Daily Republican., 1886-01-08

Portunities to pilfer more from mo thai
1 should ever mics"
| she has never filched from W.
bh' ongings. the favorite work wo % nj
ayeFrei with emphasis. al have beef
too casutious, because have always b AZ
my suupicfons. These softly speaking
mildly appearing creatures never de
cetve me any. As likely rs not sh,
Will never return; but II she does
sne VIII deny every thing, Of course"
just then there was the rustle Of .
shabby black dress ut the door, and thsf
Grace Eliot herself same rapidly tow.
ard the workable.
She started little - she perceived
Mr.. bterne still thore and she stopped
abr uptly ~ she NOTED the psrCeu tous
aspect OF his sister and the badly con
oealed derisisn Of Miss Paulina's sol
emn smile.
Possibly you have GAUSS for blush
ing and hestta ing In such an unsc.
countable fashion 2" the elder lady be
gan with severity.
wonder you have dared com
back here NJ nj, }" the younger begsn
simultaneously.
And then both were checked by the
authoritative gestures OF Mr.. Sterpe
who Rravely advanced aud placed him
self beside the silent girl.
prefer to question Miss Grace my
sell, he said with voice aud mau mel
90 changed and stern that both Iadie.
felt any opposition might not be alto
gether conducive 70 taeir peAos OF mind
And then he drew one nervous little
hand within his arm, and with pro
nounced courtesy led the bewildered
| Oracle from the room.
81 actually believe that sly, bold
creature has infatuated your poor bro
ther," murmured Miss Pauline, tn.
gold-stone eyes emitting green tiamel
Of jealousy.
al am afraid she has," Madame Corn
ely sighed dolefully.
And presently, while both were wait
Ing and listening for they scarcely knew
what, Mr. Sterne again walked into th,
| work. room.
ibid she take the watch?" his sister
asked unessily.
"Whether she confessed or not ] au
positive l had u glimpse of the watch
under her parcel when sbe weBt out tC
change the trimmings" Miss Paulina
avowed, with q glance Of vonomou,
triumph toward the young man.
She has not been annoyed by ary
| questions about tho watch" he an
nounced with stern dignity. "And !
| purpose heuoefor.h to protect her alike
from Gil malice aud all susDicions. She
| will not resume her place In the work
room ; she has honored me by he,
promise 70 become my wife," he finish
cd quietly.
"Oh, what o dreadful thing p
Madame Cornley gzsped In dismay.
"Oh, how very extraordinary r.
Miss Paalina commented with satanic
spite
But her hands shook 10 violently that
the baAted and half stitched skirt slipped
from her unsteady gr1sp, and dropped
upon the hIOi-dropped with . blinking
aud thud 81 significant that Mr.. Stern,
laughed aloud.
There 10 the stolen WATCH" he said,
with considerable amusem ent and not
| little soorD.
And there 4. was indeed i-safely
stitched between the outer elk and innel
cambric, into the folds OF which IL had
been inadvertently brushed, no doubt,
while Miss PaulinA was reaching
for the spools Of twist acrUss the work
table.
81 am sorry we judged Oracle sc
hastily" Madame Oornely Avowed
| with eincere wOmanly regret.
Judge not, that ye be not judg ed,"
Mr.. Sterne quoted, with an uncomfor.
table, meaning look towards the al
ready discomhtted Miss Paulina, VIII
Was speechiess In her Amusement AM
ohagrin.
" am 30 glad you cannot blame me,
she IT last stammered, with an edifyinl
effort TO maintain her assumption o
the just and sympathetic. There i
nothing so distressing as being blsnet
when one lie innocent.