Little Falls transcript., 1884-10-10


LADY, With dignity, q invite him here
as u guest nc husbands s nephew.
Hurry Sanford, lis to be here tonight
I I from Boston; but there is plenty of
room. Harry shall sleep in the cedar
chamber Mr.. De Motto shall have the
red room. w here is he now q" q"
| IL think he's having cigar and
reading the newspaper in the smoke
honse, Z rather guiltily confessed Phoebe.
I. Go Go and call him ii, said Mrs. Gar
raway ell him he shall be welcome.
And Phoebe obeyed, scarcely able to
believe her own ears. 81 .3 .s
"She'sa deal better than any Fairy
Godmother I eYer heard off, thought
she. .... e. & h. t
Mr.. De Motto was indeed tall and
Troubadour- like. He had dark, pensiye
eyes, and wore very handsome satin
necktle; and if his finger nails were not
| as clean as Mrs Garrawny liked to see,
and his pocket hand erehiefs were not
OF the finest linen, still people thought
differently upon such subjects. 4
Harry Sanford looks the most OF a
gentleman" thought Mrs. Garraway.
And even Phoebe, in a mental COM
parison, could not help owning to her
self that Mr.. Sanf ord seemed the most
at his ease. .:s. + '...zs.z+:
"But then,' thought Phoebe, she
hasn't any diplomatic troubles on bis
mind. ( wish though, that dear Mid
dleton wouldn't eat green peas with his
fork, and that he would take. a. little
more notice Of the chair covers, and mol
drag them off every time he sits down.
/ mover knew before that he chewed
tobacco. ! hope that it won't make
Grand aunt Garraway nervous!" "
But Grand-aunt Garraway smiled
her sweetest, and seemed to notice moth
ing am1ss. 49,.
Aud Harry Sanford diligently talked
politics, and did his best to amuse the
stranger. VI .... - H. - :.
Nevertheless, when Phoebe went to
bed that night, she was not. SO happy
as she expected to he. "A:
For adiplomat, Mr.. De Motto was
not 50 remarkably intelligent. after all,
and she was very certain that his gram
mar was not altogether correct. n
+, She hoped that Harry Sanford had
not observed it, ag.7s,:ss.s. . >ys y. e..
In the dead of the night, Grand aunt
Garraway's hand fell softly on Phebe's
shoulder. She started up.
"Hush! |" said the old lady. "Don't
utter a sound. Get up. Come down
stairs with me-" r. ,.'.-- y .. d.. ..
'"What is the matter?" gasped the
girl. .~..,s.. -4...f ...e.~s..t.~
"Your fine lover is breaking into my
cherry wood bureau" said Mrs. Cara.
way. "He has a complete set Of burglar's s
tools. Butdon't look SO frightened, my
dear. The jewel-case is here, but it is
empty. Harry Sanford has the pins
and pendants at the county bank. He's
welcome. so MI he can find. And Harry
and the farm laborer have got his &C.
complice safely tied outside; and
they're ready to seize on him tht.
moment he steps across the threshold.
But come! I want you to see for your
selfw
And, standing on the staircase, where
she could peep through the transom-
light into the back parlor, Phoebe be-
held her Tcoubadour lover picking
locks and prying open drawers in a
most business-like manner.
In spite Of her resolutions, she ut
tered little cry.
Mr.. De Motto looked up and saw her.
The next instant the room was in dark
ness. .5 .,.,.. ..:tE
"But We caught the fellow as neatly
as possible" Mr.. Harry Sanford said,
afterward, with the empty jewell ease
in his possession and a lot of silver
spoons in his breast pocket. He's an
old hand, the Albany authorities say.
Light fingered Lenluel,' they call him !;
and he's safe to get long term in the
penitentiary."
Alas, poor Phoebe! ...
"But how did YOU know he was o
"a thief, Aunt Garraway?" she said.
IT didn't know, child" said the old
lady. I only suspected that everything
wasn't right. But don't fret. One
doesn't expect a young girl like you to
be the best judge Of character in the
world. Harry Sanford declared he
was rascal the first moment he Sc!
eyes on him."
"You see," said Harry, she never
looked me straight in the eyes. That
is an unfailing symptom"
And Harry Sanford set him 50 dill
gently to work to console tho disillu-
sionized maiden chat he soon succeeded
in restoring her temporarily ecipsed
smiles,
So the expedition to Grand-aunt
Garraway's proved success, after all.
The Middleton DeMotte engagement
was broken up, and there is every
probability that new one will rise,
Phenix like, out of the ashes.