The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-03-30
"Tames," said she solemnly, 81 have

| fOunQ tnat girl out III tne1t.
"Who? Amanda ?"
"Pshaw, no! Your superior girl, Ann.
She has just helped herself to twenty
dollars of mine"
"Good gracious" cried Mr.. Garret,
pausing in the act of carving the turkey.
eyes; it was twenty dollar note
which-ahem-happened to fall out OF
my desk on the floor this forenoon. |
was busy with Horace, so-ahem-for-
got to pick it up before left the room.
When | came down to dinner instant
ly missed it, and the abandoned crea-
ture actually said she might have swept
into the dust pan and burnt it. Fortu-
nately have the number of it, and after
dinner you must go Immediately and
fetch policeman.
Bewildered, though far from convinc'
ed by the proofs of AIMS guilt which
his spouse cited, Mr.. Garret suffered
himself to be sent off on his errand 0e
Justice, and soon returned, in COMPANY
with detective, armed with warrant,
and Ann was imperatively lyrungup, while
Amanda was ordered to remain, that she
might take a warning from the event to
take place.
"Ann," said her master feeling very
small, 'Mrs. Garret misses some money,
and this man has come to"
"Find it, my DEAR" subjoined the
officer, who had been regarding her with
undisguised interest. $50 ifyou' Il hand
over the keys of your kit we'll proceed
to business instantly"
"Ann," said Mrs. Garret sternly, "if
the stolen property is found in your pos
session, you will go to prison, miss
that you shall.
AIMS white face slowly kindled with
a scorching red; her large, dark eyes
dilated with a deep horror; her lips
turned pale; her breath seemed to leave
her in gasp.
"You accuse me-of theft !" she fall
tered
Mr.. Garret silently put her into chair.
She looked as if the shock would strike
her dead.
"Do you deny?" demanded Mrs.
Garret, none the less spitefully for his
attention, "that you picked up that
twenty dollar bill that was dropped on
the carpet, just on this spot, this fore
noon? Haven't you got it in your
pocket, or trunk, or hidden about your
bedroom at this moment? Go on with
the search, Mr.. officer; she's determin-
ed not to confess. 1t was a National
Park Bank bill for twenty dollars, num-
Der 8,o43."
''Seems to me I've seen your face be-
fore this, my GAL, muttered the officer
confdentially. "You'll please oreover
the key of your kit, young womat :"
On. With ...tt tlE.sFe; tEsaFes; i fr6b5h rom as IT her
neck on which small key was sus kiSSded.
AS she gave it to him a sort of sob
shook her, and large tears rushed in a
torrent down her cheeks.
I'll show the way" said the mistress
of the house, sure by these signs of sor-
row that the note was about to be dis
covered. "James, keep your eye Oh the
unprincipled wretch, for there's no
knowing what she may do.
Very neatly arranged were poor Ann
Walkers simple belongings. Some
daintily frilled under-clothing, smelling
of lavender; her modest apparel folded
by itself in silver paper box of plain
linen collars and cuffs, one or two books
of such unexpected titles as 'Longfel-
lows Hyperion" "The Holy Grail, ="
by Tennyson, and some of Madame
Michelet's in original French; and a
beautiful mother-of-pearl desk in the
very bottom with the initials "W. W..
A." in a silver monogram on the top.
"Now Pm blessed if this amt pret-
ty kit for a servant girl" remarked the
detective, taking out the desk and pro-
ceeding to pry it open with his pen
knife.
ga wholesale robber," groaned Mrs.
Garret, clasping her hands, "and to
think that have harbored-"
"Hallo," cried the detective opening
the lid, and taking out a silver photo
graph case, richly chased and garnished
with an elaborate monogram. "Who's
this?'
Then the pair had fine surprise.
Opening the case they saw two ta'teS
one majestic looking military man,
apparently about sixty, the other of a
young girl, clad in silk and richest lace,
whose face bore the exact similitude OF
Ann Walkers.
"By the hooky!" calculated the off
Ger, light breaking all over his face,
and astonishment prevented further ar
ticulation.
Taking a greasy pocket-book out ot
his breast pocket he opened it, and
drew forth photograph, which was Ann
Walkers vignette.
"Them two's the same gal ?'' asked
he, eagerly.
eyes," answered the lady with &
glance.
81 thought had spotted that gal the
minute | set eyes on her." cried the
man, exultingly; "and to think of me
finding her after all, and three of us ;
huntin' for her these six months. I'm
a made man. Won't the gineral plank
down the thousand dollars reward !
Hoorar ~
"What do you mean?" asked Mrs
Garret.
"What do l mean?" grinned the de
tective. "Why, that you've made the
orkardest mistake, misses, you eve
made in your life. "You've heard o
Gineral Arnim as lives in the marble
palace up the Hudson?"
"Ofcourse have-indeed, have some
acquaintance with him." cor would
give the universe to scrape one," sh'
might with truth have added.
"That's unlucky-for you, observed
the officer, with an obvious absence o
fhxy. (EfAr chic hara ~nnl