Telegram-herald., 1889-10-27

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fo1sl4 c,lrlals sa,e-l--sil * sEsL--E.s lza
zramnar. parpgruug - e1a1e from
certain Jlan friee. from south AlEle4.
gf4ina q hrsef aaa vague Inle.igeuea ~
fIse se..rh ~ jan Larase. uaeu he ha1
known 80 tbs dtl1si1 nalls. lerz.
hsrsaftsr. from yolFs respectfully, E11
Iefs rsleh - ae desired The conclusion
esas t14s tie letter WAS q very Little
s1ge
Hse e.. Is was the last point ~ GER
tisy slrh Nr and 3lFs. Bitter
..Ceas.n jim rs undoubtedly dad. al
~ass q aoo1 for notl-llz fellow and Ia
a. sl1lifgn q giee tlsy entered into
possession
.-Is.aember said the warning voice
~ Nr Green. should Mr. LaTose tugn
so. al arrears VIII have % 1e pad Up
~Ra.4ad. sad Nora, '-ths Osanze dLa-
niaa1 las lost q fortune for IS il you
fl8 aut-en tls HighL of tAe ball EhaE
LIST vil q poor AunL saoina's Wo1ll Dot
have been made
-Well cear. Care say we are a. weil
without 1@ respoai-d CoL Cannocz
F4tleF rle-l-ly.
SIX ulll.hs passed bY bringing no news
of ths lost 5eNeL 4 letter came. loW-
ever. frau NcIas -Jlm in Colorado.
which afforded her intense pleasure. lt
r94s a Perfect volume, but the pith of &c
aas that Aora's letter had arrived when
be- was GA the eTe OF committing himself
O. some lauI act u folly 20 Which lie
darkly limited. and it h4d proved tie
turning point You saved me and an-
orheT. De wrote "our obi Lle in your
dear oil home rose up before me as viz
idly IS though / vas ia the midst of it
again ga, l0 have always remained
ny ideal woman, YOU have again proved
ny guardian angel IL had been so long
since had heard from you thai had
dcspairel of ever seeing your handwri.-
i1g again, etc. etc.
After an, said Nora, "the Orange
diamond has done one good deed 70 put
against lis sins"
Car DARK December evening az about
7oclock. Sir Meredith Walton, followed
by II Che, was walking down one Of the
smaller streets opening out Il the Ful-
ham road
\ projecting door made a shallow
recess OK deep shade. Wait there,
said SIR Meredith, aud the Chinaman
instantly drew up and became a still,
Tat shadow within this space. Ills
master crossed over and walked up
the street, turned. walked down,
turned again. Il Che remained blot,ed
out in the doorway, and twenty minutes
passed by.
Then a small door opened, and the
broad sh0uldsr cred. siouching figure Of q
man emerged into the street. Ii Che
softly extracted himself and followed
tho heavy stcps OF this individual. Sir
Meredith promptly crossed the road,
raped at the same door. and waited q
few moments. Then the door was opened
about an inch.
What DO you want nOw?' asked O
wOman's sharp voice; i wish you would
let me be. IL wouldn't take much to
make me call the police"
Sir Meredith insinuated the tip Of his
bamboo cane within the crack, and IN
the most engaging tones said: Pardon
me, Mrs. Pershore but il Is l, Sir Mere
dith Walton. hope YOU viii not give
me in charge. but kindly let ne in
The door quivered; it was plainly the
lady's first impulse 10 bang 1t. but the
bamboo was there. aud some other senti-
ment prevailed. FlinGing wide open the
bhstered door, Noras ex-maid, Pershore,
looking very far from trim and dignified
as when she was in Mrs. Cannock's serv-
ice appeared.
She stared ~ her visitor with a
blanched face OF terror.
'Sone one told YOU l was living here,
suppose. SIR: she said hoarsely, my
old name not being on the door plate"
"Of course YOU married when YOU left
Yrs. Cannock," he said cheerfully, mo
doubt; but happened to see you. May
I I come ins"
Without waiting 70 be pressed he on
tered the narrow PASSAGE. and PershOre,
shutting the door. followed him into a
minute fusty parlor.
Il have gone into the millinery busi-
ness. she observed. Her manner had
her couple az dummies as though hoping
TO find support from their presence.
kindly sit down, suggested Sir Mer-
edith; Il want 4 little talk with you.
To come at once 10 the point, it is about
the Orange diamond"
She E2vean Involuntary gasp and then
.eil into weak weeping.
Il thought. when first I set eyes on
vou. you was a terrible man. sir. What
should ! know about that ghostly brooch
that lost me The best place ! ever was in:
Nrs Cannock's figure a pleasure to fit,
and very comfortable downstairs. Yes,
it lost the place because I had spasrns
when I knew it WIS stolen. and Mrs.
. Cannock was so particular she wouldn't
keep maid subject 20 the Mysteries"
Besides. YOU knew an about &c." said
Sir Ner dirh. with his eyes going like a
spiritual scalpei into The womans brain.
a suppressed sL~iek Was her only an
sWer
"Now.~ sli3 he. con my advice re-
ward IS offered bT Messrs " for the
f recovery Of the diamond through any
+ one who was not the actual thief You
/ were neither the thief nor the mur-
f drrer-
The murderer she cried You don't
/ dare suppose '--
No." be went on. cas- I inst said
/ you were MT concerned in tie murder
+ % Joshua C3dl on The contrary. it up
I set Your plans Therefore If you re
store tho diamond you viii not only hs
let off punishment. lut receive tine re
ward. lol are at present in a very un
plsasant position. terrified. and possihly