New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-09

Marion did not laugh now he was too much
concerned about my obvious distress and annoy
ance. To find ones idols so utterly shattered was
a stunning blow; but had 70 arouse myself for
there were others 70 be considered What on earth
was 10 be done? The Original stones were worth
many thousands OF pounds; did not IKE uat
loss but the prospect OF my mothers trouble. when
the truth became known, veXed me Infinitely more
Anyhow" said Marion az last, let us keep
IL quiet for the present. | have no doubt hir
RawSthorne will shy nothing about It To any one
Rawsthorne, whom he had known for yearS,
promised silence, and am sure he kept his prom
jse After he had gone Marion said
II don't know exactly what made me suspicious.
EXCERPT the conviction that I've seen that woman
before and in connection with something thar
wasn't straight. YOu said there wnsnt time TO
get those stones changed between the Saturday.
the day Mrs Walcot left Earnshaw: and the Mon
day when you got them back PUT how u ~
wasn't Mrs Walcot at all who took them on the
Saturday, but he on the-which day did lie 90 ]?
No: on Thursday by early train
Well IL he took thfm on the Thursday, he
could get them changed by the Saturday night:
no doubt he had the false ones ready or some.
where within easy reach-frmi1qh am. mos,
likely: he posted them. yoI said. In bennington.
But how could they have got the diamonds
I made one more struggle in my uuwilingneSs to
believe; II don't think that they were out OF
sight az all. except perhaps when dressing Tor
dinner. and at that time my mother wonld herself
be dressing In the next room With the intervening
door open and when they Sd T S 10 Yopr bed
room is next the boudor: did you hear any one
enter or any noise p
Nothing; sleep soundly-by the way, yes but
did. / heard that wretchrd Venus snufling about.
and told Mrs Walcot in the morning that Venus
not much 10 depend on for guardian. The
creature ambled about So
What did she say?'
Nothing that remember
q BE sure lac got hold Of them. then. and took
the dog either to give warning or 90 ahOrd an
excuse II be were found at that side OF the house
by saying The dog had shipped out and he lad FOL.
lowed 70 find her pretty piece Of work you VIII
have 70 get them back II you go AZ him straight
he will declare the stones are ms his wife brought
them, and that you not acting a gentleman
should-that Is where he will have youth suR-
costing that they have changed them. SO often
husbands have sold their wives diamonds and
substituted paste that bc can easily insnuate that
you have had them changed yourself 20 spend on
lars, without the mater. your agent. your banker,
or any one being the wiser. and he will say you
have taken advantage of what he told you as q
trusted friend: he can make out spccious case.
and q man OF that stamp can invent other hctiOnS
hardly less annoying, Mrs. Wacot stayed alone
with you think you said from the Thursday
sll the Saturday. ] suppose ron don't mind
spending q hundred or two over tho business, IL
you can only recover them Pm
Certainly, and twice ~ much for the thing
never 10 have happened. can hardly persuade
myself even now that they ccnd be guilty Of such
knsyerys
Marion said no more, but laid hold OF Brad
shaw, and dispatched telegram, the -npiy to which
gave o plausible excuse for his goiI of the next
morning, and since I whk too uncomfortable 70
rest quietly at home said / would 20 with him
Eox tsRes or four days.