The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-07-09

/ do not know what it was that
caused Rnbert 10 suspect NlpOle.
on, butNeYeHheless | sson learned
from him That be did suspect him
of being the man We were after
1t was some time betpre he sue
oeedea in convincing himself that
his suspicious were we'll founded.
By some means which | did not
care to know, he succeeded in eff
leGticg an entrance to the state.
room occupied by Napoleon. when,
sure enough, he discovered that ii
was Bowles, All the stolen mon.
ey and other property was found
hidden in an old boot under the bed,
and when | found out that it was
the. stolen property, I instructed
my little FRIEND to bring it to me,
which he did"
"Yes," exclaimed Wallingford,
sand promise you now. Viola, that
your brave little friend shall never
know what it sto want for any
thing as long as he lives"
"Ihank you, Harry, a thousand
times l thank you" replied Viola,
as fresh tears began to trickle down
her cheeks, "but you must let me
finish my story. Well, my little
friend ascertaineG that Bowles had
paid fifty dollars to the gentleman
who originally personated the EN-
peror Napoleon, for his uniform
and mask, and you must not blame
that gentleman for selling his cos
tune to BoWles, for he did not
know that he was aiding a cruel
murderer to escape, but he was
tired Of the nonsense, as he was
pleased to call it, and finding a
chance to get his money back, he
at once closed the trade, believing
that the purchaser merely wished
to enjoy a little innocent sport by
deceiving the ladies. As'sOon as |
ascertained the fact that the mon
ey and other valuable things had
been stolen, | resolved to restore
them to their owners, but before |
carry out nv intentions in
that respect, Captain Quitman in
a%ugurated his plans to make a
search--the result Of which you al
know"
"Yes,o said Harry, athat is all
very we'll explained, but how did
the dead woman happen to have
my ring",
Il think l can explain that also"
replied Miss Bramlett. "SOon at.
ter l arrived in New York, | engag-
ed a young Irish woman to serve
me as waiting msid, and soon after
she entered my service, i began &c
miss little articles, whichI at first
supposed were accidentally lost or
miSlald, but it was not long before
| became convinced that they were
stolen. One of my dresses, a drab
silk, mysteriously disappeared,
then my ring, and various other
valuable articles were missing, and
when | became convinced that my
maid was a thief, | discharged her.
is clear to my mind that :he un-
woman was wearing my
dress and ring when she was
"Viola!" said Harry, in a voice
choking with deep emotion, "did
you recognize me in my Navarro
cOstumep
eyes, indeed I,did!"
allow could you remain near me
SO long Without speaking to me;
do you not know that | would have
swum through lakes of fire to have
your
Viola's voice now for the first
time refused to obey her will, and
she was unable to make any reply.
Her eyes were bent on the floor,
while the violent throbbiHgs Of her
heart could be heard by Lottie, who
sat near her.
"Viola,n continued WaIlingFord,
twill you not try to love me a lit
tleP
"NO!" she replied in trembling
tone which seemed to be uttered
with an effort.
"Whys"
because lido not think it'would
be good for me to love any one
more than l have loved you for the
last ten years."
SNOW stOpthat, Harryw exclaim.
ed. Demar, as he approached the
group. "YOu may embrace Miss
Bramlett ii you wish, but TO have
two women in your arms at once.
is q little too much. think you are
very selfish; you may embrace Miss
QnotnlAkk - nfRan - aho ,vslI ~.