| Show TI t I I U I I 3v THE THIEF lf k I I I At that time I was engaged and very I I 4 pleaded be to a roost enigmatical r young I recap Shospokernrelyandinawayed I I ways n little mysterious making I valuate t tlly secrets ot n hundred llttlo actions of life II I 1 and 10lng solitude In nil olnrlolng mon Her HerAll I this was offset by eyes so beautiful frJor tl rJor j Ir i by u coloring I so marvelous by an expression I expres-sion so dlvlno that I had not ilia 1 coors II I to reflect on the singularity ot her charao tcr I loved I her and 1 often passed hours i I I I of the nlRbt sitting before hr doorstep Imply dromlog that 10 lId there I and meditating on bar presence as does the If ball over un the transubstantiation I I did not know In the Ortt place whether i i wheth-er sbo i loved mo or net the Alvin To refused II I to answer that question referring to the wishes of her parents nnd her confidence In Jb I tliolr wisdom If 1 Insisted she generally ended by saying that she knew nothing I about but that Life felt no antipathy toward I to-ward me and Hint according to liar Ideas was onough decide a young girl on marriage I mar-riage In vain I supplicated In vain I tried to anlmnki tills enigmatical biting 1 Bbe remained ns distant us tbe manner In which she loied as unknown as she was dominating I Ono evening as I yvas droomlng n little I sadly of these things clean on the terrace I of tbo Syrtos n commotion was heard In 4 tho houao I returned to tho salon where everything was In disorder my hosts wcrn r distressed I tbolr friends embarrassed nnd i I I troubled and old lima Despnres horribly jiala and trembling r I What In the world has I happened I 11 i fiskod They explained Incoherently that 1 Mtno DuFparcs diamonds nerastolen old family diamonds of great value All tbo I I tenants had been summoned Into nn adJoining 1 I ad-Joining roomIn 2maloned search was to bo Instituted An old gentleman I i I U do la I Ilcstro had been l unanimously selected I I se-lected to direct this Investigation just I I was entering and his first reposition was that every ono submit or rather offer hlmoolfto searched Althotmh tbo thing It was rather Offensive no ono protested and It was decided that alter tho servants each ono present sbonlil bo examined I To tell the truth all this Seemed 01 small I i Importance bosido my personal cares and with several others I waited < 1 tbo end of tbo I 1 adventure while M do In Heslro his two I witnesses and our host begun the Inspuc I lion of the domestics I Very soon f fell again Into my meditation i r medita-tion my eyes fixed on the fireplace na i I though those ware n fire when suddenly I felt u touch on my elbow I red my AL I head with n tnrt to soo myfianeco looking at mo most beseechingly We were alone 1 near the fireside and could talk In low tones without being overheard Sho murmured mur-mured T < ry low f I If yon Internet arrange thntthoy sal you Brat tbcn tryto bo near me nod without with-out being seen try to conceal tho objcet l that I ball puss you from behind 11 My blood ran cold ThU annoying Incident i I Inci-dent bocame terrible filling mo with the I mosb passionate trouble I looted ot tbo I girl In agony but < myself to smllo il I and whispered f It shall bo dono us you wish 11 I it My lneca trembled my month wasdry and hot The feeling that overwhelmed < I mo Inexpressible It was a strange mingling of Utter MM and 1 Ioour thai my loved ono should bo weak to such n degree I de-gree I forced myself to Iwio n Fort of dla I dalnfnl pity and In reality lovo bent art ar-t Ii dent strong stern In my brotist I understood under-stood In n Hash how beauty could become divislanntIvesbahn0NmrtuaaftYa 1 O dlvluo above tusonuu of foul 1 how ono I 4 could respect It oven In dishonor and u l hundred other things In which woro con I fused fervent love devotion without limit I i a desire able null pcxvcrmx 0 Jeinno bad thanked mo with n hardly l J1 < I tiblor movement of tho lips she stood 1 i Hilda by tbo wall with an air 1 of Indifference and HildaThey They are very long about 100 she sold t suddenly 1134 do la I Hester Isaiual I 01 i method some ono replied nnd a silence 11 followed wblcb told more and moro on otutfl norvos for oven tho waiting In n peaceful trains of mind finishes by disturbing disturb-ing and emptying tho bruin like u pump I lowever the moment nlved whors the I searching of the servants ended tho door I opened disclosing our boat tho two witnesses wit-nesses nnd the old gentleman I I Sty heart bet furiously I felt myself becomo terribly pole but concealing my it agitation and Steadying my oleo I asked 41 to to fconrcbed first M do la Ilontro smiled nt what bo con Idond the w him of u young man nnd proceeded pro-ceeded methodically to my emmlnatlon I blushed I became role without any ono I finding that locullar under tile clrcllm atancci Wbo It was over I made two or throo steps backward and I found myself near Joanna Sho lowered liar fun and banded mo something with 11 ooolnota that was only equaled by my inlmneu In idling idl-ing tho object nnd placing It In n pocket of my coat After which I loaned against I I the IroplACo being nuw merely a wltnou and abovo nil suspicion M do to llitttroD search won improduo < tlv of result Thero remained nothing I to do but U > visit all the rooms nnd then Inform tho police Etlll my troublo of mind Increased n91 remained standing by the flrepUco My 1 1 brain was In u nhlrl anti I felt tho crime I weigh on me as though I cern Indeed the thief I 1 Joining ut last came toward luo with ri that undulating atop of liars nnd guys moa mo-a look of such passionate gratitude that It I almost seemed to scorch mo Thin In nu 0 Imperative low touo she said I Da you still love mil I I did not hesitate 1 replied firmly I yc I I In splto ot nil that I have done FrItteo off 1 In apltoot everything I 01 Will you marry inaill a 11 will marry you She enveloped mo with the Fame look still warmer nnd laoro lingering fully comprehend the power rf woman nljovo 1 V11 Iw human or natural drawn from I tho fountain bend and against which nothing noth-ing ought to pact all I felt strangely happy In this equivocal adventure and could not throw otY this I I happiness for which I reproached myself and of which I vas terribly aihnmcd As I woo Btruggllngwlth these contend I Ing I emotions exclamations ways beard and I taw M do llcstro reappear hold Inn I n little box DEWlIttle I Wo have tho Jewels and gulltyono bo said very calmly I had only time to hear this much and I to sea tho llvlelfaeoot thovalet thogtlllly I onewhon I found that Jottuno was gon U1 urging too out Into the torral wit are The shadows lay thickly There I felt my I bead seized with two bands while two I rum lips were pressed to mine us JOB we I I usurns u rod I rrencharor adores ouFrom the I Jrench For Short Storl I |
