The evening world. Newspaper, August 26, 1916, Page 9

THE PE A modern m cent were accused, de ibe jewels, Wath of the pena of Ue stonm in ita tal rm CHAPTER XIX, LAN returned to the village with Marie, and, what is more, insisted that Dick should return with him, “We must get to the bot- A fem of these matters,” he sald late that afternoon; “and if Marte will not Sleep at the Monastery, Dick, you and I must do so. On arriving at Lewes they found ‘Mr. Fuller in person waiting for them fm his pony-ohaise, bubbling over with unexpected news, “I am glad you have returned, Marie,” he said. “A man has deen eaking for you.” “Who ts he?” “An Indian gentleman called"—— “Morad-Bakche,” interrupted Alen Dreathlessly. “What does he want i with Marie?” “I don't know what he wants,” said ary ts bee Marie, endy not Aading ace arie, not he came to the vicarage, declined to believe that Marie was town, although Henny told him so, ywever, I convinced hi “Don't see him, Maric,” said Alan y. “Dick and I can interview ‘privately and learn what he has come about. And, father, Mario will aleep to-night at our house, since she ie afraid to remain at the Monas- 7 Land Latimer eiay there.” je nodded and waved her hand ee the vicar—who was rather bewil- dered by all this mystery—drove the chaise out of the station yard, Fhe” two young men braced their muscles and started on the five miles’ ‘tramp to Belstone in very good apirita, Alan fancied, Celia eryprees bia to his friend, that the presence ot Bakehe augured good, since the undoubtedly knew eomething, Cry? wrod eo yulleg to impart it if ehared fortune, can ask him, for bere he comes. Fuller's sharp eyes had seen the tal figure of the Indian almost run- ming along the high road. Bakche met them quite breathless, and ¢x- plained his has’ “I came down to eee Miss Inderwick,” he said, rather ghort of wind. “I met her—in t carriage—with—the—clergyman. She Mr.—Fuller.” Ddefore him. “How do you know that T came Gown to speak of the crime?” asked Bakohe tn a haughty tone. “Because you know more about tt than you have hitherto chosen to fess." confess. Bakche replied, still haughty, “T ob. t to the word ‘confess,’ Mr, Fullei have no feeling of guilt matter.” “1 don't say that you murdered the but in the man yourself, you know who aid.” “Perhaps I do. Dut you can't & that information without payment.” mn, if you want money" nawered the man, Fuller; do not want money, Mr a gen rn of my rank does not take money, Tonly desire a share of the jewels which rightfully belong to me—the whole of them." “1 think not,” said Alan. “There assienment of the by the Rajah of Kam, th and their v All is in m or Mr, Bakehe, and you bave not @ ler to stand The mo. was sil Ments in sheer s at this very authoritative stitement “How do you know this, Mr. Puller?" “Trond the statement myself, and te eaw the Jewels of” “You a!” almost og and un- ‘saw the jow Is Iick, breaking bis Whero are they?” atm bank in London," said Alan quickly » “So 'f you Intended to burgle the Monastery,” growied Dick grimly, “you only waste your time," akeho drew If up proudly, him: uespea to an Ly lan gentleman, *Woll said Puller, who wished to be fair, “1 don't vy but what your famity jewels bein en away is hard on you. Miss Inderwick wishes to clear the character of her uncle, and will be will you some of your own ba you put ft in that way to yourself if you can denounce the true murderer.” “E think I ean.” \ “Are you not sure?” eee OF JEWELS By VERGUS HUME yatery story. A golden peacock, jewel studded, secreted the hiding place of a fortune in precious gems, and with this my was coupled that of a erimme of which the inno- that if Sorley reall sre The 2 stery “1 ehall be t MUSIC WITH YOUR MEALS, and 00 do 1") vlog dryly as he ff reply in the direction of! Lowes, evideally objecting to turtner| @ Bakehe is gullty and is| yan aw * sumgented wever, it Is no une ape What we have t nn Wiki, YOUSE ) BE MINE 2 ae Alan It Is not quite precine to way that they retired to bed, for they did not remove their clothes, and eimply lay down, ready to spring up when the bolnes called their attention, Latimer fell into @ deep slumber, bul his friend was Wo excited to fol- low his exampl occurred to him were in the given to explorations by would) assuredly haunt y, iLonty to look at his beloy ut disturbing Dick, who wan sleeping tn an adjoin. ing chamber, he rose and stole down the stairs cautiously, making scarceiy any sound, since he carried his slip pers in hia hand and walked in his socks, The room was in complete dark- an the shutters were closed and was no sign that any one was) and and the night wore on to dawn. He shifted himself into & more com. fortable when suddenly ho opened a, OH,NO! 1 OON'T HAVE To WORK, PA'S RICH AND MA DON'T CARE ! 0: that of shufflin, ps, hesitating, dragging doubtful, as though the tn dividual was in deadly terror of dis covery, Then after a pause came the cautious opening of the library door, and Alan, peering around the corner of the screen, saw A Ler of light. The newoomer was Randolph Ver- non Sorley, and he looked like a ghost of hia former self, bowed down, white faced and lean, Closing the door he went to the cupboard where the golden bird had been found by him, and opened the same. In a moment or eo Alan heard the sound of — ¢ \y io his prosperous days he lished a larder in the cupboard against the time when he might be hunted down. Alan thought it was now time to make tis presence known in the least startling way possible. Mr, Borley!” be said softly. “Ob, God!" gasped the man, drop- ping the light and suppressing « cpon't It is Alan Fuller, “Don't be afraid, Tam your friend.” “alan,” said Sorley in the dark- and saw @ woman coming up the a’ ness, and his quavering voice hinted nue with a man. As they came nearer at retef, “Oh, thank heaven you have Ley that it was Miss Grisop ani er" joon.”* be young man lighted the candle — Sorley, in a fever of terror would he had kept beside him, and in the have fled, but that Alan caught him radiance of the taper surveyed the by the arm “Stay here and face broken-down creature before him, things like @ man,” ho sald sternly, who looked quite his age, if not more, “Dick run out and ask Moon and Miss “You do not believe that 1am guilty; Grison to come here. Then dash down surely you don't?” and he looked to the Red Fox and bring Bakche to piteously at the young man, prove the poor devils innocent,’ “No, I can't say that Iam absolu ‘Tho sun was now rising and the ly convinced of your guilt,” admitted astern sky was radiant with golden Alan cautiously, “but when you gave Roads PU See Rin) the shu mre ere felt percopubly warmer, Cros: Eg Md a AB a Poel sald tng the lawn were Inspector Moon and *] ” tC Misa Grison. tel a just deliveres with s conning best Las epteeghheg his message and had left them to time, and all will be explained. | must dash down the avenue to eentoes get away; help mo to fly beyond the Vind toward the open window, Until uch tine take the peas “How are you, Miss Grison? and ou, Mr. Inspector?" sald Alan quiet- y. “I heard that the lady was here, but you, sir"— © oman “I brought him,” said Miss Grison Her held triumphantly. “L wired for him last night, for I was certain that Sorley would come back to the Monastery,” “He is in the library and wishes to give himself up,” replied Alan slowly. “He did so before,” remarked Moon @ryly, “and then ran awa “Hecause he had Jotty locked up in > Ray | Wnennenee, wi me, oT he treasure has been found, Mr. Sorley. ' cAVhat—what—what! would have fallen bad not F’ up. BMario and I eolved the riddl and to quiet the babbling: creature Alan hurriedly related everything in ‘as fow words as posstb! “You must act like a m ar, Sore PAO aM ieihe ‘1 a collar here, and feared lest the boy Vanoosat Fou need Foor nothing, AoA & should starve to death, Come in, Mr. ghall stand by you thr Inspector, This ts surely the begin: trial. ning of the end. “The trial! the trial’ watiee not, . Sorley stared rigidly from tho chair rT carte Boban tne truth he was seated in, not at the officer of be pad Set dad Al pf 4rg me the law, but at the cruel face of th O29 Wane $0 y wife who had hunted him down, Even Pres ae evisis Fo py ajiee When Moon again recited the formula a f arrest he did not speak. yaelf up. Stop here and you ° eee stall see, you shail Seeewith your own , BUt Miss Grison did. “Ho!” she eyes, Alan, I swear you shall see,” Jered, pointing a finger of scorn at and wrenching himself free, Sorley ‘he motlonieas an, “now do you re- flung open the door and passed bastily paoiged the wages of iniquity, out of the room. The cold, searching light of the morning penetrated the large room in @ chill manner, and Alan shivered In you je silent,” ’ {4 Alan tartly, “I shall not be silent,” raged the woman; u know what I am and . ig. Who Lam in every way, Louisa Sor- mn air when be opened the mid) Ty° inat'is my names” Moon overs dle Fr hearing, turned with a blank look of Borley's returning footateps was heard a tonisnment, “Yes, you may look and when the door re-opened to show i “ and look and look!" ahe the old man dragging a miserable ANd look and look! object forward by the arm, ne re 5 . Setter erled Alan with a bewlls HY, and that fend's lawful wife Ah ~—she turned furiously on her hus- ban Ria tee echoed Sorley; “and Dind—"you east n T, you mado me neu oes uaa ear Lhe” hold my tongue by threatening to imprison Baldwin so that you could marry the wealthy vixen you set your mind on, And now the eecret has CHAPTER XX, H OW does the lad come 1 M8 to your minx of a nlece"—— hore?" demanded Ful- — ytoon caught her by the arm, and lor indignantly, “and shook her sternly, “You mustn't talk what have you beendo- lke that, you know," he said in a ee ing to him that he Péeremptory manner, should be in this terrible state?” Px oR My = pe oe “He knows the truth,” snarled Sor- Of a°torn cloak "Lean ak ihe ley, who looked quite woltish at the hush I suppose, Hat ha! A nice Moment, “and I have been trying to pias it us for me to have a murderer nit 6 ” for & husband." re La au of Bim : “Lam not a murderer,” walled Sor- uty’ haven't,” murmured Jotty yoy trew tT lege Baldwie feebly, game to the ist, Latimer burst into tna room with ¥ ged the woman, while H dishevelled hair and untidy clothes, bet! Alan stood asi Just as he had leaped out of bod, and PUents, WOnMOnN WAAL would | be evidently was greatly excited. He that day. whe you, and Was on the eve of imparting the walked all over the place while you catise of his hurried vo Whon ho were 9 the how you are, stopped short on beholding Sorl Here! od Moon aside with tnissing lad, “Well, Pin hang & force surpriving ino so small @ said Dick, and gasped with amazes woman, “I looked in here, where f ment always know you Kept your bits of “You'll hear tt all later, off man, glass, and [intended to take some, so Moanwhile what's up (hat you rush in Hike & whirlwind? asked Alun “1 missed you when | woke up and ul Butt found Wondered where yau were, L looked hidden there the dagger which waa oul of the window of my Bedroom wed to murder my dearest brother, as to make you suffer, Just aa 1 did With the pea juet as T did with the peacock, you Ww ! been gcuossed and the jewels belong * — wes quill ne ee TOW ay KOEOEY OF RA evs eo I left things alone, knowing you were the beast who murdered him, and knowing that I at last had you in my power to hunt down.” She thrust her arm into the recess and tore out tray after tray of Jewols, which scat- tered themselves about the foor, and finally pulled out the stiletto which Marie had found and Alan had seen, “There! oh there you are! Do you seq this, policeman? blood on the handle? x and bring it up in the “You got him to make the appotat- ment for the night of the murder with Mr, Sorley, that I'll swear to ‘There was another thing that I over- heard, Your brother conf with tears and terror that he had mur- dered that gentioman to rob bim outside Chin Chow's opium den.” “You blamed him for the shame he was bringing on your name” “I did, but that does not say that I should have denounced him.” “It was on the night that the ap- pointment was kept that you killed your broher, I determined to come On that night, s0 as to ove interview between Mr, Sc your brother, and I did. Mr. Sorley wanted the peacock and Grison re fused to surrender it, Then Mr, Sor- left.” ‘And Grison was alive? Grison was alive?” cried the “You,” said Bakche, answerin, question and a look of Moon's, son was alive. Mr, Sorley is pers fectly innocent." “Thank God! oh, thank God!" wept Sorley hysterically, and sliding from tiletto with a d," he said to is It yours?” stammered the old man, shaking with nervous fear, “but if T were truly guilty I woul! not dare to say so. IT bought it in Venice—in Italy—where Il" — he le broke off with a cry rising to face his rife with what courage he was ab to summon to his heart. Moon was about to take up again the atiletto which he had cast care. lessly on the table in order to ask questions, when Latin hot with rapid walking, made his appearan: through the window follow by his chair he knelt down, covering his Morad-Bakche, who looked uncom> face with his «rimy band fortable, “Was Miss Grison at Rotherhithe “Well, sir," sald Inspector Moon, turning sharply on the dignified In dian, “and what do you know about this matter?” on that night?" asked Moon. “Yes, I was on the watch and I saw her coming.” is id Mother Slate see her? “LT have some tdea of the trut Not on that night, anawered Rakehe quietly, and NOW Giigon alwaya slipped i “ m willing to ays slipped into tt tate CS ess cn “the “conaition and out of it like a shadow, which TI arranged with) Mr aller very one knew that 1 yesterday. 1 want half the Jewels. comfort my brother,” sald the wom- “You shall have a third,” answered @n sharply, “Lam not denying that. Alan, “You agree to that night you hovered round the my family jewels” oha and saw Sorley come and go. peo ty He came at 7 and went away by & “Yes; 1 shall put tt In writing If you Grison afterward came down and got drink, after which he retired to bed No; Tam willing to take the we at 10 O'clock, us Was stated at the Inquest, Ho did not see you when ontieman, ‘That tad," Shhiaan ieoeee' et Jotty, “also Knows he Was down stairs, ax you did not pomething of the truth; at least T speak to him, Mut you followed him think that he does.” up and were with him in bis room Rut on ve me a third of asked the Indian w the murder com- After 10-1 can't state th mitted,” Alan remarked, and they all ~you came out of the stared hard at the boy ., Slipped away unnoticed “Sha'n't speak till tiet cove does,” You to the end of the slum, madam, tered Jatty, pointing his chin at and then returned to see if you had Battered Torys pe riante looks don't wen urging Grison not to Kiva me bc ay Softee reir the peace I looked In and be waa “Don't 1? eried Rakchs, “I was at on his bed quite dead Rotherhithe when the wan was mUT-— Grison was alive when this lady dered by his sister,” entered bis room, and when ste came “Mise Grison!” cried Alan, con- out he was dead. [ knew also that founded, "Good Lord! Misa Grison ied away the poacock.” ae nim? do you asked “Yea,” said Bakche, “Miss Grison kitted him,” a met 4 the boy, “he wuy me 7 ellio’ him; he wantin’ thet CHAPTER XXI. » there blesed peacock, somehow. “ ERHAPS if I tell my storys" "But how did you Know Miss Grison aid Bake to the ine bt nd it, Jotty pqueutiol Alan ve 4 ne wr afore him es was good t' ma spelen: i mp7. 9p Pe was buried, 1 wa t up t' ter house tn Vinced of the trut ‘loomsbury es Ud orfen gone afore, “Go on,” said Moon fur bin ex was good t me, and I sos AAC Rieo! as ‘er brother was a dealer, Sa’ sawe curtly, And took out his pocket sept me in ‘er rooin an’ T sawr ‘er atauKRIO T went to try and get the peacock awaly thet peacock and thet thing," from her brothor, and I tried hard to and Jotty ry 1 to the ntiletto, ket him to part with t, But he ror.) vow Hari On. you Uitte iar! fused and she urged him not to KV eg trowth, furs gure" it to me, even for money, When sho Jotty, “an cos 1 knowed’ too Visited her brother" y' tuck me int’ yer bloomin’ ouse an! \ T never Visited bini, pped MiSs juve me tet button sult, 1 didnt gon. retorted the Indian, ht, Ayffing f didn't, cay! wasn't a ws 7 etorted thi 1M Lat ole gal, ant oped ( matke quida You wont’ frequently, ta out of y', ‘An’ when y’ come daown rnyaolt, aa & Inscar and folloy ero, tthe fun'rel of him ea was overheard your conversa good U mo, y' tuck awaly thet peacock him manyatime, mata thet thing, Sawer y' days before the murder y packin’ them in a bag when y! your brother to write to M thought ex L wasn't lookin', Rut l and make an appointment ain't no fool, nohow, tho’ yt did git of November” thet Sorle c ot trouble” Au! urmured M . i vas that, Jotty," asked the note, “the night of tue death,” inspector, By Jack Callahan - Evening World Daily Magazine, Saturday, August 26, 1916 NEXT WEEK'S —-- wwe nn oe By A. Tv. QUI A story of England in VOue King and Church A with two heroines one who lowed hi dire peril \ my oake 1 was your wife, and de q d gome cvuslderation: | Hut yuu and you drove bail wer? ¢ woney to eet up that SONG OF THE SOLE ouies ud have oper to Naat pe cy 1 ta +9 for insuitio me by the A SOOTHING wre icnly be 1 my peace when you MELODY Into Jail. He and 1 away to try and live out ivea as beat think of revenge, but L was and | ewore that you abould pay for your wickedness, He told you that he had the peacock, which | had given hin, after T took it from he Was & toy to him, You came, but l prevented Hald it to you, alt wi money that wed him @ week» and comforted him, 1 did all that @ sister an do, Hut it wae all of nm may guess, You men who a ing & poor weak woman, W win confeased to mo that he hy dered that m me that he was auapect- plored me to save ait *o, and T did in the way that I could [killed him, bbed him to the heart, and that iN easy death compared to being Bo flerce and wild did al « ahe maid these. wor tee le tol ?* and im ‘1 Horley moaned, "A ter- ble woman, a terrible woman. t was the only way, if I wial m from being hanged and he honored name of our fa Dr. Theophilu from being furs ther smire 1 determined to kill Raldwin, Ito to Use hia death A means to hang y: erled Alan tly, loked?) Why wicked, since this beast rulned both me and my brother? And I made my plana cleverly, “My _. revenge would have been complete had not thie fool learned more than he should have. You, 1 mean you," sald Mise Grison, walk lowly ward the Indian, “why could: me nls Ge Jota” aa Bak “1 wan e jewels,” moltdiy. Ne,” wald che “You shall . Mise Grinon wnoxpectialyn eat beta . In a moment was in the Indian's heart, ene hey like e on the floor, reat God!" roa: ond sore cegres the inspector Mise Grison put out her frail arma. “Go on, put the handcuffs here,” ahe ly, he settled thi my revenge! CHAPTER XXII. N the month of July the park of the Monastery wes in full leafage and presented a Glorious sea of shimmering tremulous green, It was Uke the Garden of Eden, and neither Adam nor Eve were wanting, since the lovers were walking therein, arm in arm, talking of the past, congratu. Inting themselves on the prosent and looking forward to @ serene and glor- jours future, “It's ke heaven,” sighed Miss In. derwick, “and to think that we shall be married to-morrow, deare: “Then it will be more like heaven than ever,” laughed the young man, who looked the ple’ ‘of content. “Let us go to St. Peter's Doll, Marie darting; for it was there that wo found tho jewels. “Rather the papers which led to the finding of the jewels," corrected Miss Inderwick gladly, “Why not call it the well? ho asked, while they balanced them- selves on the circle of stones, and he placed bia arm around her walst to “Why eh’ fun’ out es I'd got letter fro’ him,” he ted to Bot ley, “an' she as I'd better taike it Mr, Fuller there, who'd give mo ulde fur it anyhow, She," he in- dicated Misa Grison with his chin “made me tell ‘er ae Mr. Sorley ‘ad the peacock, ea I'd seen the drorin’ of it on Mr, Fuller's taible and missua she ees as there wasn't no drorin’ maid, an’ thet Mr, Fuller mus’ ‘ave ¥ Borley cove." Ul Hea!” ahrieked Miss Griaon, “you want to eave that beast of @ busband of mine, you know you do, you know you do." “tie ved already,” sald Moon sharp: the evidence of Mr. Bakche, supported as it ta by Jotty, Proves that Mr. Sorley te innocent, and that you are guilty.” La * said Moon nodding, “the rison T mocked coolly, Deast who balked cane your brother. ‘The woman was atient and glared at him flereely, but made no effort to evade him as he advanced, clinking the handcuffa “Walt a moment, What motive had I to kill the jearly aaid Moon hesi- > “She {a mad was always mai “He drove me mad," shouted Miss Grison turning on him furtourly, “But that you could have put Baldwin in jail for that forgery [ should have told the truth about my marrt and much as t hated you I have taken my true position th your wife, I vowed to be reveniod. “And you have failed,” sald Sorley brokenty, “Darling, he only did so because he was unable to find the name of a “Failed, Yes, 1 know I have fajled, oh be wee tho trap T not for you. Hern you Ket Hackche did not live to got his share the better of your demned to the seaffolt, Baldwin ts better off, At least I saved him from being hanged.” "On," sald Moon, “xo you admit having murderer your brother. ry el “Yes” watd Mise Grison darkly. “UC jiakohe, Lam sorry that h aid evil that good might. ¢ of It. 4 Listen and before you take me AWAY ¢, policeman, Tam willing to tell the truth Bexinning her story calmly enough, of the Jewels. For you know, Alan, they really did belong to him descendant of the Rajah of My dearest, the — jowe 1 to George Ind t aervic As to died tn so rible a way, but he did not act well honorably, “He only spoke out when bribed to do so, Ho knew all along that Miss Grison was guilty, and yet held his she gradually worked herself up into tongue." a furious passion, as a sense of the — “He wouldn't have done so had wrongs she had endured came home Unclo Ran been brought to trial?" to her, And the fact that the man who had Inflected th wronga Was now free was not the least bitter drop in her cup of sorrow, “Pour men against one woman,” Alan smiled grimly, “I shouldn't Nike have given him the chanees,” he said ina akeptical tone, Had Migs Grison given him the peacock, and had he solved the riddle and secured fald Miss Grison scornfully. “How the Jewels, he would not have con- brave you all are, how very brave.” — fessed what he know," Moon glanced at his wateh, ‘Mut Jotty might have done so. presse” he sald coldly, "Say what | “It's not improbable," — admitted You have to say, for | must take you Fuller musingly, ‘“Jotty was won. up to London as soon aa possible. Gonvatty " and wae WIND 39 “Oh, © shall aay my eay quick scl! Any One for auide as he ealls enough," cried Miss Grison savagely, (hem. Towever, let ua hope that the reformetory Inspector Moon has “Ly that the way to speak to a lady, you low poll T always was a jady, as Haldwin always was a gen- tleman, bless him.” “Yet you murdered him," Moon coldly. “And tor why? she demanded, clenching her hands, “Hecause wished to save him from himself and from tho gallows, and from further Aingracing the honored name left by ur father, Ob, the p ul, who n blame him? If Sorley had treat. 1 Baldwin properly be might have lived and dled here in honor.” “L did my best,” quavered her hus- band fatntly, “but he drank and’ "Ob, ho had all the vices and you all the virtues,” interrupted Mins Grison scornfuily; “but you might have put up with bis weaknesses for Placed him tn will Improve him tnto r of wociety. 4a fair chance, erhapa not; but he has one n T have told Moon that when Jotty Improves you and I will give him hinted enough money to go to America and make a new start.” “LE wonder Miss Grison didn't sttok said that horried stiletto into him,’ Misn Inderwick with a shudder ing how he betrayed her.” by would not have done so had not Rakche told bis story, and tt was Bakohe ashe nd mos And she drove it right into his heart, weak as she w I expect that Is what Hake pant when he said that a weak arm could drive a stiletto Into a sleeping man as easily as a strong one could.” ‘ Anne ee nanan annie COMPLETE THE SPLENDID SPUR nture led from his college studies to fight “Par saved; one who saved him when WINS IN NEXT MONDAYS EVENING WORLD , that all present k ed the » Aotly as he had NOVEL LLER-COUCH and of a young man whom atory full of adventure, he loved; whom he one whom m--one threatened mad eo I, Was proved at the trial,” aal@ Puce, with a shrug, “bul | have ay eurpoion, Mare, that Mise Gren Par acti @ part at people are aiwaye cunning ert ever, Alan, ineinted Mise Inder. Wik Well, ot us give Mise Grison the benefit of the doubt. can do ne that she is alut * a criminal lua Unele aust be relieved go he way,’ your All the same he bas gone to live In Mwiteerland in a N place to stay in.” ell, Marie, Toan't say that sorry Mr. Horley came to that Pe Mination aw it loaves ua the Monams tory to ourselves, and euch is hie dread leat his wife should oxcape that he will never come to 4 again, even for a vinit.” m aorry for him, dear,” “Lt don't think yo © tone, t bigamy for moi . hat Mra, rley ak of her mar account of the hold he had ever alae win Luckily, the rien girl wished to marry died, so another cow pilca- tion waa avoided th M4 Ae well do our best Ay] “IL ahan't talk of him any m ich” And now: that hae a... so well and we one pair Monabeary"™ and Improve” improve the grounds, and equire,” at you oan be country ¥ dear, Tam a sol! shail always be one Tcant live oe my, wits, uw know,” said Alan, fant you all to myself here,” pavies Marie, “what's the use of my ving this money unlesa I can have you. And half of it ia yours, Pag not have come into my The young man was few moments revolving what shi Much aa he Hked his ion, he secretly admitted ttt would be very pleasant to part of a country gentlemen. ana Certainly the discovery of the jewels was due to hi ‘Therefore hi tigen to consider that it would not be fas thing to give up the di the land, bes “I dare say I shall give Marie, since you wie le ent'weresd do a lot of good down here on your money,” “Yours, also, darting, you ‘sf ‘Very well, mine Aino,” Now. Sart back to the house. Yo Baow, Dick 1# coming to be my beat “It asked him to come fathor and mother, who are due to afternoon tea,” sald Marie, pon ase topked at his wateh, o'oloc! expect mye tp at bees “Only one more thing,” jarte, ph fle by Ake scoghlbennsts mon rrier had arran; entama of the peacock hefore te Se England, and time when he Rover, antsoaten that he would have ry , y !n epeaking pereonany 8 mas “T see what you mea: ‘When cartivity he worked out hie cheers with the ring and the peacock ex planned tt tn Eng- ut there was no need to he en Lay insisted Marie, "No, ut 1 sald befor Ferr! undoubtedly wan toons cautious man; witness the fact that he made #0 ingenious « cryptogram that even the man he designed to benefit could not solve it. We have the money, and everything is right, so let us enjoy our good fortune and be thankful that none of those wasteful ancestors of yours solved the riddle," “L think that is very true," eald M with a laugh; “but hore we are, daring, and there is Mr, Lath. mer, It was indeed Dick arrayed In white flannels looking big and burly and wl and more Like a good-natured F than ever, “Do come and give me some te: Mrs, Fuller-- beg your pardon, Mise Inderwick, but you and Alan do look Just like @ married couple,” he said, “What's that about marriage? avked the vicar—-the trio were in the houne by thiv time, “have Marte and Alan been studying the prayer-book.” “Of course,” sald the girl, running forward to Kiss Mra, Fuller, “1 kno the ceremony by hear ou must give me hints then, And when you are off for your honey. moon to Cornwall, U shall find it dismal in those Barkers Inn chame remarked D) \ let vs go land yourself, then, dT must think sents) said Dick, “What do uller, Can you fing “Upon my ously about tt you say, Mra. me & nice girl “Not one so nice as Marie,” sald Mra. Fuller, No, 1 agree in with you there, “Marie is a rare A rare bird indeed, Why not a peacock?" Mra, Puller shuddered. talk of peacock: Why not?" asked the happiness of the pres sald Alan, ‘Oh don't viear, “all the ut is really w, due to the peacock,” “Behold our benefactor,” cried Alan, pointing toward the bay-window at the end of the vast room, and there on a pedestal under @ Klass case was the famous bird, which had te do with #o strange a history, And even as the young man spoke, there came a burst of sunshine through the window which bathed the golden bird in radiant light. The tote ish of the Inderwicks radiated glory from its gold and Jewels in the burn. ing sunshine until it glowed like @ star of happy destiny, And all pres ent accepted the omen as a hint @ the future, . (THE BND) eee