Evening journal., 1900-12-17
CHAPTER TX-ConLlnned.
CONTINUED From Saturday,.

"Well, Ralph, said he, 81 viii tell you
everything, and then You can believe me
OF not, as you like. have never told
you lie, have l."
mot often" replied Ralph, unwill-
ingly.
"You at least are truth ITSELF" said
Charles, reddening; "and if you are BIZ
ased in your opinion of me, perhaps it is
more the fault Of that exemplary Chris
tian, Aunt Mary, than your own. Ac-
cording to her have told lies enough to
float a company or carry an election,
and never like to disappoint her expec-
tations Of me in that respect; but you l
have never, to my knowledge, deceived,
and am not going to begin now"
"You will be a clergyman yet whis-
pered the sick parent. There is a good
living in the family, Charles. shall
live to see the Rev. Charles Danvers in
a surplice, preaching his first sermon on
the Ninth commandment"
eat any rate he is practicing the fifth
under difficulties at this moment" said
Marston, as Charles WINGED and turned
his back on the parental sick bed
"Come, my boy, we are losing time"
'Wil somebody have the goodness to
restrain Middleton if he gets excitedg"
said Charles. 81 am afraid he won't
like part Of what have got TO say"
Nonsense, STRIP ] replied with warmth.
"I hope / can restrain myself as we'll as
any man, even under such provOcation
ns / have lately received. You may de-
| pend on me, sir, that
"We loso time said MGrston. seating
himself by me and cutting short what /
was saying in an exceedingly brusque
manner. "Come, Charles, you should
not be interrupted"
But be was. interrupted him the
whole time in spite Of continual efforts
on tho port of Marston 60 make me Keep
silence. lam not the man calmly TO let
pass black insinuations against the char-
actor Of friend. No; / stood up for
him. am glad to think how | stood up
for him, not only metaphorically, but in
the most literal sense of the term; for
found myself continually getting W
and Marston as often pulling me down
again into my chair.
/ cam TO speak, OF is Middleton said
]
solo, or / win keep silence; but really
am unequal to duet"
"Sir George" said Marston, "will you
have the goodness TO desire Col. Middle
ton TO be silent or to leave the room un
til Charles has finished his story"
was justly annoyed at Marston''
manner Of speaking of me, but as had
no intention 70 leave the room and miss
: what was going ON l merely bowed il
answer TO n civil request from Sir George
/, and took up an attitude OF dignihed 81
lepce / felt that had done my part il
vindicating my friend, and after all ns
one evidently was accustomed to believ
what Charles said.
GAS l was saying" he continued, Z"
b suspected Carr from tho first did no
, like the look Of him. and l purposel,
p pumped Middleton about him last nigh
at supper"
nearly burst out at the bare idea o
Charles daring to say he had pumpeI
me; but, rs will be seen, he could twis
anything that was said TO such an exten
that it was perfectly useless to contra
, dict him any longer. / said not a singl,
k word and no went on
'sAll Middleton told me confirmed m
I. in my suspicious. Sir John had beei
murdered the night before Middlet0
sailed for England, whisper of tn
> Jewels having no doubt gone abroad
Carr came on board next day and mad
friends with Middleton. Whether h
had anything TO do with the murder o
not God llnowsl but he found out-nay
Middleton openly told him that he hal
! Jewels OF great value in his possession
which he carried about on his person
Carr was the only person aware {
that fact. What follOwsg Carr has Mic
dletons address in London. Middleto
goes TO the house and finds that his sii
70 ter has moved to the next street. Thu
! house to which he first went is broke
Ie into and the poor woman in it
l. murdered or dies Of fright that san
y night. 1 mention this as coincidenC
i number one. The following evenin
n Middleton, having by chance left tl
jewels at home, dimes and goes to til
= theatre by appointment with Car
Z Unique cab accident occurs, in whic
r. Middleton is knocked ON the head an
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hcr two Miss Ariddleton's house
broken into that same night on Middl
,h toms return to It, Coincidence numb
~ three. When put al this together Ia
o. night. remembering that Carr, by Mi
ig dieton's own account, was the only pc
O. son aware that he had jewels Of gre
H. value in his keeping, l felt absolute
certain as feel stilD that he had a
cepted the invitation and come dow
A. from London solely for the purpose
stealing them. Il was pure conjecture
: my part. and / dared say nothing /
n yond begging Ralph not TO leave 4
" Jewels in the library-which, howevC
he did. l went straight off to my roc
when the others went TO smoke, but
did not 60 to bed. Tho more thong
it over the more certain l felt that Ca
would not let slip such an opportunit
the more convinced that an attem
would be made that very night. 1