Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-04-24


clothes who stood defrrertialIy b.
fore them, and then back again.
well, if he house is to he
searched, It had best be done
promptly, suppose sail Miss
Madison. Tell ,our men to pro
ceed at once, Mr. Jones'
'B1t. ny de r Corisande. do con-
slderr twlttered Mrs. VI 'd'son.
sSome of our maids are 80 We y
superior. L ,e idea Of ranSacking
their trunks, a. If rh-y w-r' com
non bnrglarSD
III they 4re Inn0csat of stealing
nv di4uond ring, The, WON'T c'r".
sad Coisande, Indifferent If
the. are guilty, they deserve all
the oil quy whicl can Il 'sc'id
upon them
Just here the French n ud guided
up close 10 her mistress.
Pardon. .mllenoisrllrp she ~hlN
pereI, her hufclrsrd gray eyes
furtively opServrng The detective
a. she ~pok but n ncclr' to N"
that Ihlve "A neg clur tn ihl>
mastery. The little ml'llu~r glrl
Il below star; sac ha~ - brought
nome tni~ bonnet. P-rnApS "aie
uoi,e'le has forgotten thAt she
waited ia raicurl~elle'S dressing
room halfan h,ur la>' Wedn SdAN'
MAdrmoiSellr has not seen h T
ring since
Coisaudr lui ted hcr hrows.
'To.br sureV said she. 'B It You
don't suppose that she has taken
itp
Adriennp dropped her el'laSh"s
would yentlre TO make no ac
cusation, mademoi>elle,' said she
bat perhaps, in a moment oi
temptatlon-'
sThe matter is easily s"ttled' =
said the detective. I'VE can have
The Young preson up here at once
and search her,
Llttle Rache' came mp mnc'
wondering he wa startled wh"I
Adriepue yolublN explained TO be-
TN. business upon Which she wa
snmn oned, but consented at onc'
to the search.
'Why shouldn't II Sall she sim
nix. i have nnthing to be afr ale
or
She Turned her dress pocket In
sid out y little, mucn worn leaIh
re purse apprared-an elevated
, rail aay licket-a scrap OF poetry
cut from some npwsp tper tell %
-ani then dlamonl rlng, VII
!, one . trring face ot ire. Sci !
=, Its plain circlet Of god. hashe
! suddenly upon their eyes!
, I'll y said \ lrir7ne. po1'cinl
, npnn II, as som raven MI n
3 D ,nncr on iis prey. M 'i' m 'isel
can zee for herself! All, Nretc'
peiidious lhlei!'
r. Aud h, shook Rachel bN ii
shoulder with one hand, a" Sh
h Id mp tue ring ~Ith th- 9TH r.
- Rach~i had turned As pale n
+ ,Shrs
, / thlok [ mnst be dreaming
-. sald she. 4 never saw the rlr
=, heiole in all my lif!
-. 'Come, come SAID the detectiv
that sort Of thing won't 90 dow
NJ. I'm afraid you're an OLD hand
m H. business, SISSY, for all "
: look 30 yourg and iunocenI.'
-, Of course Rachel was arralgn'
before the conrt, 1ut C0risan'
Madison refused to appear for t
" prosecution.
The matter has gone far enougI
she said. Tue gIcl is not a harde
e. ed thler. She stole ths ring in
III moment OF temptation. Sue b
suffered sufficiently. l dOn't /
u lieye sha viii ever offend in th
o' way again.
ls' so little Rachel was discharg
o' with a reprimand from the mag
ITO trate.
But it was like clipping
lid wings Of a Wild bird and then b
he ding IL dy away Iuto freedom on
cl- more.
rts The fashionable milliner "
"' had employ ed the girl would ia
nothing more to say to her. No q
Ike wanted her services. Aud on
ed few occasions when there >eems
II prospect Of getting remunera'l
work, the horizon was oyercloud
to- at once when the question OF rel
Vn. ence came up.