Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-10-06

days ago when the old house was
full OF visitors my master dressed to
receive his guests. j helped him. and
fastened diamond solitaires in lis
linen cuffs Later on in the night he
rang the bell OF his dressing room and
1 answered it | found him there.
trembling in every limb. He asked
me for brandy and | gave it TO him,
| Then saw that his coat had rent in
| it and that the white liner cuff had
been torn from one OF his shirt-sleeves
had been torn right across and was
gone with the solitaire. Ho told mo
that he had boen for II stroll in tho
park. that he had met a poacher and
had had struggle with HIM. But he
would not listen when | offered to go
and find the solitaire.
Hiram West unrolled the shapeless
bundle and held up. so tnaJ everyone
could see it, black coat with n rent
in it, Then he he'd up white sleeve
from which cuff had been torn.
That is my evidence" he said
superintendent hapman, he added,
force open the dead woman hand
aud take from it whatyou lind there.
The super .ntendent knelt down in
the grass by the dead woman's side,
and amidst the breathless suspense OF
the bystanders opened the cold hand
and drew from it torn cuff fastened
with diamond sollt,.ire. Hiram
| West took it from him.
"lou shall see he said. how
thread 4 Is thread"
lie put the cuf in its place. 1t
fitted exactly. A groan rose from the
crowd.
Every one who knows Sir Carlos
Carew will recognize the solitaire
found in the dead woman's hand; and
if thoe should be any doubt it look at
the initials IN the gold at the back
{, c. The same letters are on each
diamond of the set
No one spoke, but all eyes were
turned upon the tall pale-faced man
who held the dropping figure of wo-
man in his arms
Now, when tho nece' sity arose for
il the spirit o. the Carsw5 came back
TO Carlos He raise his head proudly
and The color rushed back 10 his face.
- ave you any more TO say" he
asked lIiram Wo3t; and his tOno was
so full Of contempt that many who
had pronounced him guilty in their
hearts wa,crel.
Il say this-l giie Sir Carlos Ca
rev in charge for willful murder -
was the reply. Il see a wedding ring
on the poor girls finger Heaven
only knows whether she was wife or
whose wife she was. Never mind;
have sworn TO avenge her Superin-
tendent W. Ii you replace in her hand
what you took from it. and there let
it remain until the jury has seen it:
And now remove the maa-that muir.
derer. | will appear against him
will bring him TO his death as surely
as n brought about hers
Two policemen went up to Sir Car
los and stood one on either side. Then
the little crowd swayed and opened
and n beautiful girl passed through it,
looking neither TO the right nor TO tho
left, and LAID her hand on Sir Carlos
arm.
1T is false Carlos, she said pas
sionatey. You have loved me ani
| love you. Nothing will ever make
me believe that you are guilty
| am proud to proclaim my love
for you. and my firm be.
lief in your Innocence. And the two
fair women chung TO him lovingly.
Il must do my duty. Sir Carlos. y
said the superintendent Il must take
you in chargo."
Il am quite willing to go with you,
replied the bdr0dat You need US
no force. Eut let mo speak to ny
mother for a few moments before go.
Il do not know whether | can let
you do that said the superintc ldenl
doubtfully.
Il shall not keep you long. Yol
can stand at the door OF the room. Dc
not think have any fanciful notion:
of making my escape. | pledge you
my word us gentleman TO go will
you wherever you wish me 20 go; bu
let me see her for five minutes first
After a few moments hesitation the
superintendent gave his consent. Men
were raising the stiff 81 eut figure rev.
erently; it was TO be carried TO Lynn
Mavis to await the coroner's inquest.
The crowd were slowly dispensing but
groups OF weeping women and horror
stricken men still stood about The
baroness had gone back to the house
in unutterable dismay. but Lady Gladly:
kept near to Sar Carlos The sigh'
and tears became loud bitter sobs and
cries rs the nournful procession. con
sisting OF the master of FirhoIme with
his three stern guardians his mother
and the girl who loved him passed
within the portals OF the house.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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