Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-18
mbeelins R&eiste1
CAPT, SPENCER'S CARD CASE
CONCLUDED.
CHAPTER III.

x.ts sitting room at the fashionable hotel.
HWhat With the hustle Of the Custom
H,usg and the jolting Of tie cab, I've
scarcely bean a1le to look at you yet; bat
Il seems to me-" he added, as he put his
hands on his compsnion's shoulders ana
rave him a SEARCHING glance, that paoto-
Srah Won sent me at Christmas could not
Saye beeu o very god one, for l d1n,t see
In Il YOU have much resemblance 10 H.
III was an excessively bad likeness.
urcIe - said the young man candldIy. IN
fsrt Il was net good enough to send to
I'M, hint il was Ihs only one l happened
"a have by ne, and I thought you won!d
mi il be,t.r than nothing. l knew you
At one, today by your likeness to the pho
toyrspi of you l have in my room at MEG
mott How I wish George were here, that
rou miVht s,e what q fine fellaw Ee mas
GRO Fn, Hs is not much ike me-he has
blue eyes and light hair.
a. e YOUR poor fathe-," said Sir Hor-
nes. with a half Sigh. Aud now, my boy,
wa had better see atoat getting thee
packages safe Y be- to we'd" He rose az ne
sD,ks ana went to corner Of the room,
Ihere were two or thres small packing
cases and q Title icon-clamped DIX. ~
hsld uo the latter TO his supposed nePne"
tTna levels are in this. Would u gFa'iy
YOU t. have q peep at the RANGES neck
lacv?'
HIS nsphew's sparkling eyes were a suth-
rant answer, and carefully licking TIE
door the Old General took q small Key from
his watch chain and unsastened the box OF
which the lick was Of peculiar construction:
He removed some wrappers and displayed
tha nacklsc, and several ornaments, bes.oe'
numbe of unset stoIes. Bsr5aric as Wa]
the style of some of the jewels, sccordlngto
We tern ideas, the size and lus re oil ths
stones made it evident that they were OF
urfat yalue. The younger man took up the
diamond necklace and passed it through his
fingers, With manifest admiral Oh,
beautiful stones, are they not?' said
Sir Uoyace. Tine cutting and polishing
Ieaye something to be desired, bat a good
isWeler Will soon rect fy thai, ard they
shs al be equally divided between You and
George, with the exception o. the necklace,
which is destined for tie first BRIDE
eithe- your wife or Georges. Those
cases " continued the General, 'cDntlaa
few yaluableI l especially prize, while the
residue Ct my plate will arrive with the
heavy luggage tC- morrow. l Intend to
give then all, with the jewels, into the
care Of tie ho'el manager, that he may
put then into the strong TO om for tonight,
and in the nO,nilg We will t&ks tSen to
the bank"
The other turned p:rcep:ibiy pale.
Don't you think it rather q lisk TO IN
trust such valusb'es to the tender mercles
IF an utter stranger, uncle? The strong
room might be broken into and robbed tbs
Fery night"
"IdSn't think i likely, " said Sir Horace,
smiling. The strong room here is Gulran-
teeI fire and thief proof, and constantly
Co7taius property of great value belonging
to visitors. 1 shall be glad to be I'd OF the
responsibility. These diamonds have been
q Perfect nightmare to me all the way
home" =,
"IfI might be permitted toadvise urcle,'
ssii the y,ung map, 81 think it would be
better not to call anybOly'5 attention to
the fact that you have any valuablss with
YOU at all. London thieves have such eN-
t~raordinary ways Of getting information
that they might attack Us even in broad
DAYLIGHT to morrow as we ere taking the
ieTels to the bank. Lat us have the cases
0uietly carried 10 your loom, or, better
still, to mine, and locked up in a wardrobe
for TO night without telling anybody about
them. Tnat will be the safest course.
"Why would you rather have them in
your room than mine?' asked Sir horace
rather sharply.
"BaCalse, uncle, I am young and strong,
and in case Of any alarm l should be better
able to defend myself. Besides, l don't
like 20 think you should suffer from any
anxiety. Lst me take the burden on my
own shoulders for once" pleaded the young
man respectfully.
Sir Horace popdsred.
"There is the risk of fire. In the strong
room there could be no danger OF that"
"But, on the other hand, you must call
the attention OF the hotel servants by haV-
ing tie cases carried there" urged his
sham nephew.
well, my boy, that's true; and 70
doubt you know more Of English ways
than | do, after being Abroad so long,
said the old ian at last. You shall have
It your own way, aud keep the things in
yo1r room for TO night. II the bank had
not been closed l would have taken them
there at once. Let's have q lock at your
room"
Nothing could have been better adapted
10 the purpose, for it WAS close TO their
sitting room, and isolated, at the top Of q
short flight of stairs, from the main passage.
The old Generals practiced eye st once
took in all the advantages of the position.
II contained q massive wardrobe, deep
enough to holi all the cases, if they were
piled cns on the top of the other. Sir
Horace tried the lex, which was Of sound
construction, and gave his nephew per
mission to carry out his sug ~sestion. The
two men carried the cases, which were TO!
heavy, into the bedroom, and carefully ar
ranged them inside the wardrobe, after
which the supposed Godfrey took out the
key aud put it in his pocket.
Now" said he, tIiumphsDtly, SIS they
left the room, with tire bedroom door
also locked, and the key in my pocket, III
venture to defy all the burglars in London
until to morrow
Hs accordingly fIstare1 that also, and
they returned to the sitGirg rocm.
And now let's order dinner, " sad 81
Horace, ss be seated himself once more.
The youthful imrostrr walked to a win,
dow snI stood looking down at the thvong
hurrying along the street below. 1t ws>
still broad daylight, for it was not seyen
O'Clock and the days were az their lor 4st.
Bat IN reality he srw nothing of what was
passing before his eyea. His heart YVES
beating msdiy with the anxiety to carry
ont his &c ign without exciting Sir HOr,
secs suspicious. Prscticed hypocri:e rs he
WAS, his power were strained to the ut
most Ia had nsyer vet nj ava6 fnr Such q