The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-09-17

in my ears and my progress sadly .
hampcrcd by the long trailing skirt /
over which 1 tr.ppci and stumbled .
and which / will remark in passing
was irroyocaby ruined
do NOT know why { ran. nor why
stopped up my ears since had not .
heard q word " any kind. and was Ger
iJiuly In no personal danger. but !
rushed Wildly ou and finally cast myself
I hroniuloss upon WE bed. my pulses
thruhhug painfully aud my whole be
ius quiNol.ns with sense Of shame.
. For ! had so nearly loved him. 1
know Il now. oven as knew his un.
| worihiuoss. HAD he not lied to me
/ that afternoon Lied about So sim
| pile matter that should then have
/ understood he had something to con
I coii something " which to be
ashamed. Aud now he was trying TO
force an entrance to the boaihuuse.
l'ut why? Was he a common thief?
"Oh. no" | cried, aloud. mo. not
thau"
Then | sat suddenly upright. for
remembered the safe In the dining
room. with the Jewels locked In it.
the pearls which belonged To Lady
| Ediih's mothcr-and I remembered
also my mdIscrcct disclosures re-.
Eardlng It.. aud the questions he had
asked even while protesting his disap'
rroyal-kccn. searching questions as
10 the exact location Of the safe and
The form OF lock upon It. And ! had
told him everything he wanted to know
willingly.
"Oh'" l cried again. I'm fool,
and no knew IL. aud used me for a
tool"
Therein lay the chief sting lie had
used mo as tool. and my womau's
vanity was wounded to the quick.
Going into the next room leaned
out of the open window. looking to
ward the ocean aud watching for
something. / was not sure what The
scnrchllght was at work again, and by
, its light saw little dark boat steal
away from our slip and make It's way
toward the point uf the island. ! could
see two figures In iis stern, NO | knew
.
, our boa,housc was still closed. | sup
, posed also that the presence Of th'
soarchllght had frightened them away
and felt grateful for Il.
/, heard the voices Of the girls. ant
, returned 10 my own room. hastily re
moving my dress and slipping Int
he'd, Tomorrow | would tell them. bu
I NuII Nss "a
=. could not even think.
she's sound asleep" whispered Ga
brlclle. after an inquirlng peep owe
the bed 1t must be later than w
4 thought"
ITS awful the way we forget III
| nlght Of time when we get 10 talking.
! returned Elizabeth remorscfully. an
: they lowered their light and move
softly. In order not to disturb me.
1 But / lay with widely opened cyci
! staring into the darkness. long afto
4 their quiet breathing told mo the
Y mad gone peacefully to sleep. How hc
\ the pillow waa' ! turned II restlessll
z hoping the other side might contain
4 soporinc Influence and | could 20
4 away from the tormonting. cyerrccu
y ring question. what aid he want
Il there? SO far as we knew. the plac
\ was empty. why. then. should an
4 man want to force an entrance2
v Perhaps. after all. Il was nothin
that could not be explained woul
q write him In the morning and tell hi
II quite frankly what had seen. and ns
n Tor an explanation. And he. Of cours
a would answer promptly, Then | r
a WONDERED the scarfpiu OF the Sphinx
] head. and knew that any explanation
& no matter how plausible. would d
J ways be accompanied by a doubt
= my own mind.
Dr. remembered something else also
Mrs Bundy'a cmeralds. and the su
D., position that tho one who took the
"a had departed without waiting I,
,n breakfast Had he not by his oN
~, showing left the hotel very early
n, deed the morning after the Storm
Nv tried to put this thought ava
( / from me. but II returned again M
go again with hldoous portlnacity. unit
M after u long time. my senses becan
dullcd aud fell into hn uneasy dos
a. where / heard Lady Edith demandii
',' her mothers pearls Of Gordon BE
~ nett. while he insisted he was hayii
A., them set into slde-combs for me. al
,iy could not. therefore comply with h
ne request.
w. CTo BE CONTINUED
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