The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-07
BY. MARY CHOLMONDELEYS.

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enough. He is not now hand by any
| means-nor she, either, as to that, poor
thing"
But what on earth brought him here?
"He was waiting for news OF her In
London, most likely, and he knew she
| would have the jewels on her, and came
down when he got wind of the acct
| dent"
| knew she would have the Jewels!
| Then do you mean to say there was collu-
sion Between the two?'
The inspector glanced furtivey ut Ralph
! but he bad never stirred, or raised his
head since he had laid 1t down on his
! clinccd hands.
"They are both well known to the po-
! lice,"" he said, at last, ''nnd think 1t
| probable there was collision between
| them, considering they were man and
| wife"
CHAPTER XXI.
am told that ought to write some
thing in the way Of n conclusion TO this
account OF the Danyers Jewels. as II the
| end OF the last chapter were not conclu-
sion enough. Charles. who has Just read
LIT. says especially that his character
requires what he calls IAN elegant finish
/ and suggests that a slight indication OF
a young and lovely heiress in connection
| with himself would give pleasure to tho
thoughtful reader. But l do not mean
| at the last moment to depart from the
| exact truth and dabble in fiction Just
| to make suitable conclusion. II I must
| write something more, must beg that
| 1t will be kept in mind that II further
| details concerning the robbery arc now
| added against my own Judgment. they
! will rest on Charles authority, not
| mine; as anything ! afterwards heard
! was only through Charles whose Inform
| alton I never consider reliable In the
| least degree.
1t was not TIL three months later that
| saw him again, on wet April after
| noon was still living in London with
! Jane. when he came to see me, having
| lust returned from a long tour abroad
| with Ralph.
Sir George, he said. was quite we'll
again, but the GOODNESS between him
| self ana his father had dropped almost
to freezing-po!nt since 1t had come TO
| light that he had been innocent after nll.
His father could not forgive his son for
putting him In the wrong.
az seldom disappoint him In matters
| OF this kind" he said Indeed. may
! say / have, as a rule, surpassed his eH-
pectatons. and must be careful never
to fall snort OF them In this way again.
But ah! Miss Middleton am sure you
! will agree with me how difficult 1t IS 10
! preserve an even course without relax
L
ing a little at times.
"My dear Mr.. Charles" said Jane
beaming at him over her knitting. but not
quite taking him in the manner he In
/ tended, you arc young yet, but don't
| he down-hearted. am sure by your
| face that as you grow older these devla-
tons, which you so properly regret, Will
| grow fewer and fewer. until, as life goes
! on, they will gradually cease nltogeth-
err"
II consider 1t not improbable myself"
said Charles, with n faint smile. and he
| changed the conversation. really can
not nut down here all that he proceeded
! to say in the most cold-blooded manner
concerning Carr and Aurelia. or, as he
/ would call them. Mr.. and Mrs Brown.
alias Sinclair. alias Tibbltts. for ono
don't believe n word of 1t; and don't
sec how he could have found 1t all out.
as no said he had, through the police,
and people of that kind. don't consider
It at all respectable consorting with
tho police in that way; but then Charles
i never was respectable as told Jane AZ
ter no left arouslng excited feelings on
her part which made me regret having
mentioned 1t.
4 According to him. Carr, who had never
been seen or heard of since the day after
the accident, was professional thief who
(. had probably gone to - In India with
the express design OF obtaining possess
sion of Sir Johns Jewels which had, till
near the time of his death, been safely
slowed away in a bank In Calcutta. lie
] and his wife usually worked together;
but on this occasion she had, by means
of her engaging manner and youthful
appearance, struck up an acquaintance
laabroad' with Lady Mary Cunningham,
who. It will be remembered, had jewels
of considerable value; with view of OBJ
tanning those jewels her plans were laid.
\ Ralph, she had used ms tool and en-
gagged herself to him In the expectation
that on her return, to England she might.
by means of her intimacy with the fam
1 iy, have an opportunity of taking them.
Lady Mary having left them, while
II abroad, with her banker in London. The
opportunity came while she was at Stoke
Moreton, hut in the meanwhile Sir John 8
priceless legacy had arrived having elua-
ed her husbands vigilance. (That GER
tainly was true. The Jewels We're SAFE
enough as long as had anything to do
with them). Her husband, who follow
cd them, saw that he was suspected. and
threw the game into her hands. deyoting
himself entirely to putting his own ,nno-
:, cence beyond a doubt In which, Win
Ralph's assistance, he succeeded
II see now" continued Charles. why
. she split her tea when Carr arrived,
She was taken by surprise on seeing him
enter the room, having had prohapiy no
idea that he was the friend whom you
| had telegraphed for. suspect, too, that
, same evening. after the balls when she
and Carr went to find tho bng, twas to
have last word to enable them to
play into each Others hands, being
aware, II + remember rightly, that faith
err had gone to bed In company With the
key of the safe. and that consequently
the Jewels might be left within easier
reach than usual No doubt she weigh
ed the matter in her own mind, and de-
cided to give UP all thought Of Lady
Mary's Jewels, and 10 secure those which
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