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EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD. THURSDAY, MAY’14. litoti
e Wo man
In the Alco ve
By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN,
Author of "Th« MilUontire Baby." "The Fil:»r«« h«P,” “Th«
He'.!»« L? Ijt; fiudy* "Th« Am«thy«t Box,"
COPYRICliT,
1000.
Tilt
B4)».1»-MtRRIlL
♦ »« eeveaeueeeeeeeeeeee*ve04
t
C hapter x\'i Contimi i >
Mr. Grey continued to hold out. be
IKilnted to th« broken cup ami aa’jcer,
"What’s ttii- Y’ I " i-">- 'i'- 1. . ......... muttering:
“That Is what start?"'1 me Into ibis
It with wonder. I shorld nl r> '
anger. Suddenly bo pn'jpd off I!“1 Is-trnynl the noIse of breaking china.
■wrapper, nnd my heart st »>•! nt It !n I esnuot bear It siiM-e”-
Ile st<i(q»’d. I>lt hl« lip and looked
expectancy. If be quailed nnd how
could he help doing so If guilt'-? wlint around him with an air of sudden
a dou'.t would l>o removed from in; bravado.
•■Since y<m dropped the ceps nt your
own breast, what nu Impediment from
police notion! But he did not quail wife's feet In Mr, Illlttiadv’ll'R nl ove,”
l«t- »1 rply uttered sn excbimntloa of I finfslied ’’r. Grey with admirable self
Intense linger nnd laid the yenpon |M>»seHH?on.
bat k on the table without even t.-iklng I "I see tiiut explanation* from
flu- precaution <>f coverlug It up. I self are not l't order,” wt".' the
tjilnk ho muitered nn oath, but there retort, Inuio'hed with the bitterest sar­
casm. Then ns the full weight of hi-
•was no fesr In It, uot n particle.
My disappointment v. ns so great, my position cmabO'1 lu on him hla face
humiliation so uubouuded, that, forget- numnnd nn n-p. • f »lu.-tlhiT to my ui*
accustomed eyes, und tli.f.stl g ',!?
hand into bl.« pocket he drew forth a
sn.nll I mix which he place 1 In Mr.
Grey's hands.
"The Great Mogul.” lie declared slm-
tar«
It Avus the first timjt 1 had heard this
diamond so named.
Without n word that gentleman
opened tlie lx»x. took one look ut the
contents, assumed a satisfied air ami
carefully deposited the recoverml gem
In Ids own .pocket. As his eyes re­
turned to the man tiefore hliu all the
passion of the lutter burst forth
“It was not for that I killed her!”
cried he. "It was Iss-awts- she defied
me aud flaunted her disobedience lu
my very face. I Would do It agnln,
yet”—
Here his voice broke and It was In n
different http ami with a total change
of manner he added "You stand ap-
palljsl at my depravity. You have not
lived my life." Then quickly mid with
a touch of sullenness "You suspected
Vo
me Is-cause of the stiletto. It was a
♦
mistake, using that stiletto. Other­
/ etawred back and let the, tray with wise the plan was good. I doubt if
you know how I found my way Into
all It» content» slip from niy hand».
ttie alcove, poaalbly under your very
ting myself lu my dismay, I staggered eyes; certainly under the eyes of many
back and let the tray with all Its con­ who knew me.”
tents »lip from my bund*. The crash
“I do not. It Is enough that you en­
that follow««! stupp««) Mr. Grey 111 the tered it; thst you confess your guilt."
uct of rising
But It did something
Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand to­
more. it awoke u cry from the uil- ward the electric button.
Joiulng room which I shall never for­
"No, It Is not enough." The tone
get. While we Isilli sturted and turn­ was tierce, authoritative, “Do not ring
ed to see from whim this grievous the bell—not yet. I have a fancy to
aoiind had »prong, a miui came stum­
tell you how I managed tlirtt little af-
bling toward uh with 111» buuds before fair."
bl» eye* and tills name wild on hl*
Glms-lng about he caught up from
Up*:
a
nearby table a simili brass tray,
“Grlcel! Grlxel!”
Emptying
It of Its contents, he turned
Mr». Falrbrotlier's name, and th»
on us with drawn down feature* nnd
inuu—
an olisequtou» air so opposed to Ids
natural manner that It was as if an­
CHAITEIl XXII.
other man st<s>d before us.
AS he Wellgood? Sears? Who?
“Pardon my black tie.” lie muttered,
A lover of tho woman certain- holding out the tray toward Mr. Grey.
iy- That was borne In ou us
AVellgisHl!
by the passion of his cry:
Tho room turned with me. It was
“Grlxel! Grlxel!"
he, then, th« ,jreat financier, the multi­
But bow here ? And why euch fury millionaire, the tinsbaml of tlie mag­
In Mr. Grey's face and such amuse­ nificent Grlxel, who had entered Mr.
ment in thut of the Inspector?
llmnsdeil's house as n waiter!
Thin question was not to lie answer­
Mr Grey did not allow,kurpriao, but
ed offhand Mr Grey, iidvandug. laid ho made a gesture, when Instantly the
a linger ou the man's shoulder. "Come," trny was thrown nslde, and the man
■uild be, "we will! have our conversa­ resumed his onllnnry ustss-t.
tion lu another room."
"I sqe you understand me." he cried.
The man. who In dress nnd npis-ar- “I. who huve played host nt many a
Slice hsiked oddly out of plaeu III those tinII, passed myself off that qlght ns
gorgeous rooms, shook off tlie stupor
one of the waiters. I came anil went,
luto which he had fallen and start««! to
follow the Eiigllshmau.
A wultir nnd n<> one noth-ed uie It Is sitcli a
erossi«! their track with the aoup for natural sight to see a waiter passing
our table. Mr. Grey motioned him Ice* that my going In mid out of tho
alcove did not nttrnct the least atten­
■aide.
"Take that laick.” »aid he “I have tion. I never look at waiters when I
some business to transact with this attend bail«. I never look higher than
gentleman ta-foru 1 cut. I'll ring when their tray « Noone looked nt mo high
er thnu my tray I held the stiletto
1 want you."
funder
tho trny, and when I struck her
A*
Then they enter*«! where I was.
the door closed I caught sight of the j sli<> threw up her hands, mid they lilt
Inspector's face turued earnestly to ' tho trny, and the cups fell. I have
wnnl me. In bls eyes I road my duty 1 never tieen able to bear the sound of
itud girded up my heart, as It were, to breaking eblun since. I loved her“—
A gasp, nnd he recovered himself.
meet what? In that moment It was
'•That Is neither hero nor then»." he
llU|MMlHltll<> to tell.
Ttie next enlighten««! me. With a 1 muttered "You summoned tne under
total Ignorance of my presence, due throat to prosent myself at your dear
probably to Ills great excitement. Mr. today. I have done so I meant to re­
«•rey turned «in his companion the mo store you your diamond simply It has
kieut lu* bad closed the door and. sei»- b<«-otne w orthless to me But fate ex
acted more Surprise forced my secret
Ing him l.y the «•ollar. cried:
"Fairbrother, you villain, why have from me That young lady with her
you calk'd on your wlfo like thia? Are damnable nw'kwarvlucss haa put my
bead hi a nooHe. but do not think to
jrou murderer ns well na th|>>f?”
Fairbrother! Thia man? Then who hold It th«rv. I did not risk this lu’er-
«11« he who was being nur»««l back to vlrw without precautions. I assure
Ilf.’ on the mountains beyond Hnuta you. and when I letive this hotel It wilt
Fe? S'Xir»? Anything suemeJ possible be as a tree mmi.”
In that moment.
AVIth one of hie rapid changes, wou
Mean* hlle. «lroppl’ig bls band from derful and Inexplicable to me nt the
the other'» thrust a» audtlcnly na he moment, he turned toward me. with a
liad aela««! It, Mr. Grey caught tip the bow. saying courteously enough
"We will excuse the young Indy.”
ntlletto from the table where he had
Next moment the tmrrel of n pistol
flung It. crying. "I>o you tveogniae
glemned In hln hnnd
this ■"
The moment wns critical. Mr. Grev
Ah. then 1 aaw guilt!
lu n alienee worm' than any cry this stood directly lu the Hue of fire, am!
•o called huahatn! of the niutMeisst the andnclmta man who thus held blui
woman, the man on wtiom no misplelon at hl« nier<-y wan scarcely ■ foot from
ha«! fallen, the man wtmm all had the ibsir leading Into the hall Mark
thought a thousand mile» away at the Ing the i!<-«|>rrntloti of his look and the
time of the deed, atan«! at the weapon steadiness of hla finger on ttie trigger.
thrust meler Ills eytm, w li fie over his 1 I extiected to see Mr Grey recoil and
fa<-e paraetl all tbiaui eapnweloiM of the nun rsenpe Hut Mr Grey bei«!
fear, abhorrence and detected guilt I hla own. tliougti he maile no «nove and
which, fool that I wnn. 1 had expected did not ventura to apeak Nerve«! by
to aee reflect««! In re«|»'nse to the aame 1 hla rournge. I aummoned np all my
teat tn Mr. Grey's eq > in hie ««mntrnanrr. owu Ttiis man ninat not escape B"t
The surprise and wwrtder of It held must Mr Grev
Grey suffer Tlie pistol dl
me rhalued to the spot. I was tn a recti«! sg-i!n«t h:n> napt be diverted to
state of atupefactl'in. no that I «w-areely myself Rm-*i stticnds were due one
notm! the broken fragment» at my feet
in»«! uarac I had ao deeply If
Hut the latrader notlc«<d them Wrench
'2jnlted. I bad but to seteatn.
Ing IU» paar from the stiletto wbk-L
that a bat be held was not even a dia­ atractA? ”Mm bls cabinet and when, the risk, contrary to that Involved In
mond. but a worthless bit of glass, after some careful Inquiries, ho learnwl the taking uf’tbe dlanioud. was far In
which had been substituted by some that the name of its possessor was excess of the gratification obtained ho
cunning knave for his invaluable gem. Fairbrotber, he awoke to his old sus­ realized almost Immediately; but, hav­
For the moment his humiliation al­ picion» aud determined tft probe tills ing made the break and acquired the
most equaled bis sense of loss. He matter to the bottom—but secretly. curio, he spared himself all further
had been so ofteu warned of the dan­ He still tiad too much consideration to thought of the consequences and pres-
ger be ran In 'letting so priceless an attack a man lu high position without ently resumed bis old life in New
York, none the worse, to all appear­
object pass around under all eyes but full pr«x>f.
Knowing of no one he «*ould trust ances. for these escapades from virtue
bls own. His wife and friends had
open
prophesied some such loss as this not with so delicate an Inquiry as this hail and his usual course of fair and
now
become,
he
decided
to
undertake
dealing.
once, but many times, and be had al­
But be was soon the worse from
ways lauglied at their fears, saying It himself, and for tills purimse em­
jealousy
of the wife which his new
braced
the
first
opportunity
to
cross
that be knew bis friend» and there
possession
had ¡«oeslbly wou for him.
the
water.
He
took
bis
daughter
witi>
was not a scamp among them. But
now he saw It proved that even the him because he had resolved never to She hail answered all his expectations
intuition of a man well versed In bu- let his one remaining child out of his as mistress of his home and the cspv-
Uian sattre Is not always Infallible, sight But she knew nothing of his nent of his wealth, and for a year—
and. ashamed of his past laxness and plans or reason for travel. No one ^id. nay, for two—he had been perfectly
more ashamed yet of the doubts which Indeed, only his lawyer and the police happy. Indeed, be had been more
this experience called up in regard to were aware of the loss of Ills diamond. than that. He had been triumphant,
This woman says that .
Ills first surprise on lauding was to especially on that memorable evening
all bls friends, he shut up the false
women should not »..«1 , ,lek
stone with his usual care nnd buried learn that Mr. lairbrother, of whose wl.eu, after a cautious delay of month«, Ly«lia E. Pinkham’-
"'‘able
his loss In his own bosom till he could marriage he had beard, had quarreled he had dared to pin that unapproach­ Compound as she di«|,
with his wife and that In the separa
sift his Impressions and recall with tlon which Lad «x-curred, tin* diamond able sparkler to her breast anil present
31rs. A. Gregory, of •
some degree of probability the circum­ had fallen to her share and was con her thus bedecked to the smart get— St J Mi wr, CoL, writ. * lo
stances under which this exchange sequently In her possession at the pres her whom his talents, and especially l’uikliamF
bls fur reaching business talents, had
could have been made.
"I wa* practically an invalid fo. .
I ent moment.
made his owu.
years, on accuuut of female troxhU
It bad not been made that evening.
This changed matters, and Mr.
liecalling the oki days of barter uud I Underwent nn operation bv «u
Of this be was positive. The only per­ Grey's only thought now was to sur­
sons present ou this occasion were prise her with the diamond on her per­ sale across the pine counter In Colo­ doctor'* advitw, but in -, f..w ’“J
worse than before A friend It
friends of such standing and reput6 son and by one glance assure himself rado, he felt that bls star rode hlgji was
vised Lydia E. Pinkham's
that suspicion in their regard was sim­ that it was Indeed the Great Mogul. and for a time was satisfied with his ComiMiund and it restored metom-rf t
ply monstrous. Wbeu and to whom, Since Mrs. I’alrbrother was reported wife's luagnlflcpi'«’* nnd the prestige health, such as I have not euluved”
then, had he shown the diamond last? to be a benutlful woman and a great I she gave his establishment. But pride many years. Any woman sufferi« £
Alas, It bad been a long month since society Iielie, he saw no reason why Is not all, evi-fi to a man of his daring I di«l with backache, l-earing-d™»
be had shown the jewel. Cecilia, his he should not meet her publicly, and ambition. Gradually he began to real­ pains, ami periodic pains,should not f.n
to use Lydia E. Pinkham s Vemtaku
youngest daughter, had died In the In­ that Very soon. He therefore accepted ise- ffrvt, that she was indifferent to Compound.
”
g bl'
-Vr. Grep stood directly in the line of terim; therefore his mind had not been Invitations and atteiule«! theaters and him; hext, that she despised him and.
on jewels. A month!—time for bls pre­ balls, though his daughter bad suf­ lastly, that she hated him. She had FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN
fire.
For thirty vears Lydia E.
smile. Before it broadened to its full cious diamond to have been carried fered from her voyage and was not dosens nt her feet, any of whom was
back to the east! Time for It to have .
ham
’s Vegetable Compound, made
more
agreeable
to
her
than
her
own
extant, I pressed the button.
able to accompany him. But alas! He
Fairbrother stared, dropped tils pistol been recut! Surely It w‘as lost to him s«x>n learned that Mrs Falrhrother husband, nnd. though he could uot put from roots and herbs, has been the
and burst forth with these two words: forever, unless he could Immediately was never seen with her diamond and, bls finger on auy definite fault, he soon standard remedy for female ilk
locate the person who had robbed him one evening after an introduction at wearied of a beauty that only glowed and has positively cured thousandth}
“Brave girl!"
of It.
The tone I cart never convey.
the opera, that she never talked about for others and imide up his mind to. women who have lieen troubled with
But thl* promised difficulties. He It. So there be was, balkwl on tlie puft with her rather than let bls heart displacements, infiainniatiort,ulcPra.
Then he made for the door.
As lie laid his «hand ou the knob, be could not remember just what person» Very threshold of his enterprise, and. be eaten out by unappeasable longing tion, tibroid tumors, irregularities,
he bad entertained on that especial recognjzing the fact, was preparing to for what his own good sense told him periodic pains, backache, that iear
called back:
mg-down feeling, flatulency, indiges­
“I have been In worse straits than day lu his little hall of cabinets, and. take his now seriously ailing daughter would never be hi«.
when he did succeed In getting a list south, when he received an Invitation
Yet. being naturally generous, he tion, d izziness or nervi ius prustratiuu.
thia!"
But lie never bad. When be opened of them from his butler, he was by no to a ball of such a st'lect character was satisfied with a separation, nnd, Why glon’t you try it ?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
the door, he found himself face to face means sure that It included the full that he decided to remain for It. In the finding It Impossible to think of hey ns
numtier of bls guests. His own mem­ hope thnt Mrs. Fairbrother would tie other than extravagantly fed. waited women to write her for advice.
with tho Inspector.
ory was execrable, and, in short, he tempted to put on all her splendor for ou and clothed, he allowed her a good She has guided thousands hi
hail but few facts to offer to tho dis­ so magnificent n function nnd thus share of ills fortune with the one pro­ health. A ddress, Lynn, AI um .
CHAPTER XXXII.
creet agent sent Up from Scotland
ATE II, It was all explained. Mr. Yard one morning to hear his com­ gratify hltn wth a sight of his own viso, that she should not disgrace hftu.
Grey, looking like anotlier man. plain? anil net secretly in his Interests diamond. During the days that lnter- But the diamond she stole, or rather Mr. Grey of English jsirllamentM»
came Into the room where I was He could give him carte blanche to vene«l he saw her several times and carried off In her naturally high handed . fame had nrrlvisl lu New York on nu
endeavoring to soothe hl» star­ carry on his Inquiries In the diamond very soon <lecld««l that, in spite of her manner with the rest of her jewels. Im'.efinlte visit. As no cause wa* «-
tled daughter and devour tn secret my market, but little else. And while tills reticence In regnnl to this gem, she He had never given It to her. Sho signed for the visit beyond t n»tur«l
own Joy. Taking the sweet girl In his seemed to satisfy Me agent, it did not was not sufficiently In her husband's knew the value he set ou It, but not 1 desire on the part of this eminent
arms he said, with a calm Ignoring of lend to nny gratifying result to him­ confident to know the se«-ret of Its how be came by it. ami would have statesman to see this great country,
my presence, at which I -secretly self. and he had thoroughly made up real ownership. This encouraged him worn It qulto freely If he had not very Mr. Fuirbrotber's fears reached a sud­
to attempt piquing her into wearing soon given her to understand that tho
•lulled:
his ndnd to swallow his loss and, say
den cliaiax, aud he saw hinutelf ruined
“This la the happiest moment of my nothing about it. when one day a young the diamond on this «occasion. He pleasure of doing so ceased when she and forever disgraced if th« diamond
left
hla
house.
As
she
could
not
be
of
precious
stones
and*
finally
tiilkpd
existence, Helen. I feel as If I had re­ cousin pf his living in great sty le tn an
now so unhappily out of his liandi
covered you from the brink of to« adjoining county Informed him that In of his own. declaring that lie hnd a seen with it without occasioning pub­ should f.:II Under the eyes of Its owner,
connoisseur's
eye
for
a
tine
diamond,
lic
remark,
she
was
forced,
though
grave.”
some mysterious way be had lost from
whose s«>emlng quiet under Its loss had
"Me? Why, 1 have never been so 111 his colleeMon of arms a unique nnd but had seen none as yet In America much against her will, to heed his not for 11 dloment deceived hiij). Waft­
bi
compete
with
a
sja
’
clmen
or
two
he
wishes
and
enjoy
Its
brilliancy
lu
pri
­
as that."
highly priz.<sl stiletto of Italian work­
had In hl* own cablAets. Her eyes vate. But once, when lie waa out of ing only long enough to make sure that
"I know, but I have felt as If you manship.
flashed at this and. though she said town, she dared to appear with this the distinguished fqyeigner was likely
were doomed ever since I heard or
Startled by this coincidence, Mr. Grey nothing, be felt sure that her presence fortune on her breast and again while to accept social attentions und so in all
thought I heard In this city, and un­ ventured upon n question or two which
der no ordinary circumstances, the pe­ led to his cousin's confiding to him the at Mr. Ramsdell's house would be en­ on a visit west, and her husband heard probability would be brought In con­
tact with Mrs. Fairbrother, be sent tier
of It.
culiar cry which haunt* our house on fact that this article had disappeared livened by her great Jewel.
So much for Mr. Grey’s attitude In
Mr. Fairbrother had had the jewel by his devoted servant a peremptory
tho eve of any great misfortune. I after a largq supper given by him to a
shall uot apologise for my fears. You number of friends and gentlemen from this matter up to the night of the ball. set to suit him, not 111 Florence, as message In which he demanded back
know that I have gosi cause for them, London. This plec* of knowledge, still It Is Interesting enough, but that of Sears bad said, hut by a skillful work­ bis dlamoml and, upon her refusing tn
but today, only today, I have heard further coinciding with bls own expe Abner Fairbrother is more interesting man be had picked up In great poverty heed this, followed it up by another in
In a remote corner of New’ York city. which he expressly stated that If sh«
from the ll|>s of the nerft arrant knave rleuce, caused Mr. Grey to ask for a still and much moro serious.
His was, indeed, the hand which had Always In dread of some complication, took it out of the safe deposit in which
I have ever known that this cry sprang list of hla guests In the hop« of finding
from himself with Intent to deceive among them one who bad been In his alsitrscted the dlamoml from Mr. he had provided himself with a second he had been told she was wise enough
Grey's collection. Under ordinary con­ facsimile In paste, tills time of an as­ to keep It or wore It so much :ts one»
me Hu knew my weakue**, knew the own bouse.
ditions he was an honeat man. He
cry. Hu was In Darlington Manor
His cousin, quite unconscious of the prlzisl hl* grsal name ami would not tonishing brightness. and. this facsimile during the next three month«, st»
be bad bad set precisely like the true would pay for her presumption with
when Cecilia died and. wishlug to star­ motives underlying this request, hasten- I
tle me Into dropping souiethlug which ed to write out this Hat, and together willingly risk it but he had little real
her life.
I buhl, made use of tils veutrtloqulal they i>oced over the names, crossing , cotmclence. ami om-e his passions were
This was no Idle thront, though «1»
powers (be had been .a mountetiauk out sueb as were absolutely atsiva sue 1 aroused nothing short of the object
choee to regard It as such, laughing la
once. poor wretch!) and with such ef­ plclou. When they had readied the desire«! would conteut him. At once
the old servant's face and declaring
fect that I have not luieu a happy end of the list, but two names remain forceful and subtle, he had at hla com
that she would run the risk if the no­
manil
Infinite
resotirves
which
hla
wan
man »luce In spite of your dally Im­ ed uuenwaed. One was tlwit of a rattle
tion seized her. But the notion did not
provement and continued promise of pa ted youth who had oome In the wnke during and eventful life liad height
seem to seize her nt once, and her ho»
recovery. But I urn happy now, re­ of a highly reputed connection of theirs etiisl almost to the point of genius
bund was beginning to take heart
lieved and Joyful, and this miserable nnd the other that of nn American He saw- this stone and at once felt an
when he heard of the great ball about
Inordinate
desire
to
possess
It
He
being would you like to hear his story? tourist who gave all the evidences of
to be given by the Ramsdells and tv-
Are you strong enough for anything so great wealth and had presented letters had coveted other men’s treasures tai-
sliced that if she were going to b»
tragic? He Is a thief and a murderer, to leading men In London which hail fore, but not ns he coveted this. What
tempted to wear the diamond at all It
but ho has feelings, ami his life has Insured him attentions not usually ac­ hnd been longing in other cases was
would be at this brilliant function giv­
been a curious one am! strangely Inter­ corded to foreigners. This man's name | mania in this. There was a woman In
en in honor of the one man he had
woven w ith ours. Do you care to hour was Falrbrotber. and the moment Mr ; America whom he loved. She was
most cause to fear In the whole world.
about It? He Is the man who stole Grey heard It be recalled the fact that beautiful, and she was splendor loving.
Sears, seeing th^ «’motion he was un­
To s-«e her with this glory on her
our diamond.”
an American with a peculiar name, but ' breast would be worth almost nny risk
der', watched him closely. They had
My patient uttered a little cry.
with a reputation for wealth, bad been |
?H>th beeu on the point of starting for
"Oh. tell me,'' she entreated, excited, among his guests on the suspected which his Imagination could picture at
New Mexico to visit a mine in which
tho moment Before the diamond hud
but not uuhealtbfully. w hile I was lu evening.
Mr. Fairbrother wns Interested, and 1»
left his hand he had made up his mind
a a anguish of curiosity I could with
Hiding th<* effect produced upon him to have It for his own. He knew that
watted with inconceivable anxiety to
difficulty conceal.
by tl.A < s< .it .-.y, he plac<d bls finger
see If his master would change
Mr Grey turned with courtesy to me on this lAitue uud begged Ills cousin to It could not lie bought so he set almiit
plans. It was while he was in th*
nnd asked If a few family detnlls h»>k up Its owner’s antecedents and obtaining It by an act he <Ud not hes!
coislltlon of mind that he wa* seen to
w > -Id bore tne I smiled and assured present reputation in America; but. n >t fate to acknowledge to himself as crim­
sl-.ake his fist a( Mrs- Falrbrotbert
him t > the contrary, nt which he set couteut with this, he sent his own inal. 1 Rut he <1I<1 not act without precau-
tied himself In the chnlr be liked best ugeut over to New York, whither, as be tkm. Ilavlng a keen eye and a projier “The lHiu»>tce ! The banehee! Mydanyh- passing figure, n menace naturally in­
terpreted as directed against her. but
tcrwllldk!“
and tiegan a tale which I well permit soon learned, thia gentleman had re sense of size aiul color, he carried
Uli self to pr«wnt to you complete nut! turned. 'Hie result was an apparent Rway from his first view of It a true stone. Then he gave the workman which. If we know the man. wa« rath­
from other points of view tbnn bls own. vindication of the suspected American Image i of the atone, and when be was $1.000 nnd »«»:t him b irk to Switzer­ er the expression of h!s anger airain*
Some five year* i>efore « mis of the He was found to be a well known ci! next admitted to Mr. Grey's cabinet land. 1 his Imitation In (»aste he showed the husband who could rebuke *#*
grent diamond* of the world waa offer iaeii of the great metropolis, moving room he had provided the means for n ilsidy. Lut (,e kept it -{ways lu bis threaten so benutlful a creature. Me*»
ed for sale tn nn eastern market Mr. In the highest circles and with a rep­ deceiving the owner, whose charact«»r pocket. W; .v. he hardly knew. Mean- while Mr. Fairbrother's preparxtto»
Grey, who stopped nt no expe«*» In ntatlon for wealth won by an extraor- he had sound««!
tli 'e, be I1H 1 one <• aid, ant. n,>t of his went on. and three w««'k« liefof ’
He might have failed In his daring
ths gratification of his taste tn this dlnnry buahiea,» Instinct.
crime,
but of bis sentiment.« toward his ball they started. Mr. Fairbrother
attempt If he had not tieen favore«! by
business In Chicago and bnslne«
direction. Immediately sent his agent
To be sure, be had not always en- a circumstance no one could have fore wife, nnd the de’erm!nation he hnd se
Denver. It wns two week« anil
to Egypt to exanifeie the stone If*tho Joyed these distinctions I.lke many
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befi're he reached La Junta. S'J’
agent dlseovenxl It to ls> all that wne anotlier self made man, tie had rieeu seen. A rtanpMer of the house, Cecilia if............ attnued to dls.iiH-y him.
by name, lay c.lttcally til at the time,
claimed for It and within the reach of from a menial position In a western
i-i.j vm a u.an of his owu age or counted the «lays. At Ln Junta tbgj
and
Mr.
Grey
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attention
was
more
or
had a long conversation, or. rather.
a wealthy romniooer*« purse, be was mining camp to be the owner of a
leas distracted. Still the probabllltl«n o' lor. who h id known him In his early
to buy It. t’pon Inspection It was mine himself anti so up through the are that he would have notfcwl some days nnd ha<l followed all his fortunes. Fairbrotber talked aud Sears ll',*n
feund to be all that was claftned. with various gradations of a aucceraful life thing am!«« with the stone when he II • had ,een th«» master of Fairbrother The sum of wlint he said na’
one exception. In th»- center of one of to a position among tho foremost busi­ came to restore it to Its place if just as then, but be was his servant now, aud IL’ had made up his mind to
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the f.vvta wa* n flaw, but as this wns ness men of New York. In all these he took It In his hand there had not as devoted to his Interests as If they ilia diamond. He wne going
evusidered to mark the diamond nnd changes he had maintained a name for risen In the air outside a weird and were his own—which, lu a way, they York to'get It. He was golnc *
rather add to than detract from its honest if not generous deallug He walling cry which at on««i seizetl upon were. For eighteen years he had stoxl an 1 n« be wished no one ' kw’*
value nn a traditional stone with many lived In great style, had married nnd the imagination of the daaen gentle at t.i> latter's right band, satlsffiad to he had gone or that his plan* “?”r
historical ahaoctattona It was finally was known to have but oue extresa men pnwent. and so ntmrly prostrated look no further, but, for the last three, In any way Interrupted. ’ ,'ttl . —
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purobanad by Mr Grey and placed gant fancy. This was for the unique their host that he thrust the box he his glance« had strayed a foot or two to continue ou to El Mor ■
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among his treasures In his manor house nnd curl >us In art. a taste which. If re- hekl nncpeti««! Into the safe nn«l fell bevoad h.a master and taken in hi« him-elf off ns Fairbroth' r h'1* *
st the hotel and shut hln-'df “P
In Kent Never a suspicious man. he l>ort spoke true, cost him many thou­ upon hts knees, a totally unnerved him. master’s wife.
wTht> X*1!n 18 'rhlrh thls
bad for for t«ii days ou any pie» ’1,rt
took delight tn exhibiting this acquisi­ sands each year.
crying: •
tion to swell* of his friends and ac­
TMs last was the only clause in the
"The banshee! The banshee! My Mrs. Fairbrotber were peculiar. Sb« might suggest. If at the eud 0
wax a n.ere adjunct to her great lord, time Fnlrbrother shock! rej >>
quaintance* *s were Ukely to feat any report which pointed In any way to daughter will dleT
well and good They W'”1Manr
Interest lu It. and It wan not an un­ ward this man being the ¡«.walbie •b-
Another ham! than his locked the
bflt.
common thing for him to allow It to »tractor of the Great Mogul. as Mr safe an«! dropped the key Into ttie dis­ while he eoukl mit Imagine himself do­ gether to Santa Fe. but
ng anything to thwart him who» reason the former should
pass from band to hand while he pot Grey's famous diamond waa called, and tracted father's pocket.
tervd over his other treasures nnd dla- the latter was too just a man and two
Thus a «uperhtiicau daring con joined bread be at.- and to whose rise he hnd turn, then Sears was t» lh
played this and that tn such an had no much of a fancier In thia line himself with a special Intervention of fate had blmaelr • «tribute«!, yet lf he could re­ own julgnient as to the • y
eyen for the diamond
to let a fact of thb kind weigh against made tho enterprise a «licrwsfnl one. main true to him without Injuring her he should retain hla borr..v.«1
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It waa after one such occasion that the favorable nature of the rest So he am! Fairbrother, believing more than ue wmiid account himself happv. The Ity: also as to the a«lvisa’’ .
tn- found on taking the stone In hla recalled hla agent, double locked bls ever In h'a star. <wrri««l this Invaluable day came when he had to dee««, be- Ing on to the mine an»! eii ■■
band to replace It In the safe bo had cabinets and rontlntied to confine bis Jewel tw.ct with him to New York
*nit "s*!n,f ■" chance«, the work there. »•« bail
between them.
had built fee it In one of hla cabinets display of valuables to articles which The stiletto— well, the taking of that
* WO,,M do under th«^e rircutn-
that It did not «trike hl« eye with Its did not suggest jewels. Thus three wa« a folly fv< whi. h ho bad never st«-
oncluded
usual force
. ata! ta ex years paasetl. when one day be beard •«-os«! to blush He had not «t»|en it •tBnces, be chose tn consider her.
' -lay ea
ear e w’ <r. In the midst of
dlscoverr-i th* mention made of r wonderful dlaitioc 1 lie woulj net Meal m tncons'drrsble
atuinl'ig It
'C caoiplacetk** and an Intense
•been er of the h'lltale It* Struck which ha<l beoti »een In New Tort an object He had merely pnt It la his
I:r
n s»mie t>- .v »heme whl^e
From
Its
description
he
gathered
that
pocket when he aaw it forgotten, pr vs-
with 41 m -lay, he »oLn tte«! It to a atti'
iL" iu- e,| ail hl.« power», Abner Fair Bear« the
i;id luspechou, when be found , U «»‘Lt be the ou* »urreptit.w.-«:«- ah- •d overseen to him, as It were.
sd from the naeera that Kg »atu»
to call out Tor the Inspector, but a
remembrance of the necessity we were
now under of presorting our secret, of
keeping from Mr. Urey the fact that
he ha 1 been under surveillance, was
even at that moment surrounded by
the police, deterred me, and I threw
myself toward the liell Instead, crying
out tiiut 1 would raise the bouse If he
moved, and la bl my finger on the
ton.
The pistol swerved my way.
face above It smiled. I watched
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