The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-03-22
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nave this moment come in and
taken OF my hat, she said with a sweet
smile, land was coming down for a
drink of ice water"
L heard her go into the parlor.
where she sat for a long time playine
grand old church music and s;nC;n1
softly IN tones so sweet that il made
me think of heaven and of angels
music.
Next morning, as we we're gather
ing at the breakfast table, Miss Bur-
ton came In, pale and frightened. saw
ing her room had been entered dnr-
ing the night by a burglar. and her
watch and chain and ali her valuable
jewelry taken.
we all sprang up in CONSERVATION
ana went to her room, where we found
the window which opened upon the
roof OF verandah partly raised, and
the shutters pushed open, as if surely
indicating the way the burglar had
entered.
Miss Burton had slept soundly and
heard nothing, she said, but she noticed
her window when she first woke. and
upon searching found all her Jewels
gone.
1--WE might all have been murdered in
our beds!" cried Mrs. Wootton. pale
and trembling, while pretty Mrs. Ora
ham fell to crying like child, declaring
she wouldnot dare to stay another night
under roof where there was no man in
the house.
did any of the rest lose anything?"
asked Bessie.
II haven't noticed IN my room, 4"
SAID Mrs. Wootton; "let US all 90 aud
look"
And to our rooms we went, 1 opening
my bureau with sinking heart. It was
| as feared-my casket. which had only
contained the money, was goneI
Some unaccountable impulse prompted
me to conceal my loss from the rest.
when Joined them again, and hardly
noticed that pretty Mrs. Graham
stopped crying and looked queerly at me,
when reported that my things were all
right.
And then she fell to sobbing again,
saying hers were all right, too, but she
never doubted that it would be her turn
next. and she dared not stay there an
other night.
Mrs. Wootton reported that every ar
ticle of lswelry, and all the money she
mad In her purse were gone, and Bessie
said the same.
This was a serious case. and we were
| at loss what to do. l said L should in
form the village inspector, and then 90
up to town and consult Mr.. Fraser and
lawyer, and begged them to donoth-
ing till l came back.
They all promised, but pretty Mrs.
Graham said / must be sure to come
back before night, for she knew she was
dreadful little coward, but she must
go over to the village, and stay at the
hotel for few nights. She would only
take Jeanette and little satchel, and
when we got all quiet again she would
come back.
was not willing she should go, but
thought she would get over her fright
before evening and stay, so only asked
her if could do any errand in the city
for her.
She said no-then yes; if 1 would be
SO kind l might stop at WeIling's and
match a piece of lace for her-she
wanted five yards more-it was five
shillings yard-and she gave me
twenty-five shillings to pay for it.
1t seemed to me that train went at
snail's PAGES that morning, but at last
was in Dicks office.
Gum um-yes, to be ssure" said
Dick, stroking his mustache with a
thoughtful air. every bad, Mary!
Very bad And your pretty little widow
is the only one who wants to leave, you
say?'
"Yes. And I don't want any one to
leave with such stain on our house,
Dick"
"By all means keepyour pretty widow
till l come down with an officer and
search her trunk"
sprans &C TT feet
"Why, Dick, are you mad?" l cried.
"Neather mad nor deluded, my dear
little woman" said Dick, coelly. "But
have little theory about this thing,
Mary; and if you will let me work it
out, / may help you. must have my
own way, through. Got errands to do
this morning?"
1 was too worried to attend to any
shopping for myself, but 1 remembered
pretty Mrs Graham's lace and an
| swered:
eyes, one"
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back here, will you? think III have a
plan perfected by that time.
l went to Welling's, stopped at the
lace counter, and held out the SCRAP
pretty Mrs. Graham had given me.
| "Can you match this?" | asked of the
polite shopman who stepped up. 81
wish to purchase some more of it,
He took the bit of lace, and noticed
| a queer look come over his face. | also
saw two or three of the young men draw
near, and eye me curiously, and began
to feel embarrassed.
II don't know" said the shopman,
slowly, "Mr. Jones ask Mr.. yelling
to step this way"
| The young man addressed hum led
away and In moment the gentleman
named came up, which was relief to
me, for 1 saw something was wrong, and
/ knew him well, as he was an old friend
of my fathers.
"This is a bad business, and requires
explanation, Miss Mary" he said. ga
week ago a lady exactly answering the
description you give of Mrs. Graham
came here and bought twenty yards o.
this lace. After she was gone it wal
discovered that the money she paid was
bad. We have been trying to trace this
lady ever since, but had not the leas
clew till now. What do you think ?"
81 think" 1 trembling said, ''that
must tell you the bad business at oul
house last night, which brought me tt
town to-day"
So told him my story, and then he
went with me to Dicks Office. And
when went home, knew all had t.
do.
/ told Mrs Graham that 1 could mo-
find any more of the lace, and returned
her money.
As had planned, Dick came by the
six o'clock train, and we were all at tes
when Emma came in with the quie
announcement.
"Mr. Fraser is in the parlor, ma am.
1 excused myself moment, and
Fastening to the parlor found Dick ant
a detective.
We hurried quietly upstairs 1 was