The Detroit times., 1910-04-28
CHAPTER xxxVii.-(continued.)

CHAPTER xxxvli,-(continuedD
] You know ALREADY Ailsa rephed.
Il am no longer child To he treated
in this simple fashion. YOU are TO
ask no questions. you are 10 DO as YOU
are told aud be discreet and silent
Aboye all YOU are 90 make NO attempt
for the present to see the woman VINO
( is Ia bed upstairs. | am "A woman Oh
fortune nov. and YOU have nothing
You have 10 rely ON my clemeh'N ana
good nature entirely ! hate 10 have
TO speak like his but YOU force 1t Oh
me Now go
Colville erumbled and snarled TO
himself. but he went all the same. MI
danger was averted now, and IT. was
possible for Ailsa To return TO her
room with "A comparatively hght
heart Hut there were problems IN
her mind that kept her awake Tor a
long lime, so that ii was late when
she came down the next morning, To
! find that the patient was better.
ITS all right now. Susan said SO
long as he doesn't interfere
-l \ ont need fettfetihle ahelltthai-
! Ailsa replied The tables are turned
now. and the time has come when Mr.
Colyillc has To do what ] tell him. lf
ne attempts 10 interfere, let him
know what / told you. II is all com
inp right in a short time, aud We are
going To he happy yet Susan-or al
least as happy rs | can ever be IN
the circumstances.
Susan's lips moved as II she were
about To say something, but she
changed her mind She reCollected
that she was pledged 10 secrecy But
II WAS hard to hold the secret back
with Ailsa's sweet, sad lace before
her II was Just after three before
Allsa left the house and made her
way 10 keep her appointment WIT
Cecil Wanlcss at his mothers resi-
dence.
| Mrs Wanless was not down, it was
one OF her bad DAYS Cecil explained.
And Grace had gone as far rs Bond
ST.. to do some shopping. She had LETT
a message 10 say that she would not
be long. and that Alsa was To stay
10 tea
shall be very glad 10 see Grace "
hilsa said And now what did YOU
want 90 see me Tor? Have you quite
! broken with Lady Altamont?"
Absolutely Indeed can't see
why | was so infatuated. OF course
! she nau hoid on me.
What possible hold could she have
had on you
Well. il was like this | had parted
! With the Jewels. and did not dare TO
ask Tor them back You see. il was
who was responsible for the death Of
/ Ronald Braybrookc But | see YOU
! know something about A. cant
speak definitely. for am pledged not
] a..
strong suspiciop that Ronald is not
! dead at all"
Ailsa fairly gasped she was con
/ scious OF the painful beating OF her
heart When she had sufficiently re-
covered herself. she pressed Wanless
for further AetaIls-----
Il cant give YOU them ne said,
| half sadly. AS ! said before am
| pledged TO silence But | feel that
/ know enough to defy Lady Altamont
! told her last night that unless the
whole OF The gems were returned
would lay everything before a magis-
trate. and expose her. al whatever
cost TO myself had just convinced
her how deeply In earnest was.
when Sir Charles came back and
made the scene that YOU know of My
intention is now TO tell everything To
that clever Inspector Burles that my
sister called I'm and act just rs he sug
gests. ! wanted to see you today just
! to convince YOU that | am not quite
the feeble creature you took me 10
be know that appearances were
terribly against me
We need not go into that. Ailsa
said gently AT any rate, YOU are
| playing the man now. | am always
ready TO try and forgive anybody
who makes up for the past And as
TO the rest. YOU cannot do better than
be advised by Inspector Burles. But
should like TO know what makes
YOU think that Ronald Bray brooke is
not dead
Wont YOU wait for few days"
| said Wanless pleadingly II can quite
understand what your feelings are in
the matter. For the Brayhrooke YOU
used to know and the Braybrooke
who was my friend are very different
people Miss LEROY
"Oh. ! know. | know. am quite
prepared for that. But the heart OF
Il woman takes no heed OF change
would welcome Ronald back in any
guise. | know now that the last few
years have been no period to be
proud OF; | understand that my lover
had stepped back terribly Bun also
understand that the fault Is largely
due 10 Mr. Colville II is some story
OF disappointed love and the venge
ance being wreakcd upon the son OF
the woman who turned her back ON
Archibald CoNile. All this Mr. Stern
told me. But 1t would make no diff
ference TO me- II Ronald returned and
| could read in his eyes that he meant
10 lead good life In future. ! would
welcome him, and stand by his side
TO give him strength aud resolution
What more Ailsa would have said
was cut short by the entrance of
Grace She seemed To he rather ex-
cited about something; she had met
Lady Altamont. she said Lady Alta
mont had suggested coming there TO
tea 10 talk matters over, but Grace
had declined
There was nasty glance in her
eyes, the girl explained. Il am sure
she meant mischief"
The nasty glance was still In Lady
Altamonts eyes rs she set home
wards. Il was ominous OF the time
when gentle girl like Grace Wan
less could be so cold to nor Every
thing seemed To have changed for the
worse the last few days
Lady Altamont turned moodily 10
her boudo,r She could hear her nus
, band calling for her. Sir Charles had