Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-09-21
The DANVERS
JEWELS.
BY THE AUTHOR OF RED POTTAGE


to speak 10 him which had done with
human speech. could not bear it. and
1 turned away and looked out through
the open door at the snow falling. The
inspector came and stood beside me. In
the silence which followed we could
hear Charles speaking gently from time
To time. and when at last We both turned
toward them again Ralph had flung
himself down ON an old bench at tue
further end of the clubhouse, with his
back turned toward us, his arms resting
on barrel and his head bowed dowl
upon them. He neither spoke nor movt =.
Charles left him and came toward us,
and he and the inspector spoke apart for
moment, and then the latter dropl
on his knees beside the dead woman and,
after looking carefully at dark stail
on one of the wrists, turned back the
sleeve Crushed deep into the round.
white arm CLEANED something bright.
1t was an emerald bracelet which we
both knew. Charles cast hasty glance
at Ralph, but he had not moved, and he
drew me beside him so as to interpoSe
our two figures between him and the in
spector. The latter quietly turned down
the sleeve and recomposed the arm.
81 knew she would have them on her,
if she had them at ALL" he said in low
voice. I'VE need look no further at
present. Not one will be missing. They
are all there"
He gazed long and earnestly at the
dead face. and then to my horror he sud
denly unfastened the little hat made
an involuntary movement as if to stop
him, but Charles laid an iron grip upon
me and motioned to Inc to be still. The
stealthy hand quietly pushed back the
fair curls upon the forehead, and in an
other moment they fell still further back,
showing a few short locks of dark hair
beneath them, which so completely al
tered the dead face that could hardly
recognize it as belonging to the same
person. The inspector raised his head
and looked significantly at Charles.
Then he quietly drew forward the
yellow hair over the forehead again, re-
placed the hat and rose to his feet
Charles and glanced apprehensively at
Ralph, but he had not stirred. AS we
looked hurried step came across the
yard, hand raised the latch of the door
and some one entered abruptly 1t was
Carr. For one moment he stood in the
doorway for one moment his eyes rested
horror struck on the dead woman, then
darted at us, from us to the inspector,
who was coolly watching him, and-he
was gone! gone as suddenly as he had
come, gone swiftly out again into the
falling snow, followed by the wild bark.
ing of the dog.
Charles, who had had his back to thu
door, turned in time to see him, and he
made a rush for the door, but the in
spector flung himself in his way and held
him forcibly.
LET me go! Let me get at him"
painted Charles, struggling furiously.
81 shall do no such thing, sir. 1t cal
do no good and might do harm. He il
armed, and you are not, and he would
not be overscrupulous if he were pushed
Besides, what can you accuse him of
Intent to rob? For he did not do it. l
you have lost anything remember yol
have found it again. If you caught hin
hundred times you have no hold o.
him. know him of DID,"
"You!"
, eyes; l have known him by sigh
,, long enough. He is not new hand b
any means--nor she either, as to that
, poor thing!"
, "But what on earth brought hir
, here?"
"He was waiting for news of her i
n London most likely, and he knew sh
$ would have the jewels on her and cam
e down when he got wind of the accident.
f "Knew she would have the jewel
d Then do you mean to say there was co
6 fusion between the two?
= The inspector glanced furtively /
a Ralph, but he had never stirred {
n raised his head since he had laid it dow
q in his clinched hands.
l. "They are both well known to I'll
o police" he said at last, ''and think
Il probable there was collision betwee
them, considering they We're man an
II wife"
, CONCLUSION.
lam told that ought to write SOM
: thing in the way of a conclusion to tn
Q account of the Danvers jewels, as if I'll
= end of the last chapter Were not col
clusion enough. Charles, who has jul
1 read it, says especially that his charactt
/. requires what he calls IAN elegant finish
}. and suggests that slight indication
o a young and lovely heiress in come
n ton with himself would give pleasu
r to the thoughtful reader. But do III
d mean at the last moment to depart fro
g the exact truth and dabble in tictic
just to make suitable conclusion.
& If l must write something more
d must beg that it will be kept in mil
a that if further details concerning Il
d robbery are now added against my ov
e Judgment they will rest on Charles a
= thority, not mine, as anything afte
e. ward heard was only through Charlie
e whose information never consider re
d able in the least degree.
lie 1t was not till three months later tn
e. l saw him again, on wet April aftt
" noon. was still living in London wi
Of Jane when he came to see me, havil
n. just returned from long tour abro
w with Ralph.
n Sir George, he said, was quite w
again. but the GOODNESS between hims
in and his father had dropped almost
III freezing point since it had come to Zig
IA thath had been innocent after all F
50 father could not forgive his son for pl
ne ting him in the wrong.
,e II seldom disappoint him in matte
"a Of this kind" he said. Indeed, | IN
= say have, as a rule, surpassed his