Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

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bc'Did any one else witness any OF
these incidents?,s II inquired pass naiq
b NO. she said, quickly. g"ItI was
evident that Lady Masterton had
chosen her time carefully" -, -le1+
'A "But what possible motive, could
Lady Masterton have for taking her
stepdaughter's pendant?', 4 asked.
- You must be aware. Mr.. Carter
she said, that my sister-in-lawl is a
person of very obscure origin. What
more likely than that she may have
poor relatives in pecunlary difficult
ties, whom she has chosen to relieve
in this dishonest fashion,. -fhS
was startled to find my inform
ant furnishing evidence of the cor
rectness of theory that had al
ready formulated, and then dis
missed. Meanwhile I answered: ,6x.
II should be very sorry to think
that Lady Masterton was capable of
stopping to a crime of this kind hut
the case certainly looks suspicious.
May l ask you however, not to- say
a word Of this to any one?''
Aunt Prissy rose. "'The subject
Is. so extremely painful, Mr. Carter,
that you may be quite sure ] shall
not. breathe word to soul. Mean
while, sincerely hope that you will
be able to prove Lady Masterton in
nocent, after ali''i. 8 f9bgsi gil i'i's
;iof Old maids are often charming peo-
pie, and Miss Priscilla was described
by her niece as "a dear" but l could
not help feeling that she had not yet
forgiven her brother for marrying.
again; while her view of ladies con-
neeted with the stage were, oldrfash-
toned and out of date. $50
At dinner that evening Pauline
was anxious to know whether had
made any discoveries s51Hn9 is a"e
81 Like Scotland Yard,"iI replied,
lightly, II have clue. But propose
to preserve the strictest secrecy un-
til 1 put my hand on the cuiprit and
produce the ,pendant!" isI
And when will that be-" asked
Pauline eagerly. 8.IA1 a04
IQYEF roDaDly tomorrow morning, /
answered. Possibly Tonight,
Then you know who took the
diamond?" exclaimed Pauline, excit-
edly. % sgiifF.s9il sska si01sFli- l-9Ej
Yes / said. ST know who took
the diamonds ..,- ~ F.sat-a,t tai
/ did not look at Miss Priscilla,
but I could not fail to be conscious
of he-triumph in her eye. aa5A Ibaa
K There is nothing Carter loves
like a, mystery said Sir .Neyil, sar-,
castically. Garter. ifuyou really
know who took the pendant, tell us,
and have done with it!''o ,-
II can't quite do that, I said.
'sBut If you will all be in the draw.
ing room at 10 o'clock this evening,
i shall probably elucidate the nnys-
terry ..a.g...,, .,f. -..,e ,s.,s-sr,,i "a
|, Immediately after dinner I re-
turned to my room; but at 10 o'clock
punctually entered the drawing
room, where found Masterton with
his wife, sister and daughter playing
bridge. -
sDo come in, Mr.. Carter!'' said
Lady Masterton. We are simply dy-i
ing to knowH go1 Egzoiia ssDi3n5
Very well. Lady Masterten.fl But
i want an absolute promise that i
shall not be interrupted until / have
finished my story, however startling
or outrageous my statements may
seem, Do you all give that pro-
mise?" ~. s.;. 9sAa
They all answered lightly in the
Affirmative. Whereupon I added.
iafst'I warn you,f Masterton, that you
will find it very hard to keep your
word as soon as have begun"
go ahead, Garter! If I want to
break your head, promise you Plf
save 1t up till you've finished your
yarn!r 3t;50s1cTs 5as - e3ntt31ss
.srst.f All right, / said 'sThe day be-
fore yesterday, in the middle of the
afternoon, some one was seen coming
out of Miss Pauline's bedroom and
the same person was afterward seen
to hand a small packet to mysteri-
Gus looking man.in the, shrubbery.
The person in question was-Lady
Masterton!'' A +
Sir Nevil started from his chair
But I reminded him of his pronlise;l
and HE sat down. again glazing
.fiercely. - slf--{r,5a r wr s.sr,
The mysterious looking man in.
the shrubbery was a ne'er do well
brother of Lady Masterton's who is
leaving for Australia in few days
to make afresh start in life. III
Here Lady Masterton was on the
point of interrupting. ssa
Appearances are all pointed to. the
fact that the packet handed by Lady
Masterton to her brother contained
the missing pendant. ..s51 ''
/ Miss Priscilla looked discreetly tri-
umphant. 9issa.ss9
But" added. appearances were
entirely misleading. ,ne The purpose
that took Lady Masterton to Miss
Pauline's bedroom was to get book
she had lent her the day before, and
the packet she handed to her brother
was a sum of money she had ar
ranged to give him, with her. hus-
bands knowledge and consent"
Sir Neyil sprang from his chair
once more. Look here, Carter, -
he said. Fortunately, you have re-
moved my desire to punch your
headt But what the deuce has all
this got to do with Pauline's dia-
monds?" M
ASK Miss Priscilla I said, quiet
".
what on earth do you mean?"
he inquired, blankly.
sThe pendant is locked up in the
top left hand drawer of her ward
robe, I answered. "And If you ask
her. she will go and fetch 1t. =
Is this true?" demanded Sir New
| il, fiercely. .ts44fsFtf ase
YES" she answered meekly, as
| she went to the door. And in a few
minutes sheacaIne back carrying the
diamond ornament wrapped up In a
piece of tissue paper. ''.'
Poor Aunt Prissy's fearful expla-
nation OF how she took the pendant,