Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-11-30
NUMBER IS.

When she saw them, the expression of
despair was driven from her features, and
one of indignant se!fsatisfacton took its
place. She paused under the full blaze of
the chandelier
"You have sent to summon me to trial,
suppose. Not to trial, either, but to be
condemned untried and undetended, the
usual fate of the poor and DEPENDANT
Very we'll. Proceed
81 am sure | shouldn't have thought it
Mildred but appearances are very much
against you,' observed her aunt coldly
Il am certain there is some mistake
about this affair, my dear; come here and
sit by me while we talk the matter over"
said her uncle. "a
Thank you, dear uncle. You are al.
ways gcnerous-my mother in heaven,
your sister, uncle, she will bless your
kindness to her orphan. But | will stand
before my accusers.'
"l ou shall not be condemned without
trial, Mildred" began Richard, in calm,
clear voice. 81 have given everything the
closest investigation, and have come to
announce the result She looked ear
nesty at him; Julia also started, and
looked uneasy. when | left here, this
morning l went directly to the firm inter-
ested, and paid them for the goods which
were in your possession. then we mt
quietly to work making inquiries among
the employers. found clerk, at last,
who acknowledged having witnessed the
thelti'-here the speaker glanced at Miss
Julia, whose eye fell beneath his. He
saw the young lady secrete the silk under
her velvet cloak but her great respecta.
bility made him fear to divulge his disco
very even after the robe was missing
"Oh, Mildred, how shocked ! am o.
sighed Mrs Fielding "a relative Of. ours
to be guilty of a crime
That young lady he is ready to swear
was Miss Julia Fielding" continued.the
young man as calmly as before. "He des-
cribed her minutely-hair, eyes, dress
says he has known her face for years,
while the lady who accompanied her was
a stranger to him. Miss Julia also pur-
chased pair of white kid gloves, of the
number sent to Mildred, at the counter
Having discovered this much spent all
the rest of the day in search of the boy
who brought the package to the door, and
finally traced him out, no matter how
He, also, swears to the personal appear
ance of the young lady who hired him to
bring the package to this heuse-that she
had black hair, dark eyes, was small, and
wore black velvet cloak and white bon
net with pink pumes."
"These are alsehoods-infamous false
hoods, all mummured Julia but her face
was pale, and she could not lift her eyes
from the floor. What object could have
in stealing a piece OF silk, pray? am
not so poverty stricken as that yet. ~
The God who reads the intricate .mys-
terles Of the human heart knows the mo-
tive better than l." was the calm answer.
That it was to ruin your innocent cousin
in the eyes of the few who loved her, is
evident: but what the passion was which
urged you to so cruel a plot, DO not
know, am only reioiced that her inno-
cence is established, and, believe me,
should not have betrayed you except to
save her in the eyes Of rhose dear 10 her.
and in the esteem OF those who must and
shall respect my future wife
Julia burst out in hysterical tears
"Oh, father, she cried, If you had me-
yer brought her here TO rival me in every.
thng-CvCn IN the heart ot--Ut the mau
i loved i should never have been mad
dened into doing this disgracelul deed -
| would that had never seen her-never
heard her name! then should not now
be made to suffer this shame" And ris-
ing, she rushed from the room to hide her
modification, as we'll AS the keener dis
appointment Of unrcquited passion, in her
chamber.
"AnI now, dear Mildrcd,' continued
Richard, ''believe me, did not tor one
moment suppose you really guilty Of the
crime with which you were accused.
felt it to be simply impossible But | was
puzzled and surprised, | saw also that
your good name was at stake and | went
Vigilantly TO work 10 trace ont the myste-
ry of the strange plot in which you seem
cd to be involved. | wished yon proven
AS innocent before others as felt YOU to
be. The dress is paid for, and if you
think it pretty enough for II wedding dress
| go put it on, for the minister will be here
in half an hour, to give me right here
after, not only to pay for your dresses but
to protect you against malice and uncha-
ritableness.'