The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-04-06
MIN as lives in the marble palace up the

MIN as lives in the marble palace up the
Hudson?"
"Of course / have-indeed have some
acquaintance with him." "Or would
give the universe to scrape one," she
might with truth have added.
"That's unlucky for you," observed
the officer, with an obvious lack of SYM
pathy; "for you see, this here cook as
you have accused of stealing, is his only
daughter and heiress y
"What ?"
Mrs. Garret sat down on q broken
backed chair, with a face as pale as
a ghost.
To think that her penetration should
have served her so i'll as to suffer her to
insult this lady-this daughter of one Of
the grandest magnates of society.
How in heavens name can apollo
gize for my mistaken" she gasped. "I'll
die of shame outright -
Meanwhile, we haven't found the
bank note" observed the officer with
the s'arch ?"
"No, no! gracious sake, leave me |!
Let me think !" groaned our friend in
real anguish OF mlnd.
So the officer went down stairs with
very different manner from that in which
he had ascended.
Meanwhile the following interview had
taken place between the master of the
house and the accused:
"Sir," said the latter, as soon as they
were alone. "I think you have the
feelings of gentleman. Further con-
cealment is useless, and before L leave
this house l owe you an explanation"
Mr.. Garret thought this was the be-
ginning of confession of guilt, and
said:
Yes, Ann" very sadly, but kindly:
60 L am not what seem, pursued Miss
Arnim, in an agitated manner.
"You may have heard of, six months
ago, Gen. Arnim's daughter, who disap-
peared"
" Heavens" muttered Mr.. Garret, who
feared poor Ann was insane.
:" My father" slowly continued Miss
Arnim, wished me to marry a gentle
man who was in every way repugnant to
me, | having already given my heart to
another whose want of fortune was his
only fault. / would not disobey my
father by following the dictates of my
heart, yet how could 1 go through the
daily sorrow of thwarting his express
wishes l resolved to escape from both
temptations at time, and could think
of no way in which could more secure
ly hide myself than by going into service
for awhile. confided my story to the
good manageress of the Domestic Train
ing Institution, who was a friend of
mine, and through her influence came
here with the determination of doing my
duty as conscientiously as it was pos
sible. You have seen the result Mr..
Garret."
She burst into tears, though her eyes
flashed through them with proud indig
nation.
BY this time the earnestness of her
manner and the calm refinement of her
truth to her listeners heart. He gazed
at her in amazement and distress, while
flood of shame dyed his brow.
The detective now entered, and, with
deeply respectful obeisance to the woman
he had treated so insolently ten minutes
ago, said
"Please accept my humble service,
Miss Arnim, and to pardon my mistake.
What can l do for you, miss l"
"Bring cab, if you please" said
Miss Arnim. Then turning to her former
master, she said, pleadingly:
Let me ask as particular favor, sir,
that may be permitted to go without
meeting Mrs. .Garret again. can i'm
agine now," she added, with q trembling
voice, "what innocent and friendless
girls feel when they are suspected wrong
fully"
Little more remains to be said. The
young lady had her wish, and returned
to her fathers house without another en-
counter with the amiable mistress; and
so overjoyed was the General to receive
back her whom he had bitterly mourned
as lost by his own cruelty that her en-
gagement to Mr.. Merville, a rising young
lawyer, was Immediately afterward ar
ranged with much rejoicing.
Little Master Horace proved, some
weeks afterward, to be the real cause of
that bank notes disappearance. 1t was
found stuffed into the cavity under the
shuttle of his mammals sewing machine.