The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-10
(Continued.)


 There were nxls in the h2thox--Fox- hams iElts. perhaps, certainly not Lord Tovela nds. And in the boot box. which came next. were boots which even I'pxham would have found it diff fcllt fo give away.
 Only fhe custom house officials good aa1u:e and haste and LoveIand's com aiete absence of mind on the dock had delayed discovery until this moment. but now that the secret was out there seemed nothing to do if not to rage helplessly
 Lovetand spluttered few colorful words. but was still too bewildered by the catastrophe to become volcanic. The eruption would follow later
 What shall do with the things. sir:'. the valet wanted to know.
 Do with them?'' repeated Loveland. exasPeTated by tEe creatures calm ness. 1E'itch 'em into the fire, get rid Ff them anyhow, out of my sight, and ,t. quick about it. I've been robbed by " own man." 70 wonder FoKham had not asked
 wages in arrears. No wonder he lenly developed a defunct, grand uther with an eccentric will From he moment he heard of the proposed rip to America The must have been quietly planning this coup, a coup worth making for the sake of the brand new wardrobe to say nothing of the jesve1ry. And. hot with rage, Love Hand ran over in his mind the contents of that missing jewel box, the pearl studs which Lady Kitty Manning had given him on his last birthday, each one of the three worth ESQ if it was . worth a shilling. How he wished he had sold the things, as he had been tempted to do and would have done if they had not been the gift of 8 pretty woman! The diamond and enamel sleeve links. too. and the sapphire but tons-a hundred pounds more in Fox hams pocket; then the cravat pins in two long rows on white velvet back ground. Lovelapd could. see them as he had seen them last-a cherished col lection representing not only so many golden sovereigns, but so many queens of beauty. the charming givers.
 What q rogue to send his master off to a strange country stripped praeti- cally naked, and how the master long ed to have the rogue within kicking distance instead of safe across the sea How was he to fight on the tilting ground of society and bear away q
  consisted of what he stood up in and the contents Of a suit case and cabin trunk?
 Luckily FoxhaIn had not been able to annex. his masters letter of credit. but Val had uses for the hundred and fifty pounds other than buying a new soutfit. How he wished now that he had not played bridge quite so often on board ship emptying his pockets o1 spare cash. The serape he was in was as hard to win out of as q black Lon don fog,. and while groping for Hsh milo question from the hotel vale did not sweeten his temper.
 .'Am really to carry all these things away. sir?'
 ..Oh. go to the devil and take them with your.
 The servant bolted toward safety with q leaning tower of E'oxham's gar uaentS on his arm. It was nobody's business low he meant 10 dispose o1 the1n. and q second Iarer he would have passed the danger line had not q page boy selected that identical instant srasknock~at4Iord.L .Leyeland' s door. Maa and youth coI1ided. The top heavy pile of clothing crumbled into ruin. Foxham's loathed shirts and waistcoats plotting out the threshold What the valet said long habits oi