Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1885-11-26

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fed to leave with Miss Lomax
But where was Miss I.omas ?" Sh,
had become invisible. Oil Their,
she Is now 7 said the lady With whom
he had spoken; that young lady will
the light hair.
And here the colonel'a memory be
comes hasy. He tl,inksnow chat ID
laid the fan down on tho glass case
| wlil6 be went for Miss Lomax. II,
pursued that gyms fatsaps through all
The rooms, He found her in The pic
tors gallery and told her the story o.
the ian,
oh yes, said she, we hevo saved
a place for that fan Of Mrs. McElroJN
Do give IL to me, for she h furious.
The colonel suddenly frightened,
felt for the fan, but could not find il
in his pocket; thea he remembered,
or thought he remembered, that he
left it Oh the glass case. He and Miss
Lomax wandered back 10 The case, but
the fan was gone. Just at that mo
ment Mrs. Majorbanks came fitting
by, pale and nervous.
We have lost lace fchu, said she,
worth ever so many thousand dollarsl
Oh, what shall dol
Miss Lomax looked at the colonel,
and the colonel looked at Miss Lomax.
Stolen Stolen + said Miss Lomax
Historically.
An hour was passed in inquiries
and in ngitated search, complicated
by the feverish whisper Of Miss Lo.
max, that the irate Mrs. McElroy was
walking through the rooms and look
ing daggers at everybody.
What if she should hear that we
had lost her fan / said two or three
ladies surrounding the colonel, and
amiably dividing the guilt with him,
For the colonel was one Of those
magnetic and remarkable male beau
ties who always receive the sympathy
of the female sex. They were all
ready to excuse him and blame Emil
ly Mirabeau. She should not have
asked him to take charge Of the fan
DIV y W. M u %: ::.slSsa ~ sss .p
sibility at once.
I alone am to blame, said he, and
II money can pay for that ac-- |
mean that Spanish FAM will pay for
IT,.
But she said that ten thousand dol
lars would not pay for that fan, said
a member Of the insurance committee
who passed. IT 10 an heirloom
The colonel groaned.
At this moment enc Of tho execu-
tive committee passed and whispered
caution. II there were piokpocket
in the building great care must be OBJ
served, and undoubtedly both the lace
fichu and the fan would be found.
So the colonel, in no enviable frame
Of mind, departed to meet Miss Mira.
beau and to communicate to her the
dreadful intelligence. To his surprise
she was remarkably sweet and bore
her full share Of the guilt.
I had no right, colonel, to ask you
to take charge Of that valuable fan.
1t was stolen from you, 1t was stolen
from me, and she looked at him very
kindly.
An electric telegraph shot through
the colonel from head to heel.
by Jovo + said he to himself; "a
woman with sense Of justice, and a
very pretty woman, too 7
But although they had a very agree
able half hour bowailing their woes,
Miss MlFabeau turned pale when she
said
Who Is to tell Mrs. McElroy 2
We must wait few days to see the
result Of Mr.. Smiths search, said the
colonel. Then, II it Is really irrevo.
ably lost. I will pay for it, II I can.
'oh, you can'tr said Miss Mirabeau.
1t is an heirloom
The colonel thought there were
some looms on which nothing but des-
pair was woven, but he looked at Miss
Mirabeau.
Let us take 1t calmly and 90 to the
opening tonight
OH no, said the careless Emily,
shivering; I can never face Mrs. Nc
Elroy until learn the very worst.
The lace fchn was found, but the
fan was not, and the colonel and En-.
| lily walked about like two suspected
murderers. Their visits TO the exhi-
bition we're made furtiyely, and like
undetected criminals they summed
Mrs. McElroy. Strangely enough that
irate lady did not make any inquiries
r.. H.. far. and II tvaa observad ahe