New-York tribune., 1891-03-01

took the parcel from my aunt rocco mc as caSe s Which
recognized with horror the moioo0o ' ~
/ knew contained the helriooAs; ddrossing Aunt
Phoebe. ,.,,, NJ, aunt's lips, but her
eyes were fixed and her voice seeneu 10 c'Nie "i'"
difficulty: ,,, 7 acclaimed She does not
l,ro,y what She is saying
2tnd who am l." he continued, still address
ing ,TEc I1S J,lI5t Professor Dmitri Sclamowsky."
And What is this?" indicating the morocco
case. ,.,
~You make them a present to me-"
Scemows,y 1e, opened the case and took out the
Jc|eA,Sb handsome present certainly" he said, turn
ing to me with smile. .,;,o- co bor
| I was speechcSs. There was soWethihs 80 hoI-
rihIe in my dear Aunt PhOebc'S SCI 'acc ana "Iue-
nnen stony ewes something so Welrd Ih lhe ulin
room with its one miserable hui,p sOi,;;i.Chins
So moclingly fcndish in SclamowSHNe a. nS
eyes as he stood with the DIAMONDS HasnlDs ahn
t;vinkIing in his hands, that. though l sIGIe
for uttcrancc | could not succeed III ai'lcu'"uns
a single word. r,o,ocjro tho din
,ronds i'm thcjr ease and closing II sharply the
experiment is concluded, and 50 say he s'rPpcu
up close to Aunt Phoebe ana mao w i&M" e., .ii's
raseos with his hands in front 0i hcr lace.
66uivcr ran all over my aunt's iigire NH' sWayed
and would have fallen If ! had hot ru9hcu lot
ward and caught her in my i, aImS' ,o-ror and be.
She looked round NJ Inc WIFI "i4"i anu 'e
Where am /. Ezohcth?" shr stan'mcred, and
then locking round. she cansh, slsnio 90 9i Sc'uio"
sIv What is the meaning ol ms -, .Co..
Never mind Aunt Phoch"," | Said; Come
home. and will tell you all about IT. -.,
Aunt Phoebe passed her h9nH Oyer nGt eyes, Eyes
ScamowSkys face 20 the lcwelry ease III MS halmS'
What was TO hc the end of it al? ! nad i, Ger. M
tainly hcardmy aunt distinctly gle oh,S n'H nddd nf,
under such circumstances held good iof mo-
mcnt? lie evidently saw the query III nv lace;
lyon jg&fe me d even sha @'[C rScd % ms an r mpos %
Tor. Won think ne a rogue and S"indl"r.
Ucrc ARE var Jewels. madam" Ec said, turning
70 AUNT Phocbc shn i .DIng Gc o[s cIpcrmcnt c 9a5
nrnvcs TO Vol, that rs yonr poct SAYS. " here are
more things in heaven and earth than are 'feamt
don't undrrstqnd it all" said Aunt Phoebe,
pitconsly. rs she mechanically took the morocco
ease into her hands
come home with me as quickly rs YOU can for
| WAS fcvcri-hiy NJ Nous 10 Cscnr' from TINS
housc-from, this mas with this horrible, terri.
lie bowed silently to u> as hurried Aunt
Phoebe out Of tho roo9u : hUt rs ] was cong down
Tie stair an irIcsl t-olc impulse came over ne
to look back. -
lie was standing On the landing politely hold
inc tho little lamp 10 th.t might see our
way down the uncy'. IRREGULAR stars, ana 'ar
light fell upon his isP". was '"' expression
saw upon il one Of Triumph. or orc Of defeated
dishonesty? could Got sly. Even now, though
/ have thought it ~ over and over till my
head has got dazcd ara confused cannot make
mn my mini whether ne Lad hoped hr means
Of his strange ncsugric power, - obtain pos
session Of thr Ans.rs her diamouds--a DESIGN
only frustrated by mt unloclic!-lor appearance
or whether his action was 9lto"c'hcr prompted
hv n determination tH demonstrate and vlndicatc
the truth Of the phC Homcna connected with his
science.
Sometimes I lean - one view somHiiEcs to
thc other ! have row toti TIE facts of TO case
simply and without cN'l 'lS,erction l'St Is they
occurred. and NV readers must nudge for them
selves whether Dwiiri SfsmovNtv vas. IN inc
matter of Amt Ihoclc's he rocme. a dis'upoinied
swindlcr or . triumpha.s cnthus.ost-tThe Ar