Telegram-herald., 1889-10-27

sn2eehed tie diamond ~ that aaoment
he Las failswea it upi exclaimed
Roland j ald naI sell you. dla l. q tTl-
fling least what eI the TIME the1sh ht
. tTlring-thIng oocarred - ] soa INTO
tbs train Al WestnlnsteT. / gos inIo
wASl ! shought was an empty carriage,
rather stupid tAlng h - under thS
circumstances. now ] come - thank II
H., ana surls, burly ssrt ~ Soostnorei
pecrea IL. hesitztea and ghen sent away
Wei, the os.Tiass Wa noI empty, Tor
Was no sConsE II II 1la&n ] saw = rough nly
dressed fellow, ~ hO l0oked more Like
third class passenger, slttlng opposite
he remained very guist. bat al tie ne1I
station. ST James goE out while was
reading the paper Dat as he passed ile
sid those identical words. " hers i
JlmY / see II II had not been Tor two
OF three men getting Ia there, lac would
have attempted - sune NE, OF give ms =
blow Oh the head. foT he bad bag of
tools OF something of the sort with hina
He'd lost his oplsortuEity, and - tried
again. Bun how Ia fortunes name ali
he get in here
lie must have bribod some one. said
AoT6. Now We must lose TO lime la
setting the detective on the track though
/ cannot think what he was about g. lei
such thing happen He is not much
good.
Her husband ruefuny told Der Il SiF
Nerediih's suspicious. "Oh. il is plot
E she exclaimed. those two are accom-
piices Now had better ~ home. and
yol and SIT Meredith Walton pct your
sapieut heads together over this affair.
AS this was clearly tie best plan, he
saw her safely OF, and then sought alr
Meredith The news that the great
Orange diamond had been stolen E1a
meanwhile spread ahroad. and Dee was
beset with questions and offers u assist
ance.
Nora could not think % going a. bed,
and although lying 10 herself that lt
was foolish thing q 30, considering aA
the circumstance. sat down ID write a
long letter 10 that wandering "Jlnl Ola
the other side Of the Atlantic. Their re-
lations had become genuinely fraternal
since those ridicu - happy old days.
and she left the cover open in order 10
put in the latest intelligence of the dia-
mond and q kind message from Roland.
While waiting for the carriage. Eer
husband had added one more touch 10
the strange tangle that had the Orange
diamond for its central clew. That panied
wistful query, Where is jim! had
struck the chord Of an old memory in
him also. His cousin Jim LArose had
4. 4. o..
He and Jim had run evenly IN the favor
and affection Of old Aunt Sabinn, who
had quarreled about the spoilt ducks
her prize, pampered ducks. Jim had
been idle and extravagant. spOilt as a
boy, unable 10 learn that this world was
not made expressly for his benefit; final
ly, after many wanderings. had been
last heard of at Cape Town. After that
long silence.
Roland resolved that the very next day
he would write kindly 10 poor old Aunt
Sabina. and put on foot proper inquiries
after the missing jim
Sir Meredith Walton was not a man
10 lose an important moment. Minutes
count in such case as this almost as
they do in getting out fire engine. Roy
atty having checked the exit of Mr Cadd.
"the detective" he and Ii Che arrived al
the entrance door at the same instant.
Mr. Gadd sauntered towards the wide
open door. his crush hat in his hand. ana
threaded his way through the ioungcrs
that swarmed about it, An orange girl had
edged so close that peering forward she
could look well into the ante-room of that
world of color and brilliancy. where the
ladies were beautiful wax dolls. and the
gentlemen's hair was parted SO nicely.
The blazing light streamed into the open
air and showed up the dark, round. bold
face, and basket of bright oranges. NJ.
Gadd addressed her in a tone half per
emptory, half good natured
Come, he said, ''this is pretty impu-
dent of you wriggling in here; now run
away, my good girl"
She answered him saucily, and hccas-
uslly took an orange In each hand. and
PLAYED with them. while brief fire Of
chaf was exchanged. Suddenly begrew
tired Of it, tossed back the oranges, and
putting on his overcoat slipped out.
Ii Che had seen his master in bat and
overcoat close by Not a glance passed
between them; tho Chinaman followed
the detective, and once, in the deep shad
ows OF Exhibition road, turned his bead
to see II he was. as he expected, also pr
the track ct Mr. Gadd, but Sir Meredith
was nowhere 10 be seen.
That gentleman had followed, with his
peculiarly swift, quiet stride, the very
ordinary figure Of the orange girl, who
was swinging along In business Ike
fashion down the Cromwell road. As
he passed her he was STOPPING TO light
bis cigar. Ills long arm, bent for this
purpose. came in sudden contact with
the girls shoulder; she rceled and spake
out her wrath; be clutched az her and
the basket, and stood somewhat absurd
spectacle with three or four Of the or
anges in his hands his unlit cigar be-
tween his teeth.
They were nearly al upset, he re-
marked oalmly. 4 must apologize for
my awkwardness. Let me assist you. ="
Hc pocketed the fruit be held. and stoop-
ed with a swift long armed movement
TO gather up those two OF three that had
rolled out The girl stared wildly at
him and fell into = storm II abuse lie
pulled half crown out n his pocket.
looked at It deliberately. while she vas
demanding her property back with every
ugly word she could command
The even tramp of a policeman be-
came audible. IN an instant the girl
changed her tone burst out crv-