The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-04


not come TO the exhibition; all oil which
was ominOus.
Nothing il moro sweet than a mutua
Joy. Col Bcauclorc would never have
found out how charming Emily Mirabeat
could be had il not been for the anXioui
ana mysterious secret which now bounC
Them together. They grew intimate
with policemen, employed detectives
ana were 10 bc seen together IN pawn
shops. Wherever a stolen fan could go
there together, did this handsome anC
unusual couple 90. That fan must b
found.
However, this was not the worst Of it.
The colonel came one day with a papcl
in his hand. His martial brow wal
Clouded
Read that" said he to Miss Sfirabeau
almost assuming an after breakfast mat
tial air Read that, Emilyr
She startcd-he had never called hei
Emily until this minute.
II was a low paper, one she had never
seen before, stu II was print, that Wa.
the terrible fact The iron machinery ol
the patent printing press had caught III
their trouble, and was TO blazon il 10 an
unsympathizing world. The paragraph
read thus.
Those conversaut with certain cav
set i'm this city cannot have failed to heal
that losses have occurred, quite unac.
countably. in the most aristOciatic cir
clcs. and, indeed, We fear that some OF
the deposits at the noted exposition have
not all found their way TO the glass cases
4 striking looking individual, with pre-.
maturcly gray hair and certain 10 called
beauty, great fav0rite with the ladies.
aud the posscssor Of foreign name and
title, is more than suspected Of being
little better than a thief
"Oh, dear" said poor Emily, quite
crushed, $50 we have got 10 THAR
Dear, did you saw asked the colonel,
"ond 'we'l' and he looked volumes.
AT any rate, said she, - can prove
your innocence Let me write 10 this
paper and tell the whole story, and she
moved toward her desk.
NO" said he, that would delight
them too much; that would be putting
on the cap
The great exposition came 10 an end,
and everything was se:t safely home 10
its owner. Not a loss Of any kind Oc-
CURED, excepting that Of Mrs. McElrOy 5
fan The colonel had spent no end Of
money 10 find it, but the thief remained
concealed. Both he and Emily had lost
flesh and color but their faces looked as
if they had found something else of
greater value.
They sat hand in hand and eye to eve.
in Mrs Maioribanks parlor. Mrs. Ma
ioribauks was their mutual friend and
the repository of their two secrets.
II have found a wife, if have lost a
fan, said the colonel tcndcrly looking
down at Emily. just then Miss L0maX
was announced.
"Ah, well, said size, owe are through
with the great work-aren't you glad,
Mrs. Majoribanks, How do YOU do,
Emily: Good morning colonel. Why,
how happy you all look"
Mrs. Maioribanks told her OF the en-
gagement, and congratulations followed
freely
But" said Emily, eve shall not an
nounco it until that dreadful ian Is
found
Pan fouudw said Miss Lomax, "why
tits found. / saw Mrs. McElroy az the
party last evening, and she had it in her
nand
what: Where: How" said the col
oncl and Emily aud Mrs MajorIbanks,
all in q breath.
Il don't know, said Miss Lomax, who
mad evidently not been ia the least ok
tied or moved By the loss OF Mrs. Nc
Elroy S fan, which had so agitated these
TWO people; Il only know she had ir
and was telling the usual story about lis
Jeing an heirloom, and the disqulsition
which followed about Vatican, and the
Spanish school. don't You remember
md she said, showing it TO Count dc
Fois. Just to think, this fan was not
considered good enough to be eXhib-
tied.
Now Emily and the colonel were in a
new dilemma. Had Mrs McElrOy adj
,ertised for her fan, and had she re-
covered it through the police. If So,
they were still guilty, and ought 10 find
ont What reward she had paid, and what
expenses she had incurred, for which
they, the careless and now happy couple
were undoubtedly responsible. The col.
mel breathed frcer and deeper as he re-
lected that he had not to pay the Sl0,-
90O Mrs. Majoribanks promised TO
mako diplomatic visit. to ascertain, if
possible, how Mrs. McElroy recovered
the fan.
it was fortunate for all parties that
this lady liked TO talk, and that she told
her story without much cross-Question-
ing.
"Yes" said she; eyes, you were very
successful. / did not think YOU took
very good care of your things though,
on that first Monday. Why, | came
along and saw my tan lying on Top Of
glass case, just as l Lg4 given it 10
Emily Mirabeau, the careless thing, and
/ put it in my pocket and carried 1t
home, as / have heard that a man, and |
suppose a woman, has a right TO her own
property wherever She hndsit. Although
I had loaned it 10 the exposition if they
did not take better care of it than that,
why, well, have nothing 10 say. No
body ever inquired for the fan after
wards, so nobody missed it, ! suppose.
$50 long as the fan got back To you,
an right, my dear Mr. McElrov," said
tho diplomat; "only the exposition is
q loser. / consider it a very fortunate