Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-08-22

81 am very sorry" Julia answered, but
am afraid cannot"
"But you would know her if you saw
her-you would be able to swear to her,"
she cried, anxiOusly.
II don't know said Julia, with dep
r-cating smile, but ! think ! shall never
dare to swear to anything ! believe If |
saw Miss Alice Mauleverer and that per-
son going acros. the road, Il at | should
not know which was which. ! only wish
| could swear to her. would swear hard,
l promise you"
She took leave OF them then, shook
hands with Mrs LOvelace, who was look
ing very anxious and i'll, made a very stiff
little bow to the ancient damsels, and al
lowed Major Lovelace to precede ner
downstairs. Aud then when he had seen
her to the doorstep and she had spoken
few words of pity for his wife in her mis-
fortune, she went home TO No. Z, where
she found Stephen.
To the select audience gathered there
she detailed the whole scene. how Mrs.
Lovelace had looked, how the three arts
rocratic spinsters from No. 10 had looked,
and lastly how Miss Alice had actually
brought herself 10 speak to the obnoxious
young person from No. Z.
And - said Julia at last. ''then l told
Mrs LoveIacc hat il | could see the per-
son and Miss Alice go across the road to-
gether was quite sure should not know
the one from the 0 her, and then | think
they were satisfied that it was no use toll
Grating my preselce any longer, so they
let me come away"
~ am quite rel eyed that you would not
know the woman again." said Stephen
Howard. at this point.
"Yes-why?"
because have no fancy for being kept
waiting about for you to give evidence and
perhaps our marriage put off for it," he
answered.
Obi but if they catch anybody they
think likely, shall have TO give evidence
all the same" Julia cried.
Are Won sure?" he exclaimed.
"Perfcctly sure, " he answered.
"Ohl think you are wrong"
my dear" said Julia, decidedly, 81
don't think your opinion on the subject is
worth having. What can Il mere savage
like you know about the English law"
perhaps | know more than you give
me credit for" he cried, with an amused
laugh.
however, the udFS went Nv NItuptt
Julia TrafTord being called upon to give
evidence concerning the person whom she
had seen go across the road and enter the
house at the corner of the street, and
when, by and by, the excitement in the
town had subsidized little and the sacred
entree dishes mt the River House were
again brought forth from the fastness in
which they had been kept since Mrs. Love
lace's diamonds had gone the way o. most
diamonds, and the townsfolk in general
began to enjoy the pleasure Of using their
silver teaspoons again, and the young
ladies to wear their pearls on occasion
and the older ones their paste, then Blank
hampton awoke to the fact that another
good match had been snapped mp by the
Unsuitable NAV which put on the top Of
its note paper, No. Z st. Ewes, Blank
hampton"
The BlankhamptOn matrOns were all
agreed for once in Il way, and the Blank
hampton wiz rms went their way to the
Parish and piously thanked Heaven that
Mrs. TrittTOrd had no more daughters to
dispose of. And really when you came to
look ut it from their point Of view it was
hard, very hard. that one family should
have secured three such men as had eaten
aud wouId eat their wedding breakfasts
al No. St. EYES
There had been n great deal of talk
about the two Antrobus marriages, but
Toto Antrobus' splendor had faded into
the merest twilight long before her sis
ter's glory had burst over her native town
And POllys iewelry had all bson bought
in London. while Stephen Howard vent
and bon Lht most OF his 1T the chief jew
eIer's in the High Street, a wonderful
shop where everybody who was anybody
was on the most friendly term. and from
whence n good many OF the curious gath
cred the Information that little Miss Traf-
fOrd's engagement ring had been bought
there for consideration OF sixty pounds,
that the gentleman had bought Il beauti-
full diamond bracelet which they happened
to have in stock and that he had ordered
n brooch formed Of his own name in dia-
mOnds and had asked them to get hand
some necklace or two down for her 10
choose from.
Mrs MARKHAM also had been in and had
bought some diamonds for his wife'p
birthday and had had n talk to item
about the WeddiuG-pr"S"uI from his wife
and himself to Miss TratTord: SO Blank
hampton knew hat there was no decep.
ton or even eNAEGefdtlpu ABOUT the mat
ter, knew that they at No. had taken at
the food chat tide which leads to tame
and fortune.
al can't think how they do it," cried
Mrs. bloomington Brown piuiutively to her
eldest dtughrrr. the one whom Julia had
called trumpI
PuShF replied Miss Moruington Brown
tartly.
II really is strange sighed the old
laaS' VINO was very delicate and very
pr'nly shadow In her whole person, 81
should have thought when Tina came
mere hrst-why she was quite child
should have Thought she would have mar
rled at once. But somehow the men seem
TO think nothing of beauty. Tina is !
beauty"
Yes. Tina is a beauty" said tho elder
sister WHO mud long 800 given M al islca
ct resignjuG her appointment to st. Cath
crime.
Mrs Trafford seems to he the great
woman here" said the motheror the new
Ivarrivcd nine dau.sbtcrs 10 her eIdes +
girl. Miss ChadI. "Evervbodv is taking
about her and half the people suvving
her Her Youngest daughter married Sir
Anthony Stauutuu sud her niece who
lived with them married Marcus Oxford.
Lord Cee>Dring's only son. And now her
eldest girl, quite a plain little thing. Mrs.
Morecomha told me. is going to marry
this h1nasoma ycuo.. Australian million