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The Diamond Bracelet
By MRS HENRY WOOD
Author of East Lynno Etc
CHAPTER VIT Continued
Madam said the officer you must
bo aware that in an investigation o
this nature wo are compelled to put
questions which wo do not expect to
bo answered In the affirmative Colonel
Hope will understand what I mean
when I say that wo call them feelers
I did not expect to hear that Miss
Seaton had been on familiar terms
with your servants though it might
have been but that question being
disposed of will lead mo to another
I suspect that some one did enter the
room and make free with tho bracelet
and that Miss Seaton must have been
cognizant of it If a emmon thief or
an absolute stranger ahe would have
been tho first to give the alarm if
not on too familiar terms with the
servants she would bo as little likely
to screen them So we come to the
question who could it have been
May I inquire why you suspect Miss
Seaton coldly demanded Lady Sarah
Entirely from her manner from
the agitation she displays
Most young ladies particularly in
our class of life would betray agita
tion at being brought face to face with
a polico officer urged Lady Sarah
My lady he returned we are
keen experienced men and we should
not be fit for the office we hold if we
were not Wo generally do find lady
witnesses betray uneasiness when first
exposed to our questions but in a very
short time often in a few moments
it wears off and they grow gradually
easy It was- not so with Miss Seaton
Her agitation excessive at first in
creased visibly and it ended as you
saw I did not think it agitation of
guilt but I did think it that of con
scious fear And look at the related
facta that she laid the bracelets there
never left them no one came in and
yet the most valuable one vanished
Wo have many extraordinary tales
brought before us but not quite so
extraordinary as that v
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CHAPTER VIII
The Colonel nodled approbation
Lady Sarah began to feel uncomforta
ble
I should like to know whether any
one called whilst you were at dinner
mused the officer Can I see the man
Tvho attends to the hall door
Thomas attends to that said the
Colonel ringing the bell There is a
side door but that is only for the ser
vants and tradespeople
I heard Thomas say that Sir George
TJanvers called while you were at din
ner observed Lady Sarah No one
else And Sir George did not go up
stairs
The detective smiled
If he had my lady it would have
made the case no clearer
No laughed Lady Sarah poor
old Sir George would be puzzled what
lo do with a diamond bracelet
Will you tell me said the officer
wheeling sharply around upon Thomas
when he entered who it was that
called here yesterday evening while
your master was at dinner I do not
mean Sir George Danvers the other
one
Thomas visibly hesitated and that
was sufficient for the lynx eyed officer
Nobody called but Sir George sir
he presently said
The detective stood before the man
staring him full in the face with a look
of amusement
Think again my man quoth he
Take your time There was some one
lse
The Colonel fell into an explosion
reproaching the unfortunate Thomas
with having eaten his bread for five
years to turn around upon the house
and its master at last and act the
part of a deceitful conniving wretch
and let in that swindler
Hes not a swindler sir inter
rupted Thomas
Oh no not a swindler roared the
Colonel he only steals diamond
bracelets
No more than I steal em sir
again spoke Thomas Hes not capa
ble sir It was Mr Gerard
The Colonel was struck speechless
his rago vanished and down he sat in
a chair staring at Thomas ISady
Sarah colored with surprise
Now my man cried the officer
why could you not have said it was
Mr Gerard
Beccuse Mr Gerard asked me not
to say ho had been sir he is not
friendly here just now and I promised
him I would not And Im sorry to
have had to break my word
Who is Mr Gerard pray
He is my nephew interposed the
checkmated Colonel Gerard Hope
But as Thomas says he is no
swindler remarked Xady Sarah he
Is no thief You may go Thomas
No sir stormed the Colonel
fetch Miss Seaton here first Ill
come to the bottom of this If he has
done it Lady Sarah I will bring him
to trial though he is Gerard Hope
Alice came back leaning on the
arm of Lady Frances Chenevix the
latter having been dying with curios
ity to come in betore
So the mystery is out maam be
gan the Colonel to Miss Seaton it
appears this gentleman was right and
that somebody did come in and that
somebody the rebellious Mr Gerard
Hope
Alice was prepared for this for
Thomas had told her Mr Gerards visit
was known and she was not so agi
tated as before It was the fear of its
being found out the having to conceal
It which had troubled her
It is not possible that Gerard can
have taken the bracelet uttered Lady
Sarah
No it is not possible replied Al
ice And that is why I was unwilling
to mention his having come up
What did- ho come for thun
dered the Colonel
It was not an intentional visit I
believe he only followed the impulse
of the moment He saw me at the
front window and Thomas it appears
was at the door and he ran up
I think you might have said so
Alice observed Lady Sarah in a stiff
tone
Knowing he had been forbidden the
house I did not wish to bring him un
der the Colonels displeasure was all
the excuse Alice could offer It was
not my place to inform against him
I presume he approached suffi
ciently near the bracelets to touch
them had he wished observed tho
officer who of course had now made
up his mind upon the business and
upon the thief
Ye Sj returned Alice wishing she
could have said no
Did you notice the bracelet there
after he was gone
I cannot say I did I followed
him from the room when he loft and
then I went into the front room so
that I had no opportunity of observ
ing
The doubt is solved was the
mental comment of the detective offi
cer
The Colonel hot and hasty sent
several servants various ways in
search cf Gerard Hope and he was
speedily found and brought A tall
and powerful young man very good
looking
Take him into custody officer
was the Colonels impetuous command
Hands off Mr Officer if you are
an officer cried Gerard in the first
shock of surprise as he glanced at
the gentlemanly appearance of the
other who wore plain clothes you
shall not touch me unless you can
show legal authority This is a shame
ful trick Colonel excuse me but as
I owe nothing to you I do not see that
you have any such power over me
The group would have made a fine
study especially Gerard his head
thrown back in defiance and looking
angrily at everybody
Did you hear me cried the Col
onel
I must do my duty said the police
officer approaching Gerard and for
authority you need not suppose I
should act if without it
Allow me to understand first re
marked Gerard haughtily eluding the
officer What is it for What is the
sum total
Two hundred and fifty pounds
growled the colonel But if you are
thinking to compromise it in that way
young sir you will find yourself mis
taken
Oh no fear retorted Gerard I
have not two hundred and fifty pence
Let me see it must be Dobbs A hun
dred and sixty how on earth do they
slide the express up I did it sir to
oblige a friend
The duece you did exchoed the
colonel who but little understood the
speech except the last sentence If
ever I saw such a cool villain in all my
experience
He was awful hard up went on
Gerard as bad as I am now and I did
it I dont deny having done such
things on my own account but from
this particular one I did not benefit a
shilling
CHAPTER IX
His cool assurance and his words
struck them with consternation
Dobbs said hed take care I should
be put to no inconvenienve and this
comes of it Thats trusting your
friend He vowed to -me this very
week that he had provided for the
bill
He thinks it only an affair of debt
screamed Lady Frances Chenevix Oh
Gerard what a relief We thought
you were confessing
You are not arrested for debt sir
cried the officer but for felony
For felony uttered Gerard Hope
Oh indeed Could you not make it
murder he added sarcastically
Off with him to Marlborough street
officer cried the exasperated colonel
and Ill go with you and prefer the
charge He scoffs at it does he
Yes that I do answered Gerard
for whatever pitfalls I may have got
into in the way of debt and careless
ness I have not gone into crime
You are accused sir said the offi
cer of stealing a diamond bracelet
Hey uttered Gerard a flash of
intelligence rising to his face as he
glanced at Alice J might have
guessed it was the bracelet affair if I
had had my recollection about me
Oh oh triumphed- the colonel in
sneering jocularity so you expected
it was the bracelet did you We shall
have it all out presently
I heard of the bracelets disappear
ance said Mr Hope I met Miss
Seaton when she was out this morning
and she told me it was gone
Better make no admissions whis
pered the officer in his ear They
may be used against you
Whatever admissions I may make
you are at liberty to use them for they
are truth haughtily returned Gerard
Is it possible that you do suspect me
of taking the bracelet or is this a
joke
Allow me to explain panted Alice
stepping forward I I did not ac
cuse you Mr Hope I would not hu
mentioned your namo in connection
with ft because I am sure you are ia
nocent but when it was discovered
that you bad been here I could not
deny it
The charging me with having taken
it is absurdly preposterous exclaimed
Gerard looking first at his uncle and
then at tho officer Who accuses
me
I do said tho colonel
Then I am very sorry it is not
somebody else instead of you sir
Explain Why
Because they would get a kindly
horsewhipping
Gerard interrupted Lady Sarah
do not treat it in that light way If
you did tako it say so and you shall
bo forgiven I am sure you must have
been put to it terribly hard only con
fess it and the matter shall be hushed
up
No it shant my lady cried the
colonel I will not have him encour
aged I mean felony compounded
It shall returned Lady Sarah It
shall indeed Tho bracelet was mine
and I have a right to do as I please
Believe me Gerard I will put up with
the loss without a murmur only con
fess and let the worry be done with
Gerard Hope looked at her little
trace of shame was there in his coun
tenance Lady Sarah he asked in a
deep tone can you indeed deem me
capable of taking your bracelet
The bracelet was there sir and it
went and you cant deny it uttered
the colonel
It was there fast enough an
swered Gerard I held it in my hand
for two or three minutes and was
talking to Miss Seaton about it I
was wishing it was mine and saying
what I should do with it
Oh Mr Hope pray say no more
involuntarily interrupted Alice You
will make appearances worse
What do you want to screen him
for impetuously broke out the col
onel turning upon Alice Let him
say what he was going to say
I do not know why I shbuld not
say it Gerard Hope answered in it
must be thought a spirit of bravado
or recklessness which he disdained to
check I said I should spout it
Youll send off to every pawnshop
in the metropolis before the nights
over Mr Officer cried the choking
colonel breathless with rage This
beats brass
But I did not take it any more for
having said that put in Gerard in a
graver tone remark might have
been made by any one from a duke
downwards if reduced to his last
shifts as I am I said if it were mine
I did not say I would steal to do it
Nor did I
I saw him put it down again said
Alice Seaton in a calm steady voice
Allow me to speak a word colonel
resumed Lady Sarah interrupting
something her husband was about to
say Gerard I cannot believe you
guilty but consider the circumstances
The bracelet -was there you acknowl
edge it Miss Seaton left the apart
ment whon you did and went into the
front room yet when I came up from
dinner it was there no longer
The colonel would speak So it lies
between you and Miss Seaton he put
in Perhaps you would like to make
believe she appropriated it
No answered Gerard with flash
ing eye She cannot be doubted I
would rather take the guilt upon my
self than allow her to be suspected
Believe me Lady Sarah we are both
innocent
To be continued
POUND FOOLISHNESS
Not Always Economy to Bay in Largo
Quantities
One of the commonest forms of
pound foolishness is countenanced by
many high authorities This is the
purchase of certain household pro
visions in large quantities Few wri
ters on domestic topics fail to lay
stress upon the economy of buying
groceries in bulk That sugar and
flour- potatoes and apples should be
bought by the half or whole barrel
cereals by the case butter by the tub
and other things in like proportion is
one of the early precepts in the Young
Housekeepers Complete Guide to Do
mestic Economy The ignorant young
things buy the provisions first and the
experience afterward The flour
grows musty the cereals develop wee
vils the potatoes and apples rot long
before they can be eaten and the
cook exercises a layishness in the use
of butter and sugar she would never
show were they bought in such limited
amounts that the housekeeper could
hold close watch over them Even
after these events the young mistress
feels as if she were absolutely reck
less and no manager at all when she
so far departs from household law as
to buy food in small quantities Inde
pendent
Evidence to the Contrary
Do you think that a man is always
batter off for a college education
No answered the housewife rather
sharply This morning I asked a
man who came around with a wagon
whether he had any nice fresh eggs
He merely looked at me reproachfully
and said Madam might I be permit
ted to observe that fresh eggs are al
ways nice eggs and nice eggs are al
ways fresh Washington Star
Iong ITnough for Any One
Teacher How many of my scholars
can remember the longest sentence
they ever read Billy Please mum I
can Teacher What Is there only
one Well William you may tell the
rest of the scholars the longest sen
tence you ever read Billy Imprison
ment for life Stray Stories
Losers are always in the wrong
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QUESTIONS OF DETAIL
PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE REC
IPROCITY PROPOSITION
Vital Considerations Which Slioute En
gage the Careful Attention of the
Forthcoming Covention of American
manufacturers
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From the American Economist The
advocates of Tariff concessions as a
means of enlarging our export trade
do not condescend to tell us how their
plan would work They do not -go
into particulars When asked to specify
they invariably decline to take up de
tails These they say must be left for
later consideration the main thing be
ing to agree upon the general prlnciplo
that in order to sell more we must buy
more and in order to buy more we
must lower our duties so as to admit
an increased quantity of foreign made
commodities If requested to name
what branch or group of domestic in
dustries shall diminish their produc
tion or cease altogether to produce
to the end that we may buy larger
quantities of foreign goods of the same
character they evade the question
Evidently they have not gone into the
matter deeply enough to give a spe
cific answer
Nevertheless the extension of our
export trade by means of Tariff con
cessions whether by special trade
treaties or by legislative lowering of
the Tariff schedules is a practical
question a question of specific detail
Either it is that In the deepest and
broadest sense or it is a reckless ig
norant tampering with existing condi
tions that Is morally certain to lead
to disaster Somebody must answer
the question and answer it plainly
What industries will you select for
slaughter in order that we may offset
our big export surplus by an increase
in the volume of imports of competi
tive goods Perhaps it will be an
swered by the forthcoming convention
to be held under the auspices of the
National Manufacturers Association
It certainly should be answered for it
is the main question almost the only
question to come before that assembly
of notables Bearing directly upon this
question is a letter lately addressed to
the Philadelphia Times by Mr S H
Weiheumayer treasurer of the Blue
Ridge Knitting Company of Hagers
town Maryland It is the outgiving
of a practical man who knows whereof
he speaks and who is able to present
his facts in plain convincing language
Mr Weiheumayer says
I have been greatly interested in
articles on reciprocity in your paper
of recent dates and feel sorry to see a
man of Mr Searchs prominence take
the stand that he does The importa
tion of foreign goods hurts labor more
than the manufacturer as mills will
not be run at a loss If his raw ma
terial cannot be purchased cheaper he
is bound to reduce wages to meet the
same
If the present Tariff is too high
and goods cannot be purchased at a
profit there is plenty of home com
petition to keep prices down to a rea
sonable figure On the other hand if
Mr Search would have the Tariff re
duced and it would not hurt the man
ufacturers it certainly would do the
other country entering into the reci
procity agreement no good I would
like to have Mr Search explain how it
can be done otherwise Or better yet
go into the hosiery manufacturing
business have a satisfactory reciproc
ity agreement reducing Tariff on hos
iery and demonstrate to us how it
could be done and also explain how
can a too high Tariff prevent us from
exporting I can readily see how a
low Tariff can easily stop us from ex
porting as well as supply the home
demand We are always ready to learn
and are looking for new ideas
The hosiery industry has more peo
ple with limited capital engaged in it
than in any other line and I venture
to say we have more mills scattered
over the country than any other one
industry As the manufacture of full
fashioned hose is really in its infancy
in this country and considerable cap
ital is now being invested in manufac
turing these goods as well as machin
ery to produce the same it undoubt
edly would be a poor policy to add
more disadvantages to their lot than
they now have to contend with As I
understand it reciprocity is to encour
age the purchasing of goods that we
do not produce in this country from
the country that encourages their peet
ple to purchase from us such articles
as they do not produce in sufficient
quantities to meet the demand
To cripple the hosiery manufactur
ing industry to benefit other industries
is undoubtedly wrong Mr Search
should not forget that the motto
United we stand divided we fall
can be applied to Protectionists and
unless he can explain his motives bet
ter we must offer him our sympathy
as his future ability to do the country
the good he has done in the past must
be at an end
Mr Weiheumayer should be invited
to read a paper before the reciprocity
convention of the National Manufac
turers Association He would be the
right man in the right place for he
could tell the convention some things
which it ought to know Among other
things he can make clear the proposi
tion that the only Tariff changes of
any value whatsoever to the foreign
producer are changes that will enable
him to sell in the American market
goods which are now made in America
and by so much displace domestic pro
duction and decrease the employment
of domestic labor in short Free
Trade Anything less than that would
be a worthless concession The same
facts obtain in many other lines of in
dustry whose exrstenco was threatened
by tho Kansas treaties Once in pos
session of these facts tho reciprocity
convention would have op easy task
simply to reaffirm tho national Repub
lican platform for of 1900 sanctioning
reciprocity In articles which wo do
not ourselves produce and then ad
journ and go home
PACIFIC COAST SENTIMENT
A California Congressmans Kensons for
Opposing All Tonus of Tariff
Tinkering
Congressman Kahn of California
who has just returned from an extend
ed tour to the Philippines writes tho
American Economist as follows
I am satisfied that there is no
pressing demand on the part of the
people of this section of the Union for
a revision of the tariff On the con
trary tho protective system has en
abled California to make magnificent
strides in the development of her or
chards and farms The fear of the
people of California at the present
time is that the reciprocity treaties
which are pending in the senate will
so materially reduce the tariff on Cali
fornia products that her interests will
be vitally affected Having personally
had an opportunity of witnessing the
effects of the cheap pauper labor of
the Orient I desire to put myself on
record as being opposed to any tinker-
ing with the tariff
SUGAR TRUST TACTICS
It must not be forgotten that it
is
the same trust which is attacking our
beet sugar factories with the object of
compelling them to stop refining their
own sugar which is clamoring for a
reciprocity treaty with Cuba for the
purpose of importing raw sugar at
rates that will put beet sugar factories
absolutely at their mercy It is ex
pending money in all sorts of ways in
an endeavor to so twist a false senti
ment of uncalled for generosity which
may exist in some quarters as to put
money into its own coffers The sole
offense of the beet sugar men is that
they refine the sugar which they pro
duce To forbid a beet sugar manu
facturer from refining his own product
is as bad as to forbid a father from
teaching his son his own trade What
will be done with the sugar trust we
do not know but we are sure that the
people will never arm it with a reci
procity club to beat the life out of
scab sugar makers San Francisco
Chronicle
VALUE OF OUR AGRICULTURE
The farm value of this years crop
of wheat corn oats rye barley flax
seed potatoes hay apples and cotton
is 2532000000 This is more than
the census of 1890 gives for the value
of all agricultural products And yet
in the above estimate there is no cal
culation of vegetables other than po
tatoes of fruits and berries and nuts
of garden truck of forest products of
flowers and plants of live stock
slaughtered of milk and butter and
cheese and eggs and a thousand and
one other products that help to swell
the grand total The statistician that
estimates the value of our farm prod
ucts at 8000000000 or 9000000000
would seem more conservative than
liberal Is it not time that we give
agriculture the value it deserves
Would Swamp the Trust
There being a greater supply the
world over than is required for con
sumption any effort of the trust to
crush the beet sugar industry of this
country by removing the tariff would
be to bring in enormous quantities of
beet sugar and cane too This would
swamp the trust and kill the beet in
dustry at the same time San Fran
cisco Examiner
Providence and Protection
The agricultural crops of 1901 as a
whole are the smallest for years
Thats Providence The values of
agricultural crops for 1901 are the
largest for years Thats protection
Cranberry Growers Making Money
Cape Cod folks are happy because
the cranberry crop has been very
heavy this fall Cranberry growers al
ways look on the apple yield as a kind
of barometer of the prices that can be
obtained for their berries As a rule
when apples are plentiful and cheap
cranberries also bring a low price but
-when apples are scarce and high there
is a better market for the Cape Cod
berry- Housekeepers evidently use
cranberry sauce when apple sauce be
comes too expensive a luxury
MEMORIAL TO WM MKINLEY
The Nebraska Association Asks for Con
tributions
To tho People of Nebraska Tho
McKinley National Memorial associ
ation organized after tho untimely
death of tho nations honored presi
dent has as its members tho president
of tho United States tho governor cf
each state and territory and leading
citizens from the country at large
Its president is Hon William R Day
of Canton O tho vice president is
Marcus A Hanna tho treasurer Is
Myron T Herrlck ami tho secretary
is Ryerson Ritchie all of Clevoland
O The underslKad have been ap
pointed as the Nebraska branch of tho
association Ttfie obiect is to raise
a fund for the erection at Canton 0
of a fitting monument over the grave
of William McKlnlev and after an ap
propriation of a nronnr amount for
such purpose for th orection of a
suitable memorial at the national cap
ltal The contribution should be the
peoples offering to th nnble dead and
should be a popular trihute The state
association having this object in view
suggests the following as tho course
to be pursued in Nebraska
While not attemptine to fix the max
imum of contributions the committee
suggests that 25 from anv individual
Senator Mitchell of Oregon when inYftitizen is -sufficient and that no con
Washington a few days ago said I xbution need be considered too small
am opposed and so are my
ents to any tinkering with the tariff11 VO75 -0 1500
at the coming session of congress The
country i3 prosperous with the tariff as-
it now exists and business is adjusted
to it and we do not want any changejf MlSSes Coats IS gOod
Senator Elkins of West Virginia
also expressed himself as decidedly- Jr oil i
in
isCaPes a grades
opposed to any tariff changes He
not even convinced that it would be a
good thing to ratify any of the Kasson 190O StyIeSgOOd Values
reciprocity treaties Senator Burrows
of Michigan is another senator whojg at half price
expressed himself as decidedly opposed
to tinkering in any way with the crTu
tariff
From expressions thus far received
it is evident that a poll of the Republi
can membership in the senate and
house would show an overwhelming
majority against any tariff legislation
at the coming session of the fifty
seventh congress and also against the
negotiations of special trade treaties
providing for a reduction of existing
rates of duty on articles we ourselves
produce American Economist
ord of the national association and
the receipt of the sum acknowledged
Jhere are about 250000 school chil
fetd in the state of Nebraska and we
appeal to each teacher in the state to
aim to collect 5 or 10 cpnts from each
child as the tribute of the youth of
the state showing their affection for
the lamented chief executive who
stands today as an ideal American
CHARLES F MANDERSON
President
JOHN A CREIGHTON
Vice President
EDWARD ROSEETATER
Secretary and Treasurer
J STERLING MORTON
LOREN O CROTINSE
L D RICHORDS
E J HAINER
A L CLARK
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SILAS A HOLCOMB
Composing the Nebraska Branch of
the McKinley Memorial Association
State Teachers Annual
LINCOLN Neb Nov 25 The pro
gram for the annual meeting of the
Nebraska State Teachers association
which will be in this city three days
beginning January 1 has been made
public The principal addresses will
be made by President Arnold Tomp
kins of the Chicago Normal school
President William Bradshear of the
National association and President
Jessee of the University of Missouri
High Price Paid for Cattle
SOUTH OMAHA Neb Nov 25
John Tiarks of Weston la topped
the market for cattle last week The
load was mixed being half breed
White Faces and Shorthorns The
shipment was made up entirely of 2-year-olds
and averaged 1336 pounds
Cudahy bought this bunch for 725
per 100 pounds These cattle were
bought for the export trade
McKinney Cp for Shooting Game
BURWELL Neb Nov 25 On com
plaint of State Game Warden Simp
kins E B McKinney of this place
was arrested for shipping game The
complaint alleges that McKinney bill
ed game to a Chicago firm under a
false name McKinney pleaded not
guilty and his trial is set for Decem
ber 3
Denies Toung Girls Accustlon
FREMONT Neb Nov 25 Frank
Yeager a farm hand near Nickerson
was bound over to the district court
on the charge of statutory assault on
Vanetta Van Horn a 14-year-old
daughter of P E Van Horn of Nick
erson Acting County Attorney Mar
tin filed an information against Yea
ger in the district court to which he
entered a plea of not guilty and was
given time in which to make a show
ing for a continuance
Randalls Bibs Rubbed Loose
MADISON Neb Nov 25 In a run
away accident C A Randall of New
man Grove suffered three broken ribs
He left Madison in a livery rig to
overtake some parties who had his
grip in their buggy When midway
between Madison and Newman Grove
the pole straps broke letting the pole
down and into the ground throwing
the buggy over with Mr Randall un
der it He did not realize he was
hurt and started to find the horses
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