Smyrna times., 1862-05-08

Irlnket is not found"
"Well!"
81 will notify the police at Once!"
IA thief, Mrs. Trevor! am | suspecte Of
stealing.
Ellen Hope had turned as white as ashes, as
she stood with clasped hands and dllated eyes
IN the narrow little room where she dwelt 1t
was small. but very, very neat. with It's tiny
bed and the muslin curtain lOOped away FROM
It's enc easement.
"Gentlemas," said Mrs. Trevor, turning to
the police officers, "prOceed with your search.
and in case it is fruitless, let the law take It's
course. Come, Charles"
She took her husbands arm and glded calm
ly from the room, Needless OF the wild burst Of
sObs that broke IRON the wounded depths of The
young girls heart.
Sarah don't really think ste took the
bauble," said Mr. Trevor, psusing uneasiy on
the stairs.
Nonsense-was it spirited away Are
you wi ling TO lose thousand dollars rather
than detect a thief 7"
"Well, Sarah" said the husband passing
onward. if it ever should trsnspIre that we
have been mistaken, / shall feel ii we
sad done a cruel and barbarous thing this
day"
! GOOD God. Sarah" exclaimed Mr.. Trevor,
one morning as he was glancIng over the
| newspaper at the breakfast table, =" it Is IN.
credible -
/ What is the matter ~
"Poor Ellen Hope has committed suicide
poisoned herself last night ~
Mrs. Trevor was more shocked than she
liked to own-she turned very pale.
" Poisoned herself ~
"Yes-the paragraph goes on to State that
{" She was driven TO the act by starvation and
mtsery, never having been abe TO obtain EN-.
ployment since she figured as defendant in
a certain disgracetul trial for thctr, about two
month ago" Poor! poor Sarah, never
shall forgive myself for the part | took IN rhal
affair"
"lt had supposed she was in such destitu-
tion, | would have sent her SOME relief sa I'd
; Mrs. Trevor, thoughtfully, al am very sorry
though there can be no doubt but that she stole
the ring, although it couldn't be proved.
8 Mr.. Trevor went to look at the wasted corpse
of Ellen Hope, it lay stretched on the lttIt
white bed IN the narrow room. The pale, pret
: ty girl had always been rather a favOrlte viii
the kindhearted, chidess old man, and ther'
was a nameless pang al his heart, as he stOoC
: there, looking down on the marble forehead
and waxen eyelids of the young suicide. Ant
when he went away, the attendants marvelet
2 to find a spray of creamwhite roses, just bios
g soming into fragrance, laid in the lily hand
II that were crossed SO meekly on the girIsl
breast
S mild afternoon in Apri-the sky blue, an
It heeked with soft islels Of floating clouds an
e Mrs. Trevor's flowers exhailing a perfect Sc
of sweet ar3und her! The door opened
d it was her maid with a message and it'll
h parcel.
K "It you please ma'am, a gentleman ju:
5 returned from China left this from Mr.. Nevlli
he says"
I'd Hubert Neville was Mrs. Trevor's favorit
a nephew-a wIld, harum.scarum fellow full
fun and life, who had started for China on som
g official appointment, the very day-how we
e. she remembered the date that suspicion FIR
le overclouded poor Ellen Hopes life!
IN She threw aside the unopened packet an
IL eagerly broke the seal of the letter.
MY dearest aunt" it ran" pray don't blam
at me any more than | desire for what, after al
IT was mere act of Nevile's carelessness; and
have been uneasy about it ever since. W
", remember the day | came to bid you goOd-by
20 your showing me diamond solitaire ring, al
oil my laughingly comparing it to one OF mu'
o. less value, which l myself wore! Think
my being thoughlless enough to wear both Il
ne rings away on my finger, and never discoverlI
nd my mistake until fifty miles of blue sea roll
E. between me and home! know you must
ng very anxious, so send the diamond to you
er very good friend of mine, who is on HON
ward bound craft which passes our ship Il
Tor morning. MOrGL-Don't trust valuable jewt
ne IN the irreverent paws Of a careless YOU
m scapegrace again! Love to my Uncle; W
ne, write again soon Your afectonate nephc
l6 HUBERT.
Mrs. Trever threw Down the letter, and tC
'g open the package with fingers that trembl
yer 30 violently that she could hardly unfasten /
on securing seals. There it lay, trembling in I
0g light like a great drop Of golden water-l
'od diamond ring which had been the death warra
me- of poor Ellen Hope
et' With piercing scream, she fell back inst
lr' sibly on the sota-but it was all too late
Inc the young victim, who has passed far beyo
the reach Of earthly restitution or amends, ii
an the land where GOD is elernaIly just.
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