The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-10-24

been 'iGrhlEE Toe phlsce upside ooNb b'
. So lllile Sarah expressed Il, 20 search q
bag 70 carry bis papsts 10.
The lock Of mine is out q order sn
. be, snd cant get Il back uuli Neiue
DAY. Any oae Of your bsgs slil DO Ne
ssuse. Do yoG tbiuk | WGLt tamil
lruus as sarah produced her mother
, travelling case, Ots doll baby sAtebeIi =
she reach down her oWn ifom The lol
shelly l. tbis al you have gol7
There's heIls SHOPPING bag sSii the ID
tie girl lie hitler than mothers and hi,
ger than mine.
det IT then quick there ihsts deaI
little dot. on don't stop to dust it.
Bat m0st, pleaded the honsevliely II
tie thing It was on the top Of the wsrc
robe. where Nell put 1t before she wen
to btng mother home. Aud is lawful du'
ty, Add / think there is something il
It too
Sue was tumbling at the catch vbel
Robert caught 1t from her.
Psbaw said he inpstieBlly. A box oil
candy
lie tore tue pink ribbon knot apart, the
. lid dropped of. and little Sarah, standing
90 upioe 10 look i0to the bag, steppe !
back With shrek Something from the
inside seemed to fash up into their eyes
like imprisoned fire,
AttLe same time L eltor came INTO
the room.
So, cried Robert. looking mp with face
which would have furnished q study to
aUy physiognomist, you are the one who
stole the Grafton diamonds
|? The Grafton dismonds? Whist do
you mesn2 Have you gone cnzy? gasp
ed Eleanor, What are you doing in my
room2
We found the diamonds 10 The box in
your leather bag, said her brother. the dia
mond neck lace for the theft OF which poor
Miss X 4sson is on trial.
Miss Kasson! You never mean tbstlit Il
MiuAm Kassoa my friend Miriam?
III int tell You so this very day? cried
Goode
You never mentioned her n4me at all,
You kept saying my client, the deien
dsut. But oh, Bob | know it all now /
was there at the big house the day be
fore went for mother. | was IN Miriam s
room, and opened her bureau drawer to
ind pia and | thought it would be a
joke to take her box Of candy away. |
never opened it. | never dreamed what
was 10 It, and when got home aud found
the telegram from Aunt LAURA just flung
the bag down and thought no more of the
whole thing, Oh, poor darling Mily!
But how came the diamonds 10 her poss
ession2
Don't you kn-w? But how should you2
said Mr. Goode. The necklace was put in
her special charge TO be delivered to the
jeweler, who Was TO call for it at O'CLOCK
Aud when he called it was gone. But it's
all right Low. Great Scott Nell, who
would have thought that you were the
tbiei2
They arrest me, Bob? stammered she
Will they put me into PRISON. But don't
care so long as MiIly is no longer unjust
ly suspected Yes. am thief, But
but, didn't know it. And | never meant
1t!
There was rather unusual scene 10
that court that day when the necklace ii
self was presented in ey dence before the
legal luminsries.
The complaint was withdrawn, and the
prisoner was honorably discharged. The
composed and aliitocrstic Mrs. General
Grafton was greatly moved ADD made
many apologies TO Miss KassCn for the
position she had taken.
The newspaper reporte got great
many 'poinls" for the eyeoinR editions
and Mr. GJode, the 'ritiog young lawyer,
left court with Miss klsson leaDing on
bis arm amid tempest Of applause
Lucky dog, that said bis compeers. Al
ter this his iUrtuue is made.
All this bscause OF my foolish lIttIe prsc
ticsl joe, ssli L e,lor After this |
shall never went to lock at chocolate again
But, Mllly, datIiGg, why didn't You send
for NE 10 our trouble.
Could ear to have NY dear st friend
know that ,ptcted Of thief sigh
ed Miriam, And when | knew the name
OF the COUNSEL assigned TO me by the court
my lips were more tightly sealed than
evrr Oh, Neil, be Las been SO good, 10
noble He has never donb ed me for mo
aent, even when Appearances were against
me. No, | shall not 90 back 10 Mrs.
Grai,on's, although she has begged me to
do so
You will come with me, said Eleanor
csressipgly. Yes you must you shall
will stay with You, she said, until |
get another situation.
Bot she never took sIolher situation
Any oue could have guessed The outcome
Of II all, Even hslle Sarah guessed il
when she said. II do believe that our Bob
has isIIeu 10 love With Miss K4sson.
Bruth In Central pstL
In one Of the plsassllest benches IN /.