Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-22

Resale Drew was n very pretty girl
with pink cheeks. blue eyes and golden
hair; aud not having any faith In the
truth of the Cld saving that Beauty
unadornrd Is adorned the most" she
was fond of wearing bright ribbons.
pretty laccs and fashionable hats. hut
her father was poor man and IL was
not often that she could indulge her
Taste in making n purchase; and she
never went shopping that she did not
rebel against the poverty which made
the best and custlicst of everything inn
possible for her. II was this love for
linery which led her To- commit a crime
which cost her very dearly.
The summer Resale was fifteen. her
lathcr was Induced Ia take charge of the
house Of Mr.. Spear. who. with his
wife and daughter, was summoned 10
Europe very suddenly by the dangerous
illness of n son who was study ing art in
the Royal Academy Mt Munich.
The house was VERY handsome one.
with spacious grounds attached. and
Rosalic was delighted at the idea of hav-
ing plenty of room at her disposal for
lawn-ternis and croquet. aud made all
sorts of plans Tor the pleasure of herself
and young friends.
Mrs. Spear had had scarcely any
time to prepare for her sudden depart
IRE, and so she had hurricdly stored in
large room i'm the basement Of her
house all those things which she did not
wish To leave IN Mrs. Drew care.
Everything is in confusion i'm there. e"
she said 10 Mrs Drew. as she locked
the door Of the basement and put the
Key in her pocket, "but IL can't I've
helped. ! have no time tn put anything
away neatly
Now Rjsalic had large share of
curiosity, and she often wished she could
take n look into this room. for she had
no doubt that Mrs. spear had all sorts
II pretty things In there that would well
repay examination.
II happened one day when her father
and mother were cut that while roaming
IN the garden she discovered n window
which looked into this room, and which
she found on opening the shutters
was uniastCuCd She hC~itatcd mo-
ment, aud then. thinking that surely n
look into the room could du NO one any
harm. she raised the window.
As MIR. Spear had said. every thing
was IN great confusion. There were
several boxes and half dozen trunks,
MI full tO Overlooking Of garments OF
every sort. and Ia one corner. ON large
table. was n heap of brackets. busts and
other ornaments, covered Only with n
sheet.
Resale. catching sight If black.
beaded dolmap. which she had often
seen Louise Spear wear 90 church. was
seized with desire to examine Il
infinitely. and though her conscience
told her she was doing wrong. she finally
climbed through the window and en-
tered the room.
How true Il WIS that one wrong step
leads to another! Aftcr examining the
iolman. Resale looked NJ other things.
and ended by taking everything out Of
one Of the largest trunks. In doing So
she came across n piece of embroidered
white linen, a strip about three yards in
length, which seemed Ia her the hand
soonest thing of the sort she had ever
seen. The pattern was novel and very
elaborate, aud IL was worked in the
most exquisite manner. Rosalie en-
brOidcrcd n little herself but she had
never even thought Of attempting any
thing like this.
II wonder u l could copy u, she
murmurcd. what harm would there
be In my doing 50? think will take
u and try. and | can put IL back at any
time"
So. when at length she left tho room.
she carried the piece Of embroidery with
her. She was very careful 90 shut down
the window; but IN her haste for she
heard her mothers voice In the kitchen.
aud feared discovery-she forgot to close
the shutters.
The idea Of Mrs. Spear going of and
leaving the window OF that basement
room unlocked" said Mr.. Drew that
evening at supper. II discovered this
afternoon that the shutters were not even
closed
II hope you closed them at once -
said Mrs. Drew.
''Yes. and I nailed the window Sc
curcly down." was the answer. IL i'm
agine Il would take burglar some time
90 get Il open now.
Rosalie had turned very pale at thu
6Tst mention Of the room, and now shS