The Holly chieftain., 1902-01-31

Ahee cems back tsaAing a tie
ARA q IAay Esa1ees chsAasizs ~
latter having bssa dying With cpf3oer
ity to eems IN heaese
90 the mystefy = o9t, MAsan. = -
Gnn the Co}oAA to Mtss 6eatca; ~
ApDear1 this keutlem4n was ri9A4 -
that sonsbody did come IN: md t4AtI
somsbody the rsbsllious Mr. 0eeard.
Hope. *
Alios WAS prepared sor this, foe3
Thomas had told her Mr.. 0eFarda viMt
vas known; and she was not % asI-,
tated ~ before II was ths fear Of it,
being found cut. the having tosepnceal
It. Walsh had trouAled her.
III b mot possible 1llat Gieard en-
have taken the bflesttt, e uttered Lady
earah. ~ q
mo, 1t is not possible replied Al
tce. ~And that Il Why ! wAs unwilling
to mention his having come up..
What did he come for!'' thun-
defed the Colonel. Is
1T wAS mot an Intentional viait. I
believe he only followed the impulse
Of the moment. He saw me 1t the
frpat window. and Thomas, It appears
was at the door. and he ran up"
Il think you might have said 70,
Alice" observed Lady Sarah, in stiff
tone.
Knowing he had been forbidden the
house, l did not wish to bring him un-
der the Colonel's dispieasure," was MI
the excuse Alice could offer. "It was
not my place to inform against him."
Il presume he approached sum
GENTLY near the bracelets to touch
them. had he wished!" observed the
omcer, who. Of course. had now made
up his mind upon the business -and
upon the thief.
Yes" returned Alice, wishing she
could have said no.
did you notice the bracelet there
after he was gomez"
II cannot say did. followed
him from the room when he left, and
then I went into the front room, 10
that | had no opportunity OF observ-
ing"
.The doubt is solved" was the
mental comment Of the detective ON
GER.
The Colonel, hot and hasty, sent
several servants various ways. In
search Of Gerard Hope. and he was
speedily found and brought. A tall
and powerful young man. very good
looking.
Take him into custody, ofncer!"
was the Colonel's impetuous command,
Hands on. Mr.. Omcer-if- you are
an ofifcer!" cried Gerard, In the hrst
shock Of surprise, as he glanced at
the gentlemaniy appearance Of the
other, who wore plain clothes, "you
shall not touch me unless you can
show legal authority This il q shame-
ful trick. Colonel--excuse me-but ab
l owe nothing to you. do not Zee that
you have any such power over me-"
Tbs group would have made fine
study; especially Gerard; his head
thrown back In defiance, and looking
angTdly at everybody. ,i
did you hear met" cried the Col
onsl.
4 must do my duty said the police
oficer, approaching Gerard; "and for
authority need not suppose /
should act. II without It."
Allow me to understand, irst," re-
marked Gerard, haughtily, eluding the
otllcer. '.Whst q 1t Tor. What 4 the
sum tnta1!"
1.-TWO hundred and atty poundsr.
igrowled the colonel "But II you are
thinking to compromise It In that way.
young str. you will ind yourself mis-
takan.'
"Oh. no fear" rstorted Gerard. II
bave not two hundred and fifty, pence.
Lat me see; It must Be Dobbs. A hun
dred and sixty--how on earth do they
slide the express upf did 1t, sir, to
obligs . friend"
The duece you did," exchoed the
colonel who but little understood the
speech, except the last sentence. III
sysr ! saw such . cool,villain In all my;
experiencs!''
He was awful hard up" went on
Gerard. "as bad Is am now, ana / did
Il. don't deny having done such
thinss on my own account, but from
this particular one did not benent !
shilling" i