Evening journal., 1900-12-24
The DanVerS Jewels
BY MARY CHOLMONDELEY,
Author of "RED POTTAGE."

the morning room, where we heard him
beguiling his solitude with few chords
on the piano.
Presently Evelyn returned She was
pale even to the lips. and her voice falt-
cred as she said;
"She has not gone to bed, for there is
a light in her room; but she would not
answer when knocked and the door is
locked"
"All of which circumstances are rot
sufficient to make you as white as
ghost" said Charles. II think, even
If Aurelia has n headache, you would
bear the occurrence with fortitude.
Ny dear child, you do not act so well
off the stage as on it. There is some
thing on your mind. People don't up
set water at dinner and refuse all food
except pellets of pinched bread for moth
ing. What is it,"
Evelyn sank into a chair and covered
her face with her trembling hands.
eyes, l thought so" said Charles,
lnieeling down by her and gently with
drawing her hands. Come, Evelyn,
what is ity'
Il dare not say" And she turned
away her face and tried to disengage
her hands, but Charles held them firmly.
els it about what happened last
night?' he asked, in tone that was
kind, but that evidently intended TO
have an answer.
ayes"
"And do you know that am sus-
pectedY'
'eYou, Charless Neverlp she cried,
starting up.
eyes, l. Suspected by my own fa-
ther. SO IL you know anything, Evelyn
which 1 see you dot is your duty to
tell us, and to help us in every way you
can"
He had let go her hands now and had
risen.
II don't know anything for certain,
she said. 'but-but we soon shall. Auro.
lia knows and she is going to tell Ralph.
'Miss Grant," l exclaimed. "She
knew nothing at tea time. She was
asking me about it,"
at is since them" continued Evelyn
81 went up to her room before dinner tC
ask her for fan that had lent her She
was packing some Of her things, and th'
floor was strewn with packing paper anl
parcels. She gave me my fan, and wa
going on putting her things together
talking all the time. when she asked mi
to hand her a glove box on the dressins
table. As did so my eye fell on piec
Of paper lying together with others. an,
Instantly recognized it as the same tha
had been wrapped round the damon,
crescent when Col. Middleton first Shove,
us the jewels ! should never have no
ticed it-for though it was rice paper i
looked Just like the other pieces strewi
about-if 1 had not seen two little angu
lar tears which / suddenly remembers,
making in it myself when Gen. Liara
ton asked mo not TO pull it to piece
which / suppose had been absently dc
ing. 1 made some sort of exclamatio
Of surprise. and Aurelia turned roun
sharply and asked me what was the mat
ter. AS 1 did not answer she left he
! packing and came to the table. She sai
in a moment what l was looking at.
had turned as red as fire, and she va
! quite white. I did not mean you to Sc
! that, she said at last quietly taking Il
= the paper. I meant no cne to lzno,
/, until I had shown it to Ralph. Do yo
know where found it, and she locke
> hard at me- could only shake IN
! head. 1 was too much ashamed of
! suspicion had had to be able to get on
a word L am very sorry continue
Aurelia, 'but / am afraid it win be IN
duty to tell Ralph, whatever the cons,
! quences may be. 1 have been thinkn
3 it over, and think he ought to know
l am going 10 show it him to-nigl
4 after dinner and she put it in h'
pocket and then began to cry. di
20 not know what to say or do, was
" frightened at the thought Of what WI
Il coming, and rs the dressing bell rang
~ that moment l was just leaving q
u room when she called me back.
k (To be Continued Wednesday,.