The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-21
! I he IDanvers Jewels
BY MARY CHOI1IONDELEYS.
Arrangement
BY MARY CHOL1IONDELEYs.
lny speclal Advancement wlth Harper & Bro.1
CuAYrI1R VI.

CHAPTER vi.
] really think adventures. Ike misfor-
tunes, neves' come slngly. Would you be-
lleve It2 Our house was broken into
that very night Nothing serious came
of 1t. wonderful to relate. owing to James
extraordinary presence OF mind. She
had been unable to sleep after my thrill
Ing account of the cab accident, and had
consolcd herself by reading Baxter's
Saints Rest" by her nlghtisht, for the
canary became restless and liable TO sud-
den bursts OF song II n candle We're light
ed. While SO engaged ehe became aware
OF u subdued grating sound, which had
continued for some time before she be-
gan to speculate upon It, While she was
specializing 1t ceased. and after short
interval she distinctly heard stealthy
stop upon the stair. and the handle OF
the passage door, before mentioned. WAS
gently, very gently turned.
Jane had some Of that qulckness OF per-
ception which has been of such Use to
myself through life. In moment she
had graspcd the situation. Some ono
was the house. Iii another moment she
was hanging out OF her bedroom window,
springing the policeman's rattle which she
had by her for years with view 10 an
emergency Of this kind, and at the same
time--for she was a capable woman-bloW-
Ing piercing strain on cabmans
whistle.
To make n long story short. her extra
ordinary presence Of mind was the say
ing Of us. With her own eyes she saw two
darkhgures come up our area steps and dis
appear round the corner, and when II po-
liceman appeared on the scene. half an
hour later he confirmed the fact that
the no use had been broken into. by show
ing us how an entrance had been ef-
fccted through the kitchen window.
OF m
US that night and the remainder of 1t
was passed by Jane In examining the
house from top TO bottom every hair
hour or SO, owing to a rooted conviction
on her part that a burglar might stu
be lurking on the premises, concealed
In the celarette. or the Jam cupboard, or
behind the drawing-room curtains.
BY that mornings post heard. as I
expected should do, from Sir George
Danvers. but the contents OF the letter
surprised me. He wrote most cordially,
thanking me for my Kindness In UNDER
taking such heavy responsibility Il am
sure never felt 1t to be 500 for an en-
tire stranger, and ended by sending me q
pressing invitation to come down TO Stoke
Moreton that very day, that he and his
son. whose future wife was also staying
with them, might have the pleasure or
making the acquaintance OF one to whom
they were so much indebted. he added
that his eldest son Charles was also going
down from London by certain train
that day, and that he had told him to be
on tho lookout for me at the station in
case I was able to come at such short
notice. made up my mind to go. sent
Sir George a telegram to that effect, and
proceeded to fish up the jewels out. OF the
tea-caddy.
Jane. who had never ceased for ono
instant to comment on the event or me
night, positively shrieked when she saw
me shaking the bag free from ten leaves
Good gracious! the burslarsl. she ex-
| claimed. why. they might have taken
| them IL they had only known
| ar course they had not known, ns l
| had been particularly secret about them;
| hut wished all the same that had not
| left them there all night. as Jane YOU'D
| insist and continue Insisting, that they
| had been exposed to great danger. !
| argued the matter with her ut iirst; put
| women, ] find, are impervious, as a rule,
| IN masculine argument and 1t Is mis-
! tnke to reason with them. 1t Is, In fact'
| putting the sexes for the moment on an
eo,,itv TO which the weaker one is unac-
| customed anu consequently unsulted'
4 few hours later i was rolling swiftly
| toward Stoke Moreton In q comfortable
| smoking carriage, only occupied py my
self and Mr.. Charles Danvers, hand
/
| that peculiar tired manner which though
| as / soon found natural to HIND Is so
| often affected by the young men OF the
| day.
"And so Ralph has come in for legacy
| In diamonds he said listlessly, when
we had exchanged the usual civillties,
and had become, to n certain degree ac-
uuninted. 'Dear me! how these good.
! steady young men prosper IN the world.
When last I heard from him he had pre-
vailed upon the ono perfect woman in
| the universe to consent to marry him.
and his aunt Thy the way, you will meet
her there. too-Lady Mary Cunnngham)
| had murmured something vague, but
gratifying. about testamentary inten-
lions. A week later Providence fills his
brinming cup with legacy of jewels.
estimated att" Charles opened his
light. sleepy eyes wide and looked In
auringly mt me, what are they estl-
mated at2'' he asked, as I did not arl-
| swer
really had no idea. but i shrugged
1 my shoulders and looked wise,
'fEstimated at a fabulous sum" ne
said. closing his eyes again. "Ah! had
they been mine, with what joyful alac-
rlty should have ascertained their ex-
act money value. And mine they ought
to have been. If the sacred law OF primo
| geniture Chat special Providence when
| watches over the Interests OF eldest sons)
4 had been duly observed. Sir John had
| not the pleasure of my acquaintance, but
| fear he must have heard some reports
| no doubt entirely without foundation
/ respecting my career. which Induced MIN
! to pass me over in this manner. What
4 a moral! My father and Aunt Mary are
| always delicately pointing out The DIFF
ference between Ralph and myself |
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