The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-12-04

IL found there was nothing to be
gained by keeping watch on the gentle
man you mentioned, sir, so / went TO
Scotland and tried back from there.
AS soon as / worked on my own lay /
found out all about il. The lady went
from Calendar TO Edinburgh, from Ed
inburgh to London, from London to
Folkestone, and from Folkestone to
Boulogne."
glanced at Carriston. All his calm
ness seemed to have returned. He was
leaning against the mantel-piece, and
appeared quite unmoved by Mr..
Sharpes clear statement as to the
route Madeline had taken.
"Of course" continued Mr.. Sharpe,
Il was not quite certain was tracking
the right person, although her descrip-
ton correspondent with the likeness
you gave me. But as you are sure this
article of jewelry belonged to the lady
you want, the matter is beyond a
doubt"
"Of course" said, seeing that Car
riston had no intention of speaking.
Where did you find it?"
1T was left behind in a bedroom of
one Of the principal hotels in Folke-
stone. l did go over to Boulogne, but
after that l thought l had learned all
you would care to know
There was something in the mans
manner which made me dread what
was coming. Again l looked at Car
riston. His lips were curved with con-
empt, but he still kept silence.
why not have pursued your inqui-
ries past Boulogne?" / asked
For this reason, sir l had learned
enough. The theory 1 had concocted
was the right one after ALL The lady
went to Edinburgh alone, right enough
but she didn't leave Edinburgh alone
nor did she leave London alone, mol
| she didn't stay at Folkestone-where
found the pin-alone, nor she didn't &c
10 Goulogne alone. She was accompa.
MED by young gentleman who called
himself Mr.. Smith; and, what's more
she called herself Mrs. Smith Per.
haps she was. as they lived like mar
| and wife"
Whether the fellow was right or mis-
| taken, this explanation of Madeline!
disappearance seemed to give me wha
can only compare to a smack in thu
face. l stared at the speaker in speech
ess establishment. IT the tale he tolt
20 glibly and circumstantially was true
| 'arnyNall for @ 4 a,
belief in the love or purity of woman
Madeline Rowan, that creature of
| poets dream, On the We of her marriag
With Charles CaTiston, to fly, whethe
wed or unwed mattered little, with an
other man! And yet, she was but
woman Carriston-or Carr, as she onl,
knew him-was in her eyes poor. Tn
companion of her flight might hav
won her with gold. Such things hav
been. Still
My rapid and wrongful meditation
were cut short in an unexpected way
Suddenly i saw Mr.. Sharpe dragge,
bodily out of his chair and thrown o.
to the floor. whilst Carriston, standin
over him, thrashed the man vigorousl
with his own ash stick-a convenien
weapon, so convenient that l felt MI
Sharpe could not have selected a site
more appropriate for his own chastise
mept. So Carriston seemed to thin
for he laid on cheerfully some eigh
or ten good cutting strokes.
Nevertheless, being a respectable doc
tor and man of peace, was compelle
to interfere. l held Carriston's arr
whilst Mr.. Sharpe struggled to his fee
and, after collecting his hat and hi
pocketbook, stood glaring vengefull
at his assailant. and rubbing the Will
such of the wales on his back as h
could reach. Annoyed as felt at tn
unprofessional fracas, could scarcel
help laughing at the mans appearance,
I doubt the possibility Of anyone loob
ing heroic after such a thrashing.
ITO BE coNTiNuED.'