The Holly chieftain., 1902-01-31

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ance, said M. Hope. Fl met ifias
esatpa whsn aAs uas ont this morning
ard she tod ne Il wss gone.
Better make NO admissions," vhis-
pered tn o@cer n his ear. "TAsy
may b used ID fainst you."
'swhateysr admissions i may make.
you an at liberty tosuse them, for they
are TRUTH. haushtiiy returned Gerard.
'.Is II possibls that ron a. suspect mo
= taking The bracelet. Or is this
joker
ALLOW me TO explain" !" painted Aisse.
stepping forward, .'I--Idid nct ac-
cuss you. Mr.. Hope; / would not have
mentioned your name n connection
With Il. because 1 am surs you ars Ia
uocent: but when Il wis discovered
that you had been here could not
deny IT.
The charging me with having taken
It il absurdly preposterous" exclaimed
Gerard. looking Hrst At his uncle and
then at the oticer. who accuses
me!"
II do" said the colonel.
Then am very sorry 1t Is not
somebody else instead of you, SIR"
Explain. Why?"
Because they would get kindly
horsewhippins.
Gerard interrupted Lady Sarah,
do not treat 1t In that light way. II
you did take 1t ray 10 and you shall
be forgiven. am sure you must have
been put to It terribly hard; only con-
fess 1t and the matter shall be hushed
up"
mo. 1t sha'n't, my lady!" cried the
colonel. II will not have him encour.
ased--I mean felony compounded"
ut shall" returned Lady Sarah, at
shall indeed. The bracelet was mine,
and have q right to do as please.
Believe me. Gerard, win put up with
the loss without . murmur, only con-
fess, and let the worry be done with"
/. Gerard Hope looked at her; little
trace Of shame was there In his coun-'
tenance. Lady Sarah" he asked. in =
deep tone. "can yuu indeed DEAN me
capable OF taking your; bracelet!"
THE bracelet was there, J III, and it
went. and you can't deny tti, uttered
the colonel.
1t was there. fast enough" an
swered Gerard II held 1t Ia my hand
for two or three minutes, and was
talking to Miss Esaton about It. I
was wishing It was mine, and saying
what should do with II. (" sS s. &
"Oh, Mr.. Hope. pray say no more
involuntarily interrupted Alice. You
win make appearances worse."
What do you want to screen him
for Z" impetuously broke out the coll
onel, turning upon Alice. 'Let him
say what he was going TO say"
u do not know why / should not
say IT," Gerard Hope answered, In, 1t
must be thought, a spirit of bravado
or recklessness. which he disdained to
check. II said should spout it,
you'll send OF to every pawnshop
In the metropolis. before the night's
over. Mr.. Ohiceri" cried the choking
colonel, breathless with rage. This
beats brass
"But did not take 1t any moro for.
having said that" put In Gerard, In a
graver tone. The remark might have
been made by any one. from duke
downwards, II reduced to his last
shifts, as am. said If It were mine;
! did not say would steal to do 1t.
Nor did l."
saw him put 1t down again." said
Alice Seaton, In a calm, steady voice,
Allow me to speak word, colonel"
resumed Lady Sarah, interrupting
something her husband was about to
say. Gerard, l cannot. believe you
guilty; but consider the circumstances
The bracelet was there; you acknowl-
edge IT; Miss Seaton left the apart
ment whom you did. and went into the
front room; yet when came up from
dinner, 1t was there no longer"
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