The Washington times., 1912-12-02
CHAPTER XX.-Continued.)
,-vT Is extraordinary. and yet must
have done 50. For It has been
proved, has It not, that Arthur

proved, has It not, that Arthur
and ! were absolutely aloneT'
Certainly not. How can We DO sure
that some one was not concealed In the
room. or did not climb In through the
window, Or Why. there are = thou
| sand possibilities which can never be
| disprovcdw
"Ah.' she exclaimed. her .!NS, whole BODY %
member that had put all my Jewels
In a bag. and. as that has disappeared
"But as she scanned Cyr.l's facc she
You had the bag with you At the
nursing home. The jewels are sate'
he :s,a ysry .. ssn.daym ssrsd ut 4. useless. trying
to deceive ourselves any longer! Killed
Arthur. and must face tho conse'
What do you mean7"
"loa ssxf sho"ia SisGsS not: Viii not allow i'll"
III: "But s don't you SEQ that ! can't spend IN 4
tho rest Of ny lifs IN !, hia,ns ,1ws n H dniiy.
Snni SanTy It arssS wSs'S Of sp esposuTs Why. death
would be preferable to that" ,
"Oh, YOU would be acquitted. There
is no doubt Of that. That Is NOT ~nu' n,,
afraid na,Sn or WI Msy shs % ,sss o. Of
Question. Hnsai NJ < week Of Il would k!!l you"
And II It did-what OF II! "hat mas
life to OFFER me now?', ,,,
"Give me time. l Wi, viii nno H a%wtS,mSH. sows may
Of saving you. l wi" 90 anything
eV.If :There is nothing you can DO" she
said. laying her hand gently on MS arm.
You have already risked Ino,,In too musm. en-
on! I can never thank you enough tor
ali your goodness to me-.
"Don't.don't! would gladly give
my life for you"
II know II, Cousin Cyril. she mur.
INJURED. with downcast eyes. wane
OF color swept for a moment over her
Cyril shivercd. With . mighty effort
he strive to regain his composure.
Cousin Cyril! Yes. that was what ne
was to her-that was all ne could ever
': "I - know how noble. how unsclash.
you arc.' she continued; lifting her
brimmins eyes to his. But your nfe
Is not ct. your ;Ss, own We must 00'n re-
both: Anita. is 1t possible that
Flush? l have said too much. Let
me go she cried. for Cyril had seized
At this moment the door handle rat
tied. Cyril and Anita moved hurried
iy away from each other: ,,.
Peters face had resumed Its usual
sttilid expression. He appeared not TO
| notice that his matser ani the latter. 8
guest were standing in strained atti-
IT can't see him." Cyril motioncd
Peter impatiently away.
! why didn't you see the inspector?''
| exclaimed Anita. This Is the best time
for me to give myself up
mo. no! ! have planN'
He was Interrupted by the reappear-
ance Of Peter.
THE inspector is very sorry. my lord.
0"s "s san ne: e began sss SSS cyr II once says
said firmS % use insss Rs on II yonr :esins 1n,ss
hnssk h1m II II yGm ym dOn. %%,s shall so down and
| could not argue with her before Peter.
So. turning to the latter, he said:
You can bring him up in ten min.
utesenot sYe.' mS Sefors iord.. You undsr''and''
Anita" implored Cyril. a. soon as
to do this thing" " INV
There Is no other way. I am de.
Call the inspector"
Cyril was almost frantic. The min
utes were slipping past, Was there
nothing he could say to turn her from
my wife Is here. II she should hear
IL she should know" he began tenta-
| lively.
He was amazed at the effect Of his
| words.
"Why didn't YOU tell me that she
was here?' exclaimed Anita, with flash
Ing eyes. "Of course. haven't the
slightest intention Of involving her In
my affairs. I will 20 at once.'
but you can't leave the house with
| out Griggs seeing you. and he would
certainly guess who you are. Stay In
the next room till he Ii gone: that Is
| all I ask OF you. Here. quick. l hear
| footsteps on the stairs"
Cyril had hardly time to fling HIM
self into a chair before the inspecto m