The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-30

neTer Be found Ezen ske naar pros
z.aeE e har husband failure vas less
appalling to her fhAn the secret be
maxt learn If the necklace ever came
into bis posssssion And nov that e
was gone. and he e..uld no longer de-
pend upon il as . means Of raising the
money he required. she could but hope
that he would find some other way Of
doing So Bur she szTas mos prepared
for Mr.. Allonby's utter despair; and as
she truly loved her husband, she found
her feelings put to = strain which il
would be impossible for her 10 hold out
against long.s a.
It was the evening of the third day
since the mysterious robbery, and not
the slightest clue had vet been found
to lead 10 the thief. Air. Allonby rose
from the dining table. at which be had
with officially cpatiaucd 10 eat suffic-
lent not to give cause Tor remark on the
| part Of the seryants: and rs be retired J
70 his study his wife followed him. It
must have been evident 70 anyone who
had looked closely at her face that she
had made up her mind to some deter
mined bat very pSinful act She
/ knocked softly, entered the library.
and in another moment she was kneel-
ing at her husbands feet in . passion
of wild sobs and tears.
Il cannot bear ii, she said. ssAr-
thur sies--est and kindest Of husbands.
eannos bear 10 see your safferine--.
your despair"
'sRise. my darling" said Mr.. Allon-
by tenderly. ut is no fault of yours;
| shall be ruined man in two DAYS
more-two short days-only forty-eight
| hours between me and ruined fortunes
and \ disgraced name. Ali That's
the worst. 1 must drag others down
| in my fall, and the cruel world which
| misjudges i'll fortune. and thinks the
rich man is always in the wrong as
soon as he is poor, will make little diff
ference between me and 8 common
swindler. There's where the pain is;
but no matter. You are still left to
me. and you will believe in me, won't
you. darlingP"
'FOh. Arthur, yes! and l will save
you, too, if you will let me, and forgive
me Promise me that you will forgive
me, Arthur! You must forgive me, my
husband. for l am determined to speak
| if it kills me. Before l met you, Ar
thur. l had fancied myself in love with
another man; but L wasn't dearest-I
wasn't. really, never, never. | was a
mere girl, only seventeen, and / was
deceived in my feelings as much as in
the character OF the man fancied my
self in love with. We were engaged,
and several letters passed between us.
learned that the man to whom l had
promised myself was false and con-
temptible scoundreL broke my en-
! gagement at once, returned his letters,
and demanded my own. He swore he
had burned them. But the man had
lied to me as should have known, and
about six months ago he forced himself
into my presence, and with my foolish
letters in his hand, demanded a thou
sand pounds as the price of them. At
! flrst refused Indignantly, but when he
threatened to take the letters to you,
and to demand his own price for them,
yielded to despair. promised to buy
my letters from him. When he was
| gone, l bethought me how to raise so
large sum: for generous as you are to
me. could not ask you for so much at
once; and besides, shrank with loath-
ing from going to you for money for
him. pawned my diamond necklace,
and celebrated manufacturer of imi-
tation stones made me one so exactly
like it that no one for moment sus-
pected the deception. There are the let
ters, Arthur; read them. They are abb
surd. that's all. But you will find
nothing in them but the love nonsense of
3 silly girl. And with q cold, trem-
bling hand. Mrs. Allonby held out the
little packet of letters for her husband
| Arthur Allonby did take them. but
without single glance ct them ne
flung the packet into the blazing fire;
then turning to his wife he folded her
fondly in his arms, and kissed her ten
Derby.
My sweet wife, could you imagine
that would doubt your word SO far as
to look at that silly nonsense-much
like any other school girls letters. I'll
be bound. But never let me know the
name of that contemplate hound. /
fear could not bear it with patience.
And now, dear, come with me to the
money lenders; will redeem your dia-
monds, and may yet be able to wealth
er the storm"
In less than an hour the genuine dia-
monds reposed in Moses Lewis safe.
and Arthur Allonby felt that ruin and
the scandal of a great though honor
able failure were averted.
Weeks and months went by; the case
was but another added to the list Of
mysteries that had baffied alike the
skill. the diligence, and the patience OF
the police.
The financial crisis had passed. Hun
dreds of men were ruined. and the
/ firms that had successfully weathered
Ehc S~la were beginning to feel calm
a and solid again. As II the tasnpasts oi
7 hard fortune had never blown againsl
/ them.
Among the most successful was tn.
\ firm Of Arthur Allonby & Co, and OF
the anniyersarY Of the great diamond
! robbery Arthur felt that he could afforC
II to repay Moses Levi, with all the usu
I rious interest demanded. and one
osI more enjoy the satisfaction of seeing
: his wife's necklace giittering on he
4 round white throat. And so he did
: although the public had no sharein tn
= display. and once more. as of old, Mr.
I Allonby locked the casket containin,
: his wife 5 diamonds into his iron safe
!. Happiness sometimes disturbs
3 mans rest as much-though not 8
q unpleasantly- anxiety and grief; an
Arthur Alionby lay awake that night
- counting the hours as they. struck, IN
: I'll al the inmates of his house wer
:. fast locked in sleep. He was Just DROP
r ping asleep when his wife sat up i
= bed, looked = moment with wide-open
d unwinking eyes at the hight light an
y then deliberately rose.
q Arthur saw at once that she was fas
a asleep. and he watched her with
a beating heart She went directly
the hiding place where be kept his Sal
"A key, and having taken possession Of i
Is took her own bunch of keys. unlocka
q her escritoire. and pressed tia knob .
4. = secret drawer; and as soon rs It VI
10 opened Arthur saw what by this tin
he fully expected to see-the stole
IN necklace. In fit of somnambulisi
ak 1 Mrs Allonby had robbed herself. an
n now, in . similar curious mental eol
.. dition. she proceeded to clear up Il
ae mystery. Very deliberately and calr
- " she restored the missing necklac
ds laying it over that already In the ca
ket; and then. having locked ever
h thing as before. she returned tlres sa
IA key andsher own keys to their sever
places. retired again to bed. and LIN
" bered IS sweetly as an infant 4 d znor
81 ing. Aaszl
n Adsy OF two afterwards the pub
n were informed that the Allonby -di
fs monds had been recovered: the detes
= ives esch received = handsome reWa
II for the energy and zeal they had d
. played; but full particulars Of the ]
e covery Of the precious necklace We
e never made public
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