Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10

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HE was waiting for news of her i,
London most likely, and he knew sh,
would have the jewels on her and cam,
down when he got wind of the accident.
KNEW she would have the .i-wels
Then do you mean to say there was col
fusion between the two."
The inspector glanced furtively a,
Ralph, but he had never stirred O,
raised his head since he had laid it down
in his clinched hands.
"They are both well known to the
police, he said at last, "and think il
probable there was collision between
them, considering they were man and
wife"
CONCLUSION.
am told that ought to write some.
thing in the way of conclusion to this
account OF the Danvers jewels, as if the
end of the last chapter were not con.
clusion enough. Charles, who has Just
read it, says especially that his character
requires what he calls ian elegant finish, y
and suggests that slight Indication of
young and lovely heiress in connec-
ton with himself would give pleasure
to the thoughtful reader. But l do not
mean at the last moment to depart from
the exact truth and dabble in fiction
just to make suitable conclusion.
1t l must write something more I
must beg that it will be kept in mind
that If further details concerning the
robbery are now added against my own
judgment they will rest on Charles au-
thorlty, not mine, as anything after
ward heard was only through Charles,
whose information never consider reli-
able in the least degree.
1t was not till three months later that
saw him again, On q wet April after
noon. l was still living in London with
Jane when he came to see me, having
just returned from long tour abroad
with Ralph.
Sir George, he said, was quite well
again, but the GOODNESS between himself
and his father had dropped almost to
freezing point since it had como to light
that he had been innocent after all. His
father could not forgive his son for put
ting him in the wrong.
II seldom disappoint him in matters
Of this kind" he said. "Indeed, NAV
say have, as rule, surpassed his ex-
pectations, and must be careful never
to fall short of them in this way again,
But ali! Miss Middleton, am sure YOU
will agree with me how difficult it is to
preserve an even course without relax
ing a little at times"
"My dear Mr.. Charles" said Jane.
beaming at him over her knitting, but
not quite taking him in the manner he
intended, ''you are young yet; but don't
be down hearted. 1 am sure by your
face that as you grow older these devia-
tlons which you SO properly regret will
grow fewer and fewer until as life goes
on they will gradually cease altogether"
II consider it not improbable myself"
said Charles, with a faint smile, and he
changed the conversation. really can
not put down here all that he proceeded
to say in the most cold blooded manner
concerning Carr and Aurelia, or, as he
would call them, Mr.. and Mrs. Brown.
alias Sinclair, alias Tibbits. for one
don't believe word of it, and don't see
how he could have found it all out, as
he said he had, through the police and
people of that kind. Idon't consider it
IS at all respectable consorting with the
police in that way; but then Charles
never was respectable, as I told Jane af-
ter ne left, arousing excited feelings on
her part which made me regret having
mentioned it.
According to him. Carr, who had never
been seen or heard Of since the day after
Eae accident, was professional thief
VIC IN UEobably gone to - in India
session Of sisess design Of obtaining pos
till near the tno On 1n--st q skioh sksNssk
ly slowed away in a bank in Calcutta.
He and his wife usually worked together;
but on this occasion she had, by means
Of her engaging manners and youthful
struck up an acquaintance
abroad with Lady Mary Cunningham,
who, it will be remembered, had jewels
of considerable value, with view to
those jewels.
Ralph she had used as her tool, ant
engaged herself to him in the expecta-
ton that on her return to England she
might, by means Of her intimacy with
the family, have an opportunity of TAX
ing them, Lady Mary having left them.
while abroad, with her banker in Lon
don. The opportunity came while she
was at Stoke Moreton, but in the mean
while Sir Johns priceless legacy had
arrived, having eluded her husbands
vigilance. THAT certainly was true.
The jewels were safe enough as long as
had anything to do with them.) Her
husband, who followed them, saw that
he was suspected and threw the game
into her hands, devoting himself entire.
~ to putting his own innocence beyond
a doubt, in which, with Ralph's assist
ance, he succeeded.
81 see now" continued Charles, "why
she split her tea when Carr arrived. She
was taken by surprise on seeing him
enter the room, having had probably no
idea that he was the friend whom you
had telegraphed for. suspect, too,
that same evening after the ball, when
she and Carr went together to find the
bag, it was to have a last word to en-
able them to play into each others
hands, being aware, if remember
rightly that father had gone to bed in
company with the key of the safe, and
that consequently the jewels might DO
left within easier reach than usual
No doubt she weighed the matter in her
own mind, and decided to give up
all thought of Lady Mary's jewels, and
to secure those which were ten times
their value. She could not have taken
both without drawing suspicion upon
herself. Like wise woman she left the
smaller, and went in for the larger prize;
a less clever one would have tried for
both and have failed. She failed, it is
true, by an oversight. She could never
have noticed that the piece of paper
wrapped round the crescent was peculiar |
in any way, or she would not have left
it on the table among the others. She
turned it off well when Evelyn recog-
nized it, and made the most Of her time.
She was within an ace of success, but
fate was against her. And Carr lost no