The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-23

Luker be so good as to buy 1t? and, Sec
ond, would Mr.. Luker, In default of
seeing his way to the purchase, under
take to sell 1t on commission and to
pay o sum down oil the anticipated re-
suit?
Mr.. Luker tested the diamond, weigh
ed the diamond and estimated the
value of the diamond before he an
swered a word. His estimate, allow
ing for the flaw In the stone, vas ESQ.,
600.
Having reached th..t result, Mr.. Lu-
ker opened his lips and put a question,
"How did you come by this?" Only
six words, but what volumes Of mean
ing in them.
Mr.. Godfrey Ablewhlte began a story.
Mr.. Luker opened his lips again and
only said three words this time. THAT
won't do.' fHt
Mr.. Godfrey Ablewhite began anoth-
err story. Mr.. Luker wasted no more
words on lin. He got up and rang the
bell for the servant to show the gentle
man out.
CpOu tulS COulpuiSiou MI. OVuihSy
made an effort and came out with a
new and amended version Of the af-
fair to the following effect:
After privately slipping the lauda-
nun into your brandy and water he
wished you good night and went into
his own room. 1t was the next room
to yours and the two had a door of
aon vountooft~, hofr-oou thar On an
tering his own ROOF Mr.. Godfrey, as
he supposed, closed this door. His
money troubles kept him awake. He
sat in his dressing gown and slippers
for nearly an hour thinking owe his
position. Just al he was preparing to
get into bed he heard you talking to
yourself in your own room. and, going
to the door of communication, found
that he had not shut 1t as he supposed.
He looked into your room to see what
was the matter. He discovered you
with the candle in your hand. just
leaving your bed chamber. He heard
you say to yourself, in a voice quite
unlike your own voice, How do l
know? The Indians may be hidden in
the house."
Up to that time he had simply sup
posed himself. in giving you the lau-
danum, to be helping to mn'se you the
victim of a harmless practical joke. 1t
now occurred to him that the laudanum
had taken some effect on you which
had not been foreseen by the doctor
any more than by himself. In the fear
Of an accident happening he followed
you softly to see what you would do.
He followed you to Miss Verinder's
sitting room and saw you go In. You
left the door open. He looked through
the crevice thus produced, between the
door and the post before he ventured
into the room himself.
In that position he not only detected
you in taking the diamond out of the
drawer; he also detected Miss yerin-
der silently watching you from her
bedroom through her open door. He
saw that she saw you take the dia-
mond too.
Before rou left the sitting room again
you hesitated a little. Mr.. Godfrey took |
advantage Of this hesitation to get
back again 20 his bedroom before you
came out and discovered him. He had
barely got back before you got back
too. You saw him, as he supposes, Just
as he was passing through the door of
communication. AT any rate, you call
ed to him in a strange, drowsy voice.
He came back to you. You looked
at him in a dull, sleepy way. You put
the diamond into his hand. You said
to him: Take it back, Godfrey, to your
ather's bank. It's safe there. It's NOT
safe here" You turned away INSTEAD
lily and put on your dressing gown.
You sat down in the large armchair
in your room. You said: Il can't take
IT back to the bank. My heads like
lead. and l can't feel my feet under
me-" Your head sank on the back of
the chair, you heaved a heavy sigh.
and you fell asleep.
Mr.. Godfrey Ablewhite went back
with the diamond into his own room.
His statement is that he came to no
conclusion at that time except that he
would wait and see what happened in
the morning.
When the morning came your lam
guage and conduct showed that you
were absolutely ignorant of what you
had said and done overnight. At the
same time Miss Verinder's language
and conduct showed that she was re-
solved to say nothing. in mercy to you,
on her side. If Mr.. Godfrey Ablewhite
chose to keep the diamond he might
do so with perfect impunity. The moon
stone stood between him and ruin. He
put the moonstone into his pocket.
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