Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-05-01

"You will DO Clergyman YETI whis-
pered the sick parent There is good
living In tho family, Charles. shall
live to 500 the Rev Charles Danvers IN
surplice, preaching his first sermon on
the Ninth commandment"
"At any rate he Is practicing the fifth
under difficulties at this moment" said
Marston, as Charles WINGED and turned
his back on tho parental sick bed.
/ "Como, my boy, we are losing time"
"Will somebody have the goodness to
restrain Middleton if he gets cxcitedI"
said Charles. al am afraid he won't
hio part Of what have got TO say"
Nonsense, sir" replied with warmth.
II hope can restrain MYSELF as well rs
any man, oven under such provocation
us have lately received Eou may de-
pend on me, sir, that
1--WE lose time" said Marston, seating
himself by me and cutting short what /
was saying In IN exceedingly brusqpe
manner. Come, Charles, you should
not be interrupted"
But he was. interrupted him tho
whole tiIno ia spite Of continual efforts
On tho part OF Marston to make me keep
silence. am not tho man calmly to let
pass black insinuatonS against the char
actor Of friend. No; stood up for
him. an glad to think how 7 stood up
for him, not only metNphorically, but in
tho most literal sense Of the term for l
found myself continually getting mp
and Marston as often pulling me down
again into my chair.
Gam to speak, or Is MidaletonY' said
Charles at last In despair. Il will do u
solo, or viii keep silence; but really l
am unequal to duet"
"Sir George" said Marston, "will YOU
havo the goodness to desire Col. Middle
ton 20 DO silent or to leave the room un-
I'll Charles has finished Ills story"
l was justly annoyed at Marston' 5
manner Of speaking Of mo, but as had
no intention to leave tie room and miss
what was going on l merely bowed in
answer to civil request from Sir George
and took up en- attitude Of dignifed ST.
lerce felt that had done my part in
indicating my friend, and aftor all no
one evidently was accustomed to believe
what Charles said.
AS I was saying" he continued, 81
suspected Carr from the first. did not
like the look Of him, and I purpOsely
pumped Middleton about him last night
at supper.
nearly burst out at the bare idea of
Charles daring to FAY he had pumped
INC; but, as will be seon, he could twist
anything that was eaid to such an extent
that it was perfectly useless 10 contra
dict him any Longer. said not single
word and he went OH
"All Middleton told mo confirmed me
in my suspicious. Sir John had been
murdered tho night before Middleton
sailed for England, whisper of the
jewels having no doubt gone abroad.
Carr cnn1e on board next day and made
friends with Middleton. Whether he
had anything to do with tho murder or
not God lnowsl but he found out--nay,
Middleton opsnly told him that he had
jowcls OF greet value in his possession,
which he carried about on his person.
Carr was the only person aware Of
that fact. What follows? Carr has Mid
dleton'a address in London. Mid v,ton
goes to the house and finds that his sis
ter has moved to the next street. That
house to which he first went Is broken
into AMI tho poor woman i'll it is
murdered or dies Of fright that same
night. l mention this az coincidence
number one. The following evening
Middleton, having by chance left the
jewels ut homo, dimes and goes to the
theatre by appointment with Carr.
Unique cab accident occurs, in which
middleton is knocked on the head and
rendered unconscious. Coincidence mum
Der two Miss Middleton's house is
broken into that same night on Middle
TOMS return TO it, Coincidence number
thTee, When put all this together las.
night, remembering that Carr, by Mid
dletOn's own account, was tho only per-
son aware that he had jewels Of great
yaluo in his kooping, felt absolutely
certain (as feel stilD that he had ac-
ceptod tho invitation and come down
from London eolely fo1 the purpose OF
stealing them. 1t was pure conjecture on
my part, and l dared say nothing be-
yond begging Ralph not to leave the
jewels in the library-which, however
hQ did. went straight OF to my room
when the others went to smoke, but !
did not go to bed. Tho moro I thought
it over the moro certain | felt that Carr
would not let slip such an opportunity;
the more convinced that an attempt
would be made that very night. did
not know that he was not sleeping III
the house, but knew Ralph was at the
lodge. 30 l could not so and consult with
him as should otherwise have done
thought Of going to Middleton. whose
room was close TO mine, but on second
thoughts gave up the idea. am glad |
did. At Last determined would wait
till the house was quiet, and that then
would go down alone and watch in
the library In tAs dark. lay down
on my bed in my clothes t.
wait, and then-I had been W
most Of the night before with Denis, ]
was dead beat with acting and dancing
by i'll luck I fell asleep, When Invoke
mp found tomy horror that it waa close
on o'clock. l instantly slipped OF my
shoes and crept out OF my room and
down the stairs. could not get to the