The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-05-05

eyes, Is there any one here capable (
of believing such frightful thing as
this woman's words?" she exclaimed
miss Montroseln cried Mrs. Person
Miss Montrose, don't you be mite
troubled. There's nobody believes her.
Wed trust her, all of Us, with untold
gold"
81 don't know said Maria Meyer
then, slowly and very white. herself.
" But feel it my duty to say that pass
ing Miss Montrose's door the other
morning, saw what looked very much
like a long strip of lace futtering at her
window
Maria Meyerlv cried Lucia. ST
would farsooner believe you told u false
hood"
'sThank you, said Miss Meyer, with
scarlet face. but your belief will
not end the matter" And just then
every ones glance followed in the
direction Of her own, and they saw the
tall figure of dark young man in the
doorway "What is all thisPn cried a
CHEEKY voice. And at that Adele turned
too. "Oh, Philip Philipw she
shfiekcd, holding out her arms. Save
me, save me, save me from this dread
full womanl" In another moment the
dark young mans arms were about
Adele. and he was possessing himself OF
the slate of the case.
And so, because Miss Montrose adj
mired your lace, you dare to make such
an accusationi" he exclaimed, turning
on Miss Mahoney, and his face almost
gray with wrath.
81 make no unsupported accusation, "
said Miss Mahoney. Miss Meyer has
seen the lace in Miss MOntrose's room"
"Oh, you don't believe it, Philipi"
cried Adele, in an ag0nized tone.
believe it! Not if all the"
Just at that time so furious a barking
rose without from Laddie, that Mrs.
Pierson; who at any other time would
not have minded it, now, with all her
nerves fiuttering, ran to see what was
| the matter, and in another moment her
cry and call rang out so wild and loud
| that, by natural instinct halfthe people
| in the room had followed her--to see
Laddie, who had treed the cat in the
| branches OF the old dead oak under
| Adele's window, himself powerless in
/ the grasp of Jack, who had descended
| from his frequent perch in those
branches, and planting himself firmly
| on Laddie's shoulders, had proceeded to
tear out his hair by beakfuls. AT the
approach of Laddie's reinforcement,
| though, in the shape of Mrs. Plerson,
Jack extricated his claws, screaming
and Huttering back; and following his
| flight with their eyes, they all saw what
Mrs. Pierson had seen--the end of some.
thing delicately white and 6brous peep
ing from the moss and lichens in tht
crotch of the hollow tree.
Philip, who had not followed. bu
had remained, hushing Adele's sobs
heard the voices that called him; ant
in less time than it takes TO tell, he wa
in the crotch of that tree. ''Whose =
magpie is thisP' he cried, as well rs ht
! could be heard for Jacks scolding, sit
ting astride the branch, and beginning
to pull out a long string, firmly quilted
and feltel in the hollow with hair ant
matted moss. Here is his nest, whicl
he has hidden away; and here" Oh
knew very well what il was)-' is thi
string of any consequence"
1t is the laee it is the lace!n erieC
Lucia.
"The lacel'' echoed Jane. Ant
that is Adele's room just over the hol
low. He got out with it from Mis-
Mahoneyis room, and the wind hutterev
, this end into Adele's window while h
was stewing it away; and that is wha
| Maria Meyer saw, if she saw anthing.
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it is almost ruinedl' cried Miss Ma
honey; and then she remembers
Adele. L am so sorry, Miss Mon
! trosel" she said-"so sorryi Indeed
ami How can you overlook itP'
never can,n sobbed Adele, tire N
bling g. i'll in every fiber.
You may just pack your trunk:
Miss Mahoney, for the afternoon stage,
said Mrs. Pierson. can't have"
: Sand here's comb" sinterrupte
7 Philip, still bringing out one thing afte
: another" yours, by its air and bring
: ing up, Mrs. Pierson. And a thimbl,
: and bow of ribbon. and curl of yel
low hair, and stuffed hummingbirC
, and-and-what is this, Adelea" and
held up gold chain and onyx locket.
"Oh, it is minem exclaimed Adele
"It is the one you gave me on my birtf
day. / couldn't imagine what had b.
come of it,"
"And you didn't make any outcry.
"Oh, thought thought meal
/ thought she never came honestly b
so many things. and was sure she ha
taken it to add to the others, and
didn't seem worth while to make an
fuss. So after that / just locked m
drawers"
"Shepn cried Miss Mahoney, now +,
covering her lost breath. "SheP Me
. "a MahoneyP is it 1, you little"
"Oh, yes!n replied Adele, " And
am SO. ashamed And you never ca
1 forgive me-"
81 never caa," said Miss Mahoney
But directly afterWard she broke into
hearty laugh. My dear Miss Adele,
said she, 81 can, and do; and 20
must, and you shall. AS for that ba
Jack, he deserves to have his nee
wrung; and I'd do it-indeed, then,
! would-if / didn't need him to kee
! Laddie in subjection. Now / beg you
pardon heartily, and everybody's, and
: know you're going to grant it. III
: poor DevOnshire pointl that will tah
! me weeks to restore, and l suppose
/. would have uncomfortable association
: too. But I've lots of old Irish lace iul
as delicate as that, and it will look jul
as well as the finish to a bridal toilett
: And you mustn't feel hard. You SO
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