The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-01


Beaty's arm. ''Why"-with a look of
alarm it's not in my pocketl'
r''Oh, it must be-" cried Beatty, re-
assuringly.
But it isn't, really and out came
handkerchief, two pieces of slate
pencil, a ball of shaded wool and
thimble. The pocket held nothing
e; Gwen turned it inside out, but
nothing appeared save few biscuit
crumbs.
''What shall l do? What will
mother say?" and Gwen began to cry
"Where could you have lost it?'
wondered Edie.
Il don't know. I don't believe put
my hand in my pocket once all the af-
ternoon. I do think. " she added sud-
denly, that Susie Carter must have
taken it,"
sob, Gwen!'
swell, do. She was sitting next
to me, and you know how she stared
at it this morning.
''ohall you tell Miss Thompson?"
"It wouldn't do any good because I
have no proof. But shall just ask
Susie ] can't help thinking she has
got 1t. OF course. she'll deny it. But,
unless I find it, I shan't speak to her
again. 1t c uldn't have got out of my
pocket by itself. 1t was down at the
bottom"
Gwen went sorrowfully home and
made a sobbing confession to her
| mother that evening. Mrs. burton
seemed less concerned at the loss of
the brooch than at the thought of her
daughters disobedience, and she did
not at all share Ovens suspicion of
Susie.
You are too hasty, dear" she said.
eff Ada Jephson We're to lose her
brooch you would not like her to ac-
cuse you of taking it. You have no
grounds for suspecting Susie Do not
say anything to her.
So Gwen did not accuse Susie of
stealing her brooch. as She had meant
to do, but poor Susie did not have a
pleasant time of it during the follow
ing week. Gwen would not speak to
her, and Beatty and Edie turned their
heads aside whenever she approached
them. She was Stunned in the play
ground and could only look on at the
games instead OF joining in them.
On the Saturday afternoon it rained,
so Gwen was forced to remain indoors,
and Daisy coaxed her into the play
room to take part in dolls wedding.
Daisy had seven dolls, and they were
all dressed in their best, with scraps
and ribbon fastened to their garments
by means Of big pins. Mother had
provided feast-plums and nuts. a
couple of pears and a tiny iced cake
to serve as a wedding- cake.
switch of them is going to be mar
ried?" asked Gwen, smiling at the row
Of waxen beauties.
MY dear Queen Dorofea. DON
you see her boo'ful veil? And look al
her CROWN lisped Daisy.
Gwen started, and looked more
closely at the dol-bride. Queen Dor
othea certainly wore veil-a piece
of white muslin, descending to the
hem Of her pink gown; and, fastened
to her flaNen hair, was the crown-s
silver crescent brooch, studded will
gold stars.
"Where did you get this?" demanded
Gwen, removing the ornament with
out regard to her majesty's feelings
Il fnded it," said Daisy, opening
wide her blue eyes. Don't take it
Gwenny, it's mine. I funded it on tn
floor downstairs one day, u long tim,
ago-'bout twenty monfs, Or else
week.
1T is nv brooch that Uncle Bel
gave me- said Gwen, decidedly.
Daisy broke into such a piteous wal
that mother came running ostairs t.
Dorofea had lost her crown, an
couldn't be mawwied now-not never
Daisy was soon consolcd with
crown cut out OF gilt paper, and GIVE
regained her lost treasure She wa
very sorry and ashamed of her be
havior toward Susie, and asked he
: PARDON on Monday morning before al
) her companions no easy task fo
proud Gwen.
| And when Susie's birthday came sh
was presented with a pretty silve
: brooch by Gwen. who had bought
: with the money she had been savin
t since the day Queen Dorothea lost he
crown.
The Presbyterian Church in Paris.
1 The Presby terrain church in Pari
, has emerged victorious from pro
tracted legal conflict with the cit
. authorities. The French law give
. Christian sects grant from the stat
y in proportion to their numbers, ant
in view of the high cost OF living q
J, the capital, an extra sum is above
to ministers of religion residing i
L. Paris for their lodging expenses. Th
> project Of the Seine refused to hone
the draft of the Presbyterian consis
DRY on the ground that their balanc
< sheet did not prove it's necessiJ,
y ', The church. contended that such
u u condition was never contemplated b
:. the law, and after exhausting ever
Il 1ora1 prOcocc tho oit7- hoe 1,oop M,