Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-26

NDNil nave Dttll the cause Vi my ldtueI ;
DEATH said Grace; and then she re
membered that bitter cry of Lady Darnel's,
those awful words spoken by the lips of a
sleeper: My fault, my fault, murdered
him."
! How strange that those self-accusing
words, uttered unConsciOusly, should be
echoed now by Grace, waking and sen
tient.
mo, | will not believe it," she said
presently After all, there is no evidence
to so upon. There is no real ground for
such hideous suspicion. believe that
pcsr creature fell down somewhere, i'll or
/ dS 'ng, and that he never came to Darnel
Park"
You may be right, Grace. My view of
the case was only a succession of conjec-
/ lures. should never have thought Of it
if that man from Scotland Yard had not
set my wits at work. There is something
infectious in the maneuvers of these peo-
pie. Only | thought it right TO tell you
everything, more especially as you insist
upon considering yourself bound to this
adventureT.'
Il insist upon acting as a woman OF
honor should act answered Grace, with a
heroic air.
aIi YOU tuHsiutE lOuIStli DOuuu 10 u
beggIir,n
releases me. know he would release me
from my promise If | could only see him
and tell him everything"
Indeed! There is something that he
must be told, them"
Yes" murmured Grace, hanging her
pretty head.
T.J ,Iot I, h laa ha.
his hands, and kissed his goddaughter's
forehead.
My pet, | begin to understand" he
said. Il suspected all through that
weary dinner that you had some
found out at last that frank,
known since childhood is better worth low
ing than an unknown foreigner whom
you met by chance in a picture gallery"
-Mr. Colchester was walking in the
- -Jbery with me this afternoon" fall
tered Grace, land he asked me To be his
wife. 1t was very, very sudden; and he
took me so by surprise that I'm afraid |
allowed him to think that am rather
fond of him.
What was it you said, Grace
1T was not anything said to him. 1t
was only my manner"
"Oh, said the colonel, 'it WAS your man
ncr was it, There is good deal in man
ner. And | suppose by the time you left
the shubbery you had engaged yourself
to young Colchester, in spite of your
promise to the Frenchman.
"iou insist upon your mean opinion Of
me, cried Grace, stamping her foot mo,
did not engage myself to him. | told
him that | could never marry him. |
tried to tell him that | did not care for
him. but my lips would not speak the
false words. | know now that do care
for him, that the other was only foolish
ipfatuation, of which have good reason
to be ashamed
al am glad you have found ont the truth
at last, Grace. Now, my darling, you
mustn't fret any more. Leave everything
TO Providence and your old godfather.
Hark, there are wheels coming up the
avenue. Who can it be at such an hour
The doctor paid his last visit before din
ner."
II was Mr.. Penwern in a fly from the |
village. Col. Stukely hurried back to the |
house, dreading, yet eager, to hear the |
detectives account OF his investigations. |
-'aA- Il was shONh IA INTO LH6 ",
where the colonel found him closeted |
with Dora Darnel. who had not lost a
minute in going TO him.
We'll, Mr.. Penwern. what's your
lews!' asked the colonel, taking the case
Dut of DOra's hands
The detective had an idea that the
money and the authority were both on the
side of the lady; but there was that in the
Afghan hero's bearing and tone which
,ould not be sighted
MY afternoon has not been unprofita-
Die" answered Penwern. Il have got the
of them-and believe am on
he right track for the man"
Indeed said the colonel, feeling very
He had hideous dread
II publicity for that little episode of
traces school-day life, dread which was
Intensified by the circumstance of Col
hesters proposal l.
"fes, think am on the right scent this
ime. The bills had an immediate effect,
Host people had heard of Sir Allan's
wound, but the robbery of the notes was
Jews to everybody. distributed the bills
With my own hands, and the villagers at
Those shops / left them had all a good
cal TO say about the trouble at the great
ouse. The old woman who keeps a gen
raj shop-groceries, clothes, boots"
Mrs. Mopp," said Dora.
Mrs. Mopp. Yes, that's the lady. She ,
lsisted on my helping to spell through ,
ne bill fom beginning to end. When
he came to the part about the notes, she $
ecame tremendously excited. Il wouldn't I
lind laying a wager it was that scoundrel ,
id it, she said. What scoundrelp asked /
'Jaker,' said she, and she had such a c
'oted idea that ought to know all about i
Ir. Jaker that could hardly in duce her B
tell me anything about the gentle @
an n
He is a very disreputable person., said
ora looking up at the colonel n L
'acher, a man who has been in prison Il
ore times than any one can remember y
e lives half in and half out of prison.
eople are very kind To his wretched wife
I'd children, who are always in a state of
But last year he turned
wage and set himself deliberately to an
y Mr.. Colchester and the hunting men d
shot number Of foxe,, and waylaid
e hunting people when they were draw
z their covers, and used most abomina-
language; and since then he has been :,
together an outlaw, and his family are "
Owed TO starve. 1t is considered an u u
ense against every member of the hunt u
give them so much as loaf of bread q -
Not man likely TO be changing a go :.
te, honestly come by" said the detect W
:.
DO you mean to say that Jaker has
en- changing go notes97 hi
He changed one at o'clock yes Ii
day morning at Mrs. Mopp's shop, VI
lere he bought himself a regular m
.-out - boots, corduroy suit, flannel u
rts, pilot overcoat, sou'wester Mrs. az
,pp had not done SO big line for wears. 10