El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-22
PART TWO.
THE DANV ERS JE w HiS'
By Mary Cholmondeley. Author OF
RED Pottage"
CONTINUED lasts Saturday,
CONTINUED from last Saturday,
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Carr Ye Il replied, thinking that
Charles talk was becoming very vague;
though, when rallied him about it next
day he--assur d me it had been very
, much to the point indeed. 1--WE dined
and went to { re play together, and had
rather mas accident in the bargain
on our way h. me-"
"What kim of accident
1 told hin the particulars, which
seemed to int rest him very much
And you I'd all those jewels of poor
Sir Johns wit you no doubt" continued
Charles. "Y u said you had them on
you day and light. wonder you were
not relieved O them"
THAT is il t what Carr said" went
on, 'for he 'st something of his, poor
fellow. How .ver. had left them with
Jane in ain Il safe place"
did not tn nix it necessary to mention
the tea caddy
oh. so Ca r knew you had charge of
them, did h - said Charles "Have
some of thes grapes, Middleton; the
white ones ar the best"
Yes sa i. he was the only person
who had any .dea of such n thing. am
very careful, can tell you, and / did
not mean to have half the ships com
an amount NJ IN me. When told Jane
about them
''Oh, then, Jane-I beg her pardon,
Miss Middlet In-was aware you had
them with yo =
.'Of course. replied, land she was
quite astonisb ii ut them when l showed
them to her.
81 hope &C 1tinued Charles, with his
charming sInil all the more charming
because it was so rare-''that Miss Mid
dleton will add me to the number of her
friends some day. live in London, you
know. but 1 wonder at ladies caring to
live there. No poultry or garden, to
which the feminine mind usually clings."
''Jane seems to like it." l said.
Eyes" replied Charles, meditatively.
81 daresay she is very wise. a woman
who lives alone is much safer in town
than in an isolated house in the country,
in case of fire, or thieves, Or
well, don't know that" said. 81
don't see that they are so very safe.
Why, only the night before came down
here / stopped. i had looked up to
catch Il sudden glimpse OF Carrs face.
pale and uneasy, watching US in a mirror
opposite In a moment l saw his face
turn smiling to another-Evelyn's, L
think-and both We're gone.
Charles light steel eyes We're fixed full
upon me.
".Only the night before You came
down here you We're saying he re-
marked, leaning back and half shutting
them usual
Yes; only the night before I came
down here our house was broken into"
And / gave him short account of what
had happened. And only the night be-
hot 7 nj 80
murdered in James old house. L re-
member it especially because L went to
the house by mistake, not knowing Jane
had moved, ard L saw her, poor thing,
sitting by the fire. 1 don't see that liv-
ing in town Is so much safer for life and
property after all"
Dear me! no. You are right, per
fectly right said Charles, dreamily.
Your sisters experience proves it. And
that other poor creature-only the night
beforehand III Miss AIiddleton's former
house, too. Well, Middleton" with a
start, II suppose we ought to be going
back now. have got all want. if you
have. wonder what time it is: I'm dog
tired"
We re-entered the ball room to find
the last waltz being played, and a crowd
Of people taking leave of Lady Mary.
where is fatherf' asked Charles, as
Ralph came UP. HE ought to be here
to say good night"
Hes gone to bed" said Ralph.
Aunt Mary sent him. He was quite
done up. He has been on his legs all
day. / expect he will he laid up to-mor-
row."
In a quarter of an hour the ball room
was empty, and Lady Mary, who was
dragging herself YEARLY toward the hall
as the last carriage rolled away, felt that
she might safely restore the balance Of
her mind by a sudden lapse from the
gracious and benevolent to the acid and
severe.
ITO bed, to bedi" she kept repeating
Where is Evelyn? / want her arm.
Gen Marston, Col, Middleton, will you
have the goodness to go and CLEAN mp
these young people? Mrs. Marston and
Lady Delmour, You must both be tired
to death. Let US go on, and they can fol-
low"
Gen. Marston and 1 found a whole
flock of the said young people in the Ii
brary, candle in hand, laughing and
talking, thinking they Were going that
moment, but not doing it, and all, in
fact, listening to Charles, who was ex-
pounding a theory of his own respecting
= ball dresses, winch seemed to meet with
the greatest feminine derision.
First take your silk slip" he was say
ing as we came in. There Is nothing
indiscreet in mentioning slip, is there,
, Evelyn! 1 trust not, for l heard Lady
Delmour telling Mrs. Wright that all