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made. he went down stairs. accompanied
by Arthur. who closed the street door upon

turned to his room. and with great throb-
bings of his breast at the mysterious dan
ger be had escaped completed his prepara-
moon. Before he threw himself
upon his bed in the vain attempt
to seek Oblivion for an hour or two, be
wrote lester to his friend Jack Stevens.
saying he had unfortunately lost the money
that had been loaned to him. and begging
for another loan, which was to be for
warded to o hotel in Paris, where he in
tended to stop with his young wife for .
few days.
There is no need to describe the wedding.
Everything passed off well. and every body
in church declared they had never seen
q lovelier bride; but they observed, at the
same time, that the bridegroom appeared
far from happy. and that one of the spec;
tators remarked that he looked several
times over his shoulder. with the air of q
man who feared ghost was standing be-
hind him. His own people and his new
relatives. being In state or excitement.
did not take the same view of il: they
said he was nervous. which was quite
natural on such an occasion. Adelaide
was tremblingly happy, and che and her
lover-husband departed on their honey
moon amid the usual showers of rice and
hurting of old slippers In Paris Arthur
received from Jack Stevens draft for an
other hundred and ffty-pounds; but in the
letter which accompanied the welcome
draft Jack said he could not understand
Il saw yOu.' wrote Jack, put the money
in the side pocket of yonr dress coat and
button your Overcoat over it How could
you have lost iti Did yOu have an ad:
venture. and are you keeping it from mel
Make a clean breast of il. old fellow. L
should like to know. And If there is any
thing can do for yon while you are away
do not fail to call upon me. l am IN Lon
don for good. and am entirely at your
service" Arthur pondered over this les-
events which had occurred on the night be-
fore the wedding: and the more he pom
dered the more he was dissatisfied. Once
his young wife. who had noticed that some
said TO him:
Arthur. dear. are you happyp
Very happy, darling"
But quite happy, Arthur
Yes, darling quite happy. Why do You
II don't know-only you seem so melan-
choly sometimes
All your fancy. darling"
II suppose SO. Arthur. dear"
But the young bride was not satisfied for
all that. She was sure that her hero was
keeping something disagreesble from her.
However, like sensible little woman, she
did not worry him; no bride could expect
greater attention ard devotion than he
showed towards her. and she lectured her
self, and said that she could not expect TO
know rything about her husband ali at
once. Il shall have to study him." she
said, land when ! know him thoroughly
will make him perfectly. perfectly happy"
On the eighth day of the honeymoon
something curious happened. They had
travelled from Paris TO Geneva, and they
put up at the Grand Hotel do la Paix. The
first time they dined In the hotel. Arthur
looking mp, saw exactly opposite to him the
forms of Mr.. L. Foreman and q lady. He
turned red and white and his heart beat
fnriously. There appeared. however. to be
Co.. .l,ava. Me- L.
man looked him straight in the face aud
evinced no sign of recognition. Perceiving
this. Arthur took courage and glanced at
the lady. Again he turned red and white.
On the bosom OF the lady g dress vas AFT X ed
beautiful brooch-a stiIe of gold, with its
three little birds of ruDies, sapphires and
brilliants.
Did you think the lady opposite us was
she and her husband stood close together
after dinner looking into the clear waters
| of the lake.
Il did not take particular notice, dear"
| replied Arthur, awkwaidly.
| oh. Arthur! l saw your eyes fixed upon
Arthur did not dare confess that it was
| the brooch he was staring at. and not at
| the lady, so he diverted Adelalde's thoughts
by means of those tender secret caresses
which render young brides supremely hap
| py. But he thought very seriously. never
| thsiess "a
The lady who accompanied Mr.. P. Fore
| man seemed to be In perfect health. and she
was not young enough to be his dau I'll ter.
| by q good many years. The dreadful posi-
ton in which he had stood upOn the Occa-
sion of Mr. p. FOreman's nocturnal visit to
his chambers weighed terribly upon him.
| He knew himself to be innocent; but the
brooch which his accuser had now appro-
prIated was found III his pocket he had
taken it out himself How had il got theres
| That was the mystery that was perpIexing
him. and he felt that he could not be at
peace with himself until it was solved.
That night he wrote to Jack Stevens. and
made q full confession of how he had lost
the money, and in his letter he gave a very
faithful description of Mr.. p. Foreman.
| IF you can clear upthe mystery" he said
in his letter 'fOr heavens sake do SO. ] do
| not advise you to go to Lady Weston White
to make inquiries, for that might result in
attracting attention. which, as things
| stand wish to avoid; but do what YOU
can for me. and act as you think best for
/ the sake of your old and unhappy friend,
| Arthur" He directed Jack to reply to hi i'm
at the Hotel Victoria, Interlaken, where he
| proposed to take Adelaide after a stay in
| Geneva. He made his visit to this beauti-
| full city shorter than he intended, so anx-
iOus was he to receive jack reply. 1t was
| not there when he arrived but on the fol-
lowing midday it was delivered to him.
"My dear Arthur" Jack wrote), my
| dear, simple FRI end. my tImid. love-stricken
SWAIN. your letter astonished me, and in
! your interests set to work at once. have
| friend who is q real detectve-a real one.
| mark yOu--and when Entrusted him with
| your precious secret, and read to him the
| careful description you have given of your
savior Mr.. T. Foreman he first looked at
me in blank amazement, and then burst IN
| to a fit of laughter. BY Jovep he cried,
| when he got over his fit. that is
tricks ''' again. who is o yenr fIiend nd
| Purdy,' inquired and what are the par
tlcular tricks you refer TOT He did not favor
me with an answer, but stipulated that
should pay an immediate visit to Lady
| Weston White, and ask whether the ewels
lost i'll her house the night before your
| babe me. and learned from her lady ship
| what do you Think Why. that there were
| no jewels lost in her house, and never had
| been, to her knowledge. / did not enlight-
| en- her, old fellow, having some regard for
| your reputation for shire W ness. | went
| straight from her to my friend,
the real detective. Learn from
me. % wise young bridegroom.
that MIR. p. Foreman. alias Purdy, is
must have slipped tho brooch. (all false
stones, my boy himself into your pocket,
having previously ascertained that you
| were to be married IN q few hours. and
| that he practiced upon you rather clever
| trick which he has practiced successfully
| upon other victims as simple as yourself.
| Now come to think of it. shouldn't W on
| der if he was one of the men W ho passed us
when 1 gave You the thirty five-pound
notes at the corner of the street My friend.
| the real detective. tells me that Purdy is
one of the best actors he has ever seen. and
that his skill would beat the devil
4 himself Let us hone he will soon have