The Irish standard., 1896-11-07


bong il Is. " W the low
we have 60 ablished friendly relations.
may ask at ttiirtst - iil.n1ly re-
4 sisted sEniy en q = Of your being
searched % s4 #.' s3s
because my lord" answered, II
have such = terrible witness of guilt in
my pocket II D..
whist was ii, : observed the noble
man. III
.'only this!" I repEsd. handing over
the replies 4 ~ a5
Silence IN the room was only broken
by the faint ticking Of e small Frenc b
I, clock. II am astounled,' cried the
nobleman. Surely this is my mimi
ture. Yet, no! My own is slightly
stained by the wet grass of the rosary .
To- whom does it belong p
81 am ignoran t. was my answer. 1T
has been in tho hands OF a. dealer for
sale, and one Of his clients is eager to
ascertain how it came to be pain ted"
ssWho is that p was the inquiry.
II have no knowledge" ! replied.
''Well,'' observed the nobleman, II
would pay a handsome reward to fint:
out the history. OF the thing. Have you
any key to unlock the mystery"
No. said; ''but ostlileely Cracls-
enthorpe has. May I put him through,
{: ton in your presence ~
s'By all means, y returned Lord Mount
falcon; ''it may prevent his being
lodged in Jail. That unlocked door, in
the blue gallery has revealed what a
grossly dishonest fellow he is. Ask him
what you please"
Sam Crackenthorpe, fearful of being
prosecuted by his master, answered
every question put The examination
rs near as ] recollect. was as followe:
sWell, Mr.. Crackent thorpe, you know
this fac-simile Of the miniature you as
serted had in my pocket7"
eyes, 49,. 1850
.sWho painted it?'' g ~. y
'sMr. Moule."
'Where?" r
.s1n my ~sitting-room." sss
sWho cbtained his services?"
81 did"
"At whose request ?"
"A lady came to see, thegallerie ssff ter
Lord Noun tfalcon went off to the Med.
itea.ranean.' ~
"Her NAME"
"Miss Wincaunton."
"W!here did she see tbs original rnin-
iature?" 49,. ..l..
"At Mosle1n, the jewelers., in Pic
cadilly."
''What story was told the miniature
painter to blind him?''
''That his lordship's sister secretly
wanted a copy" ~.
GLOW came Miss Wincaunton TO wish
for a copy? ?"
because she so admired the likeness
Three months afterward Mr.. Ather-
stone and / witnessed the ceremony of
the marriage at St. Georges, Hanover
square, between Lord Mourntf alcon and
the beautiful Lady Susan brewster. A
rival, Miss Wincaunton, had insinuated
the nobleman was in love with her. pro-
ducing as proof the miniature she had
obtained under such mean and crafty
circumstances. Lady Brewster re-
turned Lord Mountainous picture in 8
fit Of anger, believing the falsehocd, and
broke OF the engagement. On Mr..
"A ulleISLCuC cUi4Aii ILiS<htiHS LllCt ioSts
of the case Lady Susan became recon
ciled to her cid lover. +-
After the ceremonial was over Mr..
Atherstone took me out for luncheon.
Later on, dallying with cigar and =
bottle Of clareh, the art dealer said:
;. II think we are in duty bound to drink
The health Of the bride and bridegroom.
We did it in bumpers.
''By the by" continued my old friend.
n shall run down the week after next
.u Shrewton court, for Lord Mountfal-
con told me he had fitted you up capital
quarters as the now keeper Of his art
galleries. "-Lloyd's London Weekly.