Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-07-17
For the first time, she turned pale.
That's about the plain English ont,


That's about the plain English ont,
Miss"
Sho stood still an instant. Then turn
ing to Stanforth she said:
perhaps you will be kind enough to
go to the office and tell them why can't
be there to-day. And-another thing
if l am not back by Sunday, ask Mrs.
Dwight to send word to the people out at
the church in South Boston. Now I'm
ready" and bowing to US, she walked
away on the arm Of the policeman.
"This is rather an ugly piece of bust
ness, DECLARE" said Stanforth. "Pou
honor, don't know" he stammered -
" if she's guilty it isn't just the thing for
fellow to so down to the office and give
her message as one of her friends"
I'm go" | said, angry enough to
knock the boy down for his silly weak
ness. "A fine lover you !" thought,
" deserting at the first alarm"
Verulam was not at dinner that day.
| suspected whore he was. or course,
Miss Howard was the only woman talked
of. The women were down on her, eX-
cept Grandmother. She was full OF
faith.
"Itll all come out stroight-just wait, y
she said.
But confess couldn't SEQ whore the
light was to come from. Then | told
Fanny for the first time of my suspicion
"Ah, she's deep. knew that from the
outset. Trust one Of your meek women
for deception"
But the denouement camo sooner than
we expected.
1t was ten o'clock that evening, Norah
WAS half sick, and Fanny had asked me
to go down and got pitcher OF ico-wator
to save the servant the trouble.
As | came back through the dim hall,
who should opcn the door of Miss How
ards room but Miss Howard herself
There she stood, gray dress, blue veil
and all" the gownd, the bonnet and the
/ vail"
"Indocd you are home so soon," l
said.
The girl bowed, and as before, held VI
lettor to bo mailed That instant sus-
picion darted through my mind. | put
myself across her path and spoko:
" Come, stop and tell about it, wore
all interested" /"
Instead Of answering, the woman tried
to brush past me, | caught her and drow
her to the gaslight on the landing, " Let
me go !" she shrieked with an oath.
"Aha ! my fine girl This isn't the
voice of Alice Howard"
1t was II COARSE vulgar tone. 1t was
not the woman | believed it to be. |
gave cry. Stanlorth aud Josso Dwight
ran down. We took the female into the
parlor
Her hat came off in the affair, and with
it some braids OF hair.
Then stood before US II girl with short,
red locks, and a high forehead. In ten
minutes sho was undor the caro- OF our
detective.
Alice Howard slept in her own room
that night. Fanny and went for her IN
II carriage. We found Noulam thero.
The story Of the other is soon told.
The girl was Nell Brink, and she was
we'll known to the police. She was found
to be in the employ Of IA clan of burglars,
who, noting her resemblance to Miss
Howard, laid their plans accordingly.
She had furnished herself with II dress
precisely like Aico's, and with the hat
and veil, the resemblance was such rs to
have deceived their own brothers.
She was sentenced to twenty years in
the State Prison. The last heard of her
was that she had got so good that petit
ton was going about for her release. |
declined to sign it.
Mr.. and Mrs VeruIam board at No.
Endicott Place.