Litchfield enquirer., 1870-01-06

! HEa though not one package was in his hand
 to indicate purchase. sSancho, however, had made a more prof.
 table trip, for, as they entered the still
 brilliantly lighted drawing room, he walk I ed forward and deposited at his masters
 feet an object which at the first glance ne
 took to be large white bird, but which upon examination proved to be a lady's er- mine muff, withthe silken cord, which had
 fastened itsaround the neck, broken. Y It
 was dainty little affair, Tined with blue
 silk, with pocket. on the outside. ever
 which buttoned'a 2 small animals head with tbrght black eyes. a.zs,9ass Way, ssncho, you Scamp, where did you get thisf" ss F5 -s2.is < q T IA se
 The dog looked up, wagging his tail. and evidently expecting to be praised. .S.ss
 Did you pick itup on the street? Good dog! Nov. wonder who sshas lostsuch a dainty trifie! Come, sir, we must examine your spoilto try to find an owner.
 ,nd ,Ine as, new interest had quite driven away
 remainder of the night in the house, and ne resumed his seat in the great armsehair, atter hastily diyesting himself of his out
 door garments, and began to search the
 pockets of the muff. ss.*, - @-
 IA porte monnaie, and little beauty.
 too. Let's see the inside e-five, ten. eley. on, fifty, sixtYsfive-el dollars and six ty-fve cents, and that's all; no papers, no card. Whats next? Two pairs of kid gloves, small enough for Titania. Whats this done up 50 nicely? A jewellers box, and, 0 Sancho, you thiefl what a diamond ring!i A gentlemanis ring, too!-but what
 stonel See it flash, you scamp! Let me sec. Lettering inside, M: B. to H. B. Just see. that. you rogue! Somebody's
 Christmas present. gage diamond too, it Is likely. But. stay! this lettering was done at-let me see the box again-B
 < O., jewellers They will know who or- dered it, for I don't believe they see such stones every day. Ineyer saw such dia-
 s And, indeed, it was beautiful enough to account for the young mans admiration. Large and very perfect, it's shape was oval, and in the centre was gathered a yellow shadow that intensified it's brilliaaey. It was set in four golden claws, which cover ed but very little of the stone, though the ring itself was very heavy of pure gold. It
 was-a long time before Charles Markham
 restored tho beautiful gem to its box, and agaln dlyed into the. huff pocket % ,s Heres another parcel, Sancho. Rib up ten such muffs as this. OnA n,,ra ; that's all Candies, Sanekol The ou,,s,,
 has sweet tooth as we'll as a tiny: hand
 That's all We cannot find out any more, sir, until morning, when we will call upon
 Messrs. B--& Co.,. and see if they know
 who bought the ring. What, Sancho, smelling at that paper of .candies! E. Ee, sir, they are not ours. They belong to a
 lady, rather small in stature. judge; a Na~- --a---ne 1 A.nnis,n n. .,oIrye. since she still eats bonbons; who has an
 admiring lover, who is to wears that esu-
 perb diamond, which betokenseby the way that wealth may bs added to her other charms. Come, sir, lie down on the hearth rug. Twill draw this sofa nearer tosthe
 fire, and we will sleep here < have no de- sire to plunge iato any of those cold rooms tip stairs this night. Coed. night. air. and, comp posiug Himself on "a wide, ;rold, Efashioned sofa. his fair face nestling in a large velvet cushion of deepest crimson; the young nansfell sound asleep. Sancho sat beside him, gravely watching his face, until convinced that he was really asleep, and then stretched himself out on the rug.
 spread for his use beside the sofa, and was soon sharing the slumber earned by day of. railroad riding and an eyeningFof walk ing. = N It was late in the morning before either
 of the pair awoke. The fire was out, but
 the gas still burned, while the shutters fast
 closed excluded any ray ofs daylight Charles looked at once at his watch, gave long whistle of amazementw when he found the hands pointed 10 nine o'clock, and was all, hustle and activity in moment. It
 was not long before thesshutters of an up- per room were unclosed, and preparations for tpllet commenced, the heavy valise |unpacked, and finer linen. and more ele- gant garments seiected to replace 4the
 handsome travelling g-suit- worn the day be- fore.
 2 "There, Sancho. Ithink Twill be pre- sentable to Miss M. B." said the young
 man, as his toilet completed, he stood be- fore the mirror in the bedroom. 'To be sure, my snosefs rather scarlet. but it would
 be that anyhow after l. had been out few
 minutes. That is one of the Deadties, San cho, of the complexion of a six months
 baby in a full l-groWn man. But 1t is too late in the day to growl over that. Where are my gloves? qAhl here they are. Now,
 my hat. Fetch my cane from the corner, sir. That's good dsdog. And now, San- cho, we will get some breakfast, and com mence the search for M ," is
 SAV W00 Juoe HUH WU0u lOu1E16S maEE~ ham and Sancho stood in the drawing room of an elegant residence in w.. St., waiting for an @ @ansYeE ez to the q.esStIis.-i E ermine muHp EbQd 10 1ea3ia g as' Will you please step. into the sitting room, sir?' said the servant, returning.
 will show you the way"
 Motioning Sancho to wait in the hall, Charles followed the ofootman, Eunaware that he was supposed to be some poor man who expected . reward for his services, for the huff had been advertised with the promised liberal remuneration for it's re- turn. The group in the sitting-room, an, old gentleman and lady, two young ladies, andss lad of sixteen, all lOokdd in amaze mant at the gentleman following the sery- ant. s -
 sITThs old lady spoke first. o..Pray, be seated, sir III hope you will pardon us for sending for you here; but understand John to say5-my daughter lost a huff yes Etefday and perhapS' and here the old Egentlemaf intsrrupted her. D 1e1 1aaaaI hf
 '.Yon saw it advertised. did you not.
 's T did not. sir. said Charles, courtee,oouns, te,on , ly. l am an entire stranger in your city, and arrived last evening ff6m1 Ohio9 But my dog picked mp . huff ip the street, and Ilearned from B. & Go. that Q diamond ring it contained wss set and marked sbv them for Miss Blake. r s1 an N
 Here: the youngest of the ladies gdarted