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

as paint pictures" And then Miss Meyer
began wrapping herself in a black lace
mantle so precisely designed that the
very dewdrops seemed to glisten on the
poppy petals there; and presently all
the other girls were masquerading in the
precious things, while Miss Mahoney
sat by complacently enjoying her mig
ni6cence.
"Now, my dears, {" said Miss Mahoney,
rs one by one they resigned their bor-
rowed plumes, "you see | have nice
things, if don't wear them.n And,
satisfied with the exhibition, during
the next week she put on nothing cost
lier than nine-penny print.
"Well," said Adele, "it's Just q
pleasure to have them to look at"
Poor little Adele was the penniless or
! phan of penniless parents, and she
taught drawing in large school in Bos-
ton, where Phil had happened 10 see
her and love her at first sight. Phil
was coming before long now for his
months vacation, and she was only
living by counting the hours. A little
restless till then, the light talk of the
girls seemed to her unmeaning clatter,
in which she had small interest, and
she used to wander off by herself, sketch
ing on her little pocket-boards, or lying
cliffs, with an unread book in her hand,
! by the hour together. o cupied with
her cwn fancies, and with drawing OF
the outlines of old Worlds End, it was
not strange that she did not particularly
notice the demeanor of the girls, o., ii
she did observe them whispering with
their heads together, that she should
nave thought 1t no more than the Gus
tomary mischief and merrymaking.
She was standing alo ne one morning,
Just as the sun was drying the grass and
moss on the top of Breezy Bluff, behind
her the great purple mountain, below
her the dewy verdure of the hill sides |;
hawks were soaring and sweeping over
her head in the marvellous blue of the
stainless sky, and under her feet the
tops of the woods were bowling and
bending. 1t was not like daily life, che
was saying to herself. "This wonder
tul hill country! 1t is Just as if one had
died, and were really approaching
heaven" And in her white gown, with
her bright brown hair floating ont out
| about her face in the wind that famed
so pure a color there, and with her
| luminous eyes borrowing the very color
OF the skies, she looked almost as if she
were. AS she stood there, rapt in rev.
erie and happiness-the world was SO
beautiful, and Phil was coming any day
now, and she had hardly any other
thought-she did not notice Miss Ma
honey, under a big umbrella, toil;ng
! up to meet her, till that individual was
close upon her.
81 have followed you here, Miss
Montrose. said she, suddenly, in her
most rasping tones, Ito save you any
modification before the other boarders.
and to ask what you have done with
my Devonshire point"
With what?"
"With my Devonshire point"
What have done with your De-
vonshire pointP Why, Miss Mahoney,
what 90 you meanP" she exclaimed,
descending from her day-dreams.
mean what l say. NV Devon
shire point has disappeared. l have
searched everywhere for it-so have
two or three others-every box, every
bag, every basket, every drawer. l
have shaken every garment, have left
no nook or corner neglected, and it is
not to be found. You were the Last
person seen with 1.-THE only one who
appreciated it. What have you done
with itP"
You must-you must be dreaming,
Miss Mahoney," said Adele. "What
in the world should l do with your
lace?"
Finish bridal toilette with it, per
haps," said Miss Mahoney.
DO you mean-is it possible you
can mean"
Miss Montrose, / mean that some
body has taken my lace, and that to be
plain, suspicion points to you, and that
/ am giving you chance to restore it
fn II ~,
doubtless, since you could do such a
thing, you know the value ofthat lace"
" Am talking to a crazy womanp"
cried Adele.
mo-" said Miss Mahoney. "But
am talking to thief"
For a moment Adele was dumb. Then
the full meaning of the accusation
smote her, and her anger flashed up like
flame. How did it happen,1 she
broke forth, THAT so dreadful, SO con-
temptible woman came under the same
roof with me! Leave me-leave me this
instantl l refuse ever to speak to you
again"
"You will speak to the officers of the
law, then, said Miss Mahoney, using
her umbrella like a tipstaff. "The peo-
pie at the house have but guessed that
suspected you. Now l shall speak at
ON@N0
boarders, and tell them my certainty. /
never dreamed that coming into coun-
try farmhouse was coming into a den
of thieves.p And she was as good as
her word.
Adele herself hurried down the noun
tain, slipping and scrambling and roll
ing. But fast as she went in her indig-
nation, Miss Mahoney's long legs had
gone faster; and as she drew near the
house, she saw that the usual gay morn
ing parties on the piazzas were absent,
and she presently understood, by the
sound of the loud torgetiul tones that
came through the open window, that the
loss of the DevonshiTe lace was under
discussion.
Mr.. Philip Hunt will learn" Miss
Meyer was saying, THAT before one
marries beauty it is best to see whether
or not she is a kleDtomaniac.
" Klepto6ddlesticksr' cried Miss
Mahoney. "a thief's thief. Rich or
DOOR She has nv lace. or she hasn't