The sun., 1894-12-24


ss Ornuse both Girls Are Pretty.
Whether it is really hypnotism or whether II
Z, only tibs that has come To interrupt the close
friendship which has existed for three months
between sixteen. .ycar-old Freda Mnller and six
teen-year-od Minnie Wolf Is n question which
may never he decided unless some authority in
occultsm, William Guam Judge. for Instance.
shall come to the rescue and explain lust where
esoteric ART begins and fbbing ends.
Freda confesses to having stolen S52 from her
employer. but she qualities the admission by de-
claring tearfuly that Minnie put her up to II
and got the money; and she further says that
Minnie had such power over her mentally that
she could not withstand doing whatever Minnie
told her to do. Minnie, ON the other hand, says
she never tod Fredn to steal never got any
money from her and is not aware that she has
any Influence over her. All this came out in
court on saturday, and told in yesterdays
guN.
What did not come out in court. and what
might never have been known about, saving TO
the unappreciativo court loungers who go TO
Eesex Market at this season Of the year prima-
rily 10 get warm, Is the fact that little Freda Is
the very prettiest girl in that part OF the town,
and that Minnie is the second prettiest. Freda
has light hair and heavy black eyebrows and
soft brown eyes. and Minnie is very dark. with
eyes that snap and sparkle. When the two
walked arm in arm of an evening in Division
street or East Broadway they were II pair that
took OF all the shine OF tho other girls. and no.
body knew It better than the other girls, saving
perhaps Freda and Minnie themselves.
Freda is the maid of Mrs. Samuel Richard.
who has n dressmaking chop at 24S East Broad
way, and Minnie is the maid of Mrs Louis w.
Cohen. whose husband Is q cigarmnker at 23O
Division street. The houses abut. Freda and
Minnie had talks over the back fence. and after
work they spent their evenings together. They
did not get acquainted over the back fence. for
Mlnnie's acquaintance was a sort ot legacy left
20 Freda by Mrs. Richards former maid Rachel,
who was discharged three months ago. Minnie
has been with Mrs. Cohen eighteen months.
Freda is a Swiss girl and has been In this
country about four years. When Mrs. Richard
determined to let Rachel 60 she went to an in
telgence office. and there got Freda. The little
maid Is well educated and speaks several lam
RuaRes. and Mrs Richard took a fancy to her at
once. When Mrs. Richard brought her home
all the other Richards took n fancy to her too
and they determined to mike her work light for
her and to give her good home. They believed
implicitly in her honesty. and never locked any
thing up. as they had always done with their
former maids.
month ago Mrs Richard began to miss
things At first IL was only pieces OF ribbon and
silk odds and ends left over after dressmak ing
but pretty soon the thefts increased in fr--
quency and in amount. Then Mrs. Richard
took her husband aside.
Samuel" she said. we're losing our goods
Somebody's stealing. and we must find out who
It is"
oh. maybe not" replied Mr.. Richard. "You
cant tell for sure about those things Perhap. |
they'ys they y been mislad Anyhow. who is there 10
who wa. there. indeed II thero was steal !
Ing going on. & thSrc must also be somebody, to ,
before. She hadn't the slightest suspicion of !
Freda. But although she did not suspect her. |
she saw that frctla was getting more intimate |
with Minnie. that the conversations over hang i
ing out the weeks wash were growing longer.
70 each other out OF t!ie back windows Wien |
iaS fhers y,ls, WHs no wash Mrs kiShaEd had never
partiy due TO her intimacy with Mrs. Cohens !
maid maid t so Mrs Richard thought it Mas as well % /
at all the sort of girl that she wished her as
In Ereda's blond little head there is somo
knowledge. She knew that tho social line as
between East broadway and Division street Is
East Broadway mention Division Street siisht.
ingly. SO maybe she thought that Mrs. Richard
Light OF her subsequent con fessions. however, it
may be that Freda, couldn't drop Minnie's
idea certainly. that she intends To convey
Meanwhile the thetts cOntnu and Mrs. Rich
ard was Just a. much ut n loss as eve. 10 under
stand them. The fOrbrArance of Mr.. Richard
too, delayed action. H." said that so long asthey
were stolen or whether they were really mis-
laid It was foolish To try to catch thief. Rib
bons went, and pieces Of silk and lace, and \
little OF everything that couldn't be readily
traced. Then. on saturday week ago. the S5t
was stolen. and upon its being missed the story
OF Freda and Minnie came out
Mrs; Richard kept the money In a box In an
unlocked closet. II was not until Tuesday that
Mrs. Richard had occasion TO go to the box. and
jostlng thoughts the recollection OF ali the miss
ing ribbons and silks ana laces came 10 Mrs
Richards mind. and she realized that the time
was come for immediate action. She cast about
thought IA |
mem bers OF her household one by one. The last
she thought of was Freda and despite or per-
haps because Of, the fact that the little maid
was the one she would have suspected last, she
hit upon her at once as the thief. She thought
perhaps She had trusted the girl too much.
Freda was called from the kitchen into Mrs
Richards bedroom.
10" Freda.' she said, not unkindly, there is
some money missing from the closet. IL is $52.
Do you know anything about itf'
why. Mrs. Richard" exclaimed Freda,
opening wide her innocent eyes.
Mrs. Richard was shocked to discern In the