Show mi ayk we WA V sw y CONDENSED I 1 CLASSICS i d THE MOON MOONSTONE STONIE 1 t V IN V i I 1 J by WILKIE COLLINS K I 1 X d condensation by b y A miss jessie A parsons smith ax colled library y K when VIl little kle colloun met ch charley DIc kenio his III future van nan d de eldest the rhe liven ut of the ivere lati mutely connected thereafter fn an no ca n ducting llou avoris Av P a ond nd f for or it Coll liiM ir olle he did for 0 all the he year I 1 ear Itou iu 1 anlou lu in c h j ru r of Dicke cuN a luree r of at tiller the hie close clone and to of f aut act only the direction for collins to follows follO Tr but it bemid to least lead min to the tyve ope of tory tin n hakli I 1 cents bl his fume that in vit ieli tile he akin fill of no an intrau ae had e plot and the at n thoro ln intuited Intuit oled ed ju butery tery lUM tile the reader in a use ue of detally lel and 1 if r tan cless ile HL light lark lack burnort tali rail to the riser alinden or 0 char acter but ile he non enuf striking for fai film osvin on tyre 1 11 of tory story he wn by an auy v pt a lila his the AV ann inan in wh malte lie ikeo 10 wits wan his hi the moonstone tone IMIR ITAR ft a eloe second I 1 in the he opinion of all a I 1 annc a find aud devoted demoted of tile quest the Moon sod an in hrs brahmin shrine wore orp upon his if forehead one of the tit most lt beautiful dia in creation crint lon partly front from its pecullar color partly from a superstition which represented it as partaking of the nature of the who eivir adorned arid in luster avith die w of the anoon it farst diw py by chith it if continues ilbo imn li irk india to ahls day dianie af 0 1 the i moonstone after from fini 0 one tie I 1 hanato liand to anothy fit ni ia aho autte af f olgat stone looks foith over the walls fc sacred city ia lt wilch instorio Its torio bc g enn aln i throughout thas conff pa j the moonstone lind been ought dilar antly by three diree I 1 Irali nil its a and n d their success ors thele their v kiltinen kil tined aln 1848 re ly by the 0 of tte dent gem gein gleaming anthe on lie boson of ti it light hearted alil itai ajel Verin deri haid ro re celvid tie Moons twe legacy iracy nn an vaa in bagh t disfavor dlf dil faVor nor wah with the farelly jf that thu I 1 e pika alio oh gift was miah in i rc ev eligo thoro U ulily gli y nil mired nt at ill verl ift lerA Y mah tile alic anny of bf th tiptoe nindo in the if aoth vz ouli liis iR ria pt one aalt AY lt in manner rier and eloquent ns as of ronny ninny charitable cani liable organizations livid lived in the neighborhood 1 and lind hrad hitherto trained gained taw holcli ty gave III him rn over fra ill ninke n 41 lute 1 y returned to Fh engrand gIAnd iti thi after several spent pent on the continent the hitter vak ft a aest of at rs verinder week ecks she ha foy foj acre where his gracious lous ness afi and ld to miss aliss verinder made him inot oiye bince at it wa ns s iii not t surbir nan 9 ft in love oe with halit find alie p or tuni of bf godfrey rod frey J just he atje forr fore the dinner this accod panted by various mis inis I 1 anding 1 on the alother 0 other liedts li ests ended t in a a family bild franklin anklin rr bli binke 1 ke over the intreri Int lat teri sleeplessness in yta the doctor bulled to convince 1 liam ii alii that ilk could over dver ills his i r nerved nerve 1 on oa a drum the busts rashed to tha terrace to bu be confronted by three jugglers at n artl from one of the liners it tit r the hurriedly burrit alyre treated athis 0 this turn of cys e alts for eting the flie moonstone tD into especially anfe keeping but bui R fan chel with ith ideris of hir her own I 1 insisted on placing it in tin nn unlock eil Iti dinn cabinet in her deesting room the corn com pany then dispersed lending leaving Pr anklin blake who looked wretched retch wl and mr ablewhite together after much urging mr blake decided to take brandy anti and water ater to help combat his sleeplessness n the household d W vaa next morning agthe ay the e co of i tho the moonstone oon stone blake illace N rt WAS antal in bringing in X rt irest police olice kachel ex agry wibry tit at thele Intrusion and offended aith F aito jito in making 11 besof by bi ta fa argeane cuff pollee police had aroused tile the the hervill tits 1 I exavir 3 cult isau d tile the peri pt roial effects effect adf of t alfr or tile aloon ther for un tin art of ng it paint abuin tile cals boudoir 1 ilver yone iv iss verinder who KILM a d refusal tie ill only dorily servant suspects suspect i ri by senn fint was Ito doanna tanna sp arif tin who lierl been res ctol from in isai rufle ly fly billy merln der site she was dis I 1 sergeant cuff fo 0 o have bought quantity of pill plain in I 1 white cloth and mit niini V find laundered a new in herl lian iben supposed 0 o to be ill ciui a lu adachi miss Il achels point blank refusal to I 1 in v e her searched um 1 I feel alou to leave her home endrel it in gilan gaan ini llor her point anti tho the a of tide who left tire the verinder honic homo convinced that hut alta rachel had disposed of the diamond through tile the con coil ul Mince vance of rosanna spearman lu lit order to pay some pressing pres ing debt anchet arid and andy verinder spent some little time lu in london where ila cliel chel was ordered by lier her physician to have as much gaiety gayety ns its possible to counteract the depres depression slon of recent events franklin blake left fur for the continent ind and godfrey ablewhite again resumed tits his attentions to rachel shortly Sh ottly afar leaving lady Vorin derl country home for london godfrey aue walto waa vas summoned to a strange house by dyall an unknown person bound ragged gagged and searched by a tawny skinned akl nned individual on the same lay day it notorious moneylender money lender met with it a like experience in the exact spot where mr air was maltreated mal treated only that tit lu tits his case a receipt for it vahlia tile ble loft tit it a bankers was removed from ills loose papers the news ail s of tile thu disappearance of tho the Aloo moonstone listone having readied loudon london till an ugly suspicion began to attach itself to godfrey ablewhite only to be dissipated by tile emphatic assertion of rachel verin ter 1 I know wow that godfrey Ablo whito ls nickit 1 I soon actor tills this became engaged to mr ir ablewhite although att alt t I 1 01 agh ahe sit told him lier her heart was elsewhere ile ho scorned however lio wever to lie bo quite with this condition until after lady Vcr lnders iders death when lie he had an opportunity to examine her will when lawyer found this out and communicated it to rachel Ila cliel she I 1 dismissed lis missed godfrey ablewhite on suspecting win him of wishing to marry her for pecuniary reasons ire he accepted ahls dismissal more gracefully than lila his father in whose house hous o rachel was residing the death of her mother ar bruff her lawyer then made arrangements range ments for her to live with one of her aunts at tills dils time franklin blake was quickly summoned to 13 ri gland by tile dedith father lit in its his unhappy ness he visited lady Ver lnders old home where lie he found things sadly aban changed ad with I 1 no ito one lit in charge except fc faithful fiftal old steward this servant ailt told him that there was a letter watt wait ing afi for alta li fi from rosanna spearman which livi i confidant would deliver into hands than tits ills the short kitter contained directions to search afa in the seashore for a hidden box this OK jiel i garment stained ettli a smear of paint from miss It achels 1 if nr and anal had on it the name of franklin n blake A X long letter ex ed hat the garment had been hll den there pheroby the roby by spearman on account of dofher her love tor for franklin bluke and her hopes of shielding him film from discovery dinnee dinned immediately lately knowing that tha t aljo there re must be some mistake mr blake in vain to see rachel in london londo fly tit aej fair means ills resort to a trick 16 accomplish this ends unfortunately anti thay great hai ahe ends ls words i you villain vill aln I 1 saw you fanko the il lamond with my own eyes I 1 spurred him ta do all in his power to prove his innocence lie ile returned to the country house and wet met of the family physician with wimm whom ito ho had disputed d at t tile birthday dinner doctor candy I 1 had I 1 ad c caught n severe cold that night gilt w aich with complications still jiin chii mentally and bodily ills erss staiti t had till taken in shorthand the ta doctors ravings ivings rt anti and after hild found out what was preying upon the doctors doctora mind in the fumbled fum blei itaf water measured for alake tho night of the birth day a linail quantity city of laudanum had aliee I 1 e r e n placed blac M sleep results wore here immediately suspected and even kits persuaded to have the ex repented repeated under conditions condit abris as neatly aa possible like those of the car heffan iler enrit earn came with her to chaperon this strange house party and anit all eagerly awaited the experiment franklin blake walked in tits his sleep A cep as afif far r as the cabinet which held a mack diamond lamond il although he let this s q drop to the floor as the effects of the 66 Helne wore off tits his innocence ans NN n s and the two I 1 lovers were reconciled the time had hild nearly come when wh en the moneylender money lender was to take from th the e winkers hunkers vault bauli tile valuable which he hud had deposited there detectives watched the bank and several people near the moneylender money lender were followed on wrong suspicion cusp lelon A shrewd office boy took upon himself to follow a large ninn man with ith a dark beard this man had bad taken refuge in a low class boarding house awaiting the salling sailing of his for rotterdam franklin blake und find Serge sergeant int cuff cuce hastened to this hot boump asp find and found the man had been anti inti murdered presumably by tin nn indian the dete detective ethL on removing the black heard and pasty complexion reveal revealed d to onlookers tire fair hair fild ruddy features of godfrey Able thus tile brahmin priests pi testa after patiently waiting for eight centuries were ivore able to restore to the moon god his famous moonstone cc ht 1611 by tho post poet Pu bUshing co abi hofton post copyright in the ati united kingdom the its colonies and dependencies under the tha act by tho the post publishing CW crt maa f U S A all rights r e q ye d |