Evening journal., 1901-01-08
The DanVers Jewels
BY MARY cHoLMoNDELEY,
Author of cred POTTAGE."

before she lcft, or ncf tnln shoes. Poor
little Aurelial
And then-I don't know how it was,
but in another moment Ralph was
lmeeling by her, bending over her,
taking the stiffened hands in his trem-
bling clasp, imploring the deaf ears TO
hear him. calling wildly to the pale lips
to speak TO him which had done with
human speech. Icould not bear it, and
turned away and looked out through
the open door at the snow falling. The
inspector came and stood beside me. In
the silence which followed we could
hear Charles speaking gently from time
to time, and when at last We both turned
toward them again Ralph had flung
himself down on an old bench at the
further end Of the clubhouse, with his
back turned toward rs, his arms resting
ON barrel and his head bowed down
upon them. He neither spoke nor moved.
Charles left him and came toward US,
and he and the inspector spoke apart for
a moment, and then the latter dropped
on his knees beside the dead woman and,
after looking carefully at q dark stain
NAA WAAN Va AlAI NAAolos ANAAAAA NNlh ANE
sleeve. Crushed deep into the round.
white arm cleaned something bright.
It was an emerald bracelet which we
both knew. Charles cast a hasty glance
at Ralph, but he had not moved. and he
drew me beside him SO as to interpose
our two figures between him and the in-
spector. The latter quietly turned down
the sleeve and recomposed the arm.
Il knew she would have them on her,
if she had them at all, he said in a low
voice I'VE need look no further at
present Not one will be missing. They
are all there.
He gazed long and earnestly at the
dead face, and then TO my horror he sud.
denly unfastened the little hat / made
an involuntary movement as if to stop
him, but Charles laid an iron grip upon
me and motioned to me to be still The
stealthy hand quietly pushed back the
fair curls upon the forehead, and in an
other moment they fell still further back.
showing few short locks of dark hair
beneath them, which so completely al
tered the dead face that l could hardly
recognize it as belonging to the same
person. The inspector raised his head
and looked significantly at Charles.
Then he quietly drew forward the
yellow hair over the forehead again, re-
placed the hat and rose to his feet.
Charles aud | glanced apprehcnayely 1T
Ralph, but he had not stirred As we
looked hurried step came across tho
yard, q hand raised the latch of the door
and some one entered abruptly Il WIS
Carr For one moment he stood ihe
doorway; tor one moment ms eyes rested
horror struck on the dead woman thtl
/ darted at us from us to the inspector.
who was coolly watching him. ana ~.
/ was gone, gone as suddenly he ha
come. gone swiftly ut arlin into trr
falling SNOW, followed by the wild nal.
ing of the dog
Charles, who had had his back io TN.
door, turned in time 90 see him, ind hC
made i1;sh for the door, but The i'll
spector flung himself in his way and be d
him forcibly.
LET me go, Let me get at him
/ painted Charles. struggling fuiiously.
II shat do no such thing. sir. 1t tc~,
do 10 good and might do harm. dc j,
armed, and you are not. and he woIij
not be overscrupulous if he We're pushel
Besides, what can you accuse him OF
Intent 70 rob- For he did not do it, Il
You have lost anything remember vcr
have found il again. If you caught lii.l
hundred times you have no hold or
him. ! know him of old.
YOU
YES; | have known him by sigh
long enough He is net q new hand l.,
any means-nor she either. as to tlat
poor thingr
But what ON earth brought hin
neres7
He was waiting for news of her j.
LondoQ most likely, and he knew sh
would have the jewels on her and cam
down when lac got wind of the accident.
KNEW she would have the jewels
Then do You mean to say there was col
lusion between the twoT
The inspector glanced furtiyely a
Ralph. but he had never stirred @
raised his head since he had laid it dow
in his clinched hands
They are both well known TO tn
! police he said at last, "and I think j
probable there was collusion betweeI
them, considering they were man an
wife