The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-04-22

ahe drew her hand out Of his arm with cry OF ter
: ror Shc looked at him Na II sho doubted whether no
was In his rlghi mind.
4 lie took her hand, and watod amomcnt, trying to
"iistcn % me" he said "At the first consultation
had with sharon he gave this advice 90 Mr. Troy and
me, He said suspect the very last person ON whom
suspicion could possibly fall Those words taken with
the questions he had askcd before he pronounced hs
opinion, struck through me ~ II he had struck mo
with knife, Instantly suspected Lady Lydlardh
4 nephew Wait From that time 70 this have said
! nothing ~ my suspicion 20 any living soul know
IN my heart that II took lts rise In the lnyotcrate
dislike that have always felt for Mr. swootslr aud
dhiruiOd II ltnCcorllngy Hut went buck 20 sharon,
for all that nnd put the case into his handh llla IN,
4 vcstgnilona Informed me that Mr. Swcctslr owed
: debts " honor Ns gentlemen called thrml incurred
through lost bets, toa large number Of persons, AMI
among them % bet Of eIn lost 10 Nc llardymAn.
Further Inquiries showed that Mr. llardyman had
taken The lead In declaring that he would post Mr.
hwcttar ~ q dciauter und have him turned out
NJ ha clubs aud turned out Of the betting ring,
Ruin stared him IN the face n he failed 10 pay
hls debt IN Mr. llHrlyman ON tho last day left
10 hlmHihc day after plo note was lost ON
that very morning Lady Lydlard, speaking Ia me "
her nophcw'a visit TO her Fald' " ! had given him
an opportunity NJ speaking, Felix would have bor
ruwod money NJ me- snw n nhstacc' one moment
moro, Isabel am not only certain that Mr. Swcciar
took The nyo hundred pound note ont of the open
letter. am firmly persuaded that hc II the man who
told Lord NuthrrIcld " The circumstances under
which you eft Lady lydlnrdH house, Your marriage
"a Alr ilnrdyman might have put you IN position 10
detect The theft YOU not I, might In that ease hnvo
discovered from your husband that the stolen note
was the one with which Mr. NwcoiAlr paid his debt
Ito came here, you may depend ON II, to make sure
that ho had succeeded In Destroying your prospects
more dcpOvcd villain al heart than that man never
swung frum gullOwa''
llo checked himself NJ those words The shock a.
the disclosure, the passion ana VUhomCnco with
which he spoke, overwhelmed Isabel She trcmblod
like frightened child.
While he was stlll trying 10 aootho nnd roaasuro
hora low whining made itself heard NJ their feet
They looked down Nnd saw fommlc Finding him
self nOdc at last hr expressed his sense OF relief
hyA bark something dropped out Of His month ~
Moody stopped 20 pick n up, tho dog ran 10 Isabel
aud pushed hla head against her feet IA his way was
when he expected 10 have the handkerchief thrown
over him preparatory 20 onc o those games NJ hide
andacck which have been already mentioned
Isabel put out her hand % CarcHa him. whcn Ahc was
stopped by cry fnom Moody II waa hh turn 20
| tfemblc now, llA voice fnliorOd ~ hO mid tho
words "fhc dog has found the pockctbooh"
! lie opened the book with shaking hands betting
book was bound up In II with the customary Ualcn
dar lie turned TO the date Of the day after the rob
| bory
'rfherc was the entry "Fcllx swcctsIr Paid e5oO
| Note numbered N n 1l,bGll dated 18th May, lSiA"
, Moody took from hla walatcont pocket ha own
' memorandum Of the number " the lost bank note,
''1ead II, lsabel" he aad, ~ won't trust my Nom
ory,"
hho read H. The number aud date of the note en-
| tered In tho pockctbook exactly ooucapondcd with
the number nnd date 0f the note that Lady Lydlard
had placed IN her ettOr
Moody handed the pookctbook "a Isabel There IA
the proof O your innocence" he aald "thankn 10 tho
| dog WIN you write and toll Mr. llardyman what
' has hhppcncdf' ho asked, with hs head down aud
1 his eyes ON the ground.
' shg enswcryd him, with the bright color suddenly
lowing over her fnCol
''You ahal write 70 him." ahc said 'whcn tho time
oomea"
= "What tlme" he asked,
Hhe throw her nrnH round hlA neck and hid her
4 faoc ON his bosom "fho time, she whispered, "whon
/ 1 am your Wife
low gruwl from rOmmlO reminded them that he
toe had some claim 10 he noticed,
! label dropped on her knees and aauted her old
I plAyfollow With the heartoat kltica she had eve
' lrlyun him anrc the day when their acquaintance
began 'yop darllnR' ahc aaidl az aas put him dowr
again, "whht pAli do 10 rpward your -
Topimlo rolled over on HIS back more slowly thar
usual, IN consequence OF hia luncheon In tho tent
lie elevated his four pAwA In the air and looked aEiy
nt Isabel out " hlahfght brown cycA II ovor dog
look spoke yet T0mmlea look SAID VI have eaton 70,
| much rub my stomach"