Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-24

g Wlarren, ICES, for the 4ftrgc time in dc
Mayor R. N. Murray, and-that same bs
ing ne met small party OF our leadin
G!IlzenS IN the Council room, and explained
ms plan as adopted at Warren, and as h
= ueSlres 10 put IN at Painesville. 1t i
t SIMPLY tnls: He proposes to put in hi
! system OF water-works, laying five miles o.
main pipe, and put in not less than fifteaT
fire hydrants to mile, providing the town
VIII agree to use these seventy-iye nv.
drantS, and pay therefore $40 per bydrant
IN total of $1,000 a wear. and agree to
pay this amount each year for twenty wears
unless they should during the first five
years purchase the works, which he wonId
give them the option to do at their yaIne
as appriSed by hydraulic engineers. The
works, it is claimed, would cost about
S6O,OOO, and the company Mr.. Remson
represents are willing to put that amount
OF capital into the project if the town will
only giant them for the hydrants for fire
and sanitary purposes the $4,000 per
| ahhum as above stated, they relying on
private consumption to pay the balance of
the seven per cent. interest on the invest
ment, with which they would be satisfied
The proposition looks favorable. and meets
with the approval of the gentlemen present
wednesday night. An adjourned meetin9
was called for Thursday night, which was
A1a'sF Z, largely attended by the business ment
but the neAS-O owners, who also received tbel
claimed sMr, Remson with favor. sps5i,
no U4I you yoEol,Id Kn ,Ethe Town Council l
doP looked up at the professor
again. 1 felt like hunted animal.
Should 1 tell lie, and say Mop
l could be silent. was. l did not
open my lips, and he repeated the ques-
ssTben must demand the diary"
said the detective. And 1 screamed in
spite of myself. "Oh, no, no, MOI, l
cried. "Don't let him! Oh, don't let
himl Oh, have mercy upon me! Have
mercy upon me! Don't let him!" For |
all at once l remembered that perhaps
thev could discover Maria from what L
had written there.
thought 1 should 60 distracted
"You see,'' said the detective, d" i must
have that thing"
He meant what he said. l tried to
run. l thought if 1 could get 1t and
throw it in the fire, then all would be
RIGHT: Maria would be safe, and wild
horses wouldn't tear anything from my
lips. ,s
I couldn't get away. 1.-The diary,
said he. Twill prove her innocence"
And lust then the detective drew the
hook out from under his cOat-Sophy
had given it to him.
All at once it rushed over me that
might have written about the professor
in It. "Oh," l said, half choked, II
uou wouldn't Estenn'
And up spoke that creature, g l re-
ouire YOU to listen to this, sir, IN the
! name of the law" And he read 1t
through, every word, and l was crying
! fit to break my heart, my face hidden
on the professors arm.
.tVeTv we'll" said that dreadful
man. Il beg this young lady's pardon
for having been obliged to take
liberty with her diary. [ suppose you
will want a warrant for the arrest OF
Miss GRAY, the guilty party"
Miss Palmer waited moment.
uI think not" said she. IS We VIII
pay YOU for your trouble, and L tnlnK
we can manage the rest ourselves.
| And presently the door closed bchind
him.
Mac" said Miss Palmer, then,
"we will say no more about the rlng
at present, and let things go on as tney
are for week or two, till the excite
Tnent is over. Then l will take Maria
into nv room, let Sophy take her place
in the dormitory, and leave Helen to
her own little room in peace. To dis
, grace Maria before the school or IN her
, home. or to expel her, will be to rum
, | her There is some material in the
3 | Oirl-it is not impOssible-l will try
with Gods help, what can do Will
her. If she changes, shall have more
, than the ring; if not, will do withou
! it."
l And l cried, ''Oh, Miss Palmer, yo'
, are an angel!'
So they let Inc out the other way; ant
/ ran to nv room to cool my eyes an,
to think.
As soon rs l had gone, every othe
: Girl in the school, one by one, wa
: called into the teachers room an
J questioned separately again, Maria an
= all-for nothing in the world but Ju'
to shield me-and then they were di
( missed at the other door, as l had beer
= so that by the time Sophy came to N
h room was qulIe cOnlPoseu' "iA" Ou>
a over my rhetoric.
y The next day all was as before, on
Maria wouldn't speak to me. 81
= hasn't spoken yet. And to-day the pr
- fessor gave me back my diary.
May lit is just two months since
>, wrote in this dear book. l have BET
so busy and happy in all but Maria
10 silence.
a But to-day there came u chang
m When Miss Palmer came into scho
this morning. she wore her ring.
iat,,u.l.., eIs,'''''Is up VI the storm,
NJ Aildren connected Ill Vli
4 s.S4 esien Sabd.,fh Sobo,i ''..' with