Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-03-11

sat II my side. And she wore . neck
lace and brooch and one bracelet pre-
cisely like the bracelet you are now
wearing. I cannot help noticing the
circumstance. because the jewelry IL
so exceedingly singular and beautiful"
Yes" replied Lady Jevery. And
what you say is also very curious, for
| once possessed a necklace, brooch
and two bracelets like the one l am
now wearing. All the pieces were
lost excepting this bracelet"
But how?-let me inquire; where
were they lost?"
Somewhere near Paris. l had In
trusted them to a friend who has
never since been heard Of"
But the bracelet you are wearing?
this Is SO singular-you will please
pardon"
This bracelet" said Lady Jevery,
was more fortunate. Some of the
gems were loose and l sent 1t to my
jeweler for repair. just before we left
for Paris. He was to forward 1t to
me IL he found a safe messenger;
luckily he kept it until I returned to
London"
But this is most strange-most
strange"
Most strange and most suspicious"
said Matilda Indignantly. Il should
say it was evidence that Lord Neville
was murdered, and that his Eminencs
bought jewelry for Hortense Mancini
in some irregular way. II I were Lady
Jevery, would insist on knowing
from whom"
"Oh, you do make one great mis-
take, do assure you! Mademoisells
Mancini is impeccable. You must
rest content that the jewels came into
her possession in the most correct
manner"
Barely listening to these words,
Matilda curtsied and abruptly left the
room. All now seemed plain to he1
intelligence. Rupert had lied to her.
He had slain and robbed Neville, and
the jewels had been sold to Mazarin.
A sudden passion of pity for the
handsome young lord came over her.
1T was too mean, too savagely cruel
for anything" she almost sobbed
Men who can do such things are not
fit to be loved by women. They ara
brutes. / will write to Rupert at
once. l must know the truth of this
matter. If such crime has been
there is no king or prince
or priest on earth to absolve 1t, and
shall wash my hands forever Of the
Stuarts"
She did not wait for any second or
more prudent thoughts. She wrote
Rupert that hour letter, every word
If which was flame and tears. When
It was finished, she sent a man with
t on the instant to catch the Dover
nail packet, and all this was accom-
olished before she had any opportun.
ty to talk over the affair with her
lncle. When she did so, he regretted
Ter precipitancy, and refused to move
n the matter at ALL 1T would be the
height of imprudence," he said THE
-oung man is dead and gone, and we
annot bring him back, though Eng
and went to war with France on
hat quarrel. The Protector is Ill,
worm out with sorrow and anxiety,
nd if one of his old attacks should
eize him at this time, 1T would have
he mastery. And when Cromwell
les, there is no question of what will
appen. The nation will give Charles
he Second a trial. Then Matilda,
'hen Charles comes back. Prince Ru-
ert comes with him. We may need
ne friendship Of Prince Rupert to
ave ourselves. No one can tell how
his reputedly good-natured Charles
ill act, when his hands are able to
srve his will. l will not then make
D enemy of so powerful a man as
rince Rupert is like to be-"
1t was rarely Sir Thomas spoke
18th such decision, and Matilda was
luch impressed by his words. They
ade her hesitate still more about her
arriage with Cymlin.
During the first hours of her dis
,very, Matilda had wondered If she
light to tell Jane what proof of
Iuny's death had come to them; for
her heart she scoffed at the idea of
Iuny returning to Paris to sell the
wells. But Jane did not visit her
+ some time, and she was daily ex-
,cting an answer from Prince Ru-
,rt. This letter might be of great
lportance, one way or another, and
e resolved to wait for it. 1t came
ore rapidly than she had anticipated,
ID its contents temporarily famed to
feeble fame her dying illusions con-
rning her first lover. In this letter
lpert ION his honor reiterated his
st statement. He declared that he
t Neville in health and safety, hav-
2 at the last moment urged upon
NJ his own swift Barb, which offer