The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-08-13

down here you were saying" hc re-
| marked, leaning back and half Shuttins;
| them as usual.
| Eyes; only tho nigat before | came
| down hero our house was b.ukcu into"
| And ! gay" Ein Il short account Of what
had happened. And only the night be-
fore that added, ~ poor woman was
| murdered in James old house. | re-
member it especially because l went to
| the house by mistake, not knowing Jano
! had moved, and l saw her, poor thing,
sitting by tho fire. l don't SOC that l;y-
ing in town is so much safer for life and
| property after all"
"Dcar me! no. YOu arc right, pcr-
| fcctly right" said Charles, tlrcamily
| "GOur sisters experience proves it. And
| that other poor crcaturc-Only tho night
before -;snd In Miss Middlcton's former
| houS", too Wen, Middlcton," with q
| Start, Il suppose we ought to Eo going
back now. L have got all | want, if you
| have. | wonder what time it is? I'm dog
| tired"
We rc-cntCrcd tho bail room TO find
the last waltz being played, and crowd
Of people taking leave Of Lady Mary.
"Whcro Is father" asked Charles, rs
Ealph came up. ''I1o ought to be hero
| t. SAY good night"
dies gono to bed" said Ralph.
Aunt Mary sent him. IIe was quito
don" up. lie has been on his legs all
| day. J. expect no will DO laid up to-mor-
| row."
In II quarter Of IN hour the ball room
was empty, and Lady Mary, who was
! dragging herself wcarily toward tho hall
| It's the last carriage rolled away, fclt that
| hho might safely restore tho balance of
Der mind by II sudden lapse from the
gracious and benevolent to tho ucid and
ScTcrn.
"To bed! to Dcdl' she kept repeating
"Whcro is Evelyn? | want hor .:lru
Gen MarSton, Col, Middleton, will y0u
havo the goodness to go and CLEAN up
these young people? Mrs. Murston and
l.ahy Drlmour, you must both be tired
to death. Let us go on, and they can fol-
low.'
Gen. Mnrston and | found n whole
flock of the said young pcoplo in tho IL
lraly, candle in hand, laughing and
talking, thinking they wcro going that
lnoncnt, but not doing it, and all, in
fact, list cning to Charles, who was OK
hnll dresses, which seemed to meet with
the greatest feminine dcrisio l.
"Firs. tal1o your silk slip no was say
ing Il, wn came in. "Thcro is nothing
indi".rcc5 in mentioning slip, Is there,
lIvrlyn' trust not, for l heard Lady
Dclmour telling Mrs. Wright that all
we'll brought up young ladies had silk
clips. Thcn"---
''tlc exposes his Ignorance moro en-
tirclycvcry moment" said Evelyn. "Lct
ll9 all go TO bed and leave him TO hold
forth to men who know as littlo as him
tclf"
ooh, Ralph" said Aurclia, pointing to
the jewels on her neck and arms; "bc-
fore we go | want You to take bac.; these.
don't like keeping them myself; am
afraid Of them" And she began to take
thcn off and lay Them on the table.
"Nons0nsc my pct. Keep them your
self and lock them up in your dressing
case" And Ralph held them toward
her.
II haven't got II dressing case" said
Aurclia, psuting, "and my hat box won't
Lock. I don't like having them. wish
| sou would keep them yourself"
gonn to bed. IIo can't put them bacl,
-nto his safe, and he keeps tho key him
self. Where is tho bag they 20 in:"
Aurolin said that she had seen him
mt it behind n certain jar on the CHIN
| ncyparo in the morning room, apd Carr
Wflht for Ia. ohio Hdlowtna him with
caudfe, ns al the lamps had been put
ont. They presently returned with it,
and Ralph, who had boon collecting all
Che jewels spread over tho table, shovel
cd them in with little ceremony.
"Dothcr,' he said, again looking
ronnd and swinging tho bag, "what on
earth am to do with them? All, we'll.
here goes" and he opened side drawer
in massive writing tablo and showed
,hc bag in.
"Thcrc," he said, locking it and put
ing the key in his pocltct-"thcy will
do very wcll thero till tomorrow. Are
You content now, Aurclia!"
"Oh yes" she said, II am if you aro'
And sho badc us good night and follow.
! ed in tho wake Of the others, who were
really undcr way at last.
AZ swo all trampcd wcarily up stair:
10 tho smoking room l saw Charles
draw Ralph aside and whisper some
.hin8 to Kim.
"NunScnsc!' l heard Ralph say. "Safc
enough. Besides, who would suspect
their being there? Just Us safo az in the
! strong box. Brahma lock. Won't bc
bothered amy moro about Them"
Charles shrugged his shoulders and
| marched OFF to bed. Ralph and Carr
]ikcwisc won't off shortly aftcrward to
their rooms in tho lodge. Carr looked
tired to death. / went down with them,
ut Ralph's request, to lock tho door be-
hind them, as all the servants had gone
| 10 bed.
Ii WAS fine night, still and cold, with
" bright moon. 1t had evidently been
| showing ntresh, for there WAS not n,
| trace of wheels upon tho ground, but it
| had ceased now.
"Good-night!' called Ralph and Carr
aa they went down tho steps together.
watched tho two figures for momont
in tho moonlight, their footsteps making
y double track in the untroddcn snow.