The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-13

stormy gloom. Should he ring IN
bell and return the jewel, to Pansie'
father, or should he dn as she bad,
him! He thought of his mother ant
poor little Flora watching wistfuily 70
his return. lie could not 20 bach
and sec them s,arve. With a -udde,
feeling OF desperation be- thrust tn,
glittering necklace in hi. pocket ant
dashed down tn street.
The gaslight blazcd brilliantly in :
fashionable ;ewclry establishment. ana
lis bland proprietor looked down in
qHiringl y On little Ross s. he ap
preached the glitteriug counter.
! Would you ike to buy this, sir >
! There Was q trcmor in the bow.
! voice a. he asked the question. and
tie hand that held the necklace
shook visiblv. The lapilary took the
GEMS, examining them closely for a
moment. and Then -hot i sharp glance
al the child.
See h're, he said, presently, MS
y"ice stern and commanding, Il want
:" know how ven came bv ,his.
The bows clear eve, fell: ne
flashed and -tammered. evi.iently
'''ahariassed- The jeweicr put aside
tie emeraldS and. and taking the lads
arm. led him into y small ante-rocIn.
''Iou are u thief. sir he said.
That necklace belongs 10 Nj. F"nte-
nty-he bought il of u.e uo. a rnnnih
40. You stcl, it; you ARE thief.
The little fellow .triiehtened him
Iii, and his brown ewes blazed. al
:,'n n" thief" he rctcrted. a little
-'rl gave il TO the. and | knew ii Nas
wong 20 take il, but-hut nv mother
SD sister are starving
You don't look lik. a thief, he
aa ID "but | will send far Mr.. Fon.
isnay; that sill settle the matter at
ci,ce
Tie dispatched a messenger accord
in.ly, ant E,.ss sal down i'm a corner
aud sobbcd bitterly as he heard the |.
driving wind and thought of his !
mother and poor little Flora. I'm i
half an hour NJ. Fnntenav came, !
his little daughter Pan-ie
With him. The little creature dar.ed .
toward Ross like humming bird. her
cheeks ablaze, her eyes flashing like
ightning.
"lie didn't steal nv emeralds !"
Inc cried, IL gave EN- 10 him to sell
en-, ard buy bread for his little
i-ter."
Rrss spraug to his feet. struggling /
aard to keep back hi tears. He put
mt his little brown hand, which Pan
lie instantly clasped in her chubby
palms.
Il ain not a thief, SIR" he said at
rSt addressing Mr.. Fontenay; II
lever stole anything in my lite. 1
now it was wrong 10 take the neck I
ace--but--but, sir, my little sister is
tarving."
The merchant drew his hand across
Is eyes you're a manly little fel l
,~," he said, patting the little lads l
cad, sand | do not in the least
lame YOU, but 1 will take Pansie's
merald's and she shall give some /
hing more available. Here, Pansie, I
i've this to your little friend" Il
He put agold piece into Psnsie's :
ands, which she rendered 10 R.ss |
18th the injunction that he should r
IN striight home and buy lots Of 4
oodies for his sister, command he 4
as not slow to obey. d
81 think we shall not lose sight Of f
lie little fellow, continued Mr.. Fonte- f
ny. as Ross disappeared in the stormy q
arkness. shall we, pet: Let's see f
hat We can dc to help him, He's a q
romising young lad, and an honest 6
ne, I'm sure. Mr.. Lenox. you're in t
led Of an errand boy; why not try f
in ? | wish you would" b
The jeweler consented, to Pansie's b
eat delight, and on the following a
" Ross was duly installed ss an er. 81
nd boy in the fashionable establish Il
ent.
Fifteen years after, one clustering o
arch morning a young man sat be. "
nd the counter Of a thriving jewelry
in one Of the nosthern d
ties. He was q handsome man, Il
aveller, a man Of taste, intellect,
d money, for he was junior partner X
the firm, which was . prosperous d
e. But, despite his good fortune, "
'ss Dunbar was not happy. His o.
other and bis little Flora had gone !.
their long home Add he Was utterly q
,ne in the world, without kith or 81
n.
Sitting alone one morning, with q
Q roar Of the March wind in his d
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