The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-02-08
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Ing greatly excited Loulse step befe 5
nomeBi. slae said
/ followed bsr into small reception.
room With some anxiety, f1r knew By
the pallof of hsr face, b. The osp-slrsgs
uniled, The absence Of care IN Der toilet,
ihA, something unusual bad recently
happened.
Louise, what am 10 thIakf she asked
IS ! sesied myself be,ide Der, Misc
Berry csme 10 me last Thursday morning ;
lei me see-sbe referred 70 her tablets
zee, Il wGs Thursdsy, and told me tia,
she missed her gold necklace with the JET
and gold cross. said nothing 10 you
about II, though il worried me very
much. This morning she cannot hnd
her diamond ring, though she Is sure she
put Il in her jewel-box last night; aud
sLe says = eoslly lace handkerchief is alio
I missing What are We TO lhiukg or
course the servants could not get access
10 her room 10 the night How could |
suspsot either barbara or Ilannshl /
could As soon accuse you.
/ a chain aud cross, diamond ring,
aud valuable lace handkerehief-the
idea Of such loss nearly took my breath
away Miss Berry was one Of my sunt's
summer boarders. Sire was southern
woman Of good family, aud had spent
two summers with us. Her health being
80 delicate that she did not like TO loom
by herself, she had binted that another
inmate, n whom we had confidence,
would be agreeable TO her. So when, IN
early June, letter came 10 us, purport-
Ing to be from DR.. Russell, an old friend
OF my aunt, asking IL we would accom-
modste his neice, aunty was very glad OF
the opportunity, aud had our large,
best room arranged for the occupancy Of
two.
Miss Berry was quiet little woman
Of some twenty-six or seven years. She
had been very pretty, but ill-bealth and
disappointment in early life had given
her faded and sad expression. She was
quite wealthy in her own rig I, aud tho
not following the fashion to its full ex-
tent, she always looked very stylish and
lAdylikc,
Miss Betty Willis, the other boarder =
neiee OF DR.. Russell, OF whom she talk
ed great deal--was the exact opposite
of Miss Berry. She was handsome, tall,
dashing and very brilliant. had not
been impressed in Der favor, but Aunt
Joe and Miss Berry both admired her
She brought with her a very elegant
Saratoga trunk, filed with an abundance
of beautiful dresses.
wondered more than once why this
handsome young girl wished to board in
SO retired country place. To be sure,
il was one Of the most beautiful locations
in the State. There were mountain views
aud lake views, aud lovely stretches Of
variegated landscape. Aunt Joe was Of
q social, happy nature, and always had
hiViS VI lSeS 1cub6 SOhiPShl' pth'1 a.
ways thought it singular that Miss Betty
did not join some party among her nu-
mereus friends, and spend her summer
at fashionable watering-placc. We
two, aunt aud |, talked the matter over,
but came to no conclusion. 1t was not
TO be disputed that Miss Berry had lost
her valuables, and she was a person to
whom any loss was serious ore; yet
she had promised my aunt TO say moth.
ing about it for time.
What were we TO do? Our servants
had been with us for years, one from her
childhood, and we could not suspect
either OF them. There was no one else
In the house save Miss Betty aud Miss
Berry, both of whom had become, seem
ingly, very much ia love with each other,
for they were seldom apart. Miss Berry
always letl the key with my aunt when
the two rambled by themselves, but to-
day she carried il with her, aud could
see that my aunt felt very much burt.
As soon as we had the opportunity We
searched every part OF the house where
there was any possibility Of finding The
missing a, tlcles, but without succe5s-
Mls' Berry, who was always dignified,
seemed colder than ever to aunt aud my.
self, and the situation grew very uncum.
Portable for all.
In proportion as Miss Berry grew dis
iAnt, however, Mi.s Betty became more
atieetiouate, especially toward me. Que
day when we were sitting alone in the
parlor, ] communicated the Dsws OF the
loss Of the iewclry aud the handkerchief
TO her. Fer moment the color retreated
from her face. She glanced at me, a look
Of alarm in her large dark eyes.
wouldn't say anything, but, do you
know, have missed several articles, too?
shc said. How could tibet possibly
get in our rooms without wsking us upi
You have lost something? exelaimed.
Was IL anything vsluAbleA
Not particularly so, she made reply an
old.fashioned locket that had my moth.
er's hair Ia il, and handkerchief Of fine
lace. On, 1 didn't mind the things much
but slill ifs not very pleasant.
should say not, | answered, holly
You must think y0u are Ia a nest Of
thieves. We never missed pin fore,
and should as soon think Of stealing
myself a. OF accusing our servants, the
most honest creatures Ia the world
You can't slways tell, was her re-
sponse, with 3 peculiar smile. Dui pray
dom. worry shout Is; perhaps the things
will all c0tae back TO light Maybe there's
a lsskdAw about; you know they are