The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-27

"Never marry, Miss Person." she would
say to her at times, "never marry; but
when you have succeeded in making per-
feet miracles of accomplishments of Grace
and Clara, come and spend the rest of your
life with me-"
81 shall never marry, Mrs. Tenrhyn,"
our governess would reply, with quiet
smile.
One morning about month after the
robbery, we were all at breakfast, when
there came message to say that Mr..
Barking, draper with whom we had done
business for many years, was waiting in
the library, and particularly wished to see
me.
"We saw Mr. Barking, yesterday, papa"
said Clara. "We went to D. for our
drive, and Miss Person let us go in the shop
with her."
eyes" said Miss Porson, with smile,
81 did so and the consequence is, confu-
sion over the lessons. The dolls were
obliged to have new dresses when Clara saw
the pink muslin l had gone to purchase"
hastily finished my breakfast, for 1
knew Mr.. Barking had driven over from
D.. l anticipated nothing more than
a new pattern of some remarkable cloth, or
perhaps to be asked for my advice in some
matter of town business but the first look
l had of the usually smiling face told me
something grave had brought my visitor
there.
After the customary salutations had pass
ed, Mr.. Barking drew a purse from his
pocket, and, coming near me, said: "You
remember, sir, of course, the great robbery
you had here some time since ?"
81 need not say indeed do" was my
reply.
"One of the notes advertised as lost was
for twenty dollars the number 1888, the
date June 4th, 1856" continued Mr..
Barking.
"You are quite right, Mr.. Barking"
said I. "All the other notes were traced
to New York. That one was not amongst
the number of those changed at the bank"
Mr.. Barking looked still graver as he
opened the little purse, and took from it a
crumpled bank-note, slightly torn.
"This is the same note, fear SIR" he
said, and laid it before me.
1t was indeed. / could hardly believe
the evidence of my own eyes. 1t was the
identical piece of paper that Emily had
shown my wife, while laughing over some
| little adventure she had with it. / took it
There was no mistake it was the same.
looked at Mr.. Barking without word ;
some dreadful conviction came upon me /;
knew not what. At last said, "From
whom have you received this notep There
is no doubt it is one of those stolen"
"That is what have hardly courage to
tell you, sir" he replied. "Please remem-
Der, before ] do SO, that / utterly disclaim
all notion Of the reward. would not touch
one cent of it. What have done is solely
for the sake of justice, and that wrong shall
not fall upon an innocent person."
az quite believe it," said; "but tell
me, where did it come from?"
The man spoke slowly, and with an ef-
fort.
I" 1t was brought to my shop, sir, yester-
day morning, by lady," said he. al
knew the note at once from the description.
1 said nothing about it to any one. gave
the change, and decided to bring it at once
to you. / could not come yesterday"
But" said l, interrupting him, "who
was it?"
I" 1t was Miss Porson, sir, your governess. !"
"Miss Porson p exclaimed "incredi-
BILE There is some great mistake.
Miss Porson is no more capable of theft
than / am myself"
"For all that, sir, she brought the note
to my shop yesterday said Mr.. Barking.
was literally speechless; torrent of
thought rushed through my mind. Icould
find no words. Ono thing struck me.
Knowing how the note was advertised, how
could she willfully take it to the very shop
where handbils about it hung in the win
dow? l asked Mr.. Barking that. lie
could say nothing, save that she had done
so. felt convinced there was some great
mistake.
"Come with me-" | said 81 win show
you there is some mystery that Miss Por-
son knows nothing of this"
We went back to the breakfast-room.
remember the scene so well. My noble lit
tie Henry was sitting on Miss Persons knee,
smiling, as he listened to her. My wife
and Mrs. Tenrhyn were Watching them,
ard enjoying Harry's delight at the fairy