Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27
CH.ApsrEls NNIl.

G!ali" carried II shaded night lamp in
llcr hand and the light fell oM her face:
it WAS marble white. with II livid fire in
the dark eyes. This WAS the cup of her
vengeance. ami she WAS drinking it.
".:hnil you commence your search for
tn" brown pcrlict!,ook Euw?' she said to
Lady Vernon. and the answer was yes"
II think You are right: let me see the
lrt,rr again. %I.cnorc-:a brown pocket
book with a silver c%lnsr-and that holds
the secret: it is wcrtl, looking for. Where
do you propnse to lcok!"
Il think Sir Cyril generally keeps his
papers all iii the library" l.cnorc nm
swcrc,i: "Slall we go t%fcrr!:'
Thcy went; the library WIS all in dark
ness. and t;ladic lighted the lamp.
Now" she said. "we hav. light. we
shall seq. Let us begin with the cscri-
toire and 20 on through the drawers"
On" by one patiently they opened each
drawer; they searched each little pigeon
hole: they opened desks. rc"cptacles Of
all kinds. but there was no sight OF amy
brown pockctbook.
Miss Bcaton was surprised to see Lady
Vernon look mp to her with the brightest
smile she had seen on her face for many
days.
"G!adir.' she cried. "ln you think Cy-
"a NaS jcsiin:s? There is no pockcthook
here. and it looks To me as though. in
decd. he wore testing with mo"
"LoolS through the drawers on the tot
lot table, she said: "%I.cnorc. gentlemen
have 81 knack of filling them with odds
and ends"
Patiently enough Lady Vernon Went
through them with the saine result.
There is Ito such thing in the room.
Gln,iic." she cried II, last: and again Il
CLEAN of hope cam" to the aching heart.
when Miss Benton took the bunch of
keys from her hands.
Are these Sir t'yrii'> kcys:." she ask
ed.
"Nc-. all of them"
Miss Ecato: held mp Il little key made
nj brass. mi,ii some snail pieces OF oak
inlaiA.
This is pretty key" she said. What
does ii mlochY'
~ do not know" rop.;ea Lady Vernon.
Sil. thought for Il few riin;.;cs. then sin"
added: YES. | do know: l remember
perfectly. This is the key of IL very l,ret-
~ little cabinet. ila,!e ri oak and iM!lid
With brass.
~ .f'tt WINS ~. "N' -'iSS tbt'ti3iI.
She spoke With assumed calm. bui ti,"re
wa> n %curions wilderness ai,omt her lips.
Il c%,.rious twilr!iing over her face. that
Showed all tue clearly how entirely as
sitmc,l WAS tl,i; forced calm.
Iii MAS lay luShauh'S-Sir Cyril's.
When We were first married it used 10
stand in my room. then he took it to the
library. ama now-'
S,Nn l,,1.nJ ,nt,,,J tn, ,.nnO, I'm: }ln.,
was IL" sign Of Il pretty callra cabinet.
Nov 4; seems 10 have disappeared al
together" said Miss Benton. What did
yo:ir husband keep iii ity'
"Papcis. and little things of no value
replied Lady Vernon.
Il s!ionld try to find it," said Miss
Beaten: lit is just possible that the
pocketbnok may he in it,"
Lady Vernon turned away to obey. and
then il was easy To SOC the signs of great
emotion in Miss Rcaton: her heart beat.
her lips seemed to grow hot and %stiff-it
WAS as though her whole soul were in her
eyes.
Suddenly Lady Vernon cried:
II have found It'll have found it. Gla-
die: See. it is in the wardrobe. l will
bring it to the table. and we shall sec
what is in it,
And with those words she placed tho
little oalsrn cabinet "n the table.
lit feels very heavy" said Lady Yer.
non. yet it is not very large: see. I lift
it myself easily. but it is heavy. Glade.
will put it on the table here. and then
can open it readily"
where did you find it:" asked the
strange voice. quite unlike Gladic's. SC
hoarSe and so studicd-'.whcre was ity''
Down in the wardrobe. hidden by half
IL hundred things" replied Lady Vernon,
brightly: in some strange way. now that
she bold the oaken cabinet in her hands,
the fear of it had died away.
She put the key in the lock and raised
The lid; there was IL death-likc silence in
the room: outside the wind was whisper
ing and the leaves rustlea, here all was
silent as in the city of the dead. 1t
seemed to Miss Bcaton that she could