The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-20

If was true Vaughan knew well the trouble and
annoyance Honor If she had to appear In polics
court These attempts at robbery We're common
enough; the had got nothing, apparently. It
might be well not to make 1t public Aso' the
queer suspicion had crossed his mind that the ring
that mysterious ring-was at the bottom of this II
people like Prince Caesar Crescent were mixed up
in this affair there would be little in trying to
make any discoveries which Were not desired
We'll" he said rather reluctantly, 'if the fellow
has got it much to bring the thing into
the hands of the police They can't do much. that's
certain Let go with you to your rooms.
Miss Molyneux. and see that there is nobody else
lurking by the way The rascal! wish had nabbed
him! He'd have remembered 1T" The staircase was
all in darkness. Honor had found it,
The porter's wife began her cries OF Indignation
again. There was light like the just now"
she said THE accursed one has turned the gas out
Can heaven allow wretches like this to liver"
Vaughan struck match. and went ahead
holding it high till he found the gas bracket, di-
rected by the porters wife Honor and she came be-
stair together Nothing out of the usual presented itself
At the door of Honors fat they paused. and
you see this tme Theres NOBODY modest You
won't come back ne said He held out his hand
how Very strange that you should just have been
Vaughan felt his skin warm under its tam it would
ha9 Reh on how oe his @ Sa
door on the char that she might b aRS e h. low
cred his voice so that the porters wife could not
who sees it It looks as if a Kings ransom in
T don't wear it any longer. have given it back
the porters wife ceased her flow of laments and
sssEssa them. Curiosity made her try e hear what
they had 10 say N6 at PT he wc R9t 10 hear
mo, no the person who really lost it There can
"Ah- that's well! That's capital" He pressed the
Kindly Clasp Homer thought il was pleasant to feel
se AFRAID Of that Fellow returning? There's not the
least fear of IT. I'm convinced on Vine, But perhaps the
stout hSi RR FHSg @ nd the
r her her companv toniEbt If sb CHOOSES 10 drive
Good night. then. leave. you in good hands"
said Vaughan smiling He noticed the willingness OF
not Wonderful that any should be eager to
T1 Rat 'h ssr f0gd d 5HF a dng ssse B
would have stayed now: It was curious how hard
from her society, but there was no possible excuse
n that that had reP pSen place
lifting his hat he went down the staircase rather
and looked down over the rail after him. He turned
on his hat once more OF course. it would not be po
lite to go while ne looked back for her she too felt
only whsa he mad vanished at the foot Of
q his steps die away through the silent court thar
Of her new situation and her future plans It
Rome Surely he had a right to know Well Ia she
would write S p aad b 5e h y % her
He was certainly the very incest kndest man
time of their aequaintance. If She had known him
could
utterly trust him He might have been her brother
Then she pulled herself up suddenly Did she
really wish that. The wonder came with sharp
surprise No-she knew she would not have him
for brother. At the thought of what that comics
sion meant-that secret confession, though IL
was only made to her own heart, she felt that she
grew hot II was net brothers nsnner that he
was. Honor crimsoned. there in the Shadow of the
staircase and her sharply from the GIN
let of the porter's WIFE, who had a look SO
Ehrewd and piercing seemed as if she must
read ones thoughts. =
"What you doing?" she asked. for the door