The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-04

son, bound, gagged and searched by
a tawney-skinned individual. On the
same day, a notorious nloney-lender
met with a like experience in the
exact spot where Mr.. Ablewhite was
maltreated, only that in his case a
receipt for a valuable left at a bank
ers was removed from his loose pa
pers. The news of the disappearance
Of the Moonstone having reached Lon
don, an ugly suspicion began to at
tach itself to Godfrey Ablewhite, only
to be dissipated by the emphatic as
sertion Of Rachel Verinder: Il know
that Godfrey Ablewhite is Innocent"
Soon after this Rachel became engag-
ed to Mr.. Ablewhite, although she told
him her heart was elsewhere. He
seemed, however, to be quite satisfied
with this condition until after Lady
Nerinder's death, when he had an op-
portunity to examine her will. When
Racheis lawyer found this out and
communicated it to Rachel she dis
missed Godfrey Ablewhite on suspect
ing him Of wishing to marry her for
pecuniary reasons. He accepted his
dismissal more gracefully than his
father in whose house Rachel was
residing after the death Of her mother
Mr.. Bruff, her lawyer, then made ar
rangements for her to live with one
of her aunts.
At this time Franklin Blake was
quickly summoned to England by the
death Of his father, In his unhappi-
ness he visited Lady Verinder's old
home, where he found things sadly
changed, with no one in charge except
a faithful old steward. This servant
told him that there was a letter wait
ing for him from Rosanna Spearman.
which her confidant would deliver in
70 no other hands than his. The
short letter contained directions to
search on the seashore for a hidden
box. This box held a garment stained
with smear Of paint from Miss
Rachels boudoir and had on it the
name of Franklin Blake. A long letter
explained that the garment had been
hidden there by Rosanna Spearman
on account of her love for Franklin
Blake and her hopes of shielding him
from discovery. Immediately, know
ing that there must be some mistake,
Mr.. Blake tried in vain to see Rachel
in London by all fair means. His re-
sort to trick to accomplish this ends
unfortunately, and they part in great
bitterness. Rachels words: You vii
lain, saw you take the Diamond with
my own eyes." spurred him to do all
in his power to prove his innocence.
He returned to the country house
and soon met the assistant of the
family physician with whom he had
disputed at the birthday dinner. Dr.
Candy had caught a severe cold that
night, which with complications, still
affected him mentally and bodily. His
assistant had taken in shorthand the
doctors delirous rawlings. and after
studying them had found out what
was preying upon the doctors mind.
In the tumbler of water measured for
Franklin Blake the night Of the birth
day, a small quantity Of laudanum had
been placed. Sieep-walking results
were Immediately suspected and even
Rachel was persuaded to have the
experiment repeated under conditions
as nearly as possible like those Of
the year before. Her aunt came with
her to chaperone this strange house
party, and all eagerly awaited the ex-
pertinent. Franklin Blake walked in
his sleep as far as the cabinet which
held a mock diamond. Although he
let this stone drop to the floor as the
effects Of the medicine wore off, his
innocence was established and the
two lovers were reconciled.
The time had nearly come when the
money lender was to take from the
bankers the valuable which he had
deposited there. Detectives watched
the bank and several people near the
money-lender were followed on wrong
suspicion. A shrewd office-boy took
it upon himself to follow large man
with a dark beard. This man had
taken refuge in low-class boarding
house awaiting the sailing of his
steamer for Rotterdam. Franklin
Blake and Sergeant Cuff fastened to
this house and found the man had
been murdered, presumably by an
Indian. The detective, on removing
the black beard and pasty complex
ion revealed to the onlookers the fair
hair and ruddy features of Godfrey
Alleviate.
Thus the Brahmin priests after pa
tiently waiting for eight centuries
were able to restore to the Moon-god
his famous Moonstone.
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