Show vi M n LNA g SANU by sara ware 1 BASSETT copyright by the pen I 1 i rub CO service ell SYNOPSIS co k 0 youthful and comely ala howe has as aa h her e r guest her h husbands u 8 band s niece sylv sylvia la II ayden A ger exhausted finds hilway to two home secretly he asks 1 lier a pack package age containing jewel jewelry r IT in bues does so misha winslow window toa ion n ff brings news of a jewel robbery lay the stranger gives his name anley ilgah sylla sylila discovers the up lii ils is and naturally believes heath 11 robber hut but for marceas Mar clas talie sake de ti to 0 say not nothing liing marcia lie he altogether too deep an interest in ugliest but Is I 1 powerless to oer it heath wire mrs S C heath 1 york saying he Is safe llo lie also tirs rs a man named currier to come lyince ance sylvia in her room bedea bedecki bedecks elf bit with the jewels at marcias teach she wes hides them there heath i marcia to bring thenn to hlin him they gone lie he males makes light of the lie 1 sylvia re tores inores th the jewels to original hitting hiding place klisha slow discovers them and has no att t they are the stolen gems and with ui Is a thief leaving the jewels it plans for arresting heath ler arri arrives ves marcia overhears cars h de describe des scribe how he acquired the et s and Is forced to believe him V ey of theft at 11 deaths heaths e achs suggestion ler jer investigates the hiding place finds the gems ile he returns to new tt 1 his references to l with them but cf heath have convinced marcia tl if tender dream has been a foolish ellsha and cleaber come to arrest th marcia Is I 1 indignant di gnant and un I 1 egly reveals to sylvia the secret cr love th the e Je jewels Niels of course are jer to be found foun d 4 VIII continued j 12 2 I 1 oh h for hearns hea ens sake dont do that iha iia pleaded pl ended artle artie nickelson 0 uld gaag agan I 1 a n mad lad did he find id told you ou must I 1 know hat tho the deage miM ne I 1 c can epert it dear nuuuli nuu sli I 1 ian it ran an so methin like this sf safe on cape ape ith kiy lady shall jim r alth ith tier her later and th that a was all inquired man I 1 uly bly alit aint that enough enouse eno elisha deeded r s she vouchsafed no reply be pres y continued I 1 dont ant should think I 1 1 I H you this Sl arcla alth kith any an adly motive nuit lve its only that those ins us wl elioe le seen nou ou marry one ith less villain doot dont want you fald marry another jason was a I 1 71 down cuss you know that iii 11 8 L ahe lie woman noman raised her hand to check 11 im m aware taint pleasant to hear F say so out loud but its gods ali 11 sylvia burst borst out I 1 lalush hush dear well talk of this er Ell shit I 1 think I 1 must ask you J eleazer eleaer to go now lyou Y au aint goin to tell rue me where the vets fels are 1 I dont know where they are nor bothin not liln bout bout the tele HD nothing except to EO thank you for ar kind intentions and say you cited it quite correctly I 1 sent it for t heath ini self sly lady as you P ve ire apparent apparently aly forgotten Is the name dame jials amr heatha heaths boat sly land so faltered ellsha in m almighty sorry barcla I 1 ask or pardon its all right just leave us now use the rhe door banged behind the biscom id d officials CHAPTER IX the rhe torrent of words sylvia had un I 1 now held in check broke from her was it true what they id about uncle jason I 1 mean was true im afraid so dear but you never told me and you ver yer told other mother either of course see see why you want her to t ow because it would have broken tier her art I 1 hate him I 1 hate him film for liking you unhappy and spoiling your e el 17 hush child jason has not spoiled jr life contradicted marcia with ith a ave sad smile but he has scarred it dashed to ices aces all the dreams you started out ith those beautiful dreams a girl ll 11 CS when she Is young I 1 know you id A such fancies once tor for you art an e sort who would and jason came id trampled on them t ae made me see life as it was per ipg it was better I 1 should was jason as bad as they said arela arcla ah you dont have to an yer ver there Is no need for you to tra tr reconcile your desire to spare me lare iare him with the truth lie he was probably much worse dear ar marcia impulsively silvia bent relps to the hands so BO tightly clasped t k 1 hers 1 I cannot imagine she dished on why when one of ray my lam fam made you ns as wretched as he id you should have wanted another ithe house bouse had I 1 suffered so go I 1 bould never have wished to lay eyes eye more howes as long ion as 1 ted 1 I have hare tried not dot only to forgive but to forget I 1 have closed the door on the past and begun a new life and now into it lins has come this stanley y heath the girl said for I 1 or the fraction fra clion of a second mar afar cla did not reply then almost inaudibly slie she murmured yes 1 sill in slipped one of tier her strong oung arms about the bowed boned shoulders it just seems as it if I 1 could not bear it she burst out passionately slilla SlI fla II 11 look nt at rue me tell me the truth do you too love stanley heat bealli it was that the reason you fought against eliphas Elis has finding the beels Je jen els tell me I 1 must know 11 no site she answered without hesitation healt at first he did fascinate me I 1 changed my mind mina though later on not because or on acquaintance he became less harming lt it that if anything lie fie became more so I 1 jut just changed my mind As for the jewels I 1 could not bear to let that little runt of it a sheriff win out you see I 1 thought the gents gems were ere there under the brick anil and ili aliat it when nhen you urged him to search you did not know it 1 I had bad known all along they were in the house for I 1 stumbled upon them thein b by y accident ident one lay day when I 1 was here alone but bill I 1 had no idea you had I 1 truly bell believed eved mr ileath had hidden thein beneath lie neath the lie hearth and I 1 was determined nintha should not find thern I 1 you think mr it haltli eath took the lewelly marcia slowly I 1 to do dont you your no hut but maitla lj cant you see how low plain it all Is I 1 inov it Is terrible for jou dear it t almost breaks my ilea I 1 t it Is an awful thin tiling to bellee of any anybody boily harder still of a person one loes imes nevertheless we ne must face the facts people do not carry such things about with mth them especially men ile he came by them in no honest way you may be sure of that tie ile Is 13 guilty guilt v mama g guilty 1 I do not believe lt 11 11 was the stubborn protest 1 I reallie dear it Is hard tor for you to own on it soothed sylvia we hate bate to admit the faults of those we we care for still nothing Is to be gained by remaining blind to them perhaps mr air heath was horribly tempted to commit this sin we do not know we are not his judges the thing for us to do Is to help him out of the mess mesa lie he Is in aid him to escape believing him guilty you would won id do that surely I 1 would you iou mean dinean aou ou would help hina him to evade the law the punishment such aron wrongdoing doln merits ay yes es to give him a sporting chance the start of those who are after hlin him you love stanley stanle y 11 heath e a ith dont you want to see him go tree free not if he is guilty well nobody Is going to round und U up mr mi heath if I 1 can prevent it asserted ashla throwing back tier her head it if lou wont help him get away I 1 will ile he must go in the boat now today the boat has gone sir mr currier arrived tills this morning after you had gone and took the boat back to new york with him and the jewels yes the je jewels vels too if I 1 so where they are yes pretty cute of him to make so neat a getaway get away what sort of man was he A gentleman like mr heath the older woman colored well no at least lie he he oh he was polite and had a nice manner a quiet voice but he was different from mr ileath heath an inferior one who took orders interrupted sylvia in other words lie he Is the hands bands and mr heath the brains of the team how can you sylia because lle cause I 1 must barcla because we e must both look this affair in the face confess the circumstances are suspicious they seem to be she owned with reluctance have you considered them sylvia inquired barcla drew her hand across her forehead 1 I 1 1 I 3 ies es I 1 have thought them over I 1 dont understand them at all nevertheless I 1 do not believe stanley heath Is guilty was the proud retort you are making a great mistake it if iou will pardon me for saying so sylvia responded gently you are deliberately libera tely closing your eyes and mind to facts that later are bound to cause aou ou bitter unhappiness let alone the mans guilt ue he has a wife you seem to forget that As ellsha elisha winslow remarked you have already been miserable once why be su so a second time help stanley heath to get out of wilton and forget him 1 I cannot do either of those things in the first place pae I 1 have given my word to liand hand mr air heath over to the authorities As for forgetting him hy ask the impossible SI vlas patience gave way go your own way then she snapped go your own way aud and if by and by you regret it as you surely will do not blame me dont blame me either if I 1 do not agree with you stanley heath shall never remain here and be bet betrayed raed to the law stick if to your grim old it if you must ill help him film get away she started toward the stairway sylvia come back here marcia tied cried 1 I shall not come back barcla rushed after tier her but it was too late sylvia was gone A A 0 A A 4 stanley heath was lying with expectant face turned toward the door when sylvia entered the rumpus he be demanded 1 I guess buess you know there la is no use mincing matters or beating about tha bush the jewels jenels have gone and you must so go too the man looked dum dumfound founded eil dont misunderstand me please sila rushed on im not blaming you nor judging you I 1 dont know why nily you took them you may have been tempted beyond your strength that Is none of ray my business you believe I 1 stole them certainly I 1 to do suppose I 1 1 I expected aoud oud say that was the calm retort let it go that way it if you prefer I 1 dont mind what I 1 want to do Is to help you to get away even it if I 1 am guilty yes I 1 just cant bear to have that mean little sheriff chos after you catch you that that wretched ellelia winslow who came here this morning with eleazer crocker tagging at hla his heels in some ivay way they had found out about the jewels and where you had hidden them they wanted to come upstairs and arrest you post haste but mar cla allow it barcla heard the story too of course poor marcia I 1 you may well say poor marcia sylvia echoed sarcastically you have made tier her most unhappy oh ob mr heath barcla has not had the sort of life that I 1 told you she had she has been wretched elied miserable erable go away before you heap more suffering upon her ill help you get out of town I 1 am sure we can devise a plan walt just a moment what does barcla say I 1 think id better talk with her erst dont it will only be a waste of ij E A I 1 1 t 1101 1 1 the jewels have gone and you must go too time marcia la Is hard merciless her conscience drives her to extremes even should you get her opinion you yon would not follow it but ill send her to you if I 1 must but ra rm ember member I 1 warned you 1 I shall not soon forget that sylvia nor the splendid loyalty youve shown today I 1 shall always remember it whatever happens please realize that I 1 am grateful neath heath said earnestly run rud along now and fetch Al arcla it was some moments before barcla aD answered sered the summons and when at last she came it was with downcast eyes and evident reluctance tell me please exactly what happened down stairs heath smiled she related the incident tersely without comment stanley heath scrutinizing her with will keen appraising eyes could not but note the pallor of her cheeks checks the unsteadiness of her lips the nervous clasping and unclasping of her hands and that Is all he inquired when convinced she had no intention of speaking further that Is all thank you now what do you think it best for me to do I 1 should like your opinion but how can I 1 give a just opinion I 1 cannot judge she burst out as aa if goaded beyond her patience 1 I know none of the facts A radiance swift as the passage of a meteor flashed across stanley heaths deaths face and was gone suppose you yourself had taken these jewels and were placed in dilemma pressed lie the case would not be similar at ai all why not because because I 1 should bt bf guilty you mean you think 1 I do not believe you took the jewels was the quiet answer marceal Marc lal I 1 marcial 1 why dont yoi believe I 1 took them have I 1 ever toll told you I 1 did not take them ever le you to suppose me innocent you have never told me about it the man restrained an impulse t imprison tier her hands in hl his suppose I 1 did take them he wen on in an even coolly modulated vote suppose the case stands exactly a this shrewd eyed wilton sheriff sus pacts it does what am I 1 to do lie he saw the color drain from hei be face 1 I only know what I 1 should do I 1 to in your place I 1 should go through with it clear my soul of guilt and afterward start over again that would be very difficult th astl ma of crime clings to a man sl life would be ruined were I 1 to kursu such a course TO BE CONTINUED |