Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-04

preaching steps, l Quilted the room. |
This was my first visit"
As he stopped, possibly for breath.
possibly to judge to what extent ]
was impressed by his account, the in
spector seized the opportunity to ask
If Mrs. Fairbrother had been standing
any of this time with her back to him.
to which he answered yes, while they
were in the window.
"Long enough for her to pluck OF
the jewel and thrust it into the gloves
If she had so wishedT'
"Quite long enough"
"But you did not see her do thisT
II did not"
"And SO took the gloves without sus-
picion%
ENTIRELY So"
"And carried them away?"
Unfortunately, yes"
without thinking that she might
want them the next minute"
81 doubt If l was thinking seriously
of her at all. My thoughts were on
my own disappointment"
did you carry these gloves out in
your hand"
'No, in my pocket"
81 see. And you met
"No one. The sound heard must
have come from the rear hail."
"And there was nobody on the
steps?''
mo. A gentleman was standing at
their foot-Mr Grey, the Englishman
but his face was turned another way,
and he looked as If he had been in that
same position for several minutes"
did this conference.-the. Grey--see
you?"
81 cannot say, but doubt it. He ap-
peared tc be in a sort of dream. There
were other people about, but nobody
with whom / was acquainted"
every good. Now for the second
visit you acknowledge having paid
this unfortunate lady"
The inspectors voice was hard.
chung little more tightly to my uncle,
and Mr. Durand, after one agonizing
glance my way, drew himself up as
If quite conscious that he had entered
upon the most serious part of the
struggle.
81 had forgotten the gloves in my
hurried departure; but presently l re-
membered them, and grew very un-
easy. / did not like carrying this
womans property about with me.
had engaged myself, an hour before, to
Miss Van Arsdale, and was very anx-
ious to rejoin her, The gloves wor-
ried me, and finally, after little aim
less wandering through the various
rooms, l determined to go back and
restore them TO their owner. The
doors of the supper room had just been
flung open, and the end of the hall
near the alcove was comparatively
empty, save for certain quizzical
friend of mine, whom saw sitting
with his partner on the yellow divan.
/ did not want to encounter him just
then, for he had already joked me
| about my admiration for the lady
with the diamond, so / conceived the
idea of approaching her by means Of
a second entrance to the alcove, UNI
suspected by most of those present,
but perfectly well known to me, who
have been a frequent guest in this
house. A door, covered by temporary
draperies, connects, as you may know,
this alcove with passageway COM
municating directly with the hall of
entrance and the upstairs dressing
rooms. To so up the main stairs and
come down by the side one, and so on,
through a small archway, was very
simple matter for me. If no early de-
parting or late arriving guests were in
er, and that was with the servant
stationed at the carriage entrance.
But even he was absent at this pro-
pittous instant, and reached the door
] sought without any unpleasantness
This door opened out instead of in
this also knew when planning this
surreptitious intrusion-but, after pull
ing it open and reaching for the cur
tain, which hung completely across it
found 1t not SO easy to proceed as
had imagined. The stealthiness of my
action held back my hand; then the
faint sounds l heard within advised
me that she was not alone, and thai
she might very readily regard with
displeasure my unexpected entrance b.
a door of which she was possibly ig
norant. l tell you all this because, Il
by any chance was seen hesitatiug II
face Of that curtain, doubts nigh
have been raised which am anxious
- dispel." Here his eyes left my tac
for that Of the inspector.
at certainly had bad look, thar
don't deny. but did not think Of ar
pearances then. was too anxious {
e complete a task which had suddenl
presented unexpected difficulties. Ths
+ listened before entering was yer
I natural, and when l heard no voic'
only something like a great sigh, 1 ver
tured to lift the curtain and step IL