The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04

gagemant warrants an ex,ravagant amount
Of feeling
The cousins smiled at each other as their
eyes met, after minutes survey Of the
three children playing block houses. Eel-
ly put out her hand az if inspired TO assist
at the game; and then cal chin, sight Of her
slender forefnger, she uttered an exclama
ton.
''0h, my ring. my lovely ring, Cousin
Edward, that you gave mel
Have you lost i,?' the gentleman inouir-
ell languidiy.
IL hope not tits time It has been mis-
laid so often, and turned up again. But l
shall lose it some time, know. I'm I'M
fortunate abou, it, You see, on account of
the pearls, take ii off every time | wash
my hands, and then ! forget to pu; It on
again
POOH It isl. lost, Nelly. s3esd Miss
Thorpe 10 see il you have lef- 1t Oh your
dressing table,
Miss Thorpe didn't wal: 10 be sent, but
ran away a. once 10 look for the missing
| sriuket. 1t was lovely, and many q time
little Hattie had looked Oh it with almost
coyetous glances, longing for such q ring
| TO wear on her own pretty fingers. She re
| turned from her quest in 3 few minutes,
| looking disappointed au.i saying she could
not find it any where.
You couldn'. have half Locked Ike
young lady declared inpa,ien:ly, because
J! know | let, it Gu the dressing table. | re
member quite well, now, and SO mus. you,
Hattie. 1t was just before dinner, and yoa
were there, because you dressed my HAIR.
Go, again, Hattie, and look On the window
sill; it's just possible ! might have laid ii
there
| Hattie went, and was gone long time;
bat she came back looking more dlsappoint-
| ed than before. She had looked On the
dressing table, on the bureau, behind the
bureau, on the floor, on the window sill
every where, but not q vestige OF the tnr-
quoise ring coul.: she find.
"aow provoking! Was the window open
did you no!icey ;,
.Yes. Miss Helen, the window WAS open. y
Then it may have fallen out Come
with me, Edward, and we viii lock-" and
the pair went out together.
air. Montague and Miss Langley saun
tered round the house, and looked In the
grass under her window, but without sue
cess; and then they plucked roses, and play
fully pelted each other with them, and very
soon forgot oil about what they came oul
for, and proceeded to hirt and make love in a
non -ccmmittal but delightful style, after
the IN ast approved fashion made and proyld
ed for such cases.
The new moon was gl!,tering like silver
sickle in the sky before they thought Of re-
turning 70 the houee; and they were brought
back to the contemplation OF such an idea
ly Helen remarking that the dew was fall
ing, and she dare rot remain out any longer
And haven't found sny ring' They call
turquoise a lucky stone, I'm sure I've had
the wrong kind Of luck with that one. Who
could have taken it? / know | let it on IL.
dressing table Some one has stolen it. =
"Oh, nonsense, Nell; and never mind
anyway. III get you another, and nre:'lel
one, without. pearls on it. and then ynu
went have 10 remove it all the time
Once or ;aice that evening, ami again tht
next day, Miss langley spoke OF her miss
ing ring; the servants were inte.re gated
mamma was comp planned to; Attic aud LOU.
acre ordered to iiyul. its hiding place, il!
in the spirits Of practical oking whica III o.
, yeung gentlemen often INDUCED in, tael
had secreted it, BIZ. que tions. complaints
threats, were an in vain, the turquoise wa
gone IS much as ii Jessica had exchanged i
Tor second monkey
Something over a week n.l pa SGD away
aui Edward Montague, ia order to redee
his promise TO his cousin, he1 run UP L
, town, AMI WAS RETURNING late IN the aven,ai
carrying in ais breast pocket small ".
vi case, inside Of which reyoseI iovea
turquoise ring having on it Helen iaitl,
in uny diamonds It sas saoh Il loye.
ring that the salesman u TsIauy's A4t
Smiled aal given EiHagd a kao#las lo3A
as If 20 intimate that ne knew il was lR.eal
ed as an engagement ring, and Edward
smiling to himself a. NJ wake up tho gar
i: den na;a round BY the samley-houss AZ
: toward the side door, half eetermin i :
i ASA his cousin a. hs s!ppci i, on her 8ase
n 10 sosr it there in token q proniss :
n give ara net only that finger. 6G. hez wA9l
i mana anu heart. As lie passed - tas sua
. mer-hogse the sound 81 s.aotherea wcep.a
il ,ron uiih.a Suosa painfully By hs eA'
Could +. b. Heieag II lusAel In, aas4 aea.
: " stumbled over = little blae& bundle
: something aat osouchsi On the a3er. vi
3 is Acad bent ever IL arsas, err i1- -ssl Set
n bingt ii . perfect tempest c. tears.
bawas1 nearly fell. and dii, IN &c
q stumble, so TIA. lie caugat me crouca.a
n bundle OF black. and rs ne steaaiei tllase
L he also picked il up aal set j; on is tes
. Aud then. with the moonlight saia 6
: its s;tsle flushed, tear-yet faee, and Us .4,
Il uriant brown hair 81 hanging ahaat i
Il shoulders, i. proved = be pcor lit''e Tat.
5 Taorpe.
+. Miss Thorpe! Why I'm - sorryi
any thing the natter Hlwasi assei gen
Il ", fearing some misfortune 10 the girl.
"A that sae had lost some relatiys;lor be was n
"a aware ,ha. the lille govsrness vas lathe
ct less aud motherless, and without hloaa T
ak .a,ien IN the wide werld
Of Ha;,ies sears aud sohs reacl5led; q
placed her two hands before asr tses al
he sank down on seat In an attitude 8. 81 Al
IA, aud despair
en- Edward was the ten5ereS. asaEisf
c : MORALS, and felt infinitely gsieSed - 81
is spectacle Of gFief. Ia sal down ossi
ia her. AMI drew the little bands away "a
rs her lace.
.oe do tell rre Whist is the sgaab.e, he "a
iii. kindly.
4. ~oa, NJ Elsari." scbbei the P
Ne child, ..how cln sas IL Miss Hasea thin