Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-28
MRS. STOuuHIO rs DIAMOND.
Harper's Bazaar.

Harper's Bazaar.
Greta had seen her household gods
an about her before she was able t. put
nride into her pocket, where there VAS
9pIentv Of oonn, and turn her hand to
The only work she understood. 1t was
| nme five years since she had begun to
90 out by the day to make and mend
ssrpets, old and new, for the houskeep-
Is of Hampton. She had plenty of
employment now, some money in the
hank, and a lover. She looked forward
10 the time, not SO far off, when she
should begin upon her own carpets,
when the money in the bank would be
Inwn out to buy the parlor set and the
sousehold linen, pictures and knick-
snackery perhaps, the wedding gown
md bride-cake. She sometimes divest-
ID herself with these thoughts, while
ewing up the tedious seams of Mrs.
ashmere's Brussels, or matching the
ided figures in Parson Needy's three
IN, which had been patched and darned
md turned more times than she had
myers and toes. 1t used to amuse her
Dmetimes to observe that the drawing.
Dom carpets finally graduated in the
Atic, going through the preparatory
curse in sitting-room, dining-room,
nursery, and parlor chamber. She had
zen working for Mrs. Stoughton for
several days, when her troubles began,
Ind had gone home, quite tired out
yh the conflict over that lady's cham
Der carpet, which had seer its best
lays. She had been obliged to rip and
match figures and insert patches to de-
ceiye the very elect, and at the end Mrs.
Soughton had told her she would settle
he bill when she heard from her hus-
band, who had gone away on business,
and taken the key Of the money drawer
With him by mistake. Greta shrewdly
@pected that the drawer was as empty
|Ea drum, but made no demur. She
Ioulh oblige a neighbor, and never re-
member it.
The following day she was engaged at
pf. Cardamon's, when she heard Fred
Elsh in from school, and shout:
Il say, ma, : supper ready? Give
ne a hunk of gingerbread, anyhow.
Where's Greta Loring? | want to ask
Ter if SHE'S stole Miss Stoughton's dia-
nond out of her ring! Jack Stoughton
ayS his mothers going to haul Greta
5yer the Goals. | don't believe a word
Of it, and | want to ask her"
Hush, Fred, hush!"sajd Mrs. Carda-
mon. What do you mean? Don't
ask Greta any such silly question"
well, | don't want Jack Stoughton
saying things, and I'll just thrash him
for it."
"Diamonds!" laughed Greta to her
sef' Who would suspect Mrs. Slough
ION OF one?' Then she suddenly re-
aembered having picked a ring off the
loor of the chamber where she vas
sewing at Mrs. Stoughton's-a gold ring
p which a stone of good size had no
loqbt once sparkled, and she had drop
pea 1t on the mantel, and thought no
more about it. Was that cavity going
y Dear false witness against her? What
-%oASense. But that evening, when she
telurned to her lodgings, she found a
10Ie awaiting her, which read: off Miss
.0rIhg can give Mrs. S~toughton any in
HHlation about the diamond missing
ooh a ring eft in the chamber where
4ss Lorlng was at work, it will be
a4'eiuIIy received, and no notifying
~scIosures made"
Ioor Greta slept little that night.
40" could anyone suspect her of such
dreadful thing? Where could the dia-
Io1U nave gone? How could she de-
5l1 herself except by her word? Ought
~ no' 10 have been above suspicion.
- Crsar's wife? What had she done
oe'eFVe 1t? In an angry moment
M returned this misjudged reply;
%s' oioughton is at liberty to make
aa'eFer notifying disclosures she
moose, but she must excuse Miss
ing rom rendering account of a dia-
a1Iu Of whose existence she was igno-
ms naturally exasperated Mrs.
.Su55on, who fattered herself that
""u transacted the affair with great
srSs and decorum. She had ex-
~, 70 BRING Miss Loring to her feet,
eoh'rite tears and confessions, ana
vas absolute detiancel Did such
r'soand deserve consideration at her
a.. And if Mrs S~toughton was
VI les. afraid to say her soul was
N IN before that impecunious other
.-s "a herself, how much more was she
90 70 say that her diamond was no
a. @ ners. Accordingly she made
b -" put the matter into the hands
h. Jaw and the mouths of the
srl4p gossiDs. Doubtless Greta
In ~ nave been lodg ed in Jail at this
1Ao not Mr.. Grafton secretly es-