The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-06-04

NOhlbu Ilclp lUuInlnS 10 THINK now
astonished she would he to find it
gone. And | opened it and peeped in
to see what it was. Elegant point lace,
that must have cost five or six dollars
yard! Aud put it in my pocket !;
and when | next felt for my pocket
handkerchief it was gone. Now Eve
walked twice over the road, and asked
| every one / met il they had seen n
parcel, wrapped in brown paper and
tied with pink Irvine, and no one had.
| wish to goodness | hadn't touched
the old thing. But Miss Pendham will
never know who took it-that's one
comfort"
Ana Kitty Supple cried Mt intervals
oil day behind the counter. The joke
had not prove SO iocose as she had
imagined it would he.
"Gone :" shrilly sbricked Made
moisclle Vicini. That point lace
Miss Montrose's elegant Point dAlen.
con, imported directly from Paris for
her wedding hat-gone! OF course
you know, Miss Pendham, that l shall
hold You responsible for the twenty
five dollars which those five yards Of
/
retain in my service II young person
so exceedingly unreliable rs you have
shown yourself to be. You will be
good enough to provide yourself with
another situation by this day month. s"
So Kitty Supple was miserable, and
SO was Auricula Fcndham; and the
only happy person concerned i'll the
| point lace transaction was Master Billy
Parks, who was the scamp who had
distracted the parcel of lace from
Kitty's pocket, as she stopped mo-
mentarily to look in mt the window of
print shop, and taken instantaneous
fight.
'Lace, chg" said Billy to himself.
81 WINS in hopes that it was her young
mans photo. But I'll settle her"
When Kitty Supple took her purse
from her pocket, ut dinner time, ms
she snt down at Mrs. Parks table, we'll
spread with beef stew and baked pota-
toes, with n substantial bread pudding
to follow, out tumblcd flat, paper
parcel Her heart gave n Joyous up.
ward leap.
$50 it was there all the time - she
thought. Glow could | have posi-
bly, missed it?"
She opened it, urreptitiously, while
the green eyes of Master Billy, gorg-
ing his noontidc meal, were glued to
her face.
1t was filled with coarse, common
cotton batting.
And in that one second Billy Parks
tasted the sweets OF unlimited re
vcngc
Struck all OF hcap!" said he t..
himself. "Wcll, | guess we're even
now !"
But the piece of lace had not full
filled its mission yet.
When Miss Pendham went up to her
room she found letter under the
door, but she had no spirit to open ii.
cts one OF Billy Parks's April
Jokes" she thought, rs she pushed it
aside with her foot ooh, dear oh,
dear / wonder if [ shall ever laugh
again? Twenty. dollars to pay for
that lace, and ! have twenty five cents
when my weeks board is settled aud
my pew rent paid And discharged
from Mademuisello Vicini's, too.
What is to become OF mc?'
1t was growing dusk nova sweet,
purple, April dusk, full of faint scents
and sounds OF spring even there i'll the
city streets.
She lighted her lamp and sat down
with her head resting on both hands.
Just then there came n soft "tap,
tap ~ Mt the door.
Come in!' said Miss Pendhnm.
Tie door opened, its hinges revolv-
ing with dinident squcakiness.
81 hope l don't intrude?' said Mr.
Mills
Dear mo. MIR. Mills, Is it your
said Miss AuriculH
Are you ready?' asked Mr.. Mills,
lowering ON the threshold, like re.
spectlb!c mildlc-agcl genius.
"HaadyF' fnltered Auricula
For the concert, explained Mr..
Mills. "Wo had some tickets sent to
the Eagle Office. ] thought PERHAPS
you would enjoy tho music. Didn't
YOU get my letter? ] slipped it under
the door. "
ON cricI Aurlculn, suddenly
STOPPING for the neglected envelope,
which still lay under the table. al