The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-19

But thou shalt move on, on wings SO free
For thine is the life OF eternity.
The wonderful power Of SO small seed
The miracle seen in that corn OF wheat,
It puzzled the mind; but still 1t is done
BY the Author Of Life, the Eternal One.
Two Men and Two Women.
"There's q pretty creature for you."
"You think sop
Myself and my wife, "ego ct rec naets"-
1 put my self first because speech number
one 10 of my making. Speech number
two, Fanny's, properly a statement o.
tact, became question from certain
rising infection OF the voice, likewise Of
the eyebrows.
was in the month OF September, and
Fanny, on my arm, was being assisted
up three flights from dinner. The re-
marks at the head of this column were
apropos of a newcomer at our table.
"Poor thingV said the landlady
"She's been very unfortunate. She is
an orphan. She was brought up by hel
grandparents with great expectations.
The old people died. The will was con-
tested. Poor Alice was lett with thou
sand dollars, and here she is. She writes
six hours a day in one Of the insurance
offices, sings in church in South Boston
Sundays, and is to have two weeks va
cation in the tilty.two."
This story was told the next Sunday
Alice Howard being absent. She had
started off at nine O'clock, In the midst
of a pouring rain-the slime storm"-tc
meet her engagement at South Boston.
As Mrs. Dwight told the story, l no
ticed young Verulam set his teeth to-
gether, and look down to conceal flasf
of the eyes, and of honest indignation
Yerulam was poor and promising law,
yer, and was admitted to the bar last
year. >.
ard wrote was on fremont street. One
day as l came along l saw the chip hal
me. and as l stepped faster to overtake
it, noticed young Stanforth start out
from Kennard's, join Alice, catch the
step, and walk with her.
StanfOrth was fellow-bOarder-a son
OF Stanforth the importer of China goods.
The family were abroad just then, there.
fore we had this youngster at our table.
"Now, that won't be bad" l 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 cas-
tie upon this slender foundation.
Well, OF course / crossed over to Parl
street, and took the shortest route to din
AsIwas tumbling for my latch.key. te
let myself in, l was surprised to SEE
Miss Howard come out OF the door. She
met me face to face at the entrance.
"What! home before mef" ex
claimed.
For answer she held up letter. Sht
was just running down to the corner
half block of, to drop it into the box.
t.l,d like to know how they managed tt
get home first" thought, as watched
The gray dress and chip hat fit down th'
street. Then 1 went into my dinner, ant
Thought no more Of the incident at tina
time. We dined at $3.50. was alway
halt an hour late.
OF these little circumstances you vii
see the drift presently.
had been in the house perhaps fiy
minutes when Miss Howard took he
seat at the table, and Stanforth soon fol
lowed her.
Fanny and I were just setting our
selves to a game Of chess that evening
when she suddenly cried out:
"Why, Israel, where is my jewel-case ?
She was standing with the uppe
drawer Of her bureau open, and wher
The jewel-case should have been, Wa
nothing.
you've been robbed apparently"
said.
"Oh, my dearl And my diamond-pi
which was grandmother's and the col
ais you brought me from Romel and tn
| bracelet of Florentine mosaicl 1t seem
to me can't have it sop walled m
wife, and sat down in the Slough c
Despond.
went out and spoke to a detectiv
directly, and then we discussed tn
thing in all its bearings between Oul
selves.
"Some person must have come dow
through the scuttle," said Mrs. Dwight
II have questioned Norah, and she re
ports that no one came in or went ou
during dinner but the family. She say
YOU, Miss Howard, went out with
letter, and then came In with Mr.. Star
forth"
"Norah is mistaken. had not com
in or gone out until came with Nj
Stanf6rth."
Miss Howard spoke distinctly.
held my peace. would not set a
the women in the house buzzing until
was certain. But could have take
my oath that had met Alice Howar
that day at the door.
Once afterward ! fancied saw he
enter one Of the low shops on a street {
bad repute, but did not get near enoug
to be sure.
mentioned this also to the detectiv,
and Said to Alice:
"Did see you down ON - stree
this morningW
81 think not" was the quiet reply
and she looked at me as frankly as sh
had looked that morning at breakfas
when ] had first suspected her.
i 1t wasn't long after that I notice
Alice whispering to grandmother on
morning. / saw her kneel by the oil
i woman's chair, and l couldn't avoi
hearing gra ndmother say:
"Never you fret, dearie. Somethir
will tell you before long which is the rigl
one."
4 knew the young girl must be haltin
between Stanf0rth and Verulam.
one poor as she was the temptation
Stanforth's thousands must have been
temptation indeed. But things were d
cided in o way that we least expected.
. 81 believe that I've got track of th
| ljewelry, Gorch," said the detectiye