Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-03

fo'i are clever, wise man, and YOU
<e found out something, Who is it?
Is Stell meI'
"Will you promise not to tell any one?n
.'Mayn't 1 tell Ralph? tell him every
thing"
well, you may tell Ralph because he
knows already; but no one else. remem-
Der. The truth is we are afraid it is
Charles.n
i There was long pause.
II know Evelyn thinks SOL said Azure
liz in whisper, Though she tries not
to show it, because-becauseo-
Because WHAT"
issWell, of course YOU can't have helped
seeing, can you, that's she and Charleso-
Ihad not seen it; indeed had fancied
at times that Evelyn had a leaning to-
ward Ralph, but never care to seem
slower than others in noticing these
things, SO nodded.
.And then, you know, people can't be
married that haven't any money, and
Charles and Evelyn have none" said
Aurelia. "Oh! am glad Ralph is well
off.
A light was breaking in on me. Per
haps it was not Charles after all. Per-
haps
81 am afraid EVELYN is very unhappy"
continued Aurelia. "Her room is next to
mine, and she walks up and down and up
and down in the night. 1 near her when
II am in bed. Last night l heard her so
late, SO late that / had been to sleep and
had walked up again. Do you know
and she crept close up to me with wide,
awestruck eyes-"I am going away to.
morrow, and I don't like to say ANYTHING
to any one but you; but / think EVELYN
knows something"
Miss Derrickl'' said, beginning to
suspect that she POSSIBLY. knew q good
deal mora than any Of us. and then sud.
denly remembering that she had been on
s$he point Of telling me something and
had been interrupted. l was getting
quite confused. she certainly would not
have wished to confide in me if my new
suspicion were correct. Considering
there was q mystery, it was curious how
everyone seemed to know something very
particular about it.
eyes" replied Aurelia. nodding once
or twice. II am sure she knows some
thing. l went into her room before
luncheon, and she was sitting with her
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also, who civilly wished Lady Mary
good morning, not having seen her till
then. She handed him his tea without
q word In reply. It was evident that
she also was aware of the robbery, and
It Is hardly necessary to add that she
suspected Charles.
aHow Is my fatherY he asked, taking
no notice Of the frigidity Of her manner
"He is asleep at this moment" she re
piled. Graph is remaining with him.
"He is better then, IhopeY'
"He is in very critical state and il
likely to remain in 1t. His illness wa
quite serious enough without having i
Increased by one Of his own household.
"Ah! was afraid that had been til,
had been doctoring him when ne wa
out Or sorts yesterday. But you mus
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said Lady Mary, her tea cup tremblin,
in her hand, 81 can only say that in m.
opinion willfully misunderstanding
simple statement is very cheap for1
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