Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-11
FIFTH INSTALLMENT.
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stand?" Ia"
man gives to other people to keep for him, "
suggested Warren, with faint smile.
The color mounted again to the traveller
cheeks. -
for yourself. Mr.. Warren he exclaimed,
with wavering control of his passion; 1.-The
diamonds 1 am speaking of are mine as
much as they are Freeman'S, and tell you
plainly 1 wouldn't trust the honor of any
human being who saw them and found an
opportunity to get them. I'll tell you more;
they have already caused contention and
blocdshed; nothing, understand me, nothing
shall stand between me and my recovery
of them. I have right tondemand what
you know of Dutton?"
And I've right not to answer"
Careful! I've told you my determine
ton" '.r ~ To- .st.
Mr.. Golding" said Warren slowly, you re
getting on your high horse again, and I've
great mind to kick you out of the house"
The traveller heaved a great sigh and took
a turn across the room and back
Don't" he said, ut will be much better
If we can understand each other. Shall we
postpone this discussion until after the doc
tor comes? 1t does neither of US any
good"
Il don't quite see the use of postponing
or continuing either" responded Warren
THE only thing is 1 amt going to stand
here and be accused of crime. You ought
H.
I've no right to make an accusation yet, +"
admitted Golding. in a pleading manner.
I've been hasty but you must see that by
and-by something's got to be asked about
how Freeman came to be almost murdered
and how that cabin was set on fire, and
Golding stopped abruptly. His reflections
were leading him again straight to an ex-
preston of his suspicious as to Mr.. Warren.
questions will be asked, and it beats me to
know who will answer them. We may as
we'll let the matter drop for while. l ain t
much good on argument, but l can see that
If you hold the whole world in distrust SO
Tar as these diamonds are concerned, you re
not exactly singing me out for insult in
suspecting me of stealing Them
didn't say" began Golding, when the
&c or opened and Elsie peered timidly in.
She had been there alone from the time
when Dutton had been laid on the bed in
the spare room and viii had rode off to
bring the doctor. The excited tones of
Gold1ngs voice after the villagers had
gone AID her fathers quieter but not less
earnest replies had come to her as vague
uncertain warnings of danger, as thunder
rumbles In the distance before the storm
breaks She had caught occasional words
but not with any connected meaning She
was trying not to listen, and Golding's
historical exclamation about loads of dia-
nerds was the only thing she heard that
promised to throw any light upon the sit
uaticn. And far from clearing it these
words only made the situation the more
PEI picking and trouhlous.
What could diamonds have to do In
Granite, where all but murder had been
dGne upon the person of strange man,
whose presence had thrown her parents
into extreme agitation. Elsie thought that
| 1t would be hard enough to bear it if only
she knew something about it, but to be in
ignorance and be condemned to sit in the
kitchen by herself with so much excite
ment raging in the house that the atmos-
phere itself seemed to Jingle with it was
intolerable. She had wanted to run to
her father when first the voice in the sit
ting room became passionate, but she had
restrained herself, Influenced by the very
plain desire of her parents to keep their
trouble from her, but as the moments
passed the loneliness of the kitchen be-