Telegram-herald., 1890-02-09

-Wal. hers ! am. Dr. QUA drive
saead zld .eE - hags ifT
q 3aa1ed ~ zsk you Z. While voa
1srs aI 80 raleh lsst uizht. yoo saN
anyUning - . .aEgs signsE ri1g ~irh a
crest and alogpo engraved ca r-s stone.
d4 nol. Unless yoa mean ths aEs
Mr Ma.t.aad wore.
The very onet Yoa noticed EAas. did
yo4F
Il noticed hs h4d sgnsthinz 4 the
Al1 GA Us lefE hand uaen hs came
coaa.
And .E was aoEasrs ~ - found after
yoa s=ls seay foa uay remember
you we're ci-znllz 4lll shaping tai lsad.
s-ld thought you aigill lave accilen--
al removed q 4l gllg time.
The reflection Is noJ pleasant ere,
Dr. Gum. sad Perry, Eirh aA zngry
Lgl- m .he Glue eyes.
Pardon ae SIR Perry pat il 4wk-
war4l7. out G-sln o. reEeetlon Is a4I-
ever Mlsa Nal-ili mentioned yaur e,-
forts Ee restore rles.-4 sslElellll % cea-
scl1-sless aI1 together we searched the
suia a1d rte door aftsF ~ had p-l alm
safely o. oef ana discovered tns loss of
ts- r.nx Isis one O. ahlch hs arr1ehss
ID sullI value. ald as loss has IFeFed
4pea 1Lul Wals 1 know very vel you
could AK have t-e ring. ! Was asked T.
ascertain b. you remembered seeing It
alI 80 e4IaaLsh the truth q Alr Aait-
llai re-lef t..at j. VS. on bis finger
when ls went - that ROOM.
F.. es-
iag GA lis h4ad after be was carried %
tle sa,4. II would surely have attr2c5ed
Llr attention while chatting H."
..ILe rarlor haA ana piazza have been
swept and searched. / am told by this
note and the doctor Indicated o little
ulisslse be- held ia his alId. wLereat
Perry's t4ce d.t cot brighten 'aud with
10 success / was asked 70 inquire oi
you. al4 II !. has annoyed you. as / in
fer by your manner. pray let mat be
my apology Then l arm 70 say you saw
i- when slr Maitland entered the room.
but NOT aSaluf'
Precisely; unless you choose 70 add
. your correspondent that the next
time / am associated with missing prop
erty at Dunraven / would prefer 20 be
Questioned direct, and not through .
third party"
A quiet smile shone for an instant on
the doctors grave face:
Il fear that have not accomplished
my mission very Dramatically. Mr..
Perry, and am sorry 70 have vexed YOU.
The colonel tells me. by the way, that [
ought 70 say 10 you that the reason I
was 80 long N reaching your party last
night was that | was detained attending
- another case-one OF our own men.
Good evening. sir and, raising his
forage cap, tho doctor walked slowly
and with dignity away, leaving Perry
TOO surprised 20 speak.
The colonel told him % tell mel" was
Perry's wondering soliloquy at last.
Then I suppose he must have told the
chief some story 70 account for his being
away" Il was pretty evident from the
Young fellows manner as ne entered the
house that the story was not one which
struck him as being entitled 10 conf
dsuce or consideration.
ON the table IN his little sitting room
lav a dainty note. l. was not the first
he had received under that superscrip-
ton. and he had not been slow 20 open
and read them. II anything, tho cloud
upon his forehead seemed 20 deepen al
sight OF IL lie picked it up, looked I'M
patiently a, the address, hesitated a mo
ment. tossed it back on his desk and went
into the inner room lie would not read
10 now; it was almost parade time; he
had 70 barhs and change his dress, fol
after parade he was % dine az the quarters
cs an infantry friend, and Capt. and
Nrs Lawrence were 70 be Of tho party
Already It was noted that when any os the
few Infantry people az the post gave ,
lttle tea or dinner az which only eight
or ten were gathered together, the Bel
knaps we're not invited on the Eame even
ing with Mr. Perry, and vice versa Wher
Parke came in, whistling and singing
aud banging doors and making ali man
ner Of ulcouth noise In the eXuberanc'
" his spirits. bs bolted into Perry's do
main. as was his wont, aud begin = rat
ting comment on TIE events IF tho day
"Rv tha --sv ia broke in Suddenly
eve can't both go TOMORROW, and 81 y
pose vou want to-
.(r1 wheres
"Whv. ore with the hounds. to-mor-
rows tna day. you know
Perry gave q whistle Of perpiexity.
TIE colonel bad promised the ladies that
.tere Should be a rum this very week.
Au tae ieel hounds o.; t1e c4valrv bat-
aIon vera to be o1-. and a.l che officers
vho cou.i oe spared from ths DAYS du-