Evening journal., 1900-11-21
The DanVerS Jewels
BY MARY CHOLMONDELEY,
Author of "RED POTTAGE."

other moment l saw two men rush out
Of a doorway. One seized the horse,
which was much blown by this time,
and brought it violently TO a standstill.
while the other flew at the cab, and
catching Carr by the collar proceeded TO
drag him out by main force. Isuppose
Carr did his best, but being only an
American he certainly made a very poor
fight of IL; and while was laying into
the man who had got hold of him was
suddenly caught by the legs myself from
the other side Of the cab. l turned on
my assailant, saw a heavy stick leveled
at me, caught at it, missed it, beheld a
series Of fireworks and remembered moth
ing more.
The first thing I heard on beginning
TO come TO myself was a series of sub
dued but evidently heartfelt oaths, and
became sensible Of an airy feeling, I'M
pleasant In the extreme, proceeding
from an open condition Of coat and
waistcoat, quite unsuited to the time Of
year. A low chorus Of mufiled whisper
ing was going Oh round me. AS l
grOaned invOluntarily it stopped.
He's coming tor heard Carr say.
"Go and fetch some brandy" And
felt myself turned right side uppermost,
and my hands were rubbed, while Carr.
in voice Of the greatest anxiety, asked
me how felt. / was soon able to sit
up and to become aware that 1 had a
splitting headache, and was staring at a
tallow candle stuck in bottle. Having
got so far got little farther, and on
looking round sound myself reclining on
a suck in a corner Of a disreputable look
ing room. dingy with dirt and faithful
to the memory If bad tobacco.
Then ] suddenly remembered what
had occurred. Carr saw that did so.
and instantly poured forth an account
Of how we had been rescued from con
dition of great peril by the man to whom
the house we were in belonged, to whom
he hardly knew how TO express his graft
tude, and who was now gone for some
brandy for me- He told me a great deal
about it, but was so dizzy that I forgot
most Of what he said, and it was not nm
Ill our delivererreturRed withthe brandy
that became thoroughly aware Of what
was going forward.
could not help thinking. as I thanked
the honest fellow who had come to our
assistance, how easily one may be de-
ceived by appearances, for more for
bidding looking faca under its fur cap !
never saw. That Of his son, who pres
emily returned with a four wheeler which
/ Carr had sent for, was not more prepos-
sessing. In fact they were two as VII
lainous looking men IS l had ever seen.
After recompensing both with all our
spare cash we got ourselves hoisted stisils
into the cab, and Carr good naturally
Insisted on seeing me home, though h8
owned to feeling, as he put it, rather
knocked up by his knocking down" We
were both far too exhausted to speak
much, until Carr gave a start and a gasp
and said, by Jovem
"Whats' I inquired.
"They are goner he said tremulously
-''my sapphires. They are gone. Stolsni
had them in a bag around my neck, as
you told me. They must have been
taken from me when l was knocked
down. l Isay," he added quickly. chow
about yours? Have you got them alt
right:"
Involuntarily raised my hand to my
throat. A horrid Qualm passed over me.
"Thank heavenl' replied with a sigh
Of relief. "they are safe at home with
Jane. What a mercy / might have
lost them"
"Aiightg' said Carr. 'You would have
lost them to dead certainty; and Ihine
are goner And he stamped and clenched
his fists and looked positively furious.
Poor CaTrl felt for him. He took
the loss Of his stones so to heart, and
am sure it was only natural. l parted
from him at my own door, and was glad
on going in, to find Jane had stayed up
for me. l soon figured in her eyes as
the hero Of thrilling adventure, while
her clever hands applied sticking plaster
ad libitum. We were both so full Of the
events of the evening and the letter
which was to write to The Times about
it the next day that it never entered the
heads of either of us, on retiring to bed,
to remove Sir Johns jewels from the ten
caddy into which they had been tempo
rarily popped in the afternoon.
(To Be Continued on Saturday,
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