Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-07-07

the neighbors and the world in general
had never helped her to gain her hard
earned livelihood What were her
poor little private interests to the grand
and colossal view of society taken by
Mr.. Majilton, who had snug little in
come of his own, and needed not TO
track out the course of every penny with
microscopic eagerness?
What do You suppose General Ger
ard would say to this culpable careless
ness of yours ?" he resumed cor Mrs.
Dalrymple, whose fair, lovely daughters
represent the beauty and talent of the
neighborhood?"
"Pm sure I'm very sorry" sniff ed
the poor boarding house keeper,
but"
"Sorry !" echoed MIR. Maiilton.
"But of what avail will be your sor-
row, when once you have introduced a
serpent into these Eden bowers? No,
Mrs. Peepandpry, have no desire, be-
lieve me, to wound your feelings-I
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cautious in your dealings with the world
in general. Here's this great diamond
robbery at Palace Heights-Miss Du-
ponceau's ancestral jewels gone like a
vision. How do we know that your
model boarder may not be the head and
front of the adept gang who perpetrated
this outrage? Good heavens, madam
I've locked up my collection OF postage
stamps and rare coins every evening
since heard OF the diamond robbery
at Palace Heights"
"Oh, sir, I'm quite certain" STAN.
mered Mrs. Peepandpry, "that Mr..
Guymard isn't one of the kind to-"
"And / read only last evening in the
paper" inexorably pursued Mr.. Majil-
ton, of gigantic plot to fire all the
coal mines of Pennsylvania, aud set
the Canada woods in blaze. Am by
any means sure that this mysterious
stranger whom YOU have so oinjudiciously
admitted into our midst is not the
diabolical wretch whose fiendish in
genuity is responsible for all this
crime 2"
Dear, dear" said Mrs. Pecpandpry.
Suppose l see him ?" said Mr.. Mnjil-
ton, authoritatiyely. II can easily in
troduce myself, and -"
but you can't, sir" cried the poor
landlady; "for he's Just took the ex-
press to New York, to be gone all day,
and I've got the whitewasner and the
carpet-beater here; and Bridget, with a
pale of hot water and securing soap"
"oh," said Mrs. AIaiilton, "it's very
unfortunate-Tery !"
perhaps you'd like to look at his
room, sir - suggested Mrs. Pecpandprv.
We'll, it woudn't do any harm for
me Just to glance around a little" said
Mr.. Maiilton.
And with q majestic stride he fol.
lowed Mrs. Peepandpry into the apart
nfeut of the city boarder.
The whitewashcr, with his cbon
countenance beaming beneath a paper
cap, was mixing a miniature maels;rom
of white foam in his pail. Bridget,
mounted upon a stepladder, was dust.
ing the books, which were ranged, not
without artistic elegance and taste. on
home-constructcd shelves. At the sight
of the house-cleaning phalanx every
domestic impulse was reused in Mrs.
Peepandpry's nature.
Bridget" she cried, shrilly, have
you commenced on those books without
cleaning this closet?"
Please, m" retorted Bridget, the
closet was cram jam full of things. as
didn't ventur' to take the liberty to
move.'
"Its only dressing gowns, and fenc-
ing-gloves, and such like" said Mrs.
Peepandpry.
please m, there's fslse-face there,
argued Bridget, land ten boxes, as 1
didn't know but they might be full of
spirits of inter and glycerine."
"Nonsensel" !" said Mrs. Peepandpry,
herself plunging into the depths of the
closet, while Mr.. Majilton peered eau
tiously over her shoulder. "Spirits Of
inter and glycerine, indeed I never
heard such folly in my lifel"
"a mask, eh?" said Mr.. Majilton.
at looks bad-very bad And black
serge cloak with a hood Indeed |
And where's the dark.lantern and the
false keys?"
"There amt any, SIR said Mrs.
Peepandpry.
"There must be said Mr.. Maiilton.
"Don't tell met In this world one