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A BURGLARY. 2247 “ Ves,” she replied, as promptly as she could. ‘She did leave a box and I put it on the library table, for- getting all about it.” She was not reassured by finding Wallis’s dark eyes bent upon her keeniy, and, she thought, suspiciously. Dick leaped to a sudden conclusion, that took such fast hold of him that he faiied to notice Mrs. Stanton’s singularity of manner. “Po you take this in, sir?’ he asked, addressing Mr. Stanton, who had been apparently engrossed in his own thoughts. Mr. Stanton iooked upon Dick inquiringly. “[T fancy we have an explanation of the burglary of iast night,” continued Dick, unmindful of the percept- ible start of Mrs. Stanton, which however was care- fully noted by Wallis. “It seems that Mrs. Jenkins came here with that tin box she promised to bring and left it with Mrs. Stanton, who says she received it and, carrying it to the library, placed it on the table.” Mr. Stanton was aroused. He addressed his wife sternly : “ What! You forgot to mention it? That was ex- ceedingly thoughtless—indeed it was reprehensible— so important a matter as that.” Mrs. Stanton quailed before the harsh and stern jooks of her husband. ‘Mrs. Jenkins came in just after you and Mr. Mason had gone into the village,” replied Mrs. Stan- ton in an endeavor; to defend herself. “ Where were you, Wallis, that you should have fore gotten it too?” asked Mr. Stanton of his niece. “TI knew nothing of any box until now,” returned Wallis. ‘“ When you drove off with Mr. Mason, I went over to see Bessie.” “Mason,” said the old lawyer, turning to Dick, who began to regret he had been so precipitate, since Comicloeo C@© 3