Jerry, however, did not move, but stood
regarding him with a frightened, questioning expression in her face,
which was lost upon the spectators, who were too much interested in the
all-absorbing topic to notice anyone particularly.
Tom was the first to go away, and his example was followed by all the
servants, except Charles, who succeeded in getting his master back to
his room and quieting him somewhat, though he kept talking to himself of
diamonds, and Paris, and Gretchen, who, he said, should not he wronged.
'I am sorry, Harold, that this thing has happened. I have no idea that
you know anything of the matter. I would as soon suspect my own son,'
Frank said to Harold, as he was leaving the house.
With this grain of comfort, the boy went slowly home, humiliated and cut
to the heart with the indignity put upon him; while Jerry walked
silently at his side, never speaking a word until they were nearly home,
when she said, suddenly:
'I know where the diamonds are, but I shan't tell now while there is
such a fuss;' but Harold was too much absorbed in his own thoughts to
pay much attention to the remark, although it recurred to him years
after, when the diamonds came up to confront him again.
It did not take long for the whole town to know of Mrs.
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