Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-29
A HASTY JUDGMENT.

andaaid.
rthur. win you keep this ring for me
until wo 90 hUmH
Certainly. " Doe rpIied.
Io extended hi4 hand 10 receive e, and
she apparently rrso DO TO- him.
Where !, iu' Doc asked, still holding
out his hand
Il rave 80 to you," sho answered In
some surprise
~ beg your pardon, Faith, but you did
not giyo IL % mo- you must have dropped
&c."
~ am sum / raya &c to YOU" Edlth as
sorted
Don't be 20 positive I have not th,
ring slid Burns
ono Of tho young ladies suggested that
Filth should Haso hDr dress, us II might
have fallen among thc iUldf This wa,
done and "a general search made. but tht
ring could not I' found.
This ~ very strange" said Arthur
Burns.
Very" echoed tho rest.
"Couldut DO hayo caught In any part OF
your drras. EIfbI Boo asked.
NO, " she answered cmphuticnlly. ~
rnyo 10 60 you You h0yc g."
Thoro was enhancement ON all sides.
but young Burns controlled himself and
said firmly.
II hayt no, the ring No doubt 1t will
be found"
"Whyn youwil reveal tshiding place
said Edith I don't lko practical joke
OF this sort, Arthur"
Tho party dispersed, al discussing th,
strange dlA"..lmnco OF tho ring Only
Edith and Arthur remained. In n naughty
manner shc turned TO him and asked.
'Arc you vlltIng for me-
eyes, De implied
"rhon you may go, 1prutor 10 return
horne alone.
pnlo with 1nrcr, Arthur lcft tho hou-c
81 have mhuD u mistake, " ho thought
"EdIth has Hn uuguyoFnahlo temper
nm convinced that wu arc unit Tor Cacl
other our little qunrrols used 10 DO COO
fined 90 ourselves. but now they occur Cy
crywhorc. / shall break tho engagement
nt once
Truucxt morning Arihur's ilrft thought
was OF Che occurrence of the proylDus even
ing Tie iolt only annoyance 90 Edith, fuN
DO never doubted tho ring would ho fount
after % thorough search Hc went Co On.
bank whOrc Dc occupied tho position o
cashier but snid nothing Of the unhapnl
affair After business hours tho president
Mr. Nnrdcn fnId.
Arthur wnut % srcal, 20 you nbou
the disappearance u Edith'H ring"
IL viii tell You how it happened, Mr.
Mardrn," Doc replied and hastily gave ar
account uf tho occurrence. II presume 4
has como 60 light before this Edthl
! treatment Of mo was most insulting
and -
"You nrc mistaken" said Mr. Mordar
quickly "1ho ring cannot Doc found. and
vigorous search h1s been mnlc'
"Whyfu can 10 DOB" luquiud Arthur
"Aro you furo you don't know, Ar
| thur"
GLOW should u DO you think have
/ stolen tho r.nHi"
"No, mol You may hayo hidden IL Just
Tor % joke"
"Thcft IL no joking matter" Arthur
/ Interrupted. OF assure you / hnvo not
the ring, nor do know WHORE % &c."
Mr. Moujon was silent Tor % TOW mo
monts. then ho sail'
Arthur. ! ana very unhappy about this
affair. II you wuro my own son, l could
| not feel 10 NOM Let as say nothing fur
thor at present Go home. and tomorrow
we can talk with morn compusuu."
Arthur passed slccpleis night Next
! morning nt tho usual hour Do was ~ th,
bank. Upon his desk hu found letter
which be recognized immodlat0lyns huinl
from Edith. io hastily opened IL ant
ruadi
SIN. HruNE-slnce you continue 70 keep ms
| ring and refuse Co eiyu any explanation or rUa
SON Cor doing s1, feel obliged o. say that yQt
! may consider our engagement 90 On end 10
/ view OF thu ir.UudHh.U between our families, NJ
othUr stop win DO taleu EDuu MAIsprs.
Arthur reClcl and would have fallen but
Tor tho assistance OF clcrk near by III
| requested an interview with tho president
nt once, and DO and Mr. Mursdcn wcro IN
/ close private conversation for some time
Whom they oam0 out, Arthur LOTT tho bank
never 90 return, but not % olurk believed
him guilty
Lawrence wns ia % stir Of great oxcltc
/ muut whom 90 became known that Arthur
| Burns had been accused OF stealing Edith
/ Murslou's diamond ring that tho engage
mont between tho two had been broken
aud ho had lyit tho town. sympathy was
with him and Dis widowed mother, f0i
| ho had hUgn % model Son. There wcro Tow
who believed him guilty. Mrs bradford
| nt whose house tho ring was lost, mad,
! every effort 90 recover &C. but Ia vain Mr.
| MnraIon would not talk of tho matter
Edith iclt hurt that Arthur had not
thrown himself At her foot and implor1d
hur 20 tako him back. Her pride was
wounded and she folt that morn than thg
| loss OF the ring
Arthur went 90 a town IA tho far west.
whore DO soon found work Brains toll IN
some parts of our broad land, and ut tho
end Of year no was ahlo TO send for hi.
mother and establish her In homo OF
their own. After that nothing was heard
Of him IN Lawrence for some years, ono
day no received tho following l0ttor from
Mr Mauduni
pElH AuIWn-The ring has been found
Ilith had had % dros7makrr in tho house fui
several days. ono OF hur drtssUH q gray SIN
-sho wore u on tho evening tho ring dishp
poarUd-was brought down 90 bo rumudolod
| In ripping 10 Faith f,lt something hard in the
puff un th1 oyuu.kirt and druw out tho dia
mUud ring. 1 win not ton you an that fol
| lowed, hut Faith wcpt bitterly and begged m,
20 recall you 40 unco, Como back my boy
and taEo yUtr old place. Within my inmosl
heart mover believed you guilty. YOU
fuund, GuouGE MAHsDUS.
Arthur lost no timo IN replying 20 this
letter ~ ana Elld the ring Is found, Of
he said, "hut nothing can over oompon.
sutu mo fur the shame with which you,
through your daughter Influence brand,
ed mo by doubling my honesty J have
made q name aud place horc and nm do
ing well, UndUr no con idomtlOn would
! return 90 the scene NJ nay modification.
A. for Miss Mnrsdon, l decided ON tho
evening when tho ring was lost that /
could not marry woman OF her unhappy
temper am engaged 90 Miss Agnes
Gwy, thomolt lOyabia and umlablo OF WOO
men, and j love h0r us ! mover loved ho-
lnr.- | LLLm- mn M.r. n.-I N. .uIl m