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

'sYes, she seemed to admire It very
much. told her it had been given to
me by my mother. She misunderstood
me in some way. it seems"
After some further conversation or
the subject, Mrs. Arde dispatch the fol-
lowing note to Miss WillOughby:
"Your letter Of inquiry reached me to-day
and In reply would say that never embroid
crcd anything In my life, and that you must
have misunderstood my niece, who assures m 9
that she told you that u was her mother who
gave her the founce. l am sorry that can
not tell you where you can mud the pattern"
Rosalie did not exactly like the Ian.
guage of this letter. but she refrained
from suggesting any change, for fear of
exciting suspicion. And she comforted
herself with the thought that of course
the matter would now end.
But she was mistaken.
A week after her return home, when
she and her mother and aunt-whO had
accompanied her home-were sitting to-
gether in the parlor. there came a ring
at the door-bell, and TO her horror and
surprise, Louise Spear and Eleanor
Willoughby were shown in.
Louise introduced Eleanor as an init
mate friend who was visiting her. and
AANtA lllAlt Oh EtnGl
subjects, said:
''My principle object in calling to-day,
Mrs. Drew, was to make some inquiries
concerning piece of embroidery which
was lent TO me nearly three years ago by
Eleanor, who is an adept in all sorts OF
fancy work. She desired the pattern
herself, and thought it so beautiful that
l asked her to let me copy it. But be-
fore l had had time to do so the tele-
gram came which took us ell so suddenly
to Europe, and in the hurry, anxiety
and confusion consequent upon our de-
parture, forgot to- return the embroid-
cry to Eleanor. She wrote TO me while
l was in Germany, asking me about it;
but could not tell her where / had
packed it. And when returned, and
we put things to rights again, il could
not be found. Now, Eleanor met your
daughter at the seashore a few weeks
ago, and saw to her surprise a similar
piece of embroidery on ROSalie's dress.
Mrs. Arde wrote her that YOU had given
it to your daughter, and i come to ask
where you obtained the pattern, for in
this way we may be able to trace Elean-
Or's property"
There is some mistake here" said
Mrs. Drew. Il do not embroider, and
never saw the embroidery you mention.
Rosalie," turning TO her daughter,
''what does Miss Spear mean? Can you
explain it?'
Rosalie started to her feet; her lips
opened, and she essayed to speak; but
| before she could utter word, she fell
insensible To the floor.
When she recovered consciousness the
visitors were gone, and only her mother
and aunt were in the room. 1t needed
but one glance ut their sad, panied
faces to tell her that they knew at last
the crime of which she had been guilty.
The embroidery was returned TO Miss
Willoughby; but its restoration had no
effect on RoSalie's spirits. From a
bright. laughing girl. she became in one
day most unhappy woman. Her par
ents never alluded to her sin; but she
knew that it was frequently in their
thoughts, and that they felt her disgrace
very keenly. 1t was years before she
recovered from the shock Of that terrible
discovery, and though she lived 10 be an
old woman. she never forgot that one
weakness of her girlhood, and it cmbit.
tered many an otherwise happy hour
Florence y. HGlIoVcH.