Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-10-13
"where do you suppose she gets the money!

asked Nelly.
allow do we know but she may bs rich and
eccentrc?" was my response. "You pitled
her, and thought ner poor lone girl, but her
fther migt have possessed property to large
amount for all we can tellh
| Nelly shook her wise head.
~ don't believe he left cent--indsed, what
am saying? it isa matter OF certainty that he
| did not, for Susie told me so herself. Besides
she would have got fine things fast enough,
scores Of times. I've seen the look in her eye
when have been shopping at Stewart's sug-
| spirit-for you see now what lovely taste she
has. But wish she wasn't such secret little
thing, that's what torments me; do like TO be
| confded in"
What followed made that converse: ion mem
orable.
Some months previous 1 had received the
sum of three thousand dollars for small
piece OF land. This money, or part of 1t
had occasion to use. ] went up 10 the closet
In my room, one side of which served as safe.
To my utter establishment, the money was not
| there. l searched the closet through and
through,and then called my wife for coEsuta-
tion.
| Together we looked in every available place
cleared the shelves of the library, searched
| through all the closets, bureaus, boxes, trunks,
and hooks that the house afforded, but In van;
| the money was gone - no signs ofbankbills any
where.
! 'Where could you have put them9n asked my
wife, tired and discouraged.
~ put them in my closet, my key has been
| In that little box on the end of the man
| tel-pece; have never been 10 the closet since
left the money there, bu, some one else has
1t SEEMS
"None OF the servants but old Hester ever
com $ into this room," murmured Nelly sand
would stake my life on her honesty"
"Of course 50 would IT,
"Threc thousand dollars, why John that's a
large sum to lose"
"Large or small it is gone"
"But where?" my wife querled, perplaxed
aud anxious. "Who could have known it was
there? Have you ever spoken OF the money be
fore-anybodyf People will do such miserable
things sometimes"
"Yes have spoken of that amount by me
two or three times but no one was present but
you and Susie. II was an abominable careless
thing to do, leaving itlying loose instead of
putting ii in the bank as | should"
Day after day we looked for the money,
speaking of our suspicious TO 10 one until fl
nally we gave it up for lost. A week after
this Nelly came TO my room with a pale face.
"It's SO strange" she murmured, and l do
hate to have such thoughts, but John where
could Susie have got that splendid diamond
solitaire?" she half whispered.
'What solitaire p asked.
You have not seen it; she wore 1t to-day for
the first lime.'
Il suppose she il engaged Harry gave 1t to
her, suggested.
But Harry didn't give it to her. asked her,
and she said no.
'rhe deuce = was all | could say.
'And John, it really looks alarming, the num-
her of costly things she has been buying of late.
Thirty dollars for parasol! only think and
mine didn't cost twenty; box of the dantiest
gloves, everything by the dozen.'
We looked at each other in silence.
about the richest black silk you ever saw
better than mine. The material must have
cost hundred dollars, what will the dress
come 10 when it Is made up?'
'What can it all mean p / queried.
Don't ask me am heart-slck of the thought
of it. It's miserable business. Can 1t be pos
sble?-but no, won't say it, Certain it is
that she has business relations With some one
in this city. Half the letters she gets aie not
Hary's.'
Il wonder fthe fellow loves herr
Loves her he worships her.
And he will make her his wife y
'Of course he will
what Is our duty in that case, do you think
Neliy?'
For heavens sake say nothing about il,
John. Remember, she Is my cousin, and il
isn't as If we were poor I'd rather lose five
SITS terribly unpleasant said /.
'Of course 1t is-horrlble. Aud she's so hap
py SO thoroughly happy, that 1t would be
pleasure just to look at hor, If one didn't think,
didn't dread-oh John John = and poor Nelly
hid her face In her hands.
And still the purchases continued. Nelly aud
said nothing-never asked question now,
but we were all the time watching, miserable
and unhappy.
Susie must have noticed the change In Us,
but she was 50 preoccupied with her love that
she PROBABLY attributed IL to some other cause
Harry was now constant visitor. lie came
to my office one day, and with an almost radi-
ant face, told me Of his love for my wife s
cousin. ~ hope you do not object he added,
when had heard him through.
"Why should ?" asked; she is only Nely's
cousiL."
Hang 1t, man, you're cool enough about it,
any way; he said. 'Can'syou get up little en-
thusiasm when a fellow Is half beside himself
with happiness. You don't want her to 20
eh p
Il am quite willing answered, sbut eou-
fess there's no accounting for tastes. She is
very far from the person | fanciei would be the
choice of my fastldious friend Harry Lonsdale
All, you ara thinking of our old discussions
but let me tell you she is perfectly beautiful
in my sight, and little shou of divinity. Her
eyes are certainly glorious, and then, her charm
iuk,t iiilio ways, anu ntT perfect taste
Jove what exquisite taste y
That's true, said l.
'Well, cone old fellow, I'm glad TO liear you
own up TO something. I'll be blest II | shouldn't
think, were you single man, you were in love
with her YOURSELF
MY answer satisfied him: rfl we're single,
ahd she the only woman in the world
wouldn't marry her.
'Whew well, that's what 1 call trifie de-
n and uln..
several weeks PASSED. Susie had notified my
wife OF her engagement. She could not but be
aware oil the c0nstraint in our manner. Nelly
and frequently had little talks together over
the matter; in which we commented upon the
strange good luck that had seemingly overtaken
Miss Susie. The disappearance of my three
thousand dollars, and her sudden accession of
costly dresses and jewelry dit look, to say the
least, suspicious.
Une day on my return home, nv wife infDrm-
ed me that Susie was intending to leave Us.
'She came to me this morning. continued
Nelly, 'and told me Aunt Cheyney had written,
saying that she wished her TO return and as
she had great deal to do, she thought it better
to have the wedding outfit made there. said
10 her, We thought you would be married from
here, Susiey She looked strange for n moment,
Tor she must have seen how little heart there
was in my words. Then she said Aunt Cbey-
ney expected the ceremony to to take place there,
had, in fact, been making great Preparations
Besides, she wanted to see Aunty's wthered old
face-and there she choked. She is going to-
morrow night, and Is packing up now"
would have given the world TO be able TO
say that was sorry, bnt the truth IS, her pres
ence had become hateful to me; l wanted her
to be gone.
We were very polite to the last. / saw Susie
OIL In company with my wife. Harry went
with her, the happiest man ever saw.
1t was a relief to behold her vacant chaif,her