Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-19

Dear tllH occurrence hlliA III llluu'. vi
dear child, you do not act so well off
the stage as on it. There is some
thing on your mind. People don't up
set water at dinner and refuse all food
except pellets of pinched bread for moth
ing. What is it?"
Evelyn sank into a chair and covered
her face with her trembling hands.
Eyes, | thought So" said Charles,
kneeling down by her and gently with
drawing her hands. Come, Evelyn,
what is it?"
Il dare not say" And she turned
away her face and tried to disengage
her hands, but Charles held them firm
ly.
lis it about what happened last
night?" he asked, in tone that was
kind, but that evidently intended TO
have an answer.
yes"
''And do you know that am suspect
ed?"
starting up.
YES. /. Suspected by my own ia
ther, So if you know anything, Evelyn
which | see you dot is your duty to
tell us, and to help US in every way you
can
He had let 90 her hands now and had
risen.
Il don't know anything for certain, "
she said, "but-but she soon shall.
Aurelia knows and she is going to tell
Ralph"
Miss Grant" l exclaimed, "She
knew nothing at tea time. She was
asking me about it,"
1T is since then" continued Evelyn.
Il went up to her room before dinner to
ask her for fan that had lent her. She
was packing some Of her things, and the
floor was Strewn with packing paper and
parcels. She gave me my fan, and was
going on putting her things together,
talking all the time, when she asked me
to hand her a glove box on the dressing
table. As did so my eye fell on piece
of paper lying together with others, and
instantly recognized it as the same that
had been wrapped round the dia-
mond crescent when Col. Mid
dleton first showed us the jew
els. should never have no
ticed it-for though it was rice paper it
looked just like the other pieces Strewn
about-if | had not seen two little angu-
lar tears which | suddenly remembered
making in it myself when Gen. Marston
asked me not to pull it TO pieces, which
| suppose ! had been abSently doing.
made some sort of exclamation OF
surprise, and Aurelia turned round
sharply and asked me what was the mat
ter. As did not answer she left her
hacking and came TO the table. She saw
i'm a moment what | was looking at. !
had turned as red as fire, and she was
quite white. i did not mean you TO see
that, she said last, quietly taking up
the paper. Il meant no one TO know
until had shown it to Ralph. Do you
know where found it?' and she looked
hard at me. | could only shake my
head. was too much ashamed OF a
suspicion | had had to be able to get out
a word. i am very sorry continued
Aurelia, but am afraid it will be my
duty to tell Ralph, whatever the conSc-
0uences NAV be. ! have been thinking
it over. and | think he ought to know
am going to show it him tonight
after dinner and she put it in her
pocket and then began to cry. did
not know what to say or do. | was so
frightened at the thought of what was
coming. and as the dreSSing,bell rang at
that moment ! was just leaving the
room when she called me back.
~ can't come down to dinner she
said i hate Ralph to see me with red
ewes. Tell him | shall come down after
ward. at 9 o'clock. and that | want to
see him particularly; only don't tell him
what it is about or mention it to any
one else. did not mean any one to
know till he did.
.She began to cry afresh and | made
her lie down and put a shawl over her,
and then left her. as 1 had still to dress,
and knew that Aunt Mary was not
coming down. was late as it was.
Is that all?" said Charles, who had
been listening intently.
AL" replied Evelyn. 1--WE shall
soon know the worst now"
Every SOON" said Charles. "Ralph
NAV come in here at any moment.
EVELYN and Middleton, will you have
the goodness to come with me?" And he
led the way into the hall.
We could hear Ralph in the next
room humming over an old Irish melody
with an impoverished accompaniment.
Now, show me her room, SAID
Charles, ''and be quick about it.
Evelyn looked at him astonished, and
tben led the way upstairs along the
picture gallery to another wing OF the
house. She stopped at last before d
door at the end of the passage, dimly
lighted by a lamp at the further end.
There was light under the door, ana a
bright chink in the keyhole, but though
we listened intently we could hear
nothing stirring within.
"Knock again." said Charles TO
Evelyn. LOUDER" as her hand failed
her.
There was no answer As we listened
the light within disappeared.
Bring that lamp from the end OF the
massage. ".said Charles to Evelyn, ana
she brought it.
"Hold it there, he said, "and you,
Middleton, stand aside.
He took few steps backward anu
then flung himself against the door
with his whole force. 1t cracked ana
groaned, but resisted.
THE lock is old. 1t is bound TO CO.
he said, painting little. 1870,
"Really, Charles" l remonstratGa-
ga lady's private apartment! MISS Der
rick. wonder you allow this
Charles retreated again, and then