Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-07-26

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guard and informed him the the lady.
box Was missing.
Perhaps it's II the Osa@ van, sir,
replied the guard
But l myself saw II Eli into .hi:
one. answered Dick.
May be mistaken. sir lthny rate
let us see.
Dick acquiesced. and ialI'Esed the
guard. Just as they reaeheithe van
what should be pitch, s On the
platform before them but Emma
black box Dick examined it closely.
That's II. is it, sir2 asked the
guard
Looks very like II. answered Dick,
grumb!ingly but III be swor. | put
]; into the other van
The guard laughed.
Al, well, SIR. mistakes will happen,
lie said, e.ancing at Emma, specially
under peculiar circumstances. Fly or
tour-whee!cr, sir? Fly All right.
Porter, take this to fly
( While the porter was handing the
box and Dicks portmantesu to the
driver, the fly il front of he one
engaged FOR Dick and his brida drove
ott Dick glanced at it. To his
amazement he noticed that bebre the
Young fellow in it wss a box exactly
similar to Emmas
His suspicious once more soused.
Dick went to the porter who bad put
the boA in the fly.
Did you near, he asked him. the
address that hy drove TOP
Yes, sir, replied the portn, a bit
startled.
What was it?
No. Is Salt street, Hove.
Thank you, said Dick, slipping
chilling into his hand.
Then, getting into his own fly. he
derectea the driver to 90 to he Nor
folk, where rooms were engaged Tor
himself and his wife. If a trick were
being played him, he at least knew
where to find the perpetrator.
Emma box, on their arrival at the
Norfolk, was taken to the bedroom,
where she herself followed it. Dick
went to his dressing room to have a
brush.up before dinner. He expected
his bride would Roon find occasion to
open her trunk, and he waited in
patience to see if anything were wrong.
He was not long in suspense. Sud.
denly there was a scream of amaze
ment and horror Rushing into the
bedroom, he found HE wife standing
before the open box with face full
of surprise and rage Evidently there
was something wrong.
Dick at once advanced and locked
into the box. The sight convuIsad
hlm with fury What did it contain
bat a collection Of powder boxes and
powder pufs, Of bottles OF carmine, Of
towsey wigs, dress improvere, pals Of
every desc:iption-everything in fact,
which worn out beauty finds II
necessary to carry with her 20 rehabll
itate her looks but there we're none
Of the NICE dresses and new clo,ulng
with which Poor Emma had provided
herself.
Dick was Wild with rage. Stealing
Emmas wardrobe was bad enough,
but putting such things in its place
was grossly insulting. To insinuate
that has young, pretty, blooming bride
needed the resources Of art 70 main
taia her beauty! Il was perfectly
abominsble
Stay where you are. Emma, he
said TO his wife, as soon ss his anger
permitted HIM to speak. i know who
the scound.e! is and where b. j.
You shall soon have back your thing
And before Emma had time to cay
word Dick was off III a cab, and irrv-
ing At a breakneck speed to Hove
He soon found No. IS Salt stree;
He knocked loudly at the door. ami
in a moment maid servant answered
the summons
! want. SAID Dick, speaking a.
calmly as he could, I want to see the
the person he could not bring
himself to say gentleman-'who ar
rived here short time ago with
black box
He's at his dinner, air
Is he? Well, / must disturb him
And, without more ado. Dick pnshe,;
open the door and walked into tue
hall.
Tell him now, he said, that gen.
tleman insists on seeing him at once
The girl ran OF. and in a moment
returned and asked Dick TO come with
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