out TO every police station In Englapd.
month passed, and not the slightest
crew nad yet been found; and another month.
aLu anQlher. ALI this time, she herself never
loSt sight OF her object. She scrutiniZed every
eioeriy gentleman that she met, and more
tnan once she even followed through th
stlee.s people whom She thought Suspicious
with the hope OF their exhibiting blue nocSet'
book, her chief mark. f''Ae'
=" All this time had never heard OF the ad.
VertlSement with the large reward nor sus-
pected the mischief l had SO unWltttn%Iv
caused. We had been wandering abont fne
Continent; my wife's health had reeovereS
wonderfully, and my daughters wanted 20 % tn
Egypt OF course had 60 consent. Here we
siaye0 several weeks doing the Pyramids
abd everything else that 1t Dehooves travaIerI
70 90. However, with advancing spring we
began 10 wish for the cool breezes of Old Eng
H, SO we turned our steps homeward, taking
IaIis on the way. We arrived In Paris earIY
IN way. Wnere, In spite OF all rsuasions. I de-
tsImineo 70 remain only few days. We had
tDeIeIoIe 10 make the best of our time.
hepalIlng one morning to the reading room.
10 see me English papers, being naturally anX
round hle OF the Times for the past month or
TWO stitched together; ana while cautiousv
perusing the agony columns, my eye fell upoi,