The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03

could take on the note Of horror. And
the music,-ah! how low it had sunk,
as if to give place to the dying muir
muir he now heard issuing from her
Thrusting the stiletto into the first
place that offered, he slid out with his
tray, calm, speckless and attentive as
ever, dead to thought, dead to feeling,
but aware, quite aware in the secret
depths of his being that something
besides his wife had been killed that
night and that sleep and peace of mind.
and all pleasure in the) past were gone
forever.
It was not he I saw enter the alcove
and come out with news of the crime.
He left this role to one whose ante
cedents could better bear investigation.
His part was to play, with just the
proper display of horror and curiosity,
the ordinary mental brought, face to
could do this. He could even sustain
his share in the gossip, and for this
purpose kept near the walters. The
absence Of the diamond was all that
| troubled him. That brought him at
times to the point of vertigo. Had Mr..
Grey recognized and claimed its If so,
| he, Abner Fairbrother, must remain
James Wellgood, the waiter. indef-
nitely. This would require more belief
L
But as the moments passed, and no con-
tradiction was given to the universally
| received impression that the same hand
which struck the blow had taken the
| diamond, even this cause of anxiety
left his breast, and he faced people
when he suddenly heard that the dia-
mond had been found in the possession
Of a man perfectly strange to him, and
saw the inspector pass it over to Mr..
Grey. sr..
/ Instantly he realized that the crisis
OF his fate was upon him: # Mr.. Grey
b gsn t%S rb to asnty this is. sna
the diamond as well. Could he pro
vent thiss There was one way and that
way he took. Making use of his ven
triloquial powers-he had spent a veal
: on the public stage in those early days
playing just such tricks as these-he
raised the one cry which he knew would
;taf rte MI MIS- Grey more than m any oths?
fell from his hand, as he knew it would
he rushed forward and, in the act Of
picking it up, made that exchange
which not only baffed the suspicion.
Of the statesman but restored to hin
the diamond, for whose possession h.
was now ready to barter half his re
naming days. 's-=
Meanwhile this latter had had hi
own anxiety. During this whole lon.
evening, he had been sustained by tn!
| conviction that the diamond of whic]
he had caught but one passing glimps
, was the Great Mogul of his once ia
nous collection. So sure was he O
} this, that at one moment he found him
, self tempted to enter the alcove, de
mand a closer sight Of the damon
5 and, thus settle the question then an
j, there. He even went so far as to tax
!: in his hands the two cups of coffe
which should serve as his excuse fo
8 this intrusion, but his naturally chiva
t 1ous instincts again interviewed, and h
g set the. cups down again-(this I di
8 rot see)-and turned his steps toward
the library with the intention of writ
: ing her note instead. But tho
;. found paper and pen at hand, he coul
+ find no words for so daring reques
q and he came back into the hall, onl
}. to hear that the woman he had col
i. templated addressing, had just bee
i murdered and her great jewel stolen.
f The shock was too much, and as thu,
t was no leaving the house now, he r.
9 treated again to the library where /
8 devoured his anxiety in silence till hoI
revived again at sight Of the damon
IS in the. inspectors hand, only to wants
?, in still greater anxiety under tt
It Vaccinations Of one he did not eve