The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-15

uurderuss. Thelr vist1s . sbe exhi-
btsjou we're made faFsIveiy. a. nke
undefected criminals my snunneu
Mrs. MeEifDy. strangely eoouen
that ;-ste i2Sy did MOT make any N
auiries fos Der fan and u sss observes
shas abe did NOD come 70 NE exns-
ts.s+io--, aIl Of which Was ofrssno1s
Nothing - more sweet taaS Haa
suai pog. Cosou<i B<zusssrc voaiS !
Fever have foand ont now charming
Emily Nirsb<su could t's nsd u nes
b<~r for the anxious and Mvss<faos1s
secret which now boand them 20
gether. Tb<y grew intimate sIs
r.oiseess1en. sfnp&oyei detectives SIS
xere 10 b> seen together N $50.
shosxss. Wherever q stolen Ian eolsn
go there. together. did this fsndsohe
and nnusss2. couple 60 ihAa H
nnxt be found. =.
Hoxeyer, this was not The WORK =.
Il. Th. eos0EsA came ous CAY ssn =
esr,er in his hand. Hts martiAi oso"
ras cioude<5. -. AL.
ssean. almost assuming Az AIT a.-
fast marital air lead that. Lain{
she startsi he bad never called hef
s-Emily1 until this minute.
n vas Iow paper one she naa
rsv., -, lefor.. ~fiIi II was print
,.,.t x.s the terrible fact The iron
machinery Of the pasens psin.Hns
press had caught ap Their tfouNe'
80 xs@ 10 blaxon IL on an ansyn-
pashixsng world. The paragraph fssa
thus.
,.Tho~e nonversant xIth certain
gay set In this city cannot have iai3ec
to hear that losses have occurred, asise
unareoansab.y. In the most AFfsto-
cratic circles. and. indeed. we fear that
sonae u the deposits 1t the noted Ell
pg-tfion have not ali found their say
% the gias. cases. A striking looking
! individual. with prenasureiy gray
bsir aud a certain @o-cailei beauty a
great favorite with the ladies. aud TIE
po..essor of foreign name and iisle.
IL ,nore than sn.pecied OF being little
/ better than n tisisf.
sUh, dear" said poor Emiiy suite
crushed 80 We have got 10 that
| ".Dear, did you say asked the
| colonel, and vs.. r. and be looked
/ volumes.
Al wy rate. - said she, 4 can prove
/ your innocence Let me write % 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 exposition came to an end, and
everything was sent safely home 70 Its
owner Not q loss OF any kind Dc
Cured excepting that OF Mrs heEi-
rows fan. The colonel had spent no
end OF money to find it, bat the thief
remained concealed. Both he and
Emily bad lost flesh and color. but
their faces looked Is they had
found something else Of greater value
They sat hand in hand, eye 70 eye,
in Mrs MsIorihank- psrior. Mrs.
| Maioribanks xas their mutual friend
and the repository of their tao secrets.
II have found wife, IL have lost
a fan" said the colonel tenierly. look
ing down at Emily. Just then Miss
I,omax was announced.
"Ah, WE'LL said she. I'VE are
through with the great work-aren Z
you glad, Mrs. Msjoribanks? How do
you do, Emily Good morning, col
oneI. Why. how happy you all look =
Mrs. Maioribanks told her Of the
engagement, and congratulations FOL.
lowed freely.
But" said Emily. I'VE shall not
announce IL until that dreadful fan is
found"
Fan found" said Miss Lomax
why, IL is ioand. ! saw Mrs. Neil
roy az the party last evening. and she
had IL in her hand.
What Nhere7 How ?" said the
colonel and Emily and Mrs. Maori
banks, all in a breath.
II don't know" said Miss Lomax.
who bad evidently not been In the
least excited or moved By the loss OF
Mr.. McElroy's fan. which had 80
agitated these two people: Il only
knew she had 1t. and was telling the
usual story about its being an heir
loom. and the disqaisition which fol-
lowed about Vatican and the spanish
school. don't you remember? And
she said. showing il TO Count de Fois
Just 10 think, this fan was not con-
sidered good enough to he ex'
hihited.
Now Emily aud the colonel were in
new dilemma. Had Mrs. MeElroy
advertised for her fan, and had she re.
covered IL through the police II 40.
they were still guilty. and ought to
find out what reward she had paid
and what expenses she had incurred.
for which they, the careless and now
happy couple. were undoubtedly re
sponsible. The colonel breathed freer
and deeper as he reflected that he had
not 10 pay that $1,000. Mrs. MAORI
banks promised To make diplomatic
visit. to ascertain. II possible. how
Mrs. McElroy recovered the fan.
IL vas fortunate for all parties that
this lady liked to talk. and that she
told her story without much cross
questioning.
Yes said she. you were very
successful. did not think you took
very good care of your things. though
ON the first Monday. Why, | came
along and saw my fan lying on top ot
glass case, Just a. had given IL Il
/ Emily Mirabeau. the careless thing
aud pat IL in NV pocket and carried
IL home. as | have heard that man
and suppose woman, has q right u
her own property whenever she ind,
it. Although | had loaned IL TO the
exposition. II they did not take better
care of IL than that. why, we'll. | have
nothing 81 say. Nobody ever inquired
for the fan afterward, so nobody
missed il. ! suppose"
so long A. the fan got back To you
all right, nay dear Mrs. McElroy.
said the diplomat. only the exposition
t. loser | consider ii a very fortu