Telegram-herald., 1889-11-15


ralaala llst.lEoes. Ia iseE a. hrs.
nlarze1 n ueul1 - pos-l1.4 l0 have
hsd = fner DAP lgr her er o.-sr Earty 4
t.s sEo.e year la. Deen sf1Elt throlgA
fgrt A1e srylA 10 H7Ee fl4 ei s4peroiy
dresac saainrerers- a fss ~ tne younger
aad nsore elt4s s.s.a-tle dsVoEe1 1ht .osel lg,s
~ 3 les.ee vita Dal All m4leJ-sorle
ra1eei n ne pa .-llu. whose lFlg1l-
strip senIDI ALL.4r L the breeze
anG Nlere lolus a. FIollns made a
merry re 'r7iin-soue dlrred DO the hltdln
gloom ~ eFeraausilg cou gas 4Ad so1le
sat 0n r4a-e beHches sn1. talsed u tls
oe4411s gt nature.
ars. 5tephe1f hoHever. vas more
ur,ll -gai Ehan some e the others. ohs
had ssa 81. herself ln a shady nook and
Was languldiv partakiIg NJ iced cham
pagne snl lobster salal a.Bh ter son .
halasCms, haaglty, atLls low 0f nine
Ia a sslYer suit ana buttons oi gold lit
h 80 crowded 10 the tear. she said, ele-
varng her black trows. zone louidut
think Il s8t.ng Iaere. Claude. dear. will
you have btr.e more wine oF 5lr oi tae
bonec TURKS u Really darling you have
10 app ato AZ al
ssIhe 1ysfer pa-tles ara quite good.
dear Airs. -teF leas. said hrs. Mount
ford, Obsequiousiy.
Mrs. stephens - /. known. was the
great iady sf che occasion. Cant per-
suaae Tou % Try Onet
say y-5. mamma" clamored Master
Claude. whose appetite apparently grew
By wat ts fed on. "a want al oyster
patty mamma
Ana me waiter was accordingly dis
patched for the iast-nam8d dainty.
As hs disappo Eet under the ID dow II
ths trees. > g4rk-laced woman, with gilt
hoops ln her ears, and az OUT pdlsh
foreign dress came Up, = maEdOline in
her arms. and q tatterod. oig-eysd child
following ..oss a. her heels.
'Knd lady god ally. she began in
TIE hlEh-p p4Cched, m01otOnOu5 whine OF
her trade, let ne play for you, and Ca
rita shall dance. Gene. Carit4 20
AZ tnese words rho cAld began 70
spring about hAs gr2sshopper, the
w0ma2 twanged away ar her tuneless
msnle inr. aad Mr8- MounrfOrd looked
Indignantly around.
Where did these creatures come
frorn she demanded How could
they p0ssibly have come IN when there Ia
a policeman stationed az the gate2 san
ford, % a servant, put them out Ut
once p
The woman began 20 beg. whine and
rsnoastrate-the lirlie girl with the big
eyes stopped dancing and ran behind her
mother taC-ered skirts. Mrs. Stephens
drew her pearl colored silk dress closer
70 her. a. II there were pollution in the
very atmOsphere-and Master Claude
suddenly cried out. she stole mas
embroidered handkerchief and scent-bot-
tie Look look its right under her
shaw =
The woman turned suddenly around;
'.I did a.. steal IL, said she. I am no
thief. When 1 threw my shawl down on
the zrass did not know that the lady's
things were under il.
"A hkely story, said Mrs. Stephens,
scorufulty. 'AIrs. MCuntford. will you be
kind enough 70 summons one OF those
policemen you spoke about. / really
think 10 my duty 10 give this person into
custody
The woman clasped her hands wildly
together. You're not Ia earnest,
masn, she cried. looking nervously
around. "FOa wouldn't smut me up ia
prison and leave ny little one 20 starye
Ia the streets. You're a mother your
self pretty LAZY. and you've mothers
heart ia your bosom. ! am not "a hief
] wouldn't lsy hands on what isn't nv
own, not II 10 wss coined gold and preci-
Gus stones. Please let ne 20 on my
way. lady.
''By 70 means said Mrs. stephens.
with the prin, severe competency OF
Virtues self "O1icer." to the police
man. 81 ho had by tins tame arrived on the
scene ~ action, there i5 your prisoner
I lodge an accusation against her OF
theft
There was a cry. a tumult moment
ary Vatherir ~ gayly atfTst spectators
about the dell. and l- next moment ail
had once more settled into is wOuted
qyiet Wal along the h0r aui dIsky
boulevard lending 20 tAe suburbs OF the
great citv. the iorelEn woman suid.y fol-
lo~ed the officer. ard little Carica. run
ming % keep pace with their strides.
pulled az her moChors dress and walled
out. Mamma. mamma. where arc We
going mammal W lgt are tley going to
DO with you. mamma
eyes. that "a ths name. I remember u
YER vel Claude Stephens
Fifteen years BAD passed away since
that Little incident a. Mrs Mountf0rds s.
eroqurt PARTY and SlEuor.ra Carita
Vsroni. "a her r0se-tinted boudo r. was
langgiiy looking over pho bouquets
cards aad presents which had raiDed
down upon the stage ~ tha Ita6an opera
tle evening before one glttered richer.
Tarer than az orhcrs--a diamond cross.
set vita stone of the Uurs5t water. with
a scented card a1iKed 20 IT.. bearing these
words. "W hea YOU wear this al your
peerless throat. "a e1 20 love au1 beauty.
kaoR that you welr also lla heart q
Claude stephens With ..
sirnor.ra Carifa surrd anj lifted her
pre- 5rovs She was dark anu hril-
hsnt. with arze LIQUID eyes. hair black AZ
the piunos ~ ravens wing. and fuli
I'D l-s Ike tao heart Of tropical
1oveg-a capricious spoiled darling of
The pubic.
x remember r.. said Carita. p her
self leaning her chin 1n her aand AMI
locking -houghtfulIv into ssace. "I tave
cause 20 remember ir OH. mother my
mstherf And O. the establishment ~
n Gadeu-. tlo ua-1-sr arl Madame
oivona. tle rrwa 1o1nss com Uar IA.
Carte burst '0to "a passion cf Lt-ter al
weepirF Mafama -.Fnoa. a urtaarly
oid soal. came close q. her. "'FV dear.
whsf e Che mal-r Hhat r-o possibly
e. YoH questioned -la-
Nothing uorhrL cried Car'ta.
lauzhiag through che great drops t.at
rainee over har cheeks "Bos lo0S at
thls diamond crrs7. madam See how
it Eael base neV slave st nv
fee t appears CfI.e Stevens, fhe
Name Ger re Band ~ velvet ta
alx tf.s t0. IH harE e animal rr neck
eni wr~ t--rh Ha =. see t.af
his rrin-oiY oIern< fnds aror IN ny
eyes