The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-23
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I he Danvers Jewels

BY MARY CHOLMONDELEYs5.
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stage was being hidden from the foot.
lights to the floor: II 1 wandered into the
library interrupted Aurelia and Ralph
rehearsing their parts alone, with their
neads close together; II / hastily with
Grew INTO the morning room. 1t was only
70 lind Charles upon his knees, Turing
Evelyn to immediate flight. In soul-in-
spring accents before an admlring audi
ence Of not unenviousy young ladyhood.
Now Evelyn. ask you as favor"
said Charles. as came In. moving to-
ward her on his knees, "will you come
little closer when I am down? don't
mind wearing out my knees the least in
n good cause; but I owe 1t to myself, ms
a wicked baron in hired tights, not to
cross the stage in that position. Any i'm
preston make will be quito lost II I
do; and unless you keep closer, shall
never be able to reach your hand and
clasp It to a heart at least two yards
away Now rising and crossing over
to the other side, II shall begin again.
"Ahl but my souls ndored-"
rs Middleton here2" asked voice in
the doorway. It was Sir George Dan
vers who had put his head into the room.
and went to him.
II say, Middleton" he began, twlrlng
his stick and looking rather annoyed,
sit Is excessively provoking. I never
thought Of 1t before, but find there Is
rot bed In the house. Every Granny
hes been filled. It never occurred TO mo
that we had not a room for your friend.
now that he Is kind enough to come, And
It looks so rude, when 1t is SO exceed
ingly good.natured of him to como at
all."
ooh, dearl anywhere will do" I.said.
There Is not even room for Ralph
| In the house" continued Sir George. II
have put him up ut the lodge" pointing
a
| near the great entrance gates. There
is another nice little room leading out OF
his" no added. hesitating-"but really
don't like to suggest
"oh! that will do perfectly" ! broke
In. Carr is not the sort OF fellow TO
care straw how he is put up. lie VIII
be quite content anywhere"
"come ana see it, he said. leading
tho wny out OF doors. II would have
turned out Charles in moment. ana
given Carr his room: but Denis IS rcaftS
rather, Ill, and Charles sees 70 mm' as
he IS next door"
could not help saying how muoh l
liked Charles ,, a,s
1v as we walked toward tho lodge.
constantly hear him spoken OF ns most
agreeable young man
"And he Is so handsome.
yes replied Sir George, IN the same g
bord tone: Handsome and agreeapie.
have no doubt he appears so 70 otne' . :
hut I, who have had to pay the oep,s
and hush up the scandals OF my haha-
| some and agreeable son, flnd Raiph' WY
has not feature In his race .ne ues :.
looking Of the two. T know Charles Is
head over ears In debt at this moment
hut"-.with shdden acri1nony-"he VIII
not get another farthing from me. II IS
| pouring water into Sieve
"Ralph Is marrying sweetly pretty
| creature" / snid with warmth, deslrous
of changing the subject.
| "Ycs. she is very pretty said Sir
| George, with enthusiasm. But ] wish
| she had belonged to one OF our country
| families It Is nothing in the way OF CON
! nect!on. She has no relations TO SPEAK OF
one uncle living in Australia, and an
other, whom she goes to on SATURDAY ~
| ireland. There seems to be no money,
| either. 1t Is Lady Mary's doings She
| took n fancy to her abroad; and. to say
| the truth, I did not wish to object, FOR
| at one time there seemed to be an attrac-
! ton beween Ralph and his cousin, Eve
| lyn Derrick, which his aunt and were
| both glad to think had passed over. !
do not approve of marriages between
cousins"
] We had reached the lodge by this time.
| and was shown a tidy little room lead
| Ing out Of the one Ralph was occupying,
! in which I assured Sir George that Carr
would be perfectly comfortaole' much 70
| the courteous old gentlemnns relief,
| though could SEQ that he was evidently
| annoyed at not being able to put him
up In the house.
In the afternoon. toward 8 o'clock,
| Carr arrived went into the hall to
meet him and to bring him into the
| drawing room myself. Just rs we came
| in, and while 7 was introducing him to
| Sir George, Ralph and Aurelia, who were
sitting together ms usual, started a
lovers squabble.
ooh. my" said Ralph. suddenly.
att Is all your fault, You logged my
elbow" came Aurclla's quick rejoinder.
my dearest love, I did not" returned
| Ralph, on his knees. pocket handkerchief
in hand.
IT appeared that between them they
| had managed to transfer Aurelia's tea
/ from her cup to the front of her dress.
you did; you know you did she said
evidently ready to cry with yexation.
1T was Just going to drink, and You had
your arms round the back of my
flush. Aurela, beg" expostulnted
! Charles. "Aunt Mary and / are becoming
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ter into particulars MS to the exact local
ity of Ralphs arm"
'Round the back of my chair" pouted
| Aurelia.
cts all right. Aunt Mary" called
Charles cheerfully. to that lady. "Only
| the back OF her chair. We took alarm
unnecessarily. Just as 1t should be.
have done the same myself-wIth a diff
! ferent chair"
"ITe is always doing It," continued
Aurelia, unmolllfIed. II have told him
| about 1t before. He made me drop n
| piece of bread and butter on the carpet
only yesterday"
IT ate 1t afterward," humbly suggested
| Ralph. stlll on his knees, ''and there were
hairs on It, There were. indeed, Aurella.'
"And now It Is my tea~Gown," continued
Aurelia, giving way to the prcttlest little
outburst of temper imaginable. IT wish
you would get up and go away, Ralph
and not come back. You arc only max