Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-01

real Cuiprit. care you quite sure
this time, sir?'' she asked earnestly.
''Quite sure he answered, 'efor she
has confessed"
ooh, sir." said Molly, "don't be
hard on herl Think of all she has
suffered, for if I who am innocent.
have suffered so keenly. what must
the guilty one have endured?''
Capt. Prime was deeply touched by
this appeal, though he answered light
ly: "Oh, / shan't hurt her, though I
don't think her crime has cost her
much sorrow; but you haven't said
you forgive me, Molly. Do vou?''
Freely she replied, t'YOu are so
good yourself that it makes you
angry with wrong doors"
The captain WINGED. "Sav rather
was too uncharitable and harsh:
but have learned q lesson I shall
not soon forget Why don't you ask
me who the thief is?'
II would like to know if you wish
to tell me- she replied simply.
"Wel, then, it was no other than
Hltty. Yesterday L had occasion to
90 into the parlOr, which, as you
know. Mrs. Prime opens only on great
days. Hitty was with me, and she
ran up to the sofa and said, Don't
touch my moneys, daddy" f'Where
are your moneys, daughter?" I asked
her ''In here, said Hitty, crawling
under the sofa. I looked under. and
there IN the dark corner was my mon
ey In three neat piles. As nearly as
can find out, Hitty took the money
from the drawer some time that aft
ernOOn, and carried it into the par
Tor, where she played with it awhile
and then hid it under the sofa and
forgot all about it till she went into
the room with me yesterday. So you
see, my own daughter was the thief
after ALL"
II remember finding her in there,
now" responded Molly, Though I
had forgotten 1t before"
'WelI. Molly" said the captain,
rising, "Mrs. Prime misses her swift
handmaiden. When will you come
'.NeverP' said a new voice, and
Robin, who had entered unobserved,
came forward and stood beside the
blushing girl. ''She Is going to be
married as soon as she gets her
wedding inery made"
"OhO!" laughed the captain, ''that
is the way the wind blows, is it?
Well, WE'LL I shall give you q wedding
present when the time comes" And
with these words and a bow to Mrs.
GOwen, he left the house.
Robin would take no denial this
time, so Molly consented to be
married on the first Of the following
December, and In spite OF what he had
said, she went back to her work the
following day. Mrs. Prime and Hitty
we're OverjOyed to see her, and she
was happy once more.
When, in November, she finished
work and went home to get ready for
5he wedding, Mrs. Prime gave her
= gold eagle besides her wages,
then calling her into the keeping
room, showed her a beautiful silk
Iying on the table. There, dear, -
said she, sis your wedding Dress
Molly gazed at it, for moment,
IN speeches. admiration, then turn
No to her mistress with swimming
eyes, she cried out: 80 Mrs. Prime,
now good you all are to me! This is
200 lovely"
Nothing is too good for you
Molly" said Mrs. Prime. fondIy.
The wedding day dawned bright
and fair. Capt. and Mrs. Prime were
present, and after the ceremony the
captain put a slip OF paper into
Molly's hand, saying: "Here's your
wedding present, my dear" The
paper proved to be a check for $500,
L great fortune for the simple girl.
Molly often visited her friends, the
Primes, and in a few years a little girl
named Hannah went with her.
Kitty grew up to be a good women
and always loved Molly dearley-
American Cultivator.