The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-01-28

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'rhls Is all hsv. 10 .ay about myself rctonng non
ths morning When nrst you, % The moruiDg when
The alarm vas nisei In the house that the damood .as
lost
Il ~u .o aggravated By Ire foolish talk among the
women ssrvants al woodedpE Who 10 he suspected
nrst aud angry With yoa gkns~ing No better al
that ums) Zoe The pains yoa took In hunting fr the eue
and sending Or The police that kept much possible
/ frizinshAn came 20 The house.
1 'MI- s-eg.ve began you may rcmembsr by setting
S~ed him up stalis In ae know the meaning of the
insult hs had pat upcn them. vent with the res be
had dooe anything eGsrent irom the rest, Mr.
me DIRECTLY. We tund him In Miss Raehers room. lie
tOd ne he souhint have iot of women there and he
Iont 70 the smear the paiotsi dccs, and said some
q our petteosts had done the mischief and sent us all
.Aner leaving Miss Racher. ruom, .topped moment
q ihe landings, BY myself 10 sc u had got the
paint stain BY any chance on my gown Penelope Better
oigc, (the only q the women With whom WAS on
friepiy teun.) passed, and Dosloci what about
'You pe-,int uuable yoar-ef Rossnna' she said The
paint Mis- Rsehsls door has been dry Coz hours. II
Mr.. ssssnve had Dot set watch on cur beirooms, !
| think-I was insultei before In my life %
'Rssslops -as q ho.tsmysrsi girl au'sted her, and
brought her hack What she had aid about the paint
he door hsyng been dry fOr hoars.
llos do you kn.- thAtf' I szi.
Il vas with Miss Rachel anil Mr. Franklin all yesterday
morning Penelope 'aid, mixing the eOOrs, while they
finished the dcr. heard Miss Rachel ask whether the
dor woad he dry that evening, In time for the birthday
company 10 see H. And Mr Franklin shook his head and
sh u vOalint be dry In less than twelve hours. IL was
s,'s,t -. R No. 49, 49, a. ~
threc this morning.
'Dd q ne hde. g. up stairs yesterday evening
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,Ny .o,s Sir va. IN m,ke your b,,I AMI N nut your
,., ,Llx n -. ~. h.n,i.., ho.,, hsa In lie uhole
a.x nae. N - ~ .i,,o~ an shch yoar hssi hal
rs,s, !. night No matt, .bo h,s doos IN sIncr. you
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them Go you 0f all the t,e nlsk In your dressing
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a., !. x ri ,hos.n 4, ~ ,cal N n, 10 al Itand
- ~ st,In os tbs nan, trm Nj. RscseI', door,
~ x. an .t,r,l nv thr discovery tA.t ran ont with
,hs nIgh von In INV 1and and n.,e ar The baek ,taIr,
a., - n No., mo INV 90 ,s0o ,o ~ si n n
nl,.. xhec. ncI.,y coaid Ir,n,s. ani Ih,errupt me
"a. .oon a. 4 ~, INV hc.ath as,in called 10 mini my
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ia.s s' nIyb, mi thr.s I'M. ma,ulns
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..,a' 49,, y - , - - ~ MI. tha, dis
ea,rry Yoa .o.u oay be ansry-aui' N you we're an
Cry, you might tear my letter uP aud read no more OF H.
Let be enough, you please, 10 sy only hs. Al
ter thinking over 70 the best Of my ability male oI,
that the thing was not likely r reason thai wiz teu
yUa. you hd been In Miss Raehers sitting Al that
time % Dight with Miss RachsIs knosledge CAni yoa
had been foolish enough to rget 10 take esre o. me wet
dOOr she Souh have reminded you-she N0ui never nave
t you carry away such witness against her a. the Wit
ness looking at now Al the time own was
nct completely certain In my osn mind that had proved
my suspicion 10 BE- wrong You win not have Tor
gotten that have Owned 10 hating Miss Rachel Try 10
think N You can thar there WAS little of thai hatred
an ths II tenie In my determining TO Keep the night
vruu AMI 20 Walt and watch ani see what use might
make of L. At that tune please 60 rvmenbsr not shOst
Of the ea hal entered my head that yOa had stolen the
| DiamOnd'
Thera hrolso on q, tho rs,dpy of the letter fpr
| the see1nd ,ioe " -
Ihad read those portions OF the erable woman,s
confession which related 20 myself with unaffected
tross IhaI regr,tted truly regretted the asper-
sion which haa thoughtIessly east ON her memory
before had seen a limo OF her letter But when
had advanced as Ear as the passage which Is quoted
aboye own I felt nv mind growing bltterer and
hittsTer araInst Rosanna Spesrman As went ON.
'Reah the rest for yourselff said handing the let
ter Ia Bet teFee across the table 'If there Is any
thing In IL which must look at you can tell me as
Won 1o on'
II understand YOU, Mr. Franklin no answered.
'Its natural sir I'm YOU And God help us all = he
aSs.a ,n n io~s, tss.' .I,,s natagal I'M her,
IcontInue 10 copy the continuation OF the letter
| from the ori i.inal IN my own possession.
Having determined TO keep the nightgosn, as sS
What use my love or my revenge u hardly knew shehl
cculi turn to In the future tho next thing 10 discover
Wa now 70 Keep " N'thout the rrs o' oeins Iounu v-
There vas euy one way 10 make another nigh,-so.n
exactly like ~ hcfge SATURDAY eare arl oe0ugn' ue
lsnniry-woaS and her Inventory 70 lhe hoose; ,.,>
r.s AFRAID 10 put n ou th the next dAJ S'hs frayl
bsng In doae, lest .ome accident might hspIsn IN the IN
| er'a. aet,mmeu 70 nake ue msu'-sVsn pn 49,
sam- day (lhe Thursiayl While eonh eoan', psyeu
nv e.ra. pfopsrly on having my ume 70 nsn 4, ,ne ns
nrst hnE to do Sssr so ur year ~ mn, IN ~
dn-rt) "a: TO 60 BACK 70 your - muen
pat W rights Peoelope would have dooe that f me
s NJ. ~. az .Ss ~, an ,Se s os
| on any piece a hrnltnre IN the rom. -,
isNmn.d everything nsrrosy, Aha A. , n' pa"a ~, :
~, ,s.. s,.ssss va n.a.,S .or n hst summer
sessun, but flannel dresing-grvp which you had w'th
you also supPo~e you th chilly aner walking 70 anu
~ =, SISs % ySs cos SDa. A. -; rate, ~ lsSs wsre The
stns just visible, the inside q the dressnggown
easily gO r q ths-e by scraping away the stun on the
flannel This doOe the only prof it against you was the
proGf flockud up In my drawer.
Il hal just inishsd your rOom when sent fot TO he
qas-io by Mr ssezase along with the rvst Of the ser.
hen followed the most extraordinary event q the day-to
ns-ssee had fOand the paint On your night-so~n- IL
out u the secoD queonng Of Penslope DStei eige
By saPsrintendant SsesraSe. nj.
'rencops returnci 10 US quite beside herself WIN rage
at the manner la which Mr ssegra'e hal usaied her
lie had hintsi beyond the possibity ~ neakng MN
that he SUSPECTED her 81 being the thlei eserv an
equally astonshe al hearing this and We an askeu, Wh
''Because the diamODd In Miss Raches sittng-r0om
Penelope answered. And becanse the last person
IN the .it,ing-room at night'
.AIms-S sstwr the weeds hsa l,n her lips r,membsrod
thai anoher rsoa had been In The sitting later than
I Penelope. rhSt person ycursslt My head ~hred
ruuBi and my thoughts were In drcifal coOfuson In
the midst Of Il al, something Whispered to me that The
smear yoar ght-goxn might have q msanng entirely
dderent 10 the meaning which had given 10 up 70 t
time. 'tthe hss person IN the room the le'sVn 70 e
suspeeted, thought 70 myself tbe hN reps"pe
In The case q auy other gentleman believe Should
have been asl anod o. susreciing him o. ten ALMOST "
soon ~ the suspicion had passed through my mni
hut the hrv thought that toe had et yourself dosn 70
my kye and that l. In po-esslng myself of your night
gO~n, had Ao psessed myself % the means O shielding
yOu fum being discovered, and disgrsee hr h-I say
sr the hare oughl % this seemed open such chance
hflfe winning your that passed. blind