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

warmly, and tell him to come and see
me again in town. watched him spin
ming down the drive in tho dog-cart,
little thinking how soon / should see
him again, and in what circumstances
1--WE shall have more snow" said
Ralph, coming indoors. ri feel it in
the air."
General and Mrs. Marston were the
next to leave, starting an hour later and
going in the opposite direction. 1 saw
Marston turn aside when his wife was
taking leave of the others and go up to
Charles. The old hand and the young
one met and were locked tight.
"Good-by, my dear boy" said Mars
ton.
Don't CO., said Charles. without look
ing up.
81 must, said Marston. II am due at
Kimberley tonight, on business; but"
IN lower tone, 81 shall come back to-
morrow, in case I can be of any USE
They were gone, and was the only
one remaining. 1t has occurred to me
since that perhaps they expected nae to
go, too, but l never thought Of it at the
time. had been asked for week, and
to go before the end of it never so much
as entered my head.
There was no chance OF going out The
early winter afternoon was already clos.
ing in, and few flakes Of snow were
drifting like feathers in the heavy air,
promising more to come. Every ono
seemed to have dispersed-Ralph up
stairs to his father, Charles out of doors
somewhere in spite of the weather.
remembered that had not written to
Jane since I left London, and went into
the library to do so.
As l came in saw Evelyn sitting in a
low chair by the fire, gazing distracted.
~ into it. She started when she saw me,
and on my saying wished to write some
letters, showed me writing table nea1
the fire, with pens, ink and paper.
''You will find it very cold at the big
table window" she said, looking at il
with its broken drawer. a chink open
with visible shudder.
| installed myself near the fire, talk
ing cheerfully the while, for it STRUCK
me she was a little low in her spirits
She did not make much response, and
was settling down to my letters wher
she suddenly said:
"Col. Middleton"
Eyes, Miss Derrick"
81 am afraid 1 am interrupting YOU
writing, butt
looked round. She was standing up
nervously playing with her rings. ''But
I know am not supposed to-but
know what happened last night; Aureli,
told me-"
cit is very sad, isn't it?'' I said. "Bu
cheer up. I dare say we may get them
back yet" And I nodded confdentially
at her. GIN the meantime, you know
you must not talk of it to any one"
''Do you suspect any one in particu
lar" she asked very earnestly. coming
step nearer.
hardly knew what to say. Carr,
need hardly mention, had never sus
pected for moment; but Charles-Mars
ton had evidently believed what Charlie
had said, but I am by nature more eau
tious and less credulous than Marston
Besides had not forgiven Charles We
for trying to incriminate Carr. No
knowing what to say 1 shrugged m,
shoulders and smiled.
"You do suspect some one Them
'My dear young lady" l replied
t'when jewels are stolen one naturally
suspects some one has taken them"
$50 should imagine. Whom do yol
naturally suspect
could not tell her that I more thai
suspected Charles.
81 know nothing for certain" l said.
"But you have suspicion"
81 have a suspicion"
''She went to the door to see if it wer
! shut, and then came back, and said in
whisper
$50 have l."
Perhaps we suspect the same person?
1 said.
| She did not answer, but fixed her darl
eyes keenly on mine. l had never no
, ticed before how dark they WERE
I saw then that she knew, and that sh
suspected Charles, just as Sir George hat
done.
l nodded.
Nothing is proved" I said.
II dared not say even as much as thi
before" she continued hurriedly. ''It /
only the widest, vaguest suspicion.
have nothing to take hold Of 1t is 81
horrible to suspect any one: but
She stopped suddenly. Her quick ca
had caught the sound Of a distant ste
coming across the hall. In another mo
ment Aureha came in.
care you there, Evelyn she said. &c
was looking for you, to ask where tn
time table is. want to look out m,
journey for tomorrow. Ralph ought t.
do it, but he is upstairs" with littl
pout.
"You ought not to have quarreled witt
him until he had Il lie it out for you,
said Evelyn, smiling at is avery eros
journey, isn't it? I me see. You ar
going to your uncle in Dublin, are no
you? You had bettl- go to London ant
start from there. It will be the shortes
way in the end"
The two girls laid their heads tegethe
over the Bradshaw, Evelyn's dark, sof
hair making charming contrast to Au
reia's yellow curls. At last the journe,
YVES made out and duly written down
and a post card dispatched to the uncl
in Dublin.
'Have you seen Ralph anywhere?
asked Aurelia when she had finished it
Il am afraid I was a little tiny wee bi
Cross to him this morning, and l am s.