Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-07-17
Weaverville, July II, 1875.
TWO MEN AND TWO WOMEN.

There's a pretty creature for YOU"
You think so ?"
Myself and my wife, "eg0 etrcr meHS.' y
l put myself first because speech number
one is f'my making speech number
two, Fanny's, properly a statement O
fact, because a question of q certain rising
infection of the voice, likewise Of the
eyebrows.
1t was at No. s Endicott Place. ltwaa
in the month Of September, and Fanny
on my arm, was being assisted up three
flights from dinner. The remarks at the
head Of this column were apropos Of tn c
newcomer at our table.
Poor thing" said the landlady.
''She's been very unfortunate. She is an
orphan. She was brought up by her
grandparents with great cXpcctations.'
The old people died. The will was con
tested. Poor Alice was lett with thous-
and dollars, and here she is. She writes
six hours day in one Of the insurance
offices, sings in a church in South Boston
Sundays, and is to have two weeks yaca-
tion in the hfty-two.
This story was told next Sunday, Alice
Howard being absent She had started
off at 0 9o'clock, in the midst Of a pouring
ruin-the "line Storm" to meet her
engagement at South Boston.
As Mrs. Dwight told the story, I
noticed Veruam set his teeth together,
and look down to conceal fash Of the
eyes, and Of honest Indignation. Veru-
lam was n poor and promising lawyer,
and was admitted to the bar last year.
The insurance Office where Miss How
ard wrote was on fremont street One
day as | came along saw the chip hat
and blue ribbon a few rods in advance
Of me, and as | stepped faster to over
take it, noticed young Stanforth start
from Kenuard's, join Alice, catch the
step and walk with her.
Stanforth was fellow border, a son
of Stanlorth the importer Of China goods.
The family were abroad just then, thero-
fore we had this youngster at onr table.
Now, that won't be bad," | said to
myself. :" He's got money-some sense.
She has everything but money"
"You see, like the scheming old fellow
| am getting to be, | began to build "a
castle upon this slender foundation.
"Well, Of course, | crossed over to
Park street and took the shortest route to
dinner.
AS was fumbling for my watch key,
to let myself in, | was surprised to see
Miss Howard come out Of the door. She
met me face to face at the entrance.
What, home before me ?" ex-
claimed.
For answer she held up letter. She
was just running down to the corner,
half block off, to drop it into the box,
"I'd like to know how they managed
to get home first, thought, rs watched
the gay dress and chip hat fit down the
street. Then | went into my dinner, and
thought no more Of the incident at the
time. We dined at $3.50. | was always
half an hour late.
or these little circumstances you will
see the drift presently.
had been in the house perhaps five
minutes when Miss Howard took her seat
at the table, and StanfJr.h soon followed
her.
Fanny and were just sitting ourselves
down to game Of chess that evening,
when she suddenly cried out:
" Why, Israel where is my jewel
case ?'
She was standing with the upper drawer
of her bureau open, and whore the jewell
case should have been, was nothing.
" You've been robbed apparently"
said,