The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-20
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while his or her family are unrecog-
nixed. H.ss Reyan was such q person.
Why she was admitted was. plans
enough She pssAessed the sompon..nt
carts Or belle IL, high bred ap-
essrsnce, a eour1ly manner, the faculty
Of Ignoring people out Of the set with
,ut appearing TO do 80 and a talent
fer using people. Having these, 1t was
possible for her to get along without
wealth.
Miss Bevan was enc Of the guests NJ
Mrs. LsDEwsrthy's cottage Az old
Easlish aIke. asssnpasssa by his soa-
the son man Of thIru-had some ovs
to visit America. and the TIVE had beef
secured by Mrs. Lansworthy for visit
during the season. The Duke OF Pep
psrcorn, the father, possessed imrlenss
estates In England. and at his death
the son, Lord Lightly, would inherit
the title and the estates. Miss BeyaS
determined TO Concentrate all Der
establishments IN one supreme effort &c
secure the son.
/ 81 wish" said Mrs. Lanswerthy IL
Miss Bevan. ito post you with regard
10 the duke. He suffers under fcrE.
OF mania. He is q kleptomaniac. His
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
binary discussion OF constitutional
slisht. They say II runs in the family
emily cropping cut with age"
Miss Eevan, being OF an ineeniod,
nina Get herself 10 turn this know,
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 mc.ueni
was attacked by an indisposition ard
yemained behind. She kept her room
| till she saw through her window tia
yacht standing out at sea, then opened
her door and locked into the hail The
doors and windows of the bedroom.
were all open fer airing, but there were
no servants about Stepping back into
her room, she took from bureau
drawer brooch, necklace and a
bracelet, besides other smaller articles
Of jewelry. then, going again into the
hall, speedily ran 10 the dukes bed,
room, the location of which she had
noted. An ocean breeze blew in at 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 q
pocket Of the trousers and went back
to her rood.
The party returned in time for din.
ner, and Mis-. Beyan, having recovered,
was at the table. She sat next to Lord
Lightly and, with consummate tact,
having learned the subject his lordship
most liked 10 talk about, drew him gut
on it, listening to every word he said
withoat the slightest disposition to talk
For the next few days, or, rather.
evenings, 1t was noticed that Miss
Bevnn appeared without her customar,
adornmcnt OF jeweiry. Lord Lightly
was devoted to her and took occasion.
10 compliment her on not needing gems
70 enhance her beauty, declaring tina,
she looked more attractive In the sim
pie costumes she wore when she left on
the jewels But one morning his lord
Rhip appeared very grave. He vas retI
cent as to the cause, and no one un-
derstooa 1t except Miss Bevan. She TT.
eiarkcd II and was secretly pleased
That evening after dinner he invited
her for walk on the piazza and when
there proposed q stroll through the
grounds. Once out OF hearing from
those in the house he said:
Miss Bsyan, have something OF i'm.
portance to ask you and to tell yor.
First, will you kindly inform me why
for several days you have worn no
jewelsf"
Must IT, she said, via sympa-
tnetic note In her melodious voice.
u would esteem 1t great favor"
@My jewels are missing?
LET me ask you further whether you
are awsre that my father is afflicted in
bis old age with peculiar evidence
OF senility-that he is kleptomaniucs
MY dear Lord Lightly. have oeen
90 informed by our hostess. You have
my heartfelt sympathy
lneH you nave suspected my Ia
Their OF having taken your jewels apS
have said nothing 10 me about the mat
teri"
"Nor to any one else. Ny jewels ars
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 to
her.
Miss Beyan," he said, with a voice
full Of represssd feeling. Il do not
know Of yeur 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 I'M
selfshness, TO permit herself to be rob
bed Of what women SO dearly prize
without word"
Miss Bayan hung her head
tie. me-" he went on, how zoo
brought yourself to keep silence. You
certainly did net know that my father
had taken your jewels, and II another
had taken them every moment lost in