The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-09-03
A YANKEE TRICK



pearance. courtIy manner. the faculty
of ignoring people out of the-set with
ont appearing TO do so and talent
for using people. Having these, II was
possible for her to get along without
wealth.
Miss Bevan was one of the guests at
Mrs I.angworthy's cottage" An old
English duke accompanied by his SON
the son a man OF thirty-had come over
to visit America, and the two had been
secured by Mrs Langworthy for visit
during the season. The Duke OF Pep
percorn, the father. possessed immense
estates in England. and ut his death
the son, Lord Lightly, would inherit
the title and the estates. bliss Bevan
determined to concentrate nil her
Establishments in one supreme effort to
secure the son.
IT wish" said Mrs. Langworthy 10
Miss Bevan. ITO post you with regard
to the duke. He suffers under form
of mania. He is a llleptomaniac- Ills
son is very sensitive about his fathers
defect and. though he takes the great
est pains to return everything his
father steals. will not listen to any or
dinary discussion of constitutional
blight. They say 1t runs in the family
only cropping out with age"
Miss Bevan, being OF an Ingenious
mind, set herself to turn this kuowi-
edge to account It was not long be
fore she had formed plan. One morn
ing when "A yachting party was pro
posed Miss Bevan at the last moment
was attacked by an indisposltlon and
remained behind. She Kept her room
till she saw through her window the
yacht standing out ut sea, then opened
her door and looked into the hall. The
doors and windows of the bedrooms
were all open for airing. but there were
no servants about. Stepping back into
her room, she took from bureau
drawer brooch, n necklace ana
bracelet. besides other smaller articles
of jewelry, then, going again into the
hall, speedily ran to the dukes bed
room. the location of which she had
noted. An ocean breeze blew in 1T the
window. airing the bedclothes w-ich
were thrown over the footboArd. and
his Cruces evening dress suit NiiiSa
was hanging on the back Of Il chair.
Miss Bevan slipped her iewc:s into a
pocket of the trousers ami Went back
to her room.
The party returned in time for din
ner, and Miss Bevan. having recovered,
was Mt the table She snt next TO Lord
Lightly and, with consummate tact,
having learned the subject his lordship
most liked to talk about. drew him out
on it, listening to every word he snt6'
without the slightest disposition to talk.
For the next few days, or rather.
evenings. it was noticed TINT Miss
Bevan appeared without her custnrIs.iS
adornment of te-eiry. Lord Lightly
was dc-otSd to her and took occasion
to compliment her on not needing gems
to enhance her beauty, declaring that
she looked more attractive in the sim,
pie costumes she wore when she left OH
the Jewels. But one morning his iord
shin appeared very grave. He was rett-
cent MS 10 the cause, and no one IN
derstood II except Miss Bevan. She re,
marked it and was secretly pleased
That evening after dinner he invited
her for a walk on the piazza and when
there proposed stroll through the
Grounds. once out of hearing from
those in the house he said:
Miss Bevan, have something OF I'M
portance TO ask you and to tell you.
First. win you kindly inform me WI!
for several days you have worn nc
jewels?'
..Alust II" she said. with sympa-
thetic note in her melodious voice.
II would esteem it n great favor"
MY jewels IRE missing"
1T 81 me nsk you further whether you
are aware thatm fnther IS afflicted in
his OLD age with peculiar evidence
of senility--that he IS a kleptomaniac:
'.AIy dear Lord Lightly. have been
so informed by our hostess. YOU have
my heartfelt sympathy.
"rhcn you have suspected my Ia.
Their OF having taken your jewels and
have said nothing TO me about the mat
ter"
.sNor to any one else. My Jewels arc
not worth the wound would have in.
hicted."
There was long pause, after which
Lord Lightly took from his pocket the
missing articles and handed them to
her.
Miss Bevnn." h0 said, with voice
fun OF repressed feeling, y do not
know OF your ancestry, but you must
be n born lady. You certainly belong
to natures nobility. Not one woman
in ten Thousand, picked from the
worlds best people, would have had
the delicacy, the Kindness, the un'
selfishness. to permit herself to be rob
bed OF what women 80 dearly prize
without word
Miss Bevan hung her head.
..Ter me- he went on, ''how you
brought yourself to keep silence, You
certainly did not know that my father
had taken your Jewels, and IL another
had taken them every moment lost in
following up the thief would have
lessened your chance OF repossessinG
them"
II admit" she said under her breath
that would not have been so for
bearing II the risk had been of wound.
Ing another man"
When year Inter Lord Lightly. ther