The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-28

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All BY MARY Oh OHM NDDUEYs
By. Special Arrangement With Harper 4 Bro.5

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take to- him from the very first, and
Carr certainly ala not appear at ease i
I ~ the house. Perhaps Charles felt that
ne had rather failed In courtesy TO him,
EF,fors during the remainder OF the morning
he hardly let him out Of His sight. He
took him to see tho stables .hough Carr
openly declared thnt re dif not under.
stand horses ne showed rim his colloc.
ton OF Zulu wenpons IN tho yestibuiei
ne q even started a game OF billiards with
MIN ~ the arrival OF the doctor. I did I
mot think Carr took his attentions In
very good part, though he was too weil- 4
hammered to show It, but he looked re-. 4
i ioYod VIII en- Charles went upstairs with
tho doctor, and pitched. his Que into the
8rnok at onco. and came Is the haii fre.
whore y was sitting, and where ADrete
presently Joined us, fresh and smiling.
IN the prettlest OF morning gowns. Tvery.3 !!
ono met In the hail. It was In the center (
OF the house, and everyone coming up 81
down had to pass through lit. Just now
5itswns not SO tempting an abode as usu-
a al, for the flowers and part OF tho stage
&had already been removed. and the bate
abonrds with their wooden supports gave
an air Of. discomfortIto the whole place. = :
S5 Aurelin opened wide eyes OF horror al
hearing Sir George WINS Ill. She even goi
out n tiny lace pooket-handkerchicf but y
before she had had timo to weep much
into It. and spoil her pretty eyes, the \
doctor req ppearcd, accompanied by
Charles and Ralph and We III learned,
to our great relief. that Sir George,
K though undoubtedly III, was not danger.
h ously so at present. though 4 the grea test
euro would be necessary. Lady &E Mary +
had undertaken the nursing OF l,er broth.
er.in-lnw. and in+her the doctor expr6ss.
{ cd the same confidence which parents are
wont to feel In d stern school mnater,4
In tho meantime the patient was TO b 4
Kept very quiet, and on no account to ID
disturbed. 81 q f.. A55 "a Il, III lei S3 35
81 When tho doctor had left. Ralph ana
&Aurelia.3 who had actually seen nothing
OF each other that morning. sauntered
away together toward the library Charles
challenged Carr to finish his game Of
billiards. and A1arston and I retired np-8
stairs to the smoklng-room, where we
could talk over our Indian ex pcriencos,
and perhn ps dozo undlsturbed. We mi ghi 4
have been so occupied for half ali hour
or more when a flying step cnme 8up3 the
stairs, the door was thrown open and !
Ralph rushed into tho room. II. 81 ts5
General Marston Colonel Middleton ~
no gasped out. breathing hard. will you J
both OF you como to my ia theirs room at {
onca7 He has sent for you. = y8lSsi
GOOD graciousl Is ho worse7" I Bex-8
T clnimcd. 5'.358
/ mo. Hush d Don't ask anything. but
lust como"-and he turned and led tho
way to Sir George Danvers' room.
# yYos followed In wondering silence, and,
after passing along numerous passages.
were ushered into a largo oak pnneled
2room withn great carved bed In Il. in the
middle OF which. bolt upright, sat Biz
George Danvers, palelIas ivory, his light
steel eyes ESQ like CAarles) seeming to
be the only living thing about him. 5;5
9if AZ we came In he looked at oh OF ua 4
In turn. '$;s,
lin hoarse whisper ~ IL
Dear me! Sir George said sympa.
sthetically.s how you have lost yo 'n
Voice r. III
III HonlooEed at me Tor a moment. and
then turned to Ralph again.
Where Is Charles7n he asked q sec i
( ond time. In the snme tone.
"Here!.' said a quiet voice. And Chhrlca
came in and shut the door. 4ss
# CHAPTER XIII.
Il. The two pairs Of steel eyes met and /
looked hxed!y at each other.
"A tap came to the door.
Sir George WINGED and made a sign tn {
Ralph. who rushed to 1t and bolted II.
ZIP II am coming in, George" said Lady
iAIary's voice. Il I'll
Send her away, came whisper from
the bed. Il l5s5 iss8 3si5i #bs IA
8SThis was easier said than done. Bul
1t was done after a sufficiently long par.
Icy; and Lady Mary retired under tho
Impression that Ralph wa.S sitting alone
with his father. who thought he might
get a little sleep. III
Now whispered Sir George, motions
ing to Ralph. as X
THE fact Isl said Ralph, ''the Jewels
are gone. They have been stolen In the
night ~ 81
He bolted out with this ono sentence
and then was silent. Marston ana 4
stared at him aghast. f s "a E
us there no mistaken said Marston al /
last IA DIM
None replied Ralph. y put them
lin "a drawer In tho great inlad writing.
table In the library last night. before
everybody. went for them this morn-
Ing, half an hour. ago. at fathers request
Tho lock- was broken. and they were
gone. ~ .8g 4
fhere was another long silence
was n fool. OF course. to put them
there resumed Ralph, ''Charles told
mo 80; but thought they were as safe
there as anywhere. II no one knew-and
\ no one did. except the house party
Were any OF tho servants about r.
asked Marston. ~ .j ii
s7s Not one. They had all gone to bed,
except one of tho footmen. who was
putting out the lamps in the supper
room, mile away I.5
Another silence s
THAT is the dreadful part OF IT. burA
out Ralph.
They must have been taken by some
one staying in the house--somc ore who +
saw me put them there The first thing
II did WIS to send for the housemaids
and they assuref me that they had found
every shutter shut, and every door lock- !
cd, this morning. as usual Any ona
with time and Wits might have got In
through one OF the library windows by
taking out2n pane, and forcing the shut
tor. suppose q practlced hand might
have done such thing; but went outs
Side, and there was not a footstep III tins
snow anywhere near the library win
5dows, or, fol that matter anywhere near
the house ut all, except at the side ana
front DOORS which arc $impracticable for,
any ono to force an entrance by
rWhen did 1t leave off snowing?" asked
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