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New Year's day In part of the Turk
ish Orient I the gayest holiday of the
year, for It Is also the day of St. 11a
sll'n festival. The celebration of tin
two feasts has become Inseparable, so
to speak, In the minds of the Greeks,
and tho first of January In now known
throughout tho Levant as St. Basil's
day.
Hut It Is tho Greek Church only
which honors the saint on that date;
the Latin Church observes simply his
ordination day, some time in June,
while the other Christian denomlna
tiis have for him merely the same
reverence na for the principal Greek
Fathers, such as St. Chrysostom, St.
Gregory Nazlanzen, etc.
The Russians, though following the
ramo ritual as the Greeks, hold no par
ticular ccipiinuioii on isow irn
in nonor 01 si. nasii; ami uie irue
llellener., those who live on Greek ter-
murj-. liriuiini give iiiipiiriuui-u 10 u j
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Itaslls brthday Is distinctly celebrat- j
ea only by the Greeks who dwell on
u.iinii iL'iinuij il 1111 nit- niiiji-iin in
the sultan.
They tiro known as Greek Kuyahs
Of their fatherland they have preserv
ed nothing, suvu the religion and an i
impure dialect, which vailes more or
less In every vilayet, or province, and
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little resembles tho harmonious and
venerable mother tongue. This dialect
lu lis varieties Is by no means the mod
ern Greek, which is a beautiful and
very expressive language, rich in con
structions, posesbing a grammar, and
also a voeabulaiy. almost as extensive
as that of tho ancient Gieek. The Hay
ah dialects on thu other hand are cor-
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ed from Turkish, I obrew, Armen an, ,,., r ,. , ,,h l,u""h i"L
ltallnn mid l.'iench streets on tho evo of the halm's al-
itallan anil Month. kKl,t birt)l(lay
Nor does tho costume of tho Haynhs
resemble tho true Hellenic dress, but
rather that of the Mohiuumcdiiiiri.
vThe Ignorance, debasement and alug
glsljiiess of tho Kuyahs are extreme,
notwithstanding the efforts of the
Greek government to supply them with
educational Institutions, in tho hope
that they mny rise against their op
presKom and succeed in shaking oil'
tw.clr yoke. Hut it is likely to bo long
beforo these descendants of a noble
race shall appreciate the philanthropic
efforts of their freed brothren.
At present they havo adopted near
ly all the Turkish fashions, mid lack
ambition to improve their condition.
They uro fond of their ease, love drink
lug and smoking, and care for nothing
beyond their material welfaie,
Still they have remained faithful to
their religion neverthek-M; and follow
all its rites with u respectful and blind
ly superstitious obedience. Th ob
serve all tho holidays of tho chuih, but
prefer nbovo nil St. Uusll'a day.
Popular tradition represents St. Ha
ell as a venerable man, clad In blnhop's
vestments, carrying Incense, myrrh
and other Oriental perfumes. He Is
supposed to coino on the evo of his
birthday, reputed as January 1st old
Htyle January 12th according to the
Gregorian calendar and distribute
presentu to children. He Is tJio patron
saint of tho homo and of tho young,
From Armenia to tho Archipelago, and
from tho Hlack Sea to Byriu. there is
iiiot a Ilayah child who does not regard
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proof of his coining
, Among the young ho ranks as blgl."' WJ TOIL',
as St. Nicholas m It.nsla. Germany nnrtJA (jfM!(L, MINIS' DlNI
otlu't- countries, 1ml among t lie old lie (( ... -,,-,.
Is liehl In ureat veneration as one of the
imwt etninent liieeu lat1eis. ami nl so
as I he must eloquent pioiuoter of mini
astlelHin tlitoiiKhoiit the ICast. He-
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anil ,m anient nit"t1e.
Caesarea, the capital of the former
province of ('appioloela, was St. Hasll's
natle place. At the afie of thirty
three ho was made a presbyter, and a
few years later bishop of the saino
city, a position which he held until
his death, A. I). I'.'y.
lClaborate preparations are made for
hlii festival, which heylns at an early
hour on the evening of December :!lst.
Thu shopkeepers adorn their windows
with an attractive medley of toys and
holiday f,'lfts. Oranges, dried and fresh
fruit, imported and domestic tuble del
IrnclcH. cnndles, cahes, are either dis
played In the show-cases or piled up in
front of the stores, which are cxtrava
fiantly lighted up for the occasion, and
decorated with garlands of coloted pa
per skilfully cut out in the shape of
natural flowers. From tho ceilings, from
the top of tho windows, they fall in
the chandeliers, from the plcturefrom
giouped festoons.
The mild climate permits a large
and variegated crowd to circulate
through the utreets and gather In the
stores, nml no sight Is more plctur-
, m1 n Htrecl ,n Ulp Kjlsl su
n-n. ..
There are to be seen people of com-
lllIin,tl(.3 ., rilcP lmvhlR nothing In
"'"i lit the land and the sur-
,., I1Rn,MI0Slllur (, therc nro cllrious
POntraHtH of romi,h.xll)ll alll, WOarlng
, apparel; there the genuine attlie of five
' races is on constant exhibition.
1 You see, for instance, the long, loose
rn1i tt tlin Inn j ittil tint ltnliriit tafitl
wij(n wt mi iiiji)Q iiiiu imv tti)v tv.
or yellow silk garments worn by their
wives. There are tho short, wide
breeches of the Turks, contrasting with
i the long ouch of tho Itayahs. The small
red fez and the large vernilllion one,
designed to hung down on one side of
tho face like the Phrygian cap, are
intermingled with the plain Derby and
black silk hats of the European gentle
men, whose simple attire Is made ob
I truslvely plain by the bright-colored
goods used by the natives.
Conceive, too, the variety of gar
ments worn by the women. Imagine,
lor Instance, the Parisian dress and
bonnet of a European merchant's
daughter, sido by hide with tho loos-e
yellow breeches, the lilac doublet and
the long green veil of a wealthy Ar
menian lady! Every day one sees em
broidered bur-onis, Ion., garments some
times trimmed wit'- fur, robes, ensh
meie shawls nml bright red bilk slip
pers, on the women.
Among men it is not uncommon to
behold hare legs and gorgeous holiday
turbans; often a gallant Mohammedan,
covered with rags and filth, carries In
his belt an imsortmcnt of Damascus
blades, yatagliuns and Jewel-encrusled
firearms, worth a small fortune.
Two singular etiMonis contribute) to
this holiday's particular character; one
Is the making of "St. Hasll's calls," the
Waborato preparations for the
kneading of the cake begin in every
house two days, at least, before tho fen
tlval, for much labor Is involved In its
confeetlou. All tho women of ho fam
ily squat on a rug, lu the Turkish fash-
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THE NEW YEAR DINNER.
ion, around n low, circular pastry
table, and aml(lt gay stories and
laughter tho rolling-pin runs over tho
rich paste, while tho housewives vio
in decorating and forming tho cakes.
The commonest decorations are
Oriental arabesques representing
palniB, flowers, sheila, or grotesque fig
ures with which to amuse the children,
while tho most nkllful workers muke
dolls whoso faces are red eggs firmly
embedded In the paste.
These would seem elmplo to an
American housekeeper; but In a coun
try whero cooking utensils and baking
ovens aro very rude, tho undertaking
requires much patience,
Thu cako couslsts of butter, ogss and
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Biigiir, mid Its llavorlng Is of certain
spleen. It is usually made very rich,
so that It mny keep soft for days after
It Is baked.
Housekeepers dread the task, for a
large quantity of St. Hasll's cake Is
made in each family. A large part of
It Is destined for the hospitals, the
ehlldren'H and orphan's asylums, the
prisons mid the poor; another part Is
given away to callers, to servants mid
to the boys who come round In the ear
ly evening to sing St. Hasll's song.
New Year's eve is a great time for
the Hiiyali boys. As noon as they ring
the bell of a lioii.se the door is thrown
open mid the voice of tho master Is
heard, saying:
"Let the boys In at once! Give them
money, fruit, mid all that they can
carry of St. Hasll's cake. Como on.
servants, fill their pockets while they
give us their song!"
Then the poor children, delighted by
the warm welcome of thu hiMt and the
profusion of dainty things given them,
slug with frenzy the romantic little tale
of St. Hasll, which ends with the call
ing down of numerous blessings on the
generous family during the now year.
Hut the strangest thing of all Is
neither St. Hasll's nong nor St. 15a
sII'h cake; it Is u curious mistake as to
dato which has prevailed among the
Greek Haynhs for many generations
Tor history declares that the 1st day
of January Is not. the annlveiHary of
St. Hasll's birth, but that of his death!
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panion. "l M','V entlne's day
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ill ear,
When Washington came
this way.
Kour Is for April first, my dear,
When wo fool each other In play:
Five Is the time when we plant the
trees,
And wo call It Arbor day.
Six ls the day when we tako the flower
On tho soldiers' graves to lay;
Seven's the glorious Fourth of July,
Eight Is for Labor day.
Nine's for Thanksgiving day, pudding?
and pies,
Turkeys and nuts beside;
And ten Is tho last and the dearest mi','
best.
The beautiful Christmas-tide.
Jnno Gray.
Alii'U-nt anil IIihIitii Nim Vcur'H I'rHtliul
The first day (calends; of January,
as marking the beginning of tho year,
was observed as a public holiday in
Homo from at least tho tlmo of the
Julian leformatlon of tho calendar.
Ovid nlludes to tho abstinence from
litigation and strife, tho smoking al
tars, the white-robed processions to
the capltol; and later writers describe
tho exchanges of visits, tho giving and
receiving of presents (strenae), tho
nuisquoradlng, and tho feasting with
which the day was In their time cele
brated throughout the empire. Llba
nius (c. aiC A. D.) speaks of It as being
in his day tho one great holiday com
mon to nil under the Roman rule.
When, about the fifth century, the 2.1th
of December had gradually becomo n
fixed festival commenioratlvo of tho
nativity, tho 1st of January ultlmatoiy
also assumed a specially sacred char
acter ns tho octavo of Christmas day
and as tho anniversary of the circum
cision of our Lord, and as such it still
figures lu the calendars of thu various
branches of the eastern and of the
western church, though only as a feast
of subordinate importance,
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CARDttJ AND CHADL'J
ft'tii'n our lulif lie kocMi itihimr In lil iMriV-n
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Allil InlW tin-Ill IH tlli'V tlmillil i Illm
A" diri'tli In- tipim li Urn Iv w.t
Ami li I II IU of tin' uoiiil M iilri
M.iVn iiuimU- i'i nil" iuii-Ii' nil IIh' n
tl'lirn utirljnlw In- f.in-tli iilkln In lili -ii- l"i
IVIii-n our IhiIm- lu mil-Ill luln.-lti In liltrr il'n.
Tin ti llu- III lit II liinUi'lli-i'l 111 il.inii
Tin- Htlli' slur- urn liln.l to liltn
'I In- iniiiiii l ' ti itli i iiilinl M lu n
AihI I iM'lli on III IimI it in iii'n cronn
Aim in rlli tli"ii I'll- Mm, I in ti I tn
A -oiiir tin- i lilli-iiiiK of t'e'lili'lit'in In i
a'lirtio ir htili- lie Ti" III .ii I" ,ni liH itMo
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in nt nil it wuti. ri.
IIAI'TII! X- ("'..mini in.
Iniii'lug- over inv xluiulili'i-, I -uw
Iho .Imlge, his (.hiiiildei-, bout for
ttiii'il, liii iii-ius ni infills: fi'oni siiln
Iodide, licm-lup; down npoii us with
loiiK Mt-iili-, nml rapidly illinliiisliln
tho ilUtmico iii-lwi-i-n us.
"Thi-ii- is no inn- in uluht -no one
wo can cull to for help '"ho nsko.l
"No nno I see a fiinliiatli tin iniu'li
tho w mid, if j on think' that will he
iiifor '
"Yes. ,i's anything Is bettei-than
fills iipeii road."
Hut wu nihuneed now wllh great
.lillli'iillv- 'I'lii-re was rooin only for
one in tho path, ,et I had to keep
hold nf Van llm-ek's hiiiid mid guide
him. fill- the brake met before us;
Iho trailing liratulili-s that ei-issed
tho path I'liuulit bis foet; ut x'vovy
stop he stiiiulili-d. It was hopeless
to eontiniio Already I fain-ied 1
caught a glimpse through tin1 treiw
uf the .luiln swinging along the
bridle way
"Your only ehmico Is to got mnong
Iho brake, mid throw yourself down
while I go on," Mild "I can go
quicker alone, ui'il cuinlng behind,
bo may imagine that on mostlll be
foro nie "
".Show ine whore to go "
I npeiii-il a way through the lnake.
led him belilud n thicket, nml ba lo
liim liu down, As ho carried out
tills instruction, I got back into tho
footpath, and was then enabled to
'.rot along at u brisk paco.
It was only just lu tlmo. for look
Ing back a couple of minutes later. I
pei-oulvuil thu.luilgo plowing his way
through braku nml bramble, which
camo woll up to tho lovol of his
brotist. with a- littlo illlllciilty as
though it had boon inu.iilnw-grns.s,
and with tho sumo steady w ing of
his bunt shoulders. Ho had caught
sight of mo from tho brldlo-wity, and
struck out at once Into the thick oi
iho tindurgrowtli.
I did not in the slightest degree
(lariieipato in an llneck s suspicions
mid foai-s, mid having, ns I hoped,
hiiL'i-eedeil in ilhcrting from him the
object of his ilreiid, I was indilloreiit
us to whotluu- the Judge overtook mo
oi- not. Had I boon in tho humor to
onjoy a joko, I think 1 fho.ild havo
enjoyed giving him u long chaso foi
nothing, but uireiinistnnce were too
gruvo for that. I pui-Mied tho path
until it dipped down Into n hollow,
mid lhe.ro tiiiillng a fallen tree across
tho mth, I sat down and waited for
tlio.Iudgo to ooiiio up, lu a fow min
utes ho stood boforo mo with his
arms lolded on his ohest, his feet
plautuil uiiii-t, and it particularly
item look on his gaunt, weather
beaten fticu.
"Ho lias given mo tho slip; has lie
givon it to you llkowiso'."' ho mkeii
"No," I lopllud; "I gavo it to liim.
I holpoil Itiin to usi-npu "
-'Mauil up, (ioutlummt 'lliorni-, mid
lot us look each other In thu fact-."
no Mild
I stood ii). Ho hold out his liand
uud I guvu him mine.
"Now, btmidln' hero hand lu bund
and faun to faeo, sav, air wo tho
noblest worlcs of nntui-' or air wo
Tjot'."'
I could not go so fm- as to admit
that his uppi-uranoi) roallud my
liighost ideal of nobllily, but I uu
'lerstood his allusion, and i-opliod:
"I bullovu you aro an honest man.
If that Is what you moan. Ilrnco "
"It Is; mid that is my opinion of
you likowlm) Lot lib sit down and
hold a t'ominittoo Now, purilni-i-.
will you toll mo whv you lot Isra-jl
git?"
"Ileeauso the poor wretch is half
dlstraoted with the los of tho dia
mond and his fem- of you. "
"Why do ho four mi-?"
"Ho boliovos that you took tho
diamond, mid intend toliavo his life,
in orilui- to got tho rovorsionary
sharo. or homotliiiiL' of that kind.
And now, tull m why you pur-nod
1 f in who u you aw how ho winliod to
avoid you.'''
"Heoauso he did so wish for ono
thing,'' uud, ho addod, with ouiphit-t-ia,
"houauso bo's got to speak. In
raol's got to speak," ho ropoutod,
with still groat -r ducNIou "A man
what has pn.-nontiiiR'uts as a thing is
going to bo took ho aeciirato ashls'n,
must nat'rally havo prusoutiiuunth
what's gono of It whon it's took."
"Wo must L'ut back to tho houso.
Tho jiolluo must bo sunt for."
"I don't sou any harm they can do,
and it's tho rog'lar thing, and m
thoy ought to ou eallud In," ho said,
rising from tho trunk on whloh wo
had boon holding this discussion, "I
am going for Israel. ,s long!"
1 husltated to hoparuto from tho
Judge,
"You must promlso mo, Hraco. not
to commit violonoo on Van Houck."
"If you mean by vlolonco talcing of
his llfo away, I will glvo you my
woid not to bo violent with him
Thorn's my hand on it."
Ou this undurstaudlng wu shook
hands uud parted. Ho plunged again
into tho wood; I rotiiruud to tho Ab
bey. That was botwuou 7 and 8
o'clock.
At two o'clock I wont onco moro
into tho wood. Lola was wautud
Tho polico olllco from .oiithiunp
ton, on hoarlng my story, doolarod
ut ouuu that thu tiiuft had buuu com-
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littolb.v u si i-vuiit. and that Loin
must b found ut unco, to know if
she bad soon Iho thief as ho csi'itpoil
b the window, mid could idi-utily
Initi
To tl ml Lola, however, was not mv
I sole nlip'ct.
Tho iriitract"d uli-i-nc.' of llraoe
mid Nan lloocit cnciIo I mv nilsglv-
iiigs.iiiid, di spite tho.l-idgo's pi'iinilse.
1 nlivadv i-i-pi-oachcil nivsolf with
having nli iiidoued mv blind part nor.
The Judge s not oils of Justice wero
pecnlim'. uud bused upon
lilll
i-iuuli ii'iiu'o nf ( iillfiit-ii a mill-
-r-i In tho ilnvs when thuy
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Hindu and executed thole own laws
I lu-liovuil him capable of appl,iuir
I toi tine, oui.v stopping shin I of in ,.,il
j iiiurder, to wring from Van llneek
! the secret which he believed him to
! hold with respi'ot to the lo.t illatuoiid.
I retriii'i'd nil, etcps to tho spot
where 1 had helped to conceal mi
lloccl; The hi-iilcou lirako niarked it
illstluct Hull, uud in a pit less Hutu
u hundred anls from '.hat point the
undergrowth was hentcu down, as if
I a struggle had taken place
Was it nut possible that llrace had
I gimo further t li ti ti he luteuiled. ami
killed mi lloook.' Had he concealed
the lioil.v.mut Hod with his daughter
to escape thecouso Ui'lli-esof his act '
Asking myself thesu iiiestioiis,
followed it track from tho pit that
brought me into the bridle way.
Looking for further truces of u pas
sage through the brake. I made my
way down toward tho road.
Again I perceived broken brake.
I mid followiiiu' the Hue I threaded my
way between Mio trees upon tho
slope of tho hill until I einorgod
iriiiii tne wooii upon tuo lilgli ii.iuk
that edged the Abbey rmi I ut that
purl It wiu as nearly as possible
the point wliero Van lloook hud
stopped mo in the morning upon
hearing Hraco in our roar. Looking
up the road. I saw the linger post at
tho cross-roads; looking down, I
-aw that whloh took my breath
away with unuuoinont Hraco was
trudging along the road toward the
Abbey, with Van lloook holding his
arm ou ono side, and Lola his hand
upon the other an inooinprohousiblo
picture of unity, friendly assistance,
mid reliance.
It was truo that without assistance
Van lloccl; could not havo found his
wav along tho road, and very pos
sible that, without restraint of her
father's hand, Lola would not have
walked by his side; but all doubt as
to the existence of a friendly under
standing botwuou tho two iiioii was
dispelled from my mind by what fol
lowed. Arrived opposito tho ln-iillo-patli
loading into tho wood they stopped,
and consultation uusiieil botweon tho
two men. I could not hear their
voices at that distance, but I saw by
their gesticulations that they wore
discussing homo point: it ended in
Hraco going to tin- side of the road,
ami urauiiig his neck lo see If uny
one wore in sight 1 crouched down
beside tho thicket which partly uun
coaled mo
When I cautiously raised my head
mid looked again, llraeo still stand
ing opposite tho bridle-way, was
drawing his arm out o' the sandy
bank that there skirted the road.
I ducked my lieml, as once moro ho
peered to the right and left Thoy
were gone, nil throu, when I looked
again.
When 1 thought it safe to venture,
I wont to tho spot whore Hraco hail
stood. There was a rabbildiolo in
thu sanly cutting, partly hidden by
tho training growth from tho ovur
hanging edge. I took oil' my coat,
turned back my leevo, thrust in my
arm, and drew out the leather oaso
in which the diamond had boon taken
from my wrist! It vvm empty.
I again thrust in,' arm in ami ex
plore 1 tin hole, thinking though
it was littlo likely that the diamond
had slipped out of tho case or
been put in riopnratoly. It was
a kind of ciil-do-sac the earth
hail fallen in from above ami blocked
tliu passage at Iims iIiiui the length
of m. arm from thu outraiico: but I
did not give up tho s -iii-oli until I
was absolutely curtain that tho Groat
Hoi).i- was not thoro It was
not probable they would plaeo tho
diamond in such mi open place, thu
luather case was dill'orout. It was
unsafe to keep that, but It was of
littlo (ons..,1uoncu whore they ubaii-
donod if. lint why had thov tnuon
the diamond from the case and whut
had tiny dono with it'1
A clew to this mystory also I dis
covered boforo long
When I got back to tho ablioy.
Hraco, Van lloook. and Lola wore lu
tho library with tho polico olllcor.
Sir Edmund. Mr. Wray - his lawyer
and a couple of friends, justicus of
the puaco. v.-ho had boon brought oy
tho rumors which vvuru already vvlduly
up uad.
Tho polico olllcor ask'oit mo to go
into tho adjoining (lining room with
him.
May I ask " ho bald, "if you havo
any reason to suspect that you havo
been robbed by a our friends your
partners in thu diamond? Pooiuim)
thoy profoss to have boon in tho
woods nil tho morning, vvliuroas I
havo good cuuco to bollovo that thoy
havo been In tho town of Southampton
part of tho time."
"Are you sure of tha'.?"
"I will tako my oath that I saw
the little savago in tho rod petticoat
In tho High street in I started to
como horo. "
CHAPTER XI.
"I advise vou. sir." said tho olllcor.
"to tako tho advice of Sit- Edmund's
solicitor Mr. Wray "
I igruol and bo culled in the
lawyer. I tol I hlin. without roborvo,
all that had happened, sh nviug him
tho leather ease I had taken from
tho hole whoro I'ruco had plitu ul It
"A couple of cunning scoundrols "
ho oxclali.H-d, "their pi-otundod stis-
plelon of eueli other win, of coursn.
intended to blind you to theli' com
plloltv. while each, by Implicating
the other diverted suspicion from
himself. "
"I was u -vol- in my life so com
p'ololv ili'ci'lveil." I s-ald. "Hraco
so 'iin-d to mo tin- i-nibodlincnt ol
roiigh honesty I liked the man mid
It was u painful shock to mo when I
found him uurmthful ami u thief "
"Ho Is worse thu. i that Mr
Tliorno, he Is a munlo ei- nt li -'u i
fm-thorn can he no doubt It was ho
ttlm utl -inpleil jmn- life H v
i -h.-.'i-liupo-slliilitv fm-tlm nlher
....!..!. 11 . 1 1 . . .
who utl inpleil our life It win a
man
to do it. c have hoard tho hIoi'V
of tho robbery from Mr I ilmiiud Tho
w.'.i lllgi nee thai p!a;i:ir,l li.e att.n !c
was doubtless Vnn lloeck's lie looks
like a man of subtle Intellect I do
not see whut other part he could
have pluvcd in this ulTair.
"Mi- laluiuiid told inc. sir." mild
tho ollher. "that on .votir return
from the loft wing, you heard snoring
in Itraco's room."
"I certainly did."
"That could voi-y well have been
Van lloook, who hud l-iken llraco's
place while ho slipped oil Into your
i in. Another proof that tho two
were noting logethor."
"l'r.-clsely," said .Mr. Wray. and
then, with mi nit-of business --'-Woll,
now. what Is to bo done? That H
tho lli-st iiiestlou The evidence Is
tiisiilllciont to ohm-go either of tho
men even with being ooucoruoil in
tin- rubbery. The leather cuso proves
nothing Thev might ilooliiro thoy
found it oiup y, nml havo i-out-ealoil
It through fear of iiccusution, or thoy
might all three swear vonr statu. limit
I i im lalso, anil alisolutel,v' itcctiso
you of bolng your-olf tho thlof. And
' until vvo can substantiate Iho clmrgo
by posltivo proof, vvo must bo i.-areful
i to conceal our suspicions from thorn,
if thoy think they aro likely to bo
brought to justice, thoy will quit tho
count i-A by the llr.st steamer that
loaves Southampton - mid we can not
stop them. The thing that must bo
done at once is to search for tho dia
mond. I counsel you, Mr. Thorno,
to conceal your own footings. Not
ono of those three ought to sou any
change in vour demuanoi' towaid
them."
When Hid olllcor had oomplotud
his Investigation, ho said sagacious
ly, as ho (dosed his note book -
I havo hitllloiout Information for
my pi-uncut purnosu. I may not bo
able to discover tho perpetrators of
this outrage mid robbery immediate
ly, but I tlilnl; I shall belli a position
to toll you something about thu lost
diamond within twenty-four hours.
Sir Edmund accompanied him lo
the door. When ho returned ami
took the sent he bad occupied at tho
head of the long table, Hraco rosu,
and poncing himself at tin opposito
cud, Inclined his head first to tho
baronet, then to tho right and to tho
loll
Squlro and goni'lctnun tin
committee," ho said, "I don't want
lo spuak illsi-uspec'tul of the polico,
but the intelligent olllcor who has
jest left us. as if he'd got hold of tho
tail end of a racket, mid meant
folluriu' it right up, ami holdln'
tight ou till ll bust, ain't goiu' to do
any good for hissclf or any ono elso
in this business The big diamond's
lost, cud he ain't golu' to llud It lu
twenty-four hours, nor in twonty-foiir
yours. Kf It was a huystauk, I don't
say but what, with the help of
Providence mid a good lot of it ho
might bo up to thu job he's ouder
took. Hut, it ain't it haystack. End
of ho was to grind up tho whole of
this country, end every blessed
thing upon it small, huddled It in a
clean Hume, and sifted tho taiUns
careful, he wouldn't find it. laid
these bi-ln' in views, it stands to
reason that I ain't golu' to hang
about hero tonkin' at tho plaeo whore
I've como to grief, like an old fomalo
what's slipped olT the sidewalk on a
bit of oruugo-pool. With your per
mission, hijulru, I'm goln' uwuj
right oil'."
in in: mxi-iM'tiii,
A I'rli'.y S'olilrin in.
Lord Peterborough, who lived in tho
rolgu of Quuou Anno, was very frolic
some; ami one day, seeing from his
carriago a (lanclng-iiiasto;- with p -arl-colored
stockings lightly stopping
over the broad htonos and picking
' J,u ',"! '" "Xtruiiiuly dirty Weather,
I '"' '' "' " uftor lilni witli
iliiiiiiiii . iiimiil tit iiiilmi In .lulu,, liim
drawn sword, in oi-ilcr to drive him
1 Into thu mud, but Into which ho. of
coin-so, followed lilnihulf. This uoblo-
man was onco takuu for tboduku of
i .Marlborough, ami was mobnu I lu
coiiso iiouco. I'hu duko was then lu
i disgrace with tho people, and Lord
Peterborough was about to bo rough
1 ly handled. Turning to them ho
said: "(ioutloiiiou, I cant uniivfurm
you by two reasons that I am not
tlio duke of .Marlborough, In the
first pluoo, I havo only live gulnuiis
i lu my poukut; ami lu thu nuxl thuy
) aro huartlly at your sorviuo. Argo
naut. 'I lilt ,lll!"l I)' III I'lllll,
I Foreigner What do you Ameri
j cans do wliuu thu olllcials you uloct
fall lu their duty to tho public, and
1 lino their own pockets?
j Amorican Do'1 Why; sir, wo hold
Indignation moutliigs yes, th and
homotlmos, sir, our righteous wrath
passes all bounds of propriety, mid
j wo actually burn thorn in olllgy-
yo, sir.
"What do you do next?"
"Next? Why or wo go back tc
our business, forgot all about It, ami
i oleot 'em again."
Oritin.- into iui.
"That man over thoro has oatoo
soveu dlshos of cuuninbors," sale
! the ustoiiltdiod waltur. "I wondur IV
i ho Is trying to oniiinilt stituldo?"
' "Naw," htild tho huad-v-n'tor. "II
rides la a bicyclu i-ism thUaftan'ooib
and ho wantr to bu 1. good bhuyo foi
sjximl."