The sun., 1889-01-31

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bore her full share of the guilt.
II had no right, colonel to ask you
to take charge of that valuable fan.
1t was not stolen from you, it was
stolen from me-" and she looked at
him very kindly.
An electric telegraph shot through
the colonel from head to heel.
''By Jove'' said he to himself, "a
woman with a sense of justice, and a
pretty woman tooP'
But although they had very
agreeable halfhour bewailing their
woes, Miss Mirabeau turned pale
when she said
"Who is to tell Mrs. McElroy?"
eve must wait few days to see
the result of Mr.. Smiths search, -
said the colonel. "Then, ifit is real
ly irrevocaDly lost, will pay for it if
can"
"Oh, you can't!" said Miss Mira
bau. '1t is an heirloom"
The colonel thought there were
some looms on which nothing but
despair was woven, but he looked at
Miss Mirabeau.
"Let us take it calmly, and go-to
the opening tonight"
"Oh, mol" said the careless Emily,
shivering, II can never face Mrs. Nc
Elroy until learn the very worst. J"
The lace fchu was found, but the
fan was not; and the colonel and
Emily walked about like two sus-
pected murderers. Their visit to the
exhibition were made furtively, and
like undetected criminals they shun-
ned Mrs. McElroy. Strangely enough,
that irate lady did not make any in
quiries for her fan, and it was OBJ
served that she did not come to the
exhibition, all of which was omin-
GUS.
Nothing is more sweet than a mu-
tual Joy. Col. Beauclerc would never
have found out how charming Emily
Mirabeau could be had it not been
for the anxious and mysterious Sc,
cret which now bound them together,
They grew intimate with policemen,
employed detectives, and were to be
seen together in pawnshops. Wher-
ever a stolen fan could go, there to.
gether, did this handsome and un.
usual couple go. That fan must be
found.
However, this was not the worst
of it. The colonel came one day with
a paper in his hand. His martial
brow was clouded.
"Read that" said he to Miss Mira,
beau, almost assuming an after
breakfast martial air, "Read that
Emily until this minute.
1t was low paper, one she had
never seen before, still 1T was print
that was the terrible fact. The iron
machinery of the patent printing
press had caught up their trouble
and was to bIazon it to an unsym
pathizing world. The paragraph
read thus:
"Those eonversant with a certain
gay set in this city cannot have failet
to hear that losses have occurred
quite unaccountably, in the most ar
istocratic circles, and, indeed, wefeai
that some of the deposits Mt th'
noted exposition have not all tount
their way to the glass cases.
striking looking individual, withpre
maturely gray hair and certain SO
called beauty, a great favorite Will
the ladies, and the possessor of {
foreign name and title, is more thar
suspected cf being little better thar
q thief"
"Oh, DEAR" said poor Emily, quit,
crushed: so we have got to that"
" Dear, did you say?" asked tn
eelenel, "and we ?" and he looked
volumes.
"At any rate" said she, II cal
prove your innocence. Let me writ
to this paper and tell the whole sto
rY," and she moved toward her desk
"No," said he, ''that would de
light them too much, that would b
putting ON the cap"
The great exposition came to al
end, and everything was sent safe
ly home 80 it's owner. Not a loss O
any kind occurred, excepting that Q
Mrs. McEroy's fan. The colonel hat
spent no end of money to find it, bu
the thief remained concealed. Bot
he and Emily had lost flesh and col
or, but their faces looked as if the.
had found something else of grea
value.
They sat, hand in hand, and eye t,
eye, in Mrs. Maloribanks' parlol
Mrs. Maloribanks was their mutua
, friend, and the repository of thei
/ two secrets.
Il have found a wife, if have los
: a FAM" said the colonel, tenderl
leaking down at Emily Just the
Miss Lomax was announced.
"Ah, WE'LL" said she, i've 81
through with the great wark-aren'
you glad, Mrs. Majorfbanks? Ho'
: do you do. Einiiy? Good morning
COLONEL. Why, how happy you a
, look!'
Mrs. Majoribanks told her of til
! engagement, and eengratulation
, followed freely.
SsBue," said Emily, we shall nc
announce it until that dreadful fan
found"
"Fan foundr' said Miss Iona,
"why it is found. / saw Mrs. M,
Elroy at the party last evening an
| she had it in her hand
"What? Where2 haws" said til
) colonel and haily and Mrs. Major
hanks, all In a breath.
II don't know" said Miss Iona,
J who had evidently not been in the leas
: excited or moved by the lass of Mr.
McElroy's fan, which hadso agitate
3 these two people; Il only know sl
) had 1t, and was telling the usual stor
about it's being an heirloom, and til
disquistion which followed aba,
i Vatican, and the Spanish schoo
E don't you re4aemher? and she sait
1 shaving tt to Count de Fois, 'Justt
think, this fan was not considere
: good enough to be exhibiteS..a
Now Emily and tha cptonel we're
!, a new dileafaa Had Mrs. McElro