S-AN

ole-Mr

Harvey'

m of this comical conspiracy in which he had been made to loo

ation which had been furnished him concerni

!" exclaimed Dick,

y," said Mole, "an

that's

lite as you

do you

what I mean

do!" protested

ught Mr. Mole

he old gentle

would be as well to keep

ey, that you don't kn

N

know abou

N

ecided

tta is

ick, in accents

fac

dickens is Marietta

way's maid,

out laugh

e cried, "what a s

e stare

d what you are driving a

ugh?-well, I do

rve

y to come the old

full height upon his timbers, "I don't understan

ar enough that

shrieked Mr. Mo

your poor wife oug

are bent on insulting me,

yes; "go it. The fact is, you have been sneaking about after that

is, that in your anxiety to fix some wickedness never contempla

ha

has left the vil

re's old Const

ele

d M

, but don

may be mistake

once, and what's mor

deu

directly I prono

s she d

's dress, and they want off in search through t

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of the grounds

nst

or

pta

er

l s

es

oo

e you lea

t m

ou, ca

xt to nothing,"

ou, Hu

," answered the latter;

aughed heartily

f a studious turn

ha,

DISCOVERED?' ASKED THE CAPTAIN"

ad sought a secluded part of the contess

f darkness is popularly supposed to don when he makes his appearance to German s

three men, disguised as devils, discussing

ree were alike nearly

tween them was a small straight

a yello

feather of b

ather was of a bri

by reason of the conspicuous colours,

ave discovered?"

n," said Toro, in hi

reply, "our letters to old Mole and to the

cour

d the conceit of the other

di

nug place of concealment, and

ow

which you heard her s

ked somewhat a

hat pr

a thorough hold over this girl, so as to have

oo

e ball-room, and see what

in the large ball-room just

prudent now to separate, that no undue att

rooms, each upon the look-out for a

velope his figure and cover his arm, for fear of accidentally

hing two young and lovely girls, whose grace an

with light, golden, wavy

it was who excited

erhaps Harvey's da

o gaze upon, the beauty of each bei

e able to repay them for all I have suffered. Nay, more, I shall be able to satisfy the greed

laced upon h

ah

said a voic

beheld the devil

thi

a lady now, to whom I am

dan

as no

nce with the devil; I'll l

tain laughed hugely

as not in lau

find you so m

manner; he only replied-"You will be

es of these fools," said Hunston,

t

going to dance,

easons, solely,

o

istling with diamonds," said

interested

amo

iamonds, too. There is one

see th

sha

s she to

me," said t

until they came to the smaller ball-room, where a lady stood in conve

glance, from the description whic

celets, set with the richest diamonds, that m

o, of the same costl

ance

s a w

dance, carrying his fair and richly-attired partner through t

hot past him for the third time round the room, he contrived to take from the Greek

nd he was le

d, but Hunston missed it, and a glittering object dro

ed something," said

emanded, recoveri

conte

was it the con

es

you s

ady dancing with

E

d a little aft

ery unpleasant

n associated with Ma

as a strange-loo

got up to represent the description which Victo

said Hunston, recoveri

es

I shall be able to restor

cour

lination of the head, crossed the ro

rded him eager

et the contessa's bracelet. What a swindle! I thought the

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recipitately t

ly met his companions in crime, there w

o, is

s,

. Quick! I must change, and be bac

n Matteo a pair of trunks of blue cloth slashed with ambe

ned on a similarl

teo, does tha

perf

take

, jew

all, and say nothing.

Wher

ere we can always guard wh

ru

tion in the ball-room, and

s and other precious stones. There are rob

aculated Hunsto