The Red Cloud chief., 1882-06-29
THE NEW B0ARDER.

ING us a u nli something new To talk
about. might have been regarded AS a
blessing. Tor we hal all ~spccu'ated anI
surInised and wondered about that rob
berry until the subject had been worn
t~hreadbare. The story j. briefly told.
Miss Cartwright, n wealthy ladr Of ma
iurc years. had been ut our boarding.
house on n visit TO her married sister,
much younger than herself. and on 10
ing away had ut this sisters request left
her diamonds for the latter to wear at a
charity ball the following week. But
before b ball did cpInc oil il was found
that the diamonds had disappeared. and
thcrcupon every sympathetic heart in
the clearinghouse blel for poor Mrs.
Bronson, the married sister, and began
Ia give advice To- Mr.. Bronson a. to the
best method of recovering the lost jew
els. Old Mr.. Cartwright came down
from the country, sworc a great deal
(thc diamonds were worth 81. OO0), de-
nonnccd the house as "A den of thieves,
and was thereupon ordered out of IL by
the indignant lnndlady. Mrs. Brun-
sons hystcrical rawlings had given way
10 a gentle melancholy; Mr.. Bronson
had said the whole affair was a horrid
nuisance, and he was sick of il; Miss
Molcttc, our clearinghouse beauty.
had begun TO lawn NJ any mention of
the matter, and Mrs. Banks. the land
lady. had ceased % make the daily re-
mark that such II thing had never hap
pened in her house before.
The new boar,lcr was from the conn
try. His clothes were couniry-madc.
his gait was suggestive of the pillow.
His hair had bcen cut ut home, and
q all his face had that look Of back
woods innocence, that letter of recon-
mendation which Nature writes for the
rustic and which the grown-np gamin
Of the city must needs make his way
without.
"Oh. isn't he n darling.' excla imcd
Miss Molctte, the day after his arrival.
when | went down Ia dinner yester-
day with my train on and he dropped
his knife and fork To stare al me. | felt
that that was a compliment worth hay
ing
Now, Lady Clara We're de Vcre."
said MIR. Steele, n newspaper man.
don't go TO breaking Il country heart
for pasiime after il comes la town. III
that youngstcr would follow my advice
he would take the back track tomorrow.
II he stays here there will be a number
n plowman spoiled to make a very
inferior salesman. 10 say nothing of the
probable damage TO his young alIec-
tions."
II gave him that very advice yeSter-
day evening observed Mr.. Thornton, |
acommcrcial traveller. who sometimes
made short stays at our clearinghouse.
The fellow came Ia me after dinner. +,
and after informing me that he felt
awful lonesome asked humbly if | would
let him talk 10 me-. Blaze away said
i, and thereupon he began To give me !
his history with that of all his relations |
thrown in. He happened To mention
incidentally that he had brought all his
money with him. w%hercupon 1 warned
him of the dangers of town life. telling
him among other things Of the diamond
robbery. He took n vast amount of in
terest in the diamond affair. and asked
no end of foolish questions. However. |
when told him what the Jewels were
worth he grinned. shook his head. and
remarked that | couldn't fool him with
my big talk, rs he knew something
about such things. His cousin Nathan
had boughta diamond shirt-pin last time
he was in New York. and it was a
French diamond at that"
LIT takes these country folks TO know
IL ALL" observed Mr.. Steele. IL hope
the fellow wont take to hanging around
me. for | do hate a fool"
Poor young man. sighed Miss
Prince, our school-ma'am boarder. ..it
is a shame for IN innocent creature like
that To come walking into a trap AS it
were. and be ruined by gamblers and
sharpers."
Il don't know what You mean BY
such talk" exclaimed Miss Molette.
81 am sure the-e are no gamblers or
sharpers in this house"
lit he will only let whisky alone he
may get along observed Mr. Thorn
ton before Miss Prince could give one
of her usual meek answers, "but if
the fast men around town find out that
he has money, they will do all they can
10 make him drink. and then the first
thing he knows he will be cleaned out.
L shall give him another hint that he
had better take care how he lets himself
be roped in, but 1 know it will he
throwing words away. rs those sort of
fellows never listen TO reason
And So il would seem in the case of
young Billings Chat was the new board
ers name). who in a very few DAYS
after his arrival was seen in very shady
company, indeed. Walking arm-in-
arm with one of Carew's gang" SO
MIR. Thornton remarked casually TO Mr..
Steele, land rs drunk rs a coot."
Poor, misguided c~reaturer.' ex.
claimed Miss Pri.,ce.
Get Miss Molette to take him to a
temperance meeting" suggested Mr..
Thornton. "He follows her about in
regular Mary s-little-lamb fashion.
don't think 1 eel saw a more sickeniny
case of spoons"
HE is pretty far gone. that's a fact"
exclaimed Mr.. Steele. But l believe |
it is her dress that has captured his
heart"
"She does dress uncommonly well for
a girl who claeks away all day at a
type-writer,n observed Mr.. Thornton.
However. / suppose her relations
give her an occasional lift. and it is only
right and proper to dress up a hand
some girl and get her married of.
Don't You remember that Miss Kline
who was here last winters: That girl
hadn't cent to her name, and wasn't
so wonderfully pretty either, but a sem
sible old aunt kept her dressed up with
in an inch of her life and the conse- !,
quenee is she is to be married very {,
shortly. so l hear from Miss Molette, TO I
one OF the richest men in RI /,
Yes, observed Miss Prince, ..she {
= 10 De married at her aunt's house in I
H., md Miss Molette has been invited 1
TO the wedding. Poor MI. Billings Z
Looked quite blank when he heard thst ,
MISS Molette was going to R., and {
asked II ne might not accompany her. I,
but b would not consent" ]
IL bet q horse he'll follow her." OK 5
claimed Mr.. Thornton. "He is Just
tool enough to do it.: /.