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t 0 THE WEEKLY LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., MARCH 5, 1890. .■'.r y-iV; i. 1 i‘ '1V'; "J nV C 1 T1 •.» jk' 'i-'g'/: *vi 1 vV!-r;:*:OT^ ioJgi/I A/Ao£L Cr ^VIDM." ^ WizAao” e« Mp TVJ- CO^RiCMT, 1835 GY C P P’jTnam’S 50r;5. ’’‘ V»'1!. r,!) ?s ::o riatcli for Mr. Mitchei. That i:-i ( vi(!< .‘it. 1 womler whotl;* r tlirre is any r«nl olijrct in this Kamo of hide or v. !;ttlur it is simiily an iu- ro i ,e ’!■; t ho cannot lo shnd- t!;o latter—well, wo slmil :co. mo think ubent tlioi.o jewels New !i nas no intriusic ntnl seel: timat it.n ow«ii. li N..w ht fonnil in ly wi'li the i'.c. : con.j.Ik at; s the alino; t c< noltnk vaults v < to t!t( flay t'.ally hei j n vr«I I y 1 is : win h:s v. : y::. risk, sits ;, if : homo to him, 1 0<1, thou; li In* \ here* is i.jm tin r ones. Mr. Mite! at sinl.t ; f the lave n. They tally cxact- •tij.tion. Their discovoiy < i ; o < nce mere. I had ;! that tin. o in the s:.f< ty ;: t s stol; n and that as to Mr. Mite!;; 1, as c( i n:s, ho st; !o them to In this way ho ran no he crime v.no hior:};ht _• cell Id net he imeri: on- . aid lose the Let. Mow evici ut I the iif.ht nuc he did not Tlnnloic l:e n.a l.rov. n netInnff : of j «• < t- v.as jilainly mrprised which 1 found. 1 am now of its existence, equally well have out this duplicate set v,(J.s. in that case the occurrence of the train n hhny on the very nip.ht of the wayer may ho tiiinply a coincHh tice. lie says that the dead won.an was a black::.ailer ami that he pave her the address ot his Paris jeweler. May he not have l ouulit his set from that very man and may not this w; man have stoltn the* iluidicato m t m onth’ and hroupht tin :n to I Ills country? Plainly the Palis j; v.car nimt he lo; krd up. I have his name, which 1 copied from the bill ; f sale, if this lino < f arfitnnent is true, m . followed this woman fr< m Pranee ui older to roll her, after allow i; basin; ■ oar 1; i< nd Thamt t r /.lory’ this lino of arpamuit we anive at the c< Delusion that Mr. Mud.; 1 has not y< t ceunnitted his oiime. Ii;i hinted that I should ro- n:ct:iber this if 1 should exeulpato him from those already oommittid. Put do 1? Why <! '! ho show me that ruby and cay that h.o meant to pres; nt it to his swot :I.ca:; ? V.i.’lhe pive ii tolar and tin n to’.) h; r of if r<, will she bo in the plot and make a hue and ery, so that the p; pcs may make a noise? That was a pail of the apuemnit in making his bet. Put, aficr all, v.hatabout that hat- tci? ;,’o i.’.phinalion explains which ’ a hyl.t upon that. ” sines v.as intenupted by h; r to aeeomplisli tho risky nyiMiny’. Is that person of tkc am n.ear that Mr. Rand; d].h C01] r* i “■ i ro th: v. i.-l.t d to r L c with i him. It mns t bo soil!'; i in t j. r< on n 1 ;:«< i 1 III:.* Mr. Kaudail h was not : icc in i ta; 3 i (Cl.t UV. a: ;• i i tl.o fact tin :t the ct.uvc":::! lien pa's 1 hlo iT li li :m. in 11" ; « *1.4* ear h ill! 1 . i n i.veri.i: .id. : ru ily ntqi: nt ly :: But:;!/ I J EC O l<) till c With Mr. But; UCK, con e* to 1. a vc tl.ii nous price tor wna; value. ” “You niiyl t say 1 ho same thins of paintings, '.' he intrinsic value repre sented in canvas and oil is little, yet thousands of dollars aro paid for pic tures. ” “That, too, is r.n insanity, one, cf cours:e, which rannet bo indulqfd in by any save the rich. Put it is not the same as with the old stamp crane. Pic- lures iimiml as cf naturonnd ajipeal to the smses of all mankind by recalling rccol hot ions l rough t into being by tho scene presented. There is therefore ti legitimate use for paintings, and a rea sonable price as compensation for the work and genius < f tho artist is perhaps permissible. Put should a man pay a fortune for a single canvas and then hang it in a room in his own house where it will he seen by low save him self, that mail I should cc,u:-;ida‘ de mented. fio with jewels”— “Ah! What o'them?” “Jewels have '^-market value, and a place in the world. Put when a man goes about haying up every magnificent specimen that can bo found, and then locks his treasures r.p in a safe, h.o is simply a erauy man pure and simple.” “Vi hat has all this to do with the care in bund?" “ jlvcvythiug. My friend is a. crank on the subject of jewels, h'em iolo and en tertaining rn any other topic, if you mention the name of any kind < f jewel ho is < lt in a minute, giving a long his tory of this or that celebrated stone. His especial erase in this connection is to relate the crimes that have surround ed eve ;y at; ne < f any great price. Ho has made my blood curdle at bis ghast ly tales ; f cruel murder, comniittrd to gain possession of diamonds and rubies. ” “Then your conclusion is that by fill ing his mind with such thoughts lie may have accustomed himself to the id; a of crime in connection with jew els?” “Imactly. The worst cf it is that wo may In come habituated to anything. For instance, all ordinary men are abashed in the licence < f tho dead. No matter how strong minded a man may ho or how much he may scol? at the idea of ghosts and the like, he will pre fer ccmpi.ny if ho must sit up with a :ui that, tho slightest , as. the moving of tho will cam•' a shiver to Yet ] hyswiers who n the da : < - ting room it contempt i f n dead • aid w. .i that Mr. Mitehel, he thought, la*, coino from Now Orleans. In a mo ment it Hashed across Mr. Paines’ mind that tho dead wcimm had told him that pjio had lived in New Orleans. Was there any significance in this fact? Did the man and the woman know each oth er in the southern city? ‘‘How do you know that ho is a south- cincrr” asked Mr. Barnes. “Oh, that was easily discovered by his accent,” replied Mr. Randolph. “Besides, he claims to bo from tho eenth, though I think ho is rather in clined not to speak of his: home. I have an indistinct recollection of his telling me once that he was Lorn in New Or leans and that he hud some painful rec ollections of the place. That is tho only time that he ever alluded to it, how ever. ” “I would like to ask yon a question about another man, Mr. Randolph. I wonder whether you have met him. His name is Thauret. ” “Alphonse Thauret? Yes, I Know him, and I do not like him. ” "Why not?” “I don’t exactly know. Perhaps it is only a prejudice. Still wo are apt to form quickcf*imatcsof ir.cn, and I have distrusted this man from tho lirst in stant that I met him. ” "Distrusted him?” “Y;.;. I may he entirely wrong, and perhaps I should net tell you the story, but I will do so. It was at one of my clubs about two weeks ago. Heme gen tlemen were playing whist, and this Thauret was of the number. Others were looking on. Tho stakes were small; still there was money up. Thauret and his partner seemed lo have a great deal of luck. Ordinarily, of course, two S packs are used, but for some reason there was hut one that night, so that the bottom card would ho the trump. Now it is pretty well known that as the cards run in whist, each trick contain ing four of a suit mainly, it is a mutbo- j j ■ b J- /A he It :t etnlusi'l and hesitated. “Mr. Randolph, 1 believe,” raid the | dencRvi, glancing at .the card which hadL;in sent in. "Eeseutcd. You have J ct nic to see mo about this Mitehel rare?” The lis.jig inllection with which the i last word was spoken seemed almost ■ unnee;i: ary to Mr. Randolph. Per if i the man could ask such a question ho mi; ht as well have made it a positive staicuu nr. This as sumption of knowl edge made h m more than ovi r comment j of tho skill of detectives, and especially 1 of the cue before him. “You know that?” said ho. “Would you mind telling mo how:” “We detectives are :;nppor<<l to know | everything, are we not:” This was raid I with an allabio smile, but tho answer plainly indicated that Mr. Barnes pre- ler.cd not to bo interrogated. Mr. Ran dolph therefore concluded to hurry thn-ugli witli his unpleasant business. “Mr. Barnes, I have a confession to make, and”— “1 must interrupt you, to remind you that whatever you ray is unsolicited, Lid that if you incriminate yourself the evidence will he used against you.” “'ihank you for your warning, but I have conic here that I may not be in- ! criminated. The facts, in brief, arosim- j ply these. ” Then he nairated as accu rately as he could recall them all the circumstances in connection with the wager. Mr. Baines listened as though ! it was all a now story to him. lie even jotted down a few notes on a bit of pa- ; p; r as tl.ougn lor reference. At the cou- clusicu ho raid: ” 1 lih ; M a most astounding tale, Mr. R ii.dolpiu It is very difiicult to believe that a maii like Mr. Mitehel, who cer* t.M’.ly m n;s to be a gentleman, would uiidi ttake to become a criminal simply to win a sum of money. Now you must have b « :i thinking thin over, and, if bo, you have* tiomo explanation to offer. I Would you mind telling it to ni«?” ” 1 should bo glad to do so. ” Mr. Ran- | dolph spoke eagerly. In his heart he ! Was fond of his Irieml, and therefore his thceuy was one which in a measure' vould excuse him. Re was delighted to have the cinineo of confiding his views to ihe detective. "You nee,” he contin ue 1, “it is one of the most ditlicult tilings in the world to say who is and who is not perfectly sane. Borne experts contend that nine-tenths of the people in the world uro affected by mania in sun;o fi rm or other. I hold that any m..u who mains a collection of any Lind »f thing:, using them for other i than their legitimuto ums, is in a mens- j me inrano. ” “Do you un r.n leg; Uy imune? That is to say, irrcip isible? ’ “As to retp* nihility, I cannot nay. i Br.t 1 tliink nuh a mania might tempt i a man to an illegal r/ f. I min t explain my idea fur'.her. Postage i lamps un-j douhtcdly have a vcy impi riant value. ’ One who colli els t); m ulti r thiy have boeu caiicelnJ, paying many times their fail) value for them, is m my opinion tomtwhat crazy, since ho pays a licti- ll:: a I >u!' h lor tho ni;at which ho Mils.” “Your arg;::::e:t is not had, Mr. Ran- dc’: 'i. It •; not imporaibio that your frinud mig’kt be generous and gentle and jh t with a tuania for tho possession of jewel. - , end with tho knowledge of all thecrin.i - that have he; n committed to gain them, the temptation to kill or Et< al would perhaps become overpower- :n;’, v.! ere l ei ; :asi;,;i hks nn opportu nity to be suiirbeil. It is an odd world. ’’ “Do you think that in a ease of that kind the man would ho excusable on the plea of mania? Legally, 1 mean?” “Well, no, I do not! Psji'h; logically, I admit that you may be correct, and I can sympathize with a man who became a criminal ix such a way. But legally ho would bo culpable. At least I think so. Tho quest ion to bo an: wen d is, Did your friend steal those jewels? You slept with him that night. Whatdoyou think?” “I don't know what to think. IIo could not have left the berth without ckmbiug over me, ami, though I Bleep soundly, that ought to have awakened me. Tin n besides, if he did get out and take the things, where could ho have hidden thrj’i, nr.d tow did they get to I\i w Haven? By tho way, I suppose you have tho description of tho man Mho lift the latehel at tho hotel? Does it 'ally with that of my friend?” “i can’t say. It is rather vague. Tho clc.k says the man was of medium size, wish red hair and heard, while the por ter who saw him also is equally posi tive that he had black hair and no L< ;:rd. The last fits Mr. Mitehel better than tho first, hut it is a description which would do as well for 1,000 men found in a v.nll: along Broadway.” “I almo;t think that aftir all the th.iif is some ; ne else.” “Let us hope so, Mr. Randolph. I will say this much, if tin to is any com fort in it for you. At present there is not enough evidence against him to war rant his arrest. ” 'ihe detective said this with a pur pose. By re ioviug this man’s mind he hoped to make him more communicative. Aftir a pause he asked: “Yon have known Mr. Mitehel for a nun 1 or of years, I believe;” “No, not more tlinn a year and u half. IIo has not been in New York two y« ars. ” “Oh! Isio. A Boston man?” “No, I think ho came from New Or leans.” A curious sensation panned over Mr. Barnes. There is a superstitious belief, much esti • n ed by many, that a shud der or c Inlloi this character means that s< me < ne in walkiugovi r the spot where the person utficted is to be buried. Therefore an uncanny thought aeeom- pmikh g. With Mr. Barnes it is ilitler- ent. Ho is fye from all ruch notions, yet itiM nsibly ho is moved when this occurs to him, because it lias so often liappeaid that at the time he just hit upon a clow. Therefore ho stopped to consider. All that Mr. Randolnh 1 ad Wilson won'rl bo actually running to keep up, and all of a sudden Mitehel would stop : o short that Wilson would almost bump iuto him. Of course he knows Wilsi i by this time, :md just has fun with him. I wanted to get quo good equate look at him myself. I jumped on a ear and reached Third ave nue ahead < f them. I ran up stairs to the platform of tho elcvjucd station and hid in the waiting room. Moot: up camo Mitehel, and away ho goer; to tho end of tho platform. Wilson stopped in tho middle and tried to lock natural, which, of course, he didn’t. When the train camo along, I got aboard and walked through till I found my man, and down I sat right opposite to him. I just stud ied his face, you bet. ” “Yes, miss, and h.o E'ndied yours. You are a goose, and you disobeyed or ders. I told you not to Jet that kei :t devil see yon at all. ” “That’s till riglit. It came out straight enough. At Ik rty-scccnd street ho g< t out. and Eodid Wilson, and sodidn’t I. ” “Why not?” “Because then ho might have suspect ed me. No, sir; I rode on up to Forty- seventh street, crossed over, took a train down, and was waiting in the station when Mitehel camo along tha .o was alone, V.h it “Thin time he tran alone." matical certainty that if tho pack is slmHled twice only, and tho dealer is skillful enough to handle the pack so that the two halves split each other ex actly both lime:;, tho result will he that the majority of trumps will go to him self and partner. Cutting docs not alter this flift at all. Now what 1 observed was that Thaure t dealt in that way ev ery time. Ho and his partner won about $■’00 during the evening. I think he cheated. ” “Who wr.s his partner?” “I do not know." “Was Mr. Mitehel present that night?” “Yes, ami agreed with mo that the man is a card sharp. Yet of course wo may lo doing him an injustice. After all wo only know that he shutiled his cards twice, and played in good luck. I have sineo seen him lose at the same game. ” “Well, I am much indebted to you, Mr. Randolph, for tho information which you have given me. I will say that if I can prove that your friend had no hand in this affair I i hall to most happy.” Tho detectivo arose and Mr. Randolph accepted tho action as a hint that ho was dismissed. After his departure Mr. Barms sat down again. In his mind ho wondered whether this partner in the card game might have been tho accom plice ot Thauret in tho jewel robbery, and whether ho was tho man who loft tho jewels in tho hotel at New Haven. Why ho should have done so, however, was a mystery. A fi w minutes later Mr. Barnes left the building and walked rapidly to ward Third nvinnc, where ho took the elevated road, getting out at Severity- sixth s.u ret. Going eastward a few houses, ho tang tho hell of one, and was shown into a modestly furnished parlor. A few minutes latir a comely young woman of about !M or 20 entered. The two talked together in low tones for some tin:,', and then tho girl left the room, rctmring in strict attire. Te»- getki r they left the house. Four days later Mr. Barnes received a note which simply .said, “Como up.” He sec in oil to understand it, however, and was quickly on his w ay lo tho hocso on He vent y-sixth Hieit. Unco more the girl joined him in tho parlor. “Well,” said Mr. Baines, "have you bucci i de d?” “Why, of course,” replied tho girl. “You m vi r knew mo to make a failure, did you? You don’t class mo with Wil son, 1 hope?” “Never mind about Wilson; tell mo your story. ” “Very goed. Don’t lo impatient. You know mo. I taku my own way of doing things. Wi 11, you left me in Madison Hqu. to park. 1 sat on a bench and watched Wi Is; u. Two hours later a man camo out of the hotel and Wilson followi d him. It made mo laugh to s:eo tho gawk skulking along in tho rear: He's no art t. Why, any booby could t* 11 in a miuuto that ho was on the trail. ” “1 told you to omit remark* about Wilson. ” “I know, but 1 choose to tell you al.i ut him, Locauso 1 ms,be you appre ciate n o tnotr. bo tin to ho was chiming afti r your ini'u Mill hi 1. You see 1 have found out b:s uumo. You didn't tell me, but that could not treublo mo long, you know. It was teal fun. One minuto i i.n are ck vor, bat Baines. About left the house. second time. This time evidently having eluded Wi!.;o:t at Thirty-fourth street. Me took tho down train. Ho did 1, this time beeping out of sight. Ho went straight to his lay, and I after him. It is a house in Irving place. Hero is tho number. ” She hand ed a card to Mr. Barnes. “You have done well,” said he, tak ing it. “But why did you not report to mo at once?” “I am no. through yet. When I take up a ease, 1 go to the end of it. Bo yea suppose I would track that man and then let you turn Wilson on him again? Not much. Next day I called at the honso and rang tho bell. A servant girl opened the c* or. 1 asked to see the’ nrii - troiH. Hh.e asked what I wanti d, and l told her that 1 had been sent for to take a situation. Hiio looked surprised, bo- cause, of course, she had not I ren noti fied that she was to he discharged. 1 quickly went on to say that i would not hke to make her lose her place, and asked what sort of people they were who lived in the house. 1 gc.t her talk ing and scon found out that it is a kind of privata boarding school, ami that there is a child there, a girl of 14, named Rose Mitehe l, and that your man is her father How does that strike you?” “My girl, yen are a geniuti. But still you knew this the day before yesterday Why did you not report?” “I went down again yesterday to try to learn more I sat out in the park and ho lias not been here for over a week, and thou jester da/ I saw him coming down Fifth av; true, aiid-^woal 1 you be lieve it?—just a:; I was about to bow to him ho turned dow n a side : tr< < t.” ! “Ho did not t co yon. my dear, or ha surely would have spoken Ho would have been loo glad. “Well, if he did t, ;t see me, he must have suddenly contracted nearsighted ness; that is all 1 have to say. ” •Shortly after company began to ar rive. and very s; cn the rooms were till ed by a crowd winch is aptly described by the term used by Dora. One goes to these affairs partly from duty and p irt- ’ ly from habit. Otto leaves mainly from i the instiuctivo si use of self preservation inherent in all Dora was besieged by a number of admirers and took plea are* in avoiding Mr. Randolph, who was ic iduous in his attentions. He seemed anxious to i get her off into the seclusion of a cor ner, a scheme which the young lady frustrated Without appearing to do so Mr. Thauret was also ] resent, though bo did net remain very long He chat ted u shoit time with Lmily on i nvin- tional subjects, and then worked his way to the side of Dora, when' he lin gered longer. He said several pretty things to her, such u she had heard al- ready in different lo:!: > from other imu, but with just a tone which seem ed to indicate that i e m !;e from Ins heart rather than from the men'pass ing fancy of pi* a iug. It was very skill fully done. There was so little of it that no one, eeitainly not an inexperi enced girl like Bora, could sr.-pert that it was all studiid. Yet nf'.or he had gone, and the* company was thinning out, Mr. Randolph found his long Bought opportunity, and sat down for a tetc-a-teto with Dora. He began at once. “Miss Deoa, why do you allow a cad like that Frenchman to make love to yon?” “Are you alluding to my friend, Mi Thauret? Mhe accent rated tho word “fiii ud” tneiely to exasperate .Mr Rau- dolj h, and : vea i ded admirably. “Ho is not y< ur frii ud. In my opin ion he is no! dy’s: friend but his own.” “That has Is en said of so many that it is i;.j new idea. ” • T ' v watched ti e young gills came out for an airing. I e:;;!d not find a chance to speak to tho girl, but I found out which is she by hearing t:. ) others call her name. 1 had my < amera along, mid I took her portrait, for you. What do you say now? Hnvo I waali'd my time?” r*l i “Not at all. will never ho great, l i.cau. e you an < ( > ; cone; Red. Howevar, 1 l.avu no'hiag init praise for yon thin time Get me tho : picture. ” The gi: 1 went r.p : fairs r: d n lr:::i d j with a small, rather dim ] ho!; graph ; f a young, pi; tty gill, and gave u to Mr. half an hour litcr I:o CHAPTER VIIL t.CCETm Tw o days after tho e vents juat related Emily Rems'n's maid announced that she had just received news that her mother was very ill, and that sl.o had been notified to go to h< r at i nee. Her mother, the said, lived in Elizabeth, N. J. She wfcbed to go ct tbc earlicut pos. ib!: men,'of, and begged that her cousin Lunette should be asIIov,;;! to attend to her duties till n; r return, which she hoped would ho in a very few days. Asia d if In r cousin was com petent, she said yes, and especially apt ut arranging the hair, having k rved an apprenticeship with a French hairdress er. Indeed tho girl’s real name was Lucy, but she hail changed it to Lu- cetto to pretend that, being French, she was mcessarily a good ma d. In MissRcmmi’ts mind thiseluinging of her name was nothing in the girl’s favor, hut as her own maid was thus suddenly taken from her, and as this other was offered at once, she agreed to the proposal. Lucette arrived during the afteruo: n, and Miss Romscn was delighted with her. Expecting a talkative, intrusive person, assuming Frenchified manner isms, sho was nu'prind to find n quiet, unpretentious creature, who immedi ately showed herself to be well ac quainted with tin* duties required of her. Within the lirst 24 hours sin found herself so much better served than by her ubseut maid that she almost wish ed that the mother would require her for a longtime. Dora, too, was charmed with Lucette. "Qia in,” said sho the next uftcino >,i, “what do you think i f your new maid?” “Who? Lucette?” answered the sis ter. “Oh, I think she decs very well.” “Does very well? Why, t^ueon. she is a jewel. If you do not appreciate her, 1 wish you would bequeath her to mo when Harah returus. ” "Oh, ho! .So my young mi::; wants u maid to herself, does she?’’ “Oh, no, not especially, hut I want to keep Lucctto iu the family. Sho is a treasure. Dressing the hair is not her only uecomplishtneut, either, though I never saw yours look mote beautiful. She has just arranged tho table {< r our ‘afternoon tea,’ and 1 never saw any thing like it. It is jurt wonderful what that gill can do with a napkin in tho way < f decoration. ” “Oh, jes,” said Emily, “Lucctto is clever, but don't lit h< r know that wo think ;;o. It might make her It. ; valua ble. Now toll me, Dan, dear, who h coining this uftenim n?” “Oh I 'J he usual 111 -h, 1 suppt a. ” "Including Mr. Randolph'?" “(^ui'cn, there is a mystery abcut him. Li t mo tell vou. in (he first pluco. Is nev( and wi impure! tain, ai muscle i this co^ arc run i n Than hi pliysi: iaal edy is in! ii- ’■ • t, like I! xrl’j J’cc-di-ir fi dim ne orl work, ii'. r , thousandsj gji pvra [Oman’s ork landitkoj^m , to \m i**' ' _ aSt pwwR . Lw th* ** 'J. j |ue. fof tbe blo/i-^-^ /ea'*, th« tore i." ^ } and-ist*— - jg op fcj tbar i r puric: c:* rilu. forUrf-^a at car? ^ sb?“ reot'Jt '•■rc , and i'ipu ara ad itikfultna jir'.flw. H.65»r ..!.u J. E. WEBSTER. A l tor*m.\v-A1- I Gaffney City, S. C. Bz'i.ctices in all the courts. Collee ous ii spoeinlf v. |(! til'' • ii Hoodikwii ar;• )re5cn?r. i t bestai- i arc 7*,: [htiiV. in fits.’: “But do be oeriour, M ::; Dora. You must not allow this fellaw t > worm his way into youi 1 circle, and, more than all, yon ma t not allow him to inako love to you. ’ " Yen surprise me, Mr R.iudo!; h I had no idea t.xit Mr. Thauret wan mak ing love to me. I could ichite every thing that he said, and ir would scarce ly bear out your as. in.; lion. ” “Th.at 1.5 only hr c:;;:;iin;*. H:* is too shrewd to speak plainly so so; n ” And yet this young philosopher w as m t wise enough to seo that hev.a:; damagirg his own cause by putting ideas into tho girl’.; mind which had not yet entered there. “Why, Mr. Randol; !i, you arc really becoming amusing. Y< :i are liko Don (Ouixoto fightii.g windmilli:. Y< u imag ine a i oiKiitii n, ami thru give mo a warning. It is entiri ly nnincessaiy, I a. vine y i. Mr. 'Jl.anii't was:; it acting in any such way y< a i:.:i.;.fi to him. “ “You are not angry with me, 1 hope. You hnow what promptdl me to sneak?” “No, I fear I am not so clover as you j at reading other people’:; nritives. ” “But surely you mr. t havo gne.T-cd that”— “(lu ..cd what?” Dora looked at him so candidly (hat ho was abashed It was. opportunity to declare him- ! seif, and ho might have done so had not Mr. IJilclinl entered the room at that moment, tveiug him, Mr. Randolph thought, of the peculiar position ho would Lu in if his friend should bo* 1 roved to bo a criminal. For this rea son he hesitated, and tlu.s lost a chance w inch did nut rrear a;, a in for u very long time. IIo replied in a jesting tone*, j and soon aflar h It tho house. Tho comp::: y had <! "parted. Dora had g< no to her ow n n on;, leaving Mr Mitehel ami linaly alono together. “Emily, my t^ueen,” )-:uil Mr. Mitch- el, taking one of her hands carelessly within hotl: if hi:;, as they sat upon a tete a-tete sofa. “I ahnost la lievo that I am dreaming when 1 think that you love me. ” “Why so, Roy?” ‘‘Listen, little woman. I am in an i odd mood tonight, and I wish very . much to talk to yon. May I?” l or c.usv.ir sho touch'd him lightly, lovingly, on the face with her disen gaged hand and bowi d assent. “Then listen while 1 make my con- ^ fess.i u. 1 am different IV.m othi r men, much as 1 count yi u difi'erciit from ail women. 1 have met many, in all the 1 ; capitals of Europe, and hero in nn* own country. 1 have never Lem affected by m y as I was by you. In the first in- | slant of meeting you 1 had cIiosmi you for my wife. 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