The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-04
THE MISSING JEWELS.

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Anne Bardulph was not very youthful.
nor was she particularly hantlsome; and
she was housekeeper for the ailing Mrs.
Dorman. E
This invalid lady resided in fine
wooden house 1of many rooms through
which ran wide hall with walls of
Pompeiian red, and gilt-edged ceiling
that was painted in some curious and
uncertain tint of paly, pinkish brown.
The floor was tessellated in brown and
red, and the dark carved doors opened
upon a columnar portico with broad
brown steps leading down upon great
lawn hanked with thick trees of beech
and pine.
Across the greening lawn in the sweet
yellow April sunshine, walked Anne
Bar,lulph-a slim, straight woman with
regular and severe features, and wonder
fully large eyes of darkest gray. She
had an abundance of neatly arranged
dark hair. and she was neatly attired in
serviceable suit of some clinging. dull
blue fabric. with collar and cuffs of linen
white, prim and immacuiate. =
Two young men coming upon the
pOrtico saw her-an interesting and not
unlovely figure moving under the grim,
whispering pines
The new housekeeper of madame
pleases you-her you admire perhaps, :"
one remarked, rather quizzing1y.
Would you suggest that Miss Bar
dulph may not merit admiration ?r re-
turned the other. evasively and with
some perceptible irritation.
IL now 40 nothing suggest was the
protesting sharp foreign accents II
here am come to see much, to much
think; but nothing say until the-how
say you it?-till the one exposure
grand.
Tony Dorman smoked thoughtfully
for several silent minutes. Finally he
tossed away his cigar and turned toward
his company s
ID Razelly," he began, pleasantly;
.'you are here ostensibly only as my
guest and intimate frienS '
-'On the what do you caIl the osten-
sible, impose not, interrupted Louis
D'Razelly, quickly and proudly. II but
the detective anl7-the- servitor hired of
madame TO her diamonds of value find,
and the thief to discover
''Yes. / know, interposed the young
gestleman; but | have become aware of
your worth as a man, and 1 really. re-
gard you as a friend. No friend will
ever be- more warmly welcomed to my
home than you. If did not feel like
this should not be likely to confess to
you that have been refused by Miss
Bartlulph-for whom-',he supplement-
ed gently and with hesitation LII fancy
you, too, have a tender preference, even
though you would appear to disparage
herr
The young Frenchman WINGED, and in
his bright black eyes was an expression
If t,,Othl<a apI s1tct,r,of 1, ----u.I
steadily toward the stately pines that
loomed in sharp spires against the sweet
blue April sky.
ut is so.n he acknowledged, present.
ly, a hot color reddening his swarthy
face. ''For her / have the one liking
that is very tender; but also have the
doubt that it is much and not good
What of this do you think?''
ID DRazelly-whoh had become detect
i've only because he had an odd and
Unborn fondness for what he considered
an exciting and most delectable vocation
opened what one would presume to be, |
from its exterior appearance, a quaihtly-
bound book, and nothing more. 1t was,
however, a :. detective camera bv
which he had shortly before obtained.
and without her knowledge. several
striking photographs of the woman of
whom he had been speaking so dubi-
ousiy:
What OF this do you thinkP.' he tier
sted, exhibiting picture OF Miss Bar
dulph, as she was standing in curious
attitude OF eager. and fearful interest
beneath one OF the great beech trees
beyond the lawn. AT her feet, beside
pile OF moss and stones, opened small
cavity; over which she was bending,
while holding low IN a loosenlng grasp,
what was quite surely number OF
Jeweied ornaments
II 90 not Know what TO think' enun-
ciated Mr; Dorman' IN tones OF dlsmay
III would seem that my mother Jewels
nave oeen secretea IN that place; and