The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-09-07

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seen. All day long | wondered what
| course 1t was best to pursue-ail the
while so utterly uncomfortable that work
of any description was out of the ques-
ton. Just at evening L was summoned
to the parlor to meet gentleman friend.
[ lo.,c-., Immediately that he was III
great agitation.
~ called, said he, in behalf of Il
young lady friend Of mine who is In great
trouble She has neither relatives ar ac-
quaintance in the city. Can you--wlll
you give her shelter for few days until
this storm of abuse blows over, and she
can again hold up her poor head p
Ny thoughts Immediately fed to the
house Of my neigbbor. and asked: Does
she live over here?" pointing in the dl
rection. And she is the victim Of a
terrible accusation? Charged with steal
ing, isn't she ?''
Good Heavens! yes" he replied.
''How did you know? | hadn't the
slightest idea that it had got to be com
NOR talk. 1 am afraid it viii Kill her -
Il have not heard syllable, ] ans
swered mot one. | have simply guess
ed, that is all and ! kaolo she Is limo
cent, aud perhaps, my boy, / can help
God grant it." said be fervently
''But how did you suspect? Who could
have limited at such a thing
81 tell you again that | have not heard
a word-no one has limited. Go for your
friend, aud | will do all that lies in my
power to comfort her. +"
| An hour after Miss Hastings-for that
was the name Of the goVerness-sat In my
room, the most ahiect picture OF misery
| ever looked upon in my life. Her eyes
were swollen with weeping and when |
welcomed her to my home, and assured
her Of sympathy and love, 1t seemed as
if the child heart would break.
"Oh, she s0bbed, Il had such pleas
ant home until she came Old Mr. Dem
ming was kind to me, and so Thoughtful
Of me and Mrs. Demming, too, did
every thing in the world that woman
could do for my comfort; aud then, my
darling little Fred and his papa. And
now, just to think they all think me Il
thief! and | have loved them sol Mer-
/ ciful Father, how could they !"
By degrees | succeeded in getting at
the whole Story.
Little Fred was Mr.. Demming' 5
grandson, and little Fred papa was a
widower, and Miss Hastings was employ
| ed to take exclusive charge Of the wild
/ overs little son.
But who is s1e2" [ asked with a
shudder. '"Ihe woman who always
dresses in white, with cherry scarlet
trimmings? 2"
Then you have seen her?' she in
CURED, looking up quickly,
/ Yes, | have seen her. " hat relation
is she to the Demmings?"
Mr. Demming is her great uncle, and
| has mad the care Of her education. She
has been in Europe for the last three
/ years, travelling with distinguished pro-
| fessor and his wife. 1t seems that Mr..
Demming has had charge Of some jewels
which were left In trust for her until she
| should become OF age. The day Of her
arrival he brought them home from the
/ safe at the Office, to see how she would
| like the jewels reset, intending to have
/ them ready for her at the expiration OF
| the time. which was only three months.
! b0r the last two days they have all been
consulting about 1t. apparently unable to
come to any decision. L was called on
yesterday to give my opinion, and when
told what they desired Of me, this is what
MIR. De mining said Now, let's hear
ways called me Little Lottie from the
| laughed, and said, Little Lottie thinks
/ if she owned these jewels she would be
| very careful how she let them lie around
the house long
! THAT'S So" said grandpapa Dem
ming. But | have got little tuck away
corner whore they are safe enough in the
/ daytime; OF course, L don't leave them
down here nights.
That all know about it," continu-
ed the poor child, with fresh burst of
! tears. I'VE talked little while about
the setting, and this morning L was told
the diomonds we're gone.
Where were you, [ asked, ''while
the family we're at teu?'
Il was at tea also, she replied. Zone
of cur servants was quite i'll, and | went
down long before it was time for the tea
/ bell TO ring and toasted some bread.
Then Mrs. Demming had a lame wrist,
and she asked me to pour the tea %
Did yor leave the dining room," |
| inquired, II any reason, during the tea
hour?"
Not for a moment"
w hat dress did you wear last even
ing p
/ This one," she replied, CHANGING
/ down at her dark alapaca and bursting
! into tears.
'What is the name of this niece ?''
CLARA Mason.
''And you are sure those were her Jew
els?''
Positive
What would induce a woman to steal
I her own property, l wondered. There
might be, thought, some desperate rea-
son for obtaining possession of it before
| the specified time. Some lover In the
case might be-some debt or crime, which
/ she must cancel or have exposed. Just
/ then Mr.. Cleveland and young Mr.. Dem
/ ming were announced
can not see HIN" groaued the
heart broken child. Il can not see
/ him.
But | knew it was best she should :;
/ and so l invited them 20 our private sit
i ting room. | found that the grief was
not all hers. The young man S face bore
traces OF deep suffering, aud it was with
| the utmost effort that he could keep
| from breaking down as he greeted her.
''Lottic. said he, you know | do
not believe this horrid story. [ know
you as well as you know yourself. Faith
err den believe 1t either, but OF course
/ he doeSn't know what TO do with Clara s
story
What is her story?" | inquired.
oh, he replied YEARLY, CLARA
swears thatlast evening about niue o clock
as she was passing along the hall on her
way TO her room. the hail door stealthily
opened, and that Lottie crept, covered
with her water proof although The night
was very fair-anl that she, Clara, step
4 ped hack into passage-way. and as she
did SO, Lottie removed her wrappings,
and said in a hoarse whisper Thank
/ Heaven : no one has seen me-
/ Were you out last evening ?" | in
/ CURED OF the terror strick en- girl
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