The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-30
{ \ B Y MARY CHOLMO NDELEYS.

robbery had better not be mentioned 10
any one. even tho ladies in the house,
until after he has left "a 5sS N GA "
lbis.'Aurelin knows, said Ralph. "she was
With mo in the library. ! left her crying
bitterly about them"
Let her cry. II shc will only hold her
tongue" said Sir George, making q last 4
effort to speak, but evidently ut tho ex-9
IRENE polnt Of exhaustion. And you.
Msrston. you are right about Carr. See
that The goes this afternoon. There Is
nothing moro to bo done Mt present.
Charles, you will remain here. though =
have no doubt that you have an engage
ment In London. cannot spare you Just
yeti III 3s ri 55s5 llse5 5F5
BE Charles bowed .4and no and Aiarston went
out. remained a second behind with
Ralph. HI 81 5. 5 4. 5.$s
iS.I see 1t quito clearly" said Sir George. 4
81 know Charles. He Is sharp enough
.He saw Carr meant mischief and no was <
beforehand with him; and he took what
Carr meant TO IL take. It was not badly
Imagined hut he should have mado Ger.
tain Carr was sleeping In tho house. q II L
MI turned on that. He never reckoned on 7
the possibility Of Carr being cleared:
\" lid Teton Is stu here. said Ralph.
significantly, who was pouring out sone-
thing for his Gather. 81.5j s5s5g
& si''Is he? i thought he was gonel y said
Sir George, SO sharply thatj1 consld cred It
{ndvIsablesto retire q t once. N ISL
Z Il Charles and Mnraton were talking to-
gcther earnestly In tho passag %.
s3 He does not believe a word ! say
said Sir Charles. az l Joined them; s"and. I
what Is moro, gould SEQ he had tod 4
Ralph he suspected mo before We came 8
In. Did you not s,se how Ralph tried to (
stop me when hes thought Il was COM /
Uniting myself by accusing Carr Who It !
seems was quite out OF the question Il
T am glad you cut e short, Marathon lie ,
was making himself worse every mo-
ment.H f55i s IS
Come on With that key Of yours. and
let US 70 and lat out Carr led Mars
ton, pattng Charles kindly on tho back.
.'or he will DO kicking NIL the paint OIL
the door," s5s y5 q u y ~ R
mot he 4, said Charles. An honest
man would have run UP the whole hot
hold and nearly battered the door down !.
by this time, thinking ~ had been locked
by mistake. Carr knows better.
we had reached til, smoking room by
this time just as the gong was beginning
to sound for5luncheon. and under cover OF
| the noise Charles fitted the key into ths
Ekeyhole and unlocked the door He and 4
hlarston went slowly In, talking on some !.
indifferent subject. and I folloWe (.
Is. CHAPTER XIV.
the stormy Interview In the sick chamber
which we had Just left. The pale winter
sunlight was stealing In eslnnt through
tho low windows The fro had sunk to /
a deep red glow, and In an armchair
drawn5tup In front Of It. newspaper IN I
hand, was Carr. evidently fast asleep #$
ooh. my prophetic soul va Whispered &c
Charles, nudgng Marston; and then ne
went forward and shouted, Luncheon y
In a voice that would have walked the
| dead. x ts} 6 Eg53s d S.5 3 y i%
Carr started Zip and rubbed his eyes.
"Wfy, I believe yorE have been ( hera
| ever since left you here. hours a 60
said Charles, in3n surprised tone, though
really under the circumstances It did not
require great stretch OF the ina glnatllloen
| to suppose any such thing.
Yea said Carr, still rubbing his eyes.
"Have you been gone long 7 OK Pectt ! le e
asleep" 8is,S . il
II rather thought you were inclined fol
| n nap when left you. 7 replied H I
nirIly; land now let us 60 to luncheon.s
It was a very dismal meal. Lady Mary
did not come down to 1t, and Aurclla sat
! with red eyes fearful and silent, Ralph
Vas evidently out of favor for sho hardly
smoke to him. and snubbed him decidedly
when he humby rendered a pence-o 1ler-
| Ing In the form Of a potato. Evelyn, 100.
was silent or made spnsmodic attempts
at COnVeTSQLl ON Will NJ r Ma SNS'1, 49,
only unconstrained person Of the party.
Evelyn and Aurelia had appeared, to-
gether, and 1t was evident from l1yelyns
expression that Aurelln had told her,
what con?ersat Ion there was turned upon
Sir Georges illness. /.
',We must 90 by the afternoon train.
nv DEAR, said Marston, down. tho table
l;to his wife t.In Sir George's, present
statn all visitors are an8incubus.'
Carr looked $ur. u think ought to
20, too he saIdA II wished to arrange
ia do SO this morning. but Mr. Danyers."8
glancing 4 Charles, would not o. near o.
liit II am sure when there is illness In g
house. q rangers are always in the way
II have seen my father since then"
replled Charles, Hand 4 fear his illness Is
much more serious than ! had any Idea
| 81, THAT being the case, I feel IT would pc
wrong to press any one even Middleton.
to stay, and share the tedlum OF q sick
house slsif.