The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-28
PART EnIIa

Fairbanks was a good-sized square
house of white stone, standing back
a little from the road. A double car
riage-sweep, with a snow-clad lawn,
stretched down in front to the two
large iron gates which closed the en-.
trance. On the right side was a small
wooded thicket, which led into a mar.
row path between the two neat hedges
stretching from the road to the kit
chen door, and forming the trades
mems entrance. On the left ran a
lane which led to the stables, and was
not itself within the grounds at all
being public. though little used tho-r
oughfare. Holmes left us standing at
the door and walked slowly all round
the house, across the front, down the
tradesmen's path, and so round by the
garden behind the stable lane. Sc
long was he that Mr.. Holder and
went into the dining room and waited
by the fire until he should return. We
were sitting there in silence when a
door opened and young lady came
in. She was rather above the middle
height, slim, with dark hair and eyes
which seemed darker against the alb
solute pallor of her skin. l do not
think ] have ever seen such a deadly
paleness in woman's face. Her lips
too, were bloodless, but her eyes were
flushed with crying. AS she swept
silently into the room, she impressed
me with a greater sense of grief than
the banker had done in the morning
and it was more striking in her, as she
was evidently a woman of strong
character, with immense capacity FOL
self-restraint Disregarding my pres
ence, she went straight to her uncle
and passed her hand over his face
with a sweet womanly carress.
"You have given orders that Arthur
should be liberated, have you not
dad?" she asked
mo, no, my girl. the matter mus
| be probed to the bottom"
but / am sure that he is innocent
| You know what women's instincts are
know that he has done no harm anc
! that you will be sorry for having act
ed so harshly" ;.
"Why is he silent, then, If he i:
Innocent"
who knows? Perhaps because ne
was so angry that you should suspec
him."
How could l help suspecing him
| when 1 actually saw him with tns
coronet in his hand?"
ooh, but he had only picked 1t W
| to look at it. Oh, do, do take my wore
| for 10 that he is innocent Let tbs
matter drop and say no more. 1t !.
so dreadful to think of our dear AT
thur in prison!"
II shall never let it drop until the
gems are found-never. Mary! You
affection for Arthur blinds you as tx
the awful consequences to me. Fai
from hushing the thing up, / have
| brought a gentleman down from Lon
| don to inquire more deeply into it.
This gentleman" she asked, fac
| ing round to me.
mo, his friend. He wished u:
to leave him alone He is round il
| he stable lane now"
"The stable lane?& she raised he
dark eyebrows. What can he hop
to find there? All! this, suppose, il
he. trust, sir, that you will success
in proving, what / feel sure is tn,
truth, that my cousin Arthur is limo
cent of any crime"
| II fully share your opinion, and
trust, with you, that we may prove 1t,
| returned Holmes, going back to tn
mat to knock the snow from his shoes
81 believe l have the honor of ad
| dressing Miss Mary Holder May
ask you question or two?"