Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-24
never heard such a thing In my life.

ing as guilty as red herring"
"What is to be done?"
I'VE shan't call In the police. The
girl has been making progress. and the
prison would put an end to all that.
believe she will give us the ring yet.
But it would be wrong to keep her
here. She shall pack up today and
leave tomorrow morning"
And Susan got notice accordingly.
II knew you wouldn't believe me-"
said the girl. gulping down a sob.
"Then why did you tell ME such
thing?"
Because it's true"
Don't say any more. don't want
to hear 1t. don't suppose you will
expect any wages"
Susan turned CHASTITY white. II must
have Them" she gasped. "Nly mother
needs the money to pay her rent. If
she doesn't get 1t. they will turn her
out into the street, and she's not
strong"
"She doesn't intend to try to sell the
ring-at least not yet" thought Mrs.
Robinson. "If give her her wages,
she won't need to do it, and she'll send
it back"
| AS the old lady lay awake in the
middle of the night the door was eau
tiously pushed open, and Susan came
in silently.
Mrs. Robinson, are you awaken"
The question came in terrified
whisper. Susan's eyes were starting
out Of her head. and her teeth were
chattering.
"What is the matter. Susan"
"Master has gone up to the garnet
with candle. think there is some
thing wrong"
Mrs. Robinson came hastily over her
bed and followed Susan noiselessly
along the passage. A glimmer Of light
shone through the banisters above
Mrs. Robinson saw that her brother
was coming down stairs, staring
straight ahead with his eyes diated.
He approached as stately as wax
figure and almost brushed against
them. TNes light of the candle fell full
on their white, upturned faces as he
passed, but he took no notice of them.
Down the next flight Of stairs he
went. his sister and Susan following.
for they wanted to see what he was
going to do. They lost sight of him
at the foot of the stairs. but soon heard
the door Of the coal cellar crcaking on
its hinges. Stealing toward it, they
peered through. He was inside working
stone in the wall. which in few
moments he dslodged and set down on
the floor
He next took an iron box out of the
hole he had made, applied key to it,
raised the liza and took some small arti.
Gle out.
Then he replaced everything as ii
had been before and, carefully obliter.
ating all traces Of his operations, left
the cellar.
AS he passed his sister and Susan
they saw that he carried the lost ring
between the forefinger and thumb OF
his left hand.
:. He then made his way toward his
sisters room, into which he disappear
ed for a few seconds. Coming out
again, he mounted the stairs in the di
rection Of the garnet.
ITS no use following him." sale
Mrs. Robinson. 81 know the key he
used and can get 1t in the morning"
Mr.. John was coming down the gar
ret stairs again, and they both hel(
their breath in anxiety.
He came all right till he got about
half way down, and then whether one
Of his heels interviewed tack or some
thing no one will ever know, but al
at once his legs shot out in front OF
him and he went sailing down the
bump.
With the supernatural dexterity
which characterizes the somnambulis
he managed to keep the candle in al
the time and now set 1t down in tbt
lobby with clank right end up.
Mr.. John rose with his face quite Sc
rious and, without rubbing himself o
anything, went along the passage ant
disappeared into his own bedroom.
ut Is evidently not the first time 1t
has walked in his Sleep" said the OLE
lady. HE must have visited the DO,
before. That is how the ring came Il
) be found. 1t must have dropped OIL
the floor To think that | never ha'
the slightest suspicion! Susan, cal
you ever forgive me-"
"Yes'm."
"There, you see the ring on the toile
table, just where left 1t the night
went a-missing," remarked Mrs. Rob
inson as they entered her bedroom
"The lost diamonds are in the boz
which Is hidden in the wall. | saw
them. Get to bed, and We'll gee then
in the morning."
And they did see them, and won
derful set of diamonds they were-'
beautiful, dazzling, shimmerng neck
lace and bracelets and rings, all as sc
forth in the inventory.
at was really you who found them,
said Mrs. Robinson to Susan, land II
have them valued, and you'll get you
legal reward and more. I'll pay you
mothers rent as long as she lives."-
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