The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
TIMES REVENGE

cluck IN the hall was striking the hour
II Ave he rappad At the library door
Judge JOSIAH MsrCallus sent tue down
To- deliver thus packet To Won. Mr. Ken
ricA.' D." sad Ia tho old gentleman writ
ing ~ 10. desk and - uTtng back this
formal T'Nrntp' from You Il satisfactory
WITH clutter IA his faded eyes end a
'ing- II color On his sllluw face Oscar
K-nriCk br,t" the seals cut the tape.
undl the wr1pp"r and lifted the cover
, from thn mother 80 p"lri hnS The gilt
ter and th. fi'I-h d.-,-I-.n.,l a. W. drew out
a -rr,ue = matched dta'n,nds ~ remark =
anle ~" and water
~ last murnur-,i Mr. K-nr.Ck 1, he
locked the hr'Ilants IN the inner com
partm"nl Il his rngtop ie~k lie swung
anpu' va ut- chair To- the fading light and
read 'pud th" r1p"r. IL ran - follows
Ee,rt'"i from Josiah Nar,"llu-. "Nrcu-
10y. A., 90" diamond n"yNlacr mentioned
IA ITEM I've 80 PARAGRAPH three of the will
~ ,u- la'" Iabitha krurirs. deceased.
-Gtn.'et o." the fuIl tlti" and po>s-->ion
~ which | am bv the terms thereof legally
~nf tied ~ O'Clock. p"s' meridian. 81 this
day and 10 tu,~ year ~ our Lord
1T - hk" III. Judge nhsnlui.l
straightforward and correct. reflected
WI NFlWlfN ~ ffH rAktlaNl anu slFilN N-Tf"i
over the paper And now. my man
won't Won go downstairs and let the
hou-ese,prr pick M something cold
for YOU ASSUME that So busy a man.
ser, lng au oven bu-ier LAWYER. must h.
ANXIOUS 20 return ia town hy IA" night
tram Il pass..- oar httlc station ~ half
past q and can n" Jagged
i"S, plan 20 gO hack then agreed
trpuktf- looking at HI watch and a-
| want % walk back a- ! walked h"-e |
must hurry along You know how ~ -
with - city FOLDS w. are eager FOR the
country cir and sights can get bite
on the train thank vpu.-
1t j. pleasant Walk truly through
tho park reJoinri Mr. k"nrick NV
fa;har -ct uut m" planes and lInden- " hen
he was = young man. Md dIi YOU re-
mark IN" I'D gray house near the fur her
approach That's whrr" NV poor sister
Dorothy hyei for 80 long and diet INST
twenty wears ago to-day II has never
been occupied y even ur-nei since
tronkIie pascal Dut ~ the great bar
rem house and through M. neglected
grounds a. IN" light de"penad thr~1t-
eningly From all "" heard h.s color
- right - those diamonds - an 1T color
AZ best he said - himself
" seemed like an echo 80 has thoughts
tho words that came through the gloom
from tho further side of = Clurnp ~ trees
He has no right "a them. cried y
vOuan's voice They are mine ihev are
mine. my mother told me with her last
breath that time would show them mine
Fair ~ fC,Il ! am going Ia get them this
very night. before n i too llta | am sick
and tired q waiting and hoping for what
never can be found. II - nov or never.
Carl
Hush Edith. Won as, 50 imuul-iva So
rash replied man voice OF course
I know how Won feel hoW YOU rightly feel
There - no need 81 going over all that
now admit too that Tomorrow will he
too late. your uncle wall surely take the
neCklac. 10 town But must make one
ias' search ! have an idaa. a clue n YOU
will Meet me. then. a. the old gray house
after Your dinner II nothing come- ~ Il
] will do what you wish
'ronkit" turned softly away from
these voices and hurri~d 70 the old gray
house. but there his hurry ceased He
followed around tAa irregular sides
examining the boarded windows and the
car" A. length he came 10 slanting doors
evidently leading "a the cellar By the
pocket light which he always carried h.
disCern"d fresh scratches on the haSp
and around the lock 81 the paddock He
Crept back To n. shelter Of n little summer
house. and there IA" vait..d. though a
distant whistle. which soon became a
nearby whistle. gave added warning
though ~" only train 20 IN" city that
ght roarei and flashed bv
About o'clock a shadowy man stole
mp and opened the padlocked door Soon
n call r--ounded sweet and thrilling from
IN. plantat on As tins shadOwy man
sprauC forward ~ meet and greet a
shadow woman. Ike a third shadow
Cronkrt" pre-, ''ded them INTO m" house
-. 9 =
ionad belongings A. Cronkit. from
nd IA" half draWn folding doors in
the dining room listened 10 the talk 81
IN" Young couple ia th" adjoining middle
room his k.'en ewes w"r" taking ia every
detail ~ his surroundings by the soft
glow ~ the candies they had Ight-d
NV great aunt Tah,tha never wanted
Uncle oscar 10 have rh".n.- m" Ri-l was
saving 'Sh" knew him 10 b" mean aud
crg" Y.'' -h- wanted them 10 remain
in NE family ~ an r-irloom. and h'sid--
SHE wa- afraid of tim Wv mother was
a widow, diving 81 consumption l. her
only chiIi. wis -icklv infant. not aN-
p-'ct-d 10 grow up m" only other
relltiy. va Aunt Dorothy strong md
determined. ant most auV,ui- to tax"
care of me- aud rrD,id" Tor me Ih..r--
IpfH INV EfTdf h'lif dbltia tuHt" pro-
vision ~ her vii hat Tho diamonds
should 20 20 Incl' oscar twenty wears
after nv Aunt Duro'hy- death unless
Aun' Dorothy mad mad" q will di~po-ing
of them Otl"'Vi-" Of course there
must hay" h"sn other reasons. powerful
reasons. which would account for the
StrangeneS- ~ ~ all bu' my Aunt Doro-
thy died suddenly 30 soon after INV poor
mot her death that I only have NV
mot hers words that time would show
Right then u was that Cronkit.'s sharp
eyes iiN"d ON small painting over M.
Fireplace II r"pr-,.u'ad ch.riil, soar
ing hlith"lv through the clear SKY. with
after Disregard Of IN" storm and gloom
h''-"tti rR ih- world Ter u'.low la has
hand D." lightly "Urri..i - tiny sryfh-
IN" symppi of time.
i know Edith" N. young man re-
piled Npu have told tn" ~ uft-n.
wt-h yuu wouldn't tell ~" again = ~
getting "n your nerves and MIN" ! wish
Won w"r" content ." 2" with rn. empty
handed. a. ! am empty handed. turning
r--olut-ly from ia" past and hacking hap
ply 10 the fItur"
Newer. carl. never protested Edith
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