CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-09-22

In high life there are cases where
q person is admitted TO the swim"
while his or her family are unrecog-
nized. Miss Bevan wns such a person.
Why she was admitted was plain
enough. She possessed the component
parts Of belle-via. a high bred ap-
pearance, courtly manner. the faculty
Of ignoring people out OF the set with
out appearing to do so and Il talent
for using people. Having these, 1t was
possible for her to get along without
wealth.
Miss Bevan was one Of the guests at
Mrs. Langworthy's cottage" An old
English dake. accompanied by his son
the son q man of thirty-had come over
to visit America. and the two hnd been
secured by Mrs. Langworthy for a visit
during the season. The Duke Of Pep
percorn, the father. possessed immense
Estates in England. and at his death
the son, Lord Lightly. would inherit
the title and the estates. Miss Bevan
determined to concentrate all her
Establishments in one supreme effort to
secure the son.
81 WISH said Mrs. Langworthy TO
Miss Bevan, ito post you with regard
to the duke. He suffers under form
Of mania. He is kleptomaniac. His
son is very sensitive about his fathers
defect and. though he takes the great
ct pains to return everything bis
father steals will not listen to any or
dinary discussion OF constitutional
blight. They say II runs In the family.
only cropping out with age
Miss Bevan, being Of an ingenious
mind. set herself to turn this knowI-
edge to account II was not long be-
fore she had formed plan, One morn
ing when yachting party was pro-
posed Miss Bevan at the last moment
was attacked by an indisposition and
remained behind. She kept her room
till she saw through her window the
yacht standing out at 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 a bureau
drawer a brooch. n necklace and
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 Mt the
window, airing the bedclothes. which
were thrown over the footboard. and
his grace's evening dress suit, which
was hanging on the back OF chair.
Miss Bevan slipped her Jewels into
pocket OF the trousers and went back
to her room.
The party returned In time for din
ner, and Miss Bevan, having recovered.
was at the table. She sat next to Lord
Lightly and. with consummate tact,
having learned the subject his lordship
most liked 20 talk about. drew him out
on It, listening to every word he said
without the slightest disposition to talk.
For the next few days, or, rather.
evenings, II was noticed that Miss
Bevan appeared without her customary
adornment OF jewelry. LORD Lightly
was devoted to her and took occasion
to compliment her on not needing gems
to enhance her beauty. declaring that
sbe looked more attractive In the sim
pie costumes she wore when she left on
the jewels. But one morning his lord
ship appeared very grave. He was reti-
cent as to the cause, and no one IN
derstood It except Miss Bevan. She re-
marked 1t rnd was secretly. pleased.
That evening after dinner be invited
her for walk on the piazza and when
there proposed stroll through the
grounds. Once out Of hearing from
those in the house he said:
miss Bevnn, have something OF I'M
portance to ask you and to tell you
First, will you kindly inform me why
for several days You have worn no
jewelsT'
Must r. she said, with a sympa-
thetic note in her melodious voice.
II would esteem II . great favor.
NY Jewels ere missingr
sLst me ask you further whether you
ars aware that my fAthsr = aniicted In