The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-24
OF his unea siness about his club debts. In tho

Of his uneasincss about his club debts. In tho
middle Of tho night he heard soft tread pass
his door. SO he rose. and. locking out. was sur
Y along tho passage until she, disappeared
into your dressing room. Petrified with as
Wea IA tho anf
come OF this strange affair. Presently III
emerged from tho room ngain. and In w.
light OF the passage lamp your son saw W.
She passed down tho stairs, and no. th1fnG
what passed In the hall beneath. lilo saw her
tho WINDOW hand t the
to her rSa iS quite close to
AS long as she was on the scene no could not
take any action without horrible exposure Of
that she was gone he realized how err Gushing
misfortune this would be for you. and how al!
i,mportan,t It was to set it. right He rushed
ran down the lane, where he could sue a dark
tried to got away. but Arthur cnught him. and
there was a struggle between them. your lad
tie ohs ssS MS son Sir
George and cut him over the eye. Thcn ,some-
thing suddenly snapped. and your son. finding
back. closed The window. assended to your your
room. and had Just observed that the coronet
desvoSinr Is strsighten Il when you I appeared
It PSSs s lsss sss Pc tho banker
dsss.ysI your War mes, thanks lie fSaa not
traying one who certainly deserved little
enough consideration at his hands. He took
sSs view however, and pre-
whom ha ss we ess wny shs ss pd Hsd
minutes The dear fellow wanted to Su see eff ths
gls How cruelty have misjudsed him" "
Holmes. at once went very carefully round
Ind fallen since the evening before. and also
Impressions passsd along the tradesm s
NTH but found it all trampled down and in
s nFe sse % The ey door, IT. hat
stood and talked with man whose round i'm
prssslon s., on one i side showed that he had
been disturbed, for the woman had run back
swy t. The deer by the deep
had waited a littIe and then lad sono away. !
thought s hs maid tho and time het that s might
and inquiry showed that it was. so. passed
round the garden without seeinE anything
those Of the police but when got into the
stable lane very long and complex story was
written IN the snow IN front OF me.
man. and a second doubts line Which 'De saw
with delight belonged to man with naked
had told mo that the latter was your son. The
first had walked both ways. but the lat;
ss had in T aess ov na e bis foa
Of the boot il was obvious that he, had
PASSED sn after eand thS Gh shcy led TO bo tf Sa
away Wills waiting. Then walked t to 9I the
down tho ane ' % saw WSsre Boots had faced
round; where the snow was cut un as though
had ood anf ~ WheEe
was not mistaken. Boots had then run down
the lane. and another, little smudge Of blood
WRen no came to the high road at the other end
found TINT the psytsneent had been cleared.
On onterns the H house o. s S
the hall window with my lens. and could At
where the wet foot had been placed in coming
opinion as tow to What had oeeurred. man had
waited outside the window. some, one had
brought him the gems the deed had been
thief had Struggled with him. they had each
tugged at the cor9net their united strength
have effected, He had returned with the
but lss In the OF
it who brought him the eoronet?
e. 1t is an Old maxim Of mine that whom you
truth. Now knew that it was not you who
your niece and the maids. But II It We're the
maids. why should your son, allow himself to
be accused in their place. There could be no
ever, there was an explanation why he should
retain her secret-the more so as tho secret
that you had seen her at that window. and how
she had tainted on seeing the coronet again.
e be- w6o Ws her coned
erate?. 4 lover evidently. fol-, who else could
outweigh, the love and gratltude which she
little and that your circle Of friends was very
limited l ono Blt among them lem was Sir George
must have been he who wore those boots and
retained na, the missing gems: . Even though nc
might still fatter himself that no was safe. for
the lad 9, not say word without COM
pW ei your our owl own I good sense will suggest
shape OF a loaier to Sir Georges house. man
learned that his, master had cut his head the
night before and finally, at tho expense Of s!x
cast OF shoes. With these / io1rneyed down
to stresthnm. and saw that they exactly htted
saw an addressed, yagabond In the lane
Precisely. 1t was l. found that had my
man. 80 came home and changed my clothes.
II was delicate part which had to play then;
FOR l saw that q prosecution must be avoided
to avert scandal. and knew that so astute a
villain would gee that our hands were tied in
course; he denied everything, But when I
gave hin every particular that had occurred.
server from the wall. know my, man, how
he could strike. Then he became little more
reasonable. l told him that We would
give him price for tho stones ha
leld l. thousand pounds apiece ThatbrouGht
out tho first signs OF grief that he had shown.
Why. dash 1t allr said. no. I've let them go
at Et90 for the three soon managed to get
the address Of tho receiver who had them on
promising him that there would be no, prose-
cution ON set to him. and after much chat
iSring got our stones at u thousand apiece.
Then looked In upon your, son, told him that
al was right. and eventually got to my bed
about o. o,eioSk after what may call really
"A day, which has saved England from n
great public scandal" said tho banker. rising.
You shall not lind me pngratefu! Tor what you
nil that have ever haard NJ NOW I