The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-09-07

ZION was carried on in such low tones as
to be inaudible to them.
If Detective Clarke had been aston
ished by what had passed. he was doubly
SO when, few hours later, after an in
terview with the chief OF police and
Messrs. Vanneck & Blackmore, Harold
Darlington walked out of Scotland Yard
o free man.
"a mistake, that is all No blame to
you; you are in every way exonerated.
The charge has been withdrawn, was
all the information, CURLY given, that
the detective received from the head of
his department.
"Ill wear that he was the man,
though" said Clarke, naturally nettled.
"Why,' he stopped abruptly, he told
me as much in the train. Confound his
impudence! What can it meanw
1t was not every man who would have
dared to speak thus freely. but Detective
Clarke was a valuable and privileged
officer.
s'What can it mean? Why, simply
that for once you have been gulled. You
may think what you like. SO may we.
But when the very firm declare that we
have got the wrong pig by the ear. what
can we do but let the fellow go? Though
the likeness to the description batfied me
as much as it did you, own But adj
wise you to let the mstter drop. a still
tongue makes wise head"
A few days later the worthy detective
received fifty pound note by post. He
never discovered the sender, but made a
shrewd guess as to the source whence it
came, and wisely resolved to bury the
memory Of his strange adventure at Ire
Yarroek in Oblivion.
On leaving Scotland Yard Harold Car
rington jumped into a hanson, and di-
rected the man to drive as fast as he
could to Messrs. Bolton q Bankers, the
solicitors whose names had appeared in
the mysterious advertisement in The
Penzance Herald Q Is 2 Hes y
The senior partner started when Har-
old was shown into his private room,
but his visitor explained his errand in a
few words. When he had done speak
ing he laid long thin slip of paper on
the table. It was check for five thou
sand pounds. He then drew another
sheet Of paper from an envelope and
handed it to Mr.. Bolton, asking him tc
receipt and sign it.
It ran thus:
Received the sum Of e5.OoO in discharge of all
liabilities on the part OF Mr. Hubert carewe to thu
f4,- Va n
Solicitors to the above.
Harold folded it up and put 1t in his
pocket with sigh OF relief. The cloud
that had hung over him for years rolled
away as he did SO.
seThis conduct does you the highest
honor. Believe me, am proud to know
you, Mr. began the lawyer.
'sCarrington, please, interrupted Har-
old with smile. .'By the by, there is
one ting more have to request of you.
An anonymous letter was sent here, after
the appearance of your advertisement in
the Penzance paper, so Mr.. Vanneck told
me. He has empowered me to ask you
for it."
Harold's voice was stern, for a faint
mixing Of the truth had begun to dawn
on his mind.
1--WE inserted the notice in many local
papers, especially those Of seaport towns
It was worded carefully, for until all
chance was past of MIR. Hubert Carewe's
temperance, we did not wish for more
publicity than could be helped An odd
coincidence that you should be-that
the likeness should be so striking"
Mr.. Bolton bent a keen glance on Har-
old. The shrewd old lawyer had at once
OWNED his secret.
Harold saw this, but turned the sub
ject with distressed look.
.'The letter." He held out his hand
for it. When he saw the writing, all
the color rushed in dark red flush to
his brow.
.'Traitress!' he Missed between his
strong white teeth, but SO low that Mr..
Bolton did not hear him.
'.Thanlrs," he said quietly, aloud.
"Mr. Vanneck said / might have it.
Good-by."
In few moments he was again in the
hanson and driving to Cromwell Road,
South Kensington, with all speed.
81 must see Beatrice and get her to go
down to Treyarrock with me, if she will
My poor darlingl l cannot bear to think
of what she may be suffering Well, it
will not be for long; and deeply as Olive
has injured me, win spare her, for
Madge's sake My sweet little lovel
What will she think when she learns
who Harold Darlington really Isl"