Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-24


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Mr.. Mordatat hesitatei, ana, seel- :
this, Mrs. Barring said quickly:
Stay here and l Will go and LOOK
for him and bring him at once
She went away. returning in few
moments with Claude. The three vita
drew to the most secluded corner c.
the little drawing room and spoke n
whispers.
Il have become aware by an accI-
de-" said Mr.. MordauEt, that Mrs.
Arundel has been in terrible need OF
large sums of money lately. | have :
frield who is an expert IN diamonds
and who works for 4 diamond deale.
in tie city. This man told me goo4
While aso that he was certain Ms
ArunGers diamond tiara had passea
Though his hands. could not believe
it, as knew it to he kept in the baak.
| was able to show it him there, ami
did so. He then told ne that the
tiara we have there now is made OF
paste stones, Mrs. Arundel having sofa
the genuine ones"
Good heavens." calculated Claude.
to whom this seemed a wild story
quite incredible.
This man told me today thac the
diamond merchant for whom he wogNs
is going abroad in order to dispose OF
diamond necklace OF great value to
s< me foreign customer OF his who he
thinks would buy it, 1t has olly, just
come into his possession. My friend
believes it to be the lost necklace.
But who, then, has taken it to
him."
The same person who took tie
tiara
My mother?"
THAT is not ascertained yet"
But why should she need such
sums?"
You must know, Mr.. Arundel, that
she is said to be a gambler. She Is Q
friend of the countess OF Carlyon, wSo
has ruined many of her friends"
Claude did not speak for a moment.
In his heart he was saying. My poor
father"
Then he said; Can you and | go
to the diamond merchant direct?'
Yes, at once. | have the address.
He does not leave London till tomor.
row."
"Of course, l can identify tha
jewels was all Claude said.
The two young men went away,
leaving Mrs. Barring trembling with
hope, and fear, and horror. She flew
upstairs to her daughter and told her
all that had happened, and then
Cicely described to her the evenings
spent at different houses which
hitherto she had hardly thought to
speak Of
Quite late in the evening another
note from MIR. Mordaunt was brought
to- Mrs. Barring. 1t simply said: All
has been discovered. Miss Berugs
innocence is proved"
Tie two women chung together.
weeping for joy. Presently Mrs. Bar
ing went quietly downstairs to see II
she could gather any more news.
She found that Mr.. Arundel, his
wife, and son were shut in the library
with locked doors The household
knew by instinct that something most
terrible had happened, and dared not
go near them.
Mrs. Baring's heart bled for the
father and son. She went softly back
tc her daughter. That night Cicely
slept peacefully and in the morning
woke more like herself, with the sense
as of nightmare lifted from her.
Bessie came with early tea and
brought good news, indeed. The
police had left the house. No explana-
ton had been given to the household
save that the diamonds had been
found.
A message was presently brought
to Cicely saying Mr.. Arundel wished 10
see her. She went down and found
him waiting alone. He was strangely
altered in one night, with a broken
look, and was quiet.
Child" he said. "a terrible sin has
been done in my house, and but for
the intervention of Providence you. ~
innocent girl. would have been made
to suffer for the guilt of another. We
have prayed all night for guidance as
to how best to make reparat!on to
you. My son wishes to speak to you.
Let him do so, | beg. If what he
wishes is not your wish, then / would
speak to you again"
The sad, broken man went out o.
the room leaving her alone. and a
moment later Claude came in. He adj
dressed her with a strange timid!ty,
looking down as he spoke.
Can you ever forgive us this great
wrong?" he asked.
at is forgiven" she answered,
gently.
He raised his eyes now and looked
at her.
"Cicely," he said, my mother has
always been intensely ambitious for
me. She has greatly desired that /
should marry title knew it woull
have been hopeless to win her consent
to my asking the one woman in the