The Penn's Grove record., 1882-05-20

enlng grasp, what was quite surely
numper of jeweled ornaments.
II do not know what to think
enunciated Mr.. Dorman. ut woult
seem that my mothers jewels hav'
been secreted in that place; and
should say that Anne has accidentally
discovered the depository"
"If that is so, why to you or to the
madame, she comes not-all SO glad
so animate-and tell the discovery SC
happy and not so to be understood y
D'Razelly demanded with emphasis.
"But-good heavens, Louis! do you
mean that you suspect Miss Bsrdulph
of wrong doings ~ was the panied ex-
clamation. 81 must absolutely refuse
to believed that Anne-that ingenious
and serious girl, with her pure eyes and
Innocent brow-is a thief? Although
there may be something in~definable
and mysterious about her. / could
neve associate with the mystery of
crime anything she might do"
She was but his mothers house
keeper; she bad refused his love and
the name and station he would have
given her, yet was he a right loyal
friend, and would not listen unmoved
or acquiescent 10 any accus ations ma ie
against her.
While D'Razelly, who professed for
her a tender liking, although he
doubted her much, shrugged his
shoulders, sighed and looked vastly
consequential and melancholy, albeit
he was not a sentimentalist, and had
determined to be austerely practical as
BELTS a professional of his kind.
81 know nothing of the mystery,
not evil, that you do mean" he said.
"And to me it does seem that the dia-
monds OF much value must now to the
madame so disconsoIate be restored,
and the woman of the eyes pure, and
the ways that 80 puzzling are, must
to the custody go.pr
NfU Gu biiT liCNCI tDtCtCu bntb hOhoN
until days aftel the diamonds were
missed" demonstrated Tony DormaD.
81 ana decidedly mysttfied. What is
your theory or your explanation of it
all ?"
'.She the accomplice of one other 10
I do think, !" announced the detective,
with grandiloquence of manner. "She
no longer here will stay. She will an
illness feignsa as it may be. and then to
the other she will go away, the dia-
mondse with her taking, II her we
not could PREVENT 3
aThat is all very plausible" re-
turned her defender. unconvinced.
"But we Will secure my mothers
precious ornaments, and then / really
must have a positive and irrefutable
evidence against Miss Barduiph before
IssbaH allow you to denounce her" /.
The early dusk had already suffused
the lawn with a purple haze. The
ceol air was delicious with the fresh
odors of yiolets and hyacinths, and
sweet young grasses. The new, rosy
moon and a great, golden star glittered
in the blue western sky and out
among the gloomy, complaining pines
the night birds were tunefully calling
The two young men crossed the
lawn and entered the dim grove. full
of resinous scents, strange, dreamy
noisss, and uneasy aud fantasies
shadows. Mutely and with soundless
steps they followed the grassy, wind
ing walkdhat led to the umbransoas
beach of D'Razelly's singular photo
graph. ~
Suddenly both started, and simuita
neously retreeted around acurve Of
the path where they stood as silent
and motionless, as the shade in which
theyswere hidden. Beyond, In the
pearly effulgenc5 of starlight and
moonlight, they saw the suspected
young woman bending over that odd
repository, from whichsh removed
the mos and pebbles until her intent
watchers beheld the coldinextinguish-
able fire of the precious gems gleam-
ing Within the dark black mould.
what think you now ?" whispered
D'Razeily ~excitedly. 1.-THE diamonds
she will take. ee is it not SOP"
And before e other could silence
or restrain him he leaped forward and
confronted Anne, who stood quite
still, and only l f ed her comedy head
fearleasly, smiling With calm defiance
and some assumed amusement. a,
eHush!p she murmured, imperi-
ously, as he began to speak. I'm
another moment the mystery of what
you have presumed to he a robbery
will be calculated, and precisely AZ I
believed it would be. Lookup
Down the path, with an unsteady
and unnatural gait, came a surprising
apparition-the figure OF a lady. Bare
were her feet, and her gray, dropping
head was uncovered, and her thin
white robes glistened with the damp
night dews.
Straight on eamethe somnsmbulist
Pausing 1t length before the treasur,
she had secreted ia her abnormaI
state, and gszing with unseeing eye
upon the priceless sparkling thug
that she tou ched lovingly with he
delicate withered hands, and theE
carefully covered sgain with the thick
silky moss. Then she su lied family
sighed as with satisfaction, turned an,
slowly moved away.
The countenance of Louis D'Rszsll,
at that moment was not that of an in
dividual conscious of superior discern
ment, and the glance he ventured t
youchsafe Anne was deprecatnry.
"What Ishould say [ know not,
he stammeled. what / did think
what / did $3.50 very stupid wal
All, If the kind mademoiselle woul
me but pardon" be concluded, wit
gallant entreaty.