The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-01


He ought,toi havs Been i1,oro careful. {. s
8sSi"Of course io cught,n said. would
not have cot1tradloted her for worlds.
"A M And yotl know am to be married nexS
sfnonti; and Aunt Alice. IN ID ublin. who 70
z getting my things, says as y i s. 70 pe 7
winter ycdsdtg am TO be II, t,'a tn.ea
the diamonds would have looked 80 love- s
f'ly with It. Wouldn't they X IS sis ri 3 XXI
1Sagreed iiof course, "a 5s <.
95S..tl3ut Isshall never DO married in them
now, she said, with a deep sigh. And Z
much though i dare say + did tell 10 4
naughty llttlo story when r said was
not to Raj ph tho other night OF course,
Ralph Is still left, she added, as an at /.
t ts';tl9s n but y won't ee g p'rfsos'
s5' / was morally certain Charles tTouid
have to give them up, so ~ said. reas-
Asurlngly: il5F .4 !. 81 "
YOU may be ma ried II them.
$nfter all" ii sa3Bs ~ . IA K e 4. 81 e
3"ohl" she said. olasping hcr hands to 7
8gethor; a".do you really think so z Do you
since to ask him about IT, & Do you think Z
We shalt really get them back "a
Z II should not wonder.
III ron! & Colonel Middleton I SEQ you
$know. You are ~ clever wis mar and
YOU have found put somcthing. Who Is
Twin YOU promise not to tell any ,oner'
.,'Mayn't j tell Ralph !? I tell him ev'ery-
thing s ;S5.sE IN siS5
8sE.'i'Wcll. you may tell Ralph. because Re B
knows nlready;3 but no one else, rfmenl-
gber.5S Tho truth jis, we nre AFRAID II "a
Charles" tss{ AZ y. ". i
There was a long pause. n
j1 IT know Evelyn thinks 80. !" said sAurelia "
in whisper Though sho tries not to II
show It, because--l,ec ause O. @.65i
~.
..Well, Of course you can't have helped
seeing, can you. that she and Charles--.
I had not seen 1t; indeed, had fancied
at times that Evelyn had q lea leaning Mn to- 4
ward Ralph; but never care e Sesn
slower than otherIl N noticing the e's
~ ''And then. you know. people cant DO
married that haven't any money; ana
Charles and Evelyn have none. y N 10 !Au- II
#relia. "oh Il am glad Ralph Is well on
3ts4i "a light was breaking In on me: Per-,
haps 1t was not Charles after all, FER;
s',.'S11s q CHAPTER XVI. & ~
II nm afraid Evelyn Is very Aunhap py, I'm
Continued Aurelia Her room u next 70
NINE and she walks up ana down and up
ard down. in the night. hear her when i
late, that hal boon to sleep and !
had walked UP again. Do you 4 know. ) 1
land she crept close up Ia me With wide 3
awo.struck eycs-'I am going away to-
morrow, and X don't like to say anything
70 any one but you; but 7 think Evelyn ii 1
knows something: IS e s s 5a.
siit.'Miss Derrick! ""' I said, beginning to Is
suspect that she possibly know a good
{ doai more than any Of us, ana then sud
denly remembering that she had been
aon5the point OF telling me something and
had a been nterrupted. :1 was & getting "
quite confused. She certainly would not
z 4 lab ~ IN n ma
suspicious were csrrect.I Considering thera
was q. mystery, it was curious how every
one seemed TO know sonnet thing very pa e 4
$tlcular about It. 5ESs5 3t5js
y I. Yes, ]" replied Aurelia, noddlng once or
twice. II am sure she knows something.
I went Into her room before luncheon
and she was sitting with her head down II
Ton the idress1ng- table. and when she look
ssed up I saw she had been crying. q don't
know what 20 say about It TO Ralph but
you know"-with n shake OF tho GU ls-3
Though people may think me only q Sill &
little thing yet I do notice things, Colo M
mol Middlcton. Aunt Alice In Dublin Of
ten says how quickly I notice thingsi and
II thought, rs you were staying on q no Z
seemed to be a friend, IS you'd tell YOU
this before Invent away, 10 you would
k,;ow best what to do about II. - ms
Aurelin had more Insight into charac-
4 Ter than ! had given her credit Tor. She y
had hit upon the most likely person I 70
follow out "a clue. however Bill ht. y q y
case that seemed becoming more 4and
moro complicated. inwa rdly resolved
that / would have It out with Miss Der
rick that very evening. Lady Mary now
4 ca mo in, and servants followed shorty
gafterward with lamps. Tho drenry wi!
light with lis dim whirlwinds OF driving
snow was shut out. the curtains were
drawn, and tea made It's appearan nee
Evelyn presently returned. and Charles
also, who ciyilly wished Lady Mary good
morning. not having seen her vi the n. {
She handed him his tea Without q W oru n
reply. 1t was evident that she also. wan
aware Of the robbery and i Is hardy
necessary d alJ Tint nhe sus pected
How Is ms f,,ter ?',,a8he asked. taking
no notice OF the frlgidity OF her man man;
me-. 5Sst f3 U. 4 4, I. 4, Z, e Z. - - 5
p,ie sae "R aisp Is i remaining maj With hint,
s.. Ie Is better. then. I hope r.,
"IIe is in a very critical state. and ~ &
likely TO remain In t. His illness was
quito serious enough. without having y
increased by one Of his own non haan tba
case" returned Charles, IT knew you 4
l,ad Decn coctoring him when he VIZ '.us
OF sorts yesterday. But you must not @ Z
#proach yourself. Aunt Mary; we are
hone OF us tnfalllhle. No doubt you act-
ed for tho best Ct the time, nna a. i Kim
any permanent injury" IS sss< ,t.a. !,
III that is intended to be amusing
said Lady Mary her teacup trembling
in her hand. IT can only say that n my
opinion. wlfully misunderstanding SIM.
Die statement ia a very cheap form OF
witt" b i,
said Charles. rising. ''as 1t was at your
expense. With which Parth'an sho1 AZ
Ehe withdrew lis5 =.
I endeayored in vain to waylay Evelyn
after tea but she slipped away almost
before ii was over. and did not appear
again till dinner-timel IN the . mean AN!
while my brain fertile in expedle Tents on
most OCCASIONS could devise no means
~ which I could speak to her alone, and
without Charles Knowledge = felt !
must trust to chance, iSs
(To be Continued To-morrow.)
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