The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-19

from Ch1neSe waters. Among other
things the young sailor has brought
home with him is a six-inch idol of
beaten gold, which Norah seiZos eagerly
to place on the mantelpiece Acciden
tally, however, it gets dropped into a tall
Chinese jar where, for the time, the tale
leaves it. Next day Lieut.. JAYNE is
missing, and NOrah remembers that on
the pier he had noticed a Chinaman
waiting, and that afterwards he had
seemed less willing to give her the idol
A boat is found on the beach somewhat
damaged, and with blood marks on the
Wnlte paint. Rowland Gaskell. a cousin
OF Jayne's, who also loves Norah,
threatens to foreclose mortgage on
Jaynes. property. He also suggests that
Philip Wharton, Norah's brother. is re-
sponsible for Lieut.. Jaynes disappear
ance.
Fancy made no reply. She was accus-
toned to be told she was like her father
1t was at once the highest compliment
or the direst obioquy-according to the
subject in hand and the state of her
mothers nerves. In the present instance
she stood reproved, and maintained a jul
dfcious silence. Although it was quite
able to make a start on it's own account,
the machinery Of Mrs. Wharton's merry
Gus system was not capable of activity
for any great length Of time, in the alb
sence of a direct supply of verbal fuel.
She made a fresh start at the elder sis
ter.
''Norah," she said sharply, you must
help me to put up the clean curtains to-
day.
well. mother. I'm afraid it'll have to
be rather late, for L promised to go out
with Rowland. He is doing everything
he can to find Leonard, and L must help
him."
Don't be a fool, Norah! Neither you
nor twenty Rowlands will find Leonard
He is dead, l tell you It's just an ex-
cuse for gadding about. Anything to get
away from your own homie and leave
your poor mother to do an the work.
But you've got the paragon now,
ma
Hold your tongue. Fancy! and go to
Il am going" Fancy rose and shook
the crumbs out of her frock on to the
floor. I'D go to Jericho to get out Of
this!"
Mrs. Wharton's facial muscles con-
tracted ominously.
Really. Norah, that girl is beyond
anything! What can Miss Prim be
thinking of? Where does she get her
manners from? I'm sure a more gentle
creature than l never lived, and yet my
children. All, well, it's past words
Give me the paper, Norah. and I'll try
and read
Thankful for any respite. however
short, Norah settled her amiable parent
for the time being and ran up stairs to
dress. She was anxious to see the gem
eral as early as possible.
In her bedroom she found the induStri-
Gus Jael, applying thereto methods of
the same wholesale order as had seemed
necessary to her clearly mind In the
drawing room. The chest of drawers
was emptied, and it's contents were piled
up on the bed.
II thought I'd better give 1t a thorough
turnout, miss said Jael; land then L
need only do the light busting every
day.
''Quite so, Jael. But you might confine
your turn out to furniture. L quite
able to look after my clothes and papers.
Place them back in the drawers, please,
and leave the room; L want to dress.
The maid did as she was told When
she had gone, Norah took what she re-
CURED and locked the door. She was
beginning very seriously to miStUrSt this
over-zealous maid, and to entertain the
strongest suspicious as to her motives.
Only half an hour before she had seen her
in Fancy's room in easy contemplation
of that young lady's water color draw
ing of the Boojum; and, although it was
of course, quite possible that Jael might
count a critical spirit in art among her
to think that her manifestly curious in
Spection of fancy'S handiWork was
prompted by sheer love CT art on this ac~
casion-and that without any detraCtioh
fIcm her sisters achievement Then it
struck her that, perhaps. she was some
what hard on the girl; she was probably
nothing but mcddlesome and inquisit.6A.
"Rut even So" she summed up, 81 pre-
fer Martha, with all her faults
She left the house and hurried off to
Gen. Burnley's. The Old man received
her with GOODNESS and (she thoCght) suS-
picion. From the outset he made it
quite clear that he knew her errand, ana
was rot inclined to part with his new
treasure on any terms.
you come for the joss, know" said
the old man. They We're in the room IN
which he had received her before. ''You
do. We'll. am going to say you caH
have 1t. I've paid you good price for
it. Look at it up theae!-Could II be
more suitably placed? No. There it
must stay my dear-it must"
''And pray, General, who told you
wanted it back?" asked Norah, a trifls
ruffied at having the wind thus taken out
Of her sails.
"Gaskell-he did He was here an hour
ago, and wanted to buy it back from me.
l could have got G10 on my bargain from
him, could. But moneys nothing tt
me compared to the joss
but, general, didn't Rowland tell you
about the advertisement
''He did-he did. Seems some black
81 ards have offered to restore Mr.. Jayne
to the bosom of his family In return for
my ioSSi ConfGunded impudeace EX-
cuse me, my dear. I don't heleVH-a
word of i'll don't-not word. Ali lies,
believe NEAL lies. +"
1T is the TRUTH cried Norah. with
back the Roojum. Here Is yeuT money!
She pulled it out Of her pocket Surely
mans life is of more value tn you than
that idol"
Now. my dear, you really mustn't place