The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-21

| VI course ne ought, L SalQ. WOulQ
not have contradicted her for worlds.
"And you know I am to be married
next month, and Aunt Alice in Dublin,
who is getting my things, says as it is to
be a winter wedding am to be married
in white frise velvet, and I did think
the diamonds would have looked so
lovely with it, wouldn't they?'
agreed, of course.
'But shall never be married in them
now" she said with deep sigh. "And
l was looking forward to the wedding so
much, though 1 dare say I did tell
naughty little story when said I was
not to Ralph the other night. Of course
Ralph is still left" she added, as an
afterthought, ''but it won't be so per-
feet, will it?'
was morally certain Charles would
have to give them mp, SO said, reassur-
ingly:
Perhaps you may bemarried in them,
after all"
4 ''Ohr' she said, clasping her hands to-
gether, edo you really think SO? Do you
know anything? 1 have not seen Ralph
since to ask him about it. Do you think
we shall really get them back"
81 should not wonder"
''Oh! Col. Middleton, see you know.
You are clever, wise man, and you
have found out something Who is it?
Do tell mef'
"Will you promise not to tell any one?''
''Mayn't tell Ralph? tell him every
thing"
"Wen, you may tell Ralph because he
knows already; but no one else, remem-
Der. The truth is we are afraid it is
Charles"
There was long pause.
81 know Evelyn thinks so," said Azure
liza in a whisper, Though she tries not
to show it, because-because"-
Because what?'
'Well, of course you can't have helped
seeing, can you, that she and Charles
had not seen it; indeed had fancied
at times that Evelyn had leaning to-
ward Ralph, but / never care to seem
slower than others in noticing these
things, so / nodded.
"And then, you know, people can't be
married that haven't any money, and
Charles and Evelyn have none," said
Aureha. ooh! am glad Ralph is well
off"
A light was breaking in on me- Per-
!. haps it was not Charles after all. Per-
haps-
II am afraid Evelyn is very unhappy
!; continued Aurelia Her room is next to
mine, and she walks up and down and up
. and down in the night. l hear her when
am in bed. Last night 1 heard her so
; late, so late that l had been to sleep and
had walked up again. Do you know
and she crept close up to me with wide,
awestruck eyes-''I am going away to-
morrow, and l don't like to say anything
to any one but you; but L think Evelyn
. knows something"
miss Derrick" I said, beginning to
suspect that she possibly knew good
deal more than any of us, and then sud-
denly remembering that she had been on
, the point Of telling me something and
had been interrupted. I was getting
quite confused. She certainly would not
/ have wished to confide in me if my new
/ suspicion were correct. Considering
? there was mystery, it was curious how
everyone seemed to know something very
particular about it.
Yes replied Aurelia, nodding once
: or twice. II am sure she knows some
thing. l went into her room before
l luncheon, and she was sitting with her
head down on the dressing table, and
/ when she looked up saw she had been
crying. don't know what to say about
it to Ralph, but you know"-with a
shake of the curls-'' though people may
think me only a silly little thing, yet T
, do notice things, Col Middleton. Aunt
, Alice, in Dublin, often says how quickly
l notice things, and l thought as you
were staying on, and seemed to be a
. friend, 1 would tell you this before
went away, as you would know best
, what to do about it.
Aurelia had more insight into charac-
ter than had given her credit for. She
, had hit upon the most likely person to
follow out clew, however slight, in a
case that seemed becoming more and
more complicated. | inwardly resolved
that / would have it out with Miss Der
j rick that very evening. Lady Mary now
J came in and servants followed shortly
I afterward with lamps. The, dreary twi-.
, light with its dim whirlwinds of driving
snow was shut out. the curtains were
r drawn and tea made it's appearance.
} Evelyn presently returned and. Charles
also, who cfVi1ly wished Lady Mary
good morning, not having seen her till
then. She handed him his tee without
word in reply 1t was evident that
she also was awafs' OF the robbery, and
it is hardly necessary to add that she
Suspected Charles.
"How is my fathsr?' he asked. taking
,, no notice Of the frigidity OF heEmanner.
HE is asleep at,this moment" she re-
piled. Ralph is remaining with. him"
He is better then. I hope?"
she Is in very critical state and is
likely to remain in it. Els illness was
quite serious enough without having ii
increased by one Of his own household. !"
!. "Ah! was afraid that had been the
! case" returned Charles. ''I knew you
had been doctoring him when ne was
out of sorts yesterday. But you must
not repruach yourself, Aunt Mary. We
, are none Of Us infaiible. No doubtyou
acted for the best at the time, and dare
say what you gave him may not do him
any permanent injury"
IF that is intended TO be amusing. :"
, said Lady Mary, Ter tea cup trembling
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