, the whole of those jewels were mine--my
sole and only fortune. I was keeping them for"--her eyes stole toward
Philip--"for my marriage portion, the secret and great surprise I had
planned for my future husband. They are worth some five thousand
dollars--my mother was the daughter of a wealthy man. They would have
given us a home if I could have kept them; they would also have given my
husband a start in business, and this I should have preferred, but I
could not let Mr. Stoughton's securities be endangered, and so they had
to go. Philip, cannot you forgive me when you think that it was through
my folly the secret of the safe became known?"

"I forgive you?" He could not show his feelings, but his eyes were
eloquent; so were Fellows's; so were those of the various officials.

"You can prove these statements, Miss Lee?" asked one.

"Easily," she replied.

Then they turned to Fellows.

CHAPTER XX

"_A jewel of far greater value_"

Grace never got back her jewels. The wily Johnson was not caught, though
Fellows turned state's evidence and did all he could to have the
professional netted in the same manner as himself. But she did not
suffer from this loss. When Mr. Stoughton learned the full particulars
of this daring robbery, he made good to her the value of those jewels,
and the prosperity of this young couple was secured. He was even present
at the wedding. Grace wore her mother's bracelet, but on her breast was
a jewel of far greater value. On its back was engraved,

To brave G. L.
From her grateful friend, T. S.

[Illustration: "_He was even present at the wedding_"]

Transcriber's Note:

Changes have been made to the original publication as follows:

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which for some inscrutible _changed to_
which for some inscrutable

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you're proposition, Mr. Fellows _changed to_
your proposition, Mr. Fellows

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window You can see it _changed to_
window. You can see it

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attempted some purile protest _changed to_
attempted some puerile protest

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done by day and duing _changed to_
done by day and during

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screaming will do no you good _changed to_
screaming will do you no good

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drew herself up againand met him with _changed to_
drew herself up again and met him with

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horrorstricken eyes into the unmoved _changed to