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

a few leaves from my diary: 81, v,.o..
Marion. &aicOts CHEEKY at dinner, evidently
pleased with prospect Of visit; especially Nj, had
not forgotten to invite Venus
Saturday, 31st-Down by 1000 express.
Wonder Of wonders, NJ. at station with the piehald
ponies; but she takes marvellously TO Mrs. Wal
cot Two days rain. There'n be good water TO-
morrow, OF course, when we mayn't fish.
Sunday, June Lively as usual. but take the
Walcots up the glen in the evening 70 my favoritc
spot Mr. Walcot is enraptured with the place,
Monday, 2d.-OG in the drizzle 10 fish. Really
q good day, thirty-four brace of trout Walcot
not half a bad hand. Have TO leave the women
kind at home hope they won't get into mischief,
Tuesday, Sd.-A really, good day, hftS;three three
brace and three sea-6sh. NJ. drives Mrs Walcot
over the hill to see the mines.
Wednesday, 4th.-Scssions, NJ drives the Wal
cots 10 Ulleswater. AT dinner telegram for Wal
morrow. NJ. wants him TO leave madame till Sat
urday. She consents, keeping Venus The dogs
useless as guard; heard the beast shutting in the
corridor during the night
Thursday, 5th-Venus rambling again; heard
her when stable clock struck .. Walcot goes.
Stroll in woods all morning; teach Mrs. Walcot TO
Hy fish in afternoon.
Friday, 6th.-Much as yesterday, but fish with
Mrs Walcot in morning. Drive after lunch.
Saturday, 7th.--See Mrs Walcot off ut II.
Dreadfully dull day Hope Marion anyhow won't
disappoint me; he's sure to come us asked him.
now the Waleots have gone.
Sunday, sth.-As per usual; yet SURVIVE
Monday, sth.-lIete's strange matter: Wal
cot writes that after all she did take my mothers
diamonds; luckily he found IL out immediately on
her arrival and has sent them heavily insured by
train from bennington to Penrith TO wait there.
a registered packet Of that size coming 10y post
Drive TO Penrith, find parcel, mighty thankful 70
get diamonds quietly replace In the cabineti By
greatest lack NJ had never discovered Their alb
sence,
the y did %E ns T%ISG' XII EppT Ss about
O. A. L.. ,pNAN all tVzrW
DAYS we were fishing Can't ask Nj. must wait,
suppose. Perhaps the poor thing teN the ofgln-
ming Of the craving, and concenlcd her kn99w!edge
from her husband; or, just possibly, dldnt Sc
them till no had gone. However. airs well that
ends well.
Had all ended wcllP The night after Marion
came he made many inquiries, over our pipes.
about the Walcots- and still seemed TO have an
unaccountable prejudice against them 1t was no
good 10 show how much my mother lso thought
of him. and how taking yet simple his wlfe was,
till at last grew quite warm in defence OF my
new friends, and for proof positive told Marion IN
what a straightforward way Walcot had informed
me of his wlfe's failing, and how quickly he Ind
taken pains TO remedy what had happened. Marion
listened very quietly 20 my arguments WIN ms
sphinx like face, which, only as l cOncndei, re-
Taxed into a grim smile almost more agsrnvatinE
than his former impenetraoihty.
What on Garth makes you look Ike that l
= Dear boy said Marion drily, /" II told you
You would only be more angry than you are now.
SO what's the good? '
Nav, out with it, know I'm inclined TO
champion my friends; but should NOT, you may
be sure il l had not the fullest confidence In
That is plain for all men to see and you will
be annoyed II speak out. but I'll risk that Tor
your wrath will soon blow over. My thoughts
come TO this: am not sure there Is not some
thing wrong about those diamonds
Wrong? how couh there possibly be ?
I analyZpd the thing clearly Yet. Have
ron examined the stones carefully since YOU got
them back"
To tell the truth, never thought OF il; only
lust opened the case, and laid them IN the cabinet
as quickly and quietly as possible But what could
have happened 70 them? Mrs. Waicot only left
here on Saturday and the diOmonds were back on
Monday. Whas conh have gone wrong In that
Nothing in shat time. certainly. but
Dgn't be hasty. was thinking BY the
way have those stones been seen by AN expert Jew
eller lately?'
Yes, not two months ago Some fastening ha !
come loose when we were up in London. and my
mother took them 10 Roskclls: | was with her.
and remember what the man said Of them
those diamonds examined. II there is anything
wrong. II is fun time you should know. " they
are all right, you will have Legitimate crow over
me, and you may crow as loud as ever you hkc,,
| still felt provoked with Marion. hut here was
a chance indeed a certainty. OF proving his sus-
picions unfounded. and showing that even tho
aStute Marion was not lntaiihle 80 hss'h.ch
more readily than ] should otherwise have done
"All right. but how are We 20 get them away
10 he looked at without my mother knowing
when Mrs. EastOn Is out, 0nd ostensihly Tor some
And this is what was done The man for whom
sent had more knowledge, as ] knew, than most
local jewellers and WAS safe. lie came the ncN'
afternoon and, whilst my mother WAS paving y
call examined the parure with Marion ana myself
81, at all Inn ms "A Il