Daily Republican., 1882-05-25

Iuntll days atter Gno diamonds were
missed" demonstrated Tony Darmon,
shuddering, 81 am decidedly mysti.
fled. What is your theory, or your ex
lplanation of 1t all %
"She the accomplice of one other is I
do think" announced the detective,
with grandiloquence of manner "She
no longer here will stay. She will an
illness feign, as it may be, and then to
the other she will go away, the dia'
monds with her taking, if her we could
not prevent
''That is all very plausible" return.
ed her defender, unconvinced. "But
we will at once secure my mother s
precious ornaments, and then / really
must have positive and irrsfutable
evidence against Miss Bardulph before
| shall allow you to denounce her."
The early dusk had already suftused
the lawn with purple haze. The cool
air was delicious with the Trash odors
of violets and hyacinths, and sweet
young grasses. The new, rosy moor
and 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 resi-
nous scents, strange, dreamy noises,
land uneasy and fantastic shadows.
Mutely and with soundless steps they
followed the grassy, winding walk that
led to the outrageous beach OF
Razelly's singular photograph.
| Suddenly both started, and simultane-
Iously retreated around curve of the
path where they stood as silent and
mOtionless as the shade in which they
were hidden. Beyond, in the pearly
etfulgence Of starlight and moonlight,
they saw the suspected young woman
bending over that odd repository, from
which she removed the moss and peb-
bles until her intent watchers beheld
the cold inextinguishable fire of the
precious gems cleaning within the
dank, black mould.
"What think you now?" whispered
D'Razelly excitedly. "The diamond
she will take. See! Is 1t not sou
And before the other could silence or
restrain him he leaped forward and
confronted Anne, who stood quite
still, and only lifted her comely mead
fearlessly smiling with calm defiance
and some unassumed amusement.
Hush !" she murmured, impe
riously, as he began to speak. "In an.
other moment the mystery of what you
have presumed to be ROBBERY will be
elucidated, and precisely as believed
it would be-"
"Look -
Down the path, with An unsteady
and Unnatural gait, came surprising
appariiion-the figure of lady, Bare
were her feet, and her gray, dropping
head was uncovered, and her thin
white robe glistoned with the damp
night dews.
,"Mother gasped Tony Dorman,
amazed and glad for the accused
Anne, who was so curiously exon
Grated.
Straight on came the somnambu
list. Pausing at length before the
treasure she had secreted in her alb
normal state, and gazing with unseeing
eyes upon the priceless, sparkling
things that she touched lovingly with
her delicate withered hands, and then
carefully covered again with the thick
silky moss,
Then she smiled family, sighed as
with satisfaction, turned and slo owly
moved away.
The Countenance of Louis D'Eazelly
at that mo ment was not that of an in
dividual conscious of superior discern.
ment, and the glance he ventured to
vouchsafe Anne was deprecatory.
"What should say | know not,
he stammered. "What did think
what | do So 80 very stupid was Ah,
il the kind madamOiselle wculd mo but
pardon" he concluded, with gallant
lentreaty.
! Very demurely she assured him that
his suspicious we're quito pardonable,
and perhaps creditable to his zeal as q
detector and denouncer of the unright-
eOus.
| Some time later coming through the
handsome brilliantly lighted hall, An
ne met the young master of the house.
"The tempting reward offered for
the recovery of Mrs. Dorman's dia-
monds induced me to come here as her
housekeeper, she explained. 81 had
au inexplicable feeling that l might
ind the missing jewels. l consulted
no one-no one advised me. | was
really ashamed of my project that |
knew was quixotic if not impractical.
BILE and failure would have made me
ridiculous Shortly after coming to
Mrs. Dorlnan, heard that she had lat
terly been haunted by an excessive and
increasing fear Of being robbed; l
learned too, that she had only recent
| ly manifested soRuambulic symptoms.
The truth came to me as on inspiration
but only by msrest accident, and only
thi, morning, while l was exploring
for gentain that did not find, did l es-
py the tiny, suggestive mound efloose,
dy ing moss, through which saw SIN
gle spark Of something shining like a
glow worm. So ] waited and watched
hoping she would visit her buried treas
ure Just as she did. The discovery was
verv simple, and is now clear to you
all"
"And now you have won thereward,
you will leave us, SUPPOSE he OBJ.
served. soberly.
eyes" she bravely assented,
ooh, Aune i'll could only persuade
you to stayr' he responded gu ckly
and imploringly. "Do you feel 1 can
not make you a happy wite?"
"It is not that" she said, with the
frank, serious manner that had always
so pleased him. "It is that l could not
make you . happy husband. Do be
reasonable, Mr.. Dorman for you must
be well aware that | am not at all the
sort of person whom you ought to
marry. Aud beside she added, with
a quaint little laugh, 81 have profes.
sion HOW, and must not wed one who
knows nothing Of the instincts and re.
quirelnents Of my calling"
The handsome young fellow was
somewhat agitated by herspsech which
he considered daring and significant.
"Surely, my dear Anne" he faltered.
"You do not wish to become pro-
fessional detective? nor would you
intimate that you have an affection
or Louis D'Razelly who 80 unjUstly
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