The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-05-13
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had taken her for tall woman. / now
saw that she was of quite petite figure,
hardly larger than girl of twelve.
She passed into rOom Immediately
back of the parlor, and closed the door.
] told my companion TO step into the
hall and keep his eye on the other door,
while remained in the parlor. ] had
no fear of the birds escape, for Lad a
pretty accurate mental plan Of u house
in my head, and / Fnew she could not
leave 1t without being seen by my men
outside. She was absent very long
time, during which heard an animated
discussion going on in the adjoining
room In which the shrill tones of a
child's voice coull be p ainly di-tin-
guished The words, however, were
unintellgible.
] had become thoroughly tired Of
waiting, and was on the point of max
ing n disturbance, when the door open.
I'd and hideouly defOrmed boy ap-
peared limpinC on crutch He was
hump backed, and dreadful scrOfulous
marx diShgur'd one half Of his ugly
face. As he opened and closed the door
! caught glimpse Of Madame D'OrSav
seated in an arm chair, with a lace
handkerchief to her eyes, ,vidently
weeping.
"Mother told me to give YOU this"
said the dwarf in the same shrill crack
ed voice which had lately overheard.
''She will be out herself in moment.
You won't arrest her, will YOU sir p
81 don't know" answered, shortly,
taking the diamond cross, and putting
ii in my pocket. "Where are the two
hundred dollars -
81 am going to get this changed" ="
said the boy, holding up five hundred
dollar bill. "If you will aait minute
! will brig back the money"
| let Him go, and he limped out of the
front dor and down the street, drag
ging his club feet painfully. / was
glad to have the lideOus little monster
out of my sight.
waited some fifteen or twenty tnin-
ntes after that, but neither Madame
D'Orsay nor the boy put in an appear
ance At last my patience became ex-
hausted, and | tried the door leading 20
the inner room it opened readily, but
there was nobody except madame her
self. VINO still sat in the armchair be-
l"V ~ " ''7N"- 1'''C' Will hVi luCo
buried in her handkerchief.
"9"me, come, said, this won't
do. ~ on nave had time enough to cry
IN fut on your thlhgS hnd toilo" lac.
I'VE some friends out'lde VINO are walt
ing for you"
A loud coarse laugh greeted this
speech, as tapprd the woman gently
on the shOnIder The handkerchief fell,
ana disclose the features OF the TOnY
servant glri VINO han admitted US 10
thr mouse. her ioVely person was ores
SEQ III her mistress clothes, ana her
SHOCK OF halr was cOhceaied oy a blonde
wig, the exact counterpart OF the mad
ame's own hair, whlch was Wig itself,
for all knew.
"fe thought 1t was the lady OF the
house, did ye : exclaimed TINS inter-
rstlng female, jumping up WeIl' We
see II ls'ht' iha'ks 10 your poiiteneSs
IN waiting so 'ohE, 'Ee ,llauaine mas got
well out OF your reanh oy thls time, II
her eintrE ana trat oedu'lrul cIuo fo't
oonL interfere WIN her speed.
Ten thousand iurlrS exclaimed l.
SelZlng her roughly ny Che arm, ana
shaking hrr, 'do you mean TO say
les, lu" She repl'eu win oroad
grin couid NJ oring yout9eil TO DC,
Ieve that her Pretty 'anVShlP con'd
make herSelt so ugly, couId ye MI
Policeman you are nlcely sod
dropped her arm, anu selzlng the
salesman as ran through tnr NALL
dragging MN out OF the mouse.
"fhe hlrd mas escaped us, SAID, as
soon as we reached th7 sidewalk, ana
could recover my breath Madame
D'Orsay mas given us Ihe Snp' out at
all events we have recovered the cross.
| took Tue JHWPl IRON my POCKET anu
handed 1t to hlm' he TOOK II, ami
turned 1t over ana over ~ the sunlight
Its beautiful thlng, / remarked,