The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-09-19
a YANKEE TRICK


In hfph NE there are cases where
= .1efsou. Is admitted to the swim
whine his OF her family axe unrecog-
niSed. Mss Bevan was such g person.
Why she was admitted was pam
enough she possessed the component
carts Of q beile-yiz. high bred ap-
oearanee. 4 courtly manner, the 1aeulty
OF ignoring people out Of the set. ylsA,
sut appearing 20 do 50 and 3 tis,ells
for using people. Having these. ~ ~
nossible Tor her to get along tt1OSt
wealth.
.itss Bevan was one Of the guests az
AIRS. Iangyyorthy's cottage An old
English duke. accompanied by his son
fhe son a man OF thirty-had come over
81 visit America, and the Two had been
secured by AIRS. Langwortlly for q WISH
during the season. The Duke o. Pei4
percorn. the father. possessed imrnense
estates In England md at his death
INC son. Lori Lightly, would Inherit
tbe tItIe md the estates. Miss Beyan
determined TO concentrate all her
l,iandishfnents in one supreme EFFORT g
secure the SON
II wish said Mrs. Langworthy 70
Miss Bevan. ito post you with regard
to the duke He suffers under lorn'
of mania. He IS kleptomantac ais
son IS very sensitive about his farmer
tlrfa1t and. though lie tnkes the great-
est pains to return every tniilg nls
fn+l,er steals, win not listen to any or
dinarv discussion. of constitutional
blight. They. say 1t runs in the fanny
only Gripping out with age
Miss Bevan. being of an ingenious
mind. set herself to turn this knoNi-
edge to account. 1t WAS not long De-
fore she had formed plan. One morn
ing when n yachting party was pro
nosed Miss Bevan at the last momens
vas attacSe.i by an indlsposition nna
remained behind She kept her room
tiu s1,e saw through her window the
,-,,.l,t Standing out at sea, then opened
Nor door and looked into the bah. Inc
doors and windows of the bedrooms
we're all open for airing. but there We're
no servants about. Stepping back INTO
her room. she took from bureau
drawer n brooch. a necklace anu
BRACELET. besides other smaller articles
of Jewelry. then, going again INTO 1iie
hall. speedily ran to the dike Detl,
roo,n. the location of which she had
notrd An ocean breeze blew In at the
window. airing the bedciothes. whlcn
yvg,e thrown oyer the footboard- ana
his .-races; evening dress suit. which
vvos hanging on the back OF ctlitlr'
Miss Reyan slipped her jewels into
no,.i.et az tie trousers and went back
to har room. -
,T'l,n marty returned In time for din
ner. and Mss Bevan. having recovered,
vas al tile table. She sat next TO Lord
LIGHTLY and, with consummate tact
hayfn.. learned the subject his lordshlp
most liked to talk about drew MIN OUT
On il. listening to every word he SAID
Wit hort the slightest disposition to liilE
For the next few days, or, rather'
evenings il was noticed that MISS
Bevap appeared without her customary
adornment of Jewciry. Lord LiGhtly
was devoted to her and took occasion
i, ,.,,,,.,I3tn,.,,t her on not needing gems
10 enhance her beauty. declaring that
shc looked more attractive In the sim
rIa costumes she wore when she left OF
the Jewels But one morning his loru
shin appeared very grave. He was retl-
cent nsi TO the cause, and no one un-
derstood II except Miss Bevnn- She re-
,nnrI ed II and was secretly pleased.
That evening after dinner he lnNiteu .
her for a walk on the piazza and When
there proposed n stroll through the
Grounds. once out OF hearing from
those In the house he said:
Miss Bevnn. / have something OF I'M
nortance to ask you and to tell you
FIRST. win you kindly inform me why
FOR several days you have Worn NO
Jewels:''
Must II she said, with sympa-
thetic note In her melodious voice
Il would esteem 1t great IaVor'
NV Jewels are missing
Let me ask you further whether you
are aware that my father is afflicted IN
"a TNaculfnT evidence
NJ senIlity--that lie IS kleptomanlae'
NV dear Lord Lightly. have been
50 informed by our hostess. You nave
my heartfelt sympathy
..rhcn you have suspected my Ia
Their OF naylng taken your jewels ana
..nvc said nothing TO me about the mat
Nor to any one else Ny Jewels are
not worth the wound would have in
nicted."
There was long pause. after which
Lord Lightly took from his pocket the
missing articles and handed them 10
her
Miss Beyan.'' he said, with voice
fuIl OF repressed feeling, u do not
know of your ancestry. but you must
be a horn lady. You certainly belong
TO natures nobility. Not one woman
in ten thousand, picked from the
worlds best people, would nave hau
she delicacy, the Kindness. the un-
aelfishness, to permit herself to be rob
bed OF what women SO dearly prize
without n word"
Miss Beyan hung her head.
..Te,. ne" he went on. how you
brought yourself TO keep silence You
certainly did not know that my father
had taken your jewels, and II another
had taken them every moment lost IN
following up the thief would have
$500 -. I,.,,,,,a m raf1ossessinn