The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-02-24

10 II 'he wcte going to cry sssip.
q II MAS seoui the pia ! wanted 10 a.
u hef, answered Miss Abigail serenel
!, She canldu't decide which one to take.
y NE cent for yen.
After oil she mna be 90 old h'Bde
VI thought the indignant merchant. I've
D mind no, to LET her % 50 EASILY.
e ! don't zee what you Gre doing 10 her
persisted Mr Van Essen. cant unds
e yet shy Marguerite should be crying
: bout il
= Give II to him. lDterposej the prop
etor politely. bellows you bsve 1t, Mis
7 Van Essen.
j Me eIolalmed Mics Abigsil. sharply
I You mesu Mrs Van Essen, Give bin
; the diamond, pet. and let him see II
Auutie is going TO pay for it you know
she aided. solthiusly. with siguidosu
lock at the proprietor.
haven't the diamond cried the start
ed Nargnerits.
lol havep't i'll echoed Miss Abigail
Then what male you cay so2
MeY almost screamed M,reuerite. Me
Il say had III
Well, il you haven't. IT, who has2 DE-
manded the now sroused Miss Abigail. !
heard you say You bad it. You said you
we're kleptomsuiscl
! The dooce, Aunt Abigail cried the be
wildered Mr.. Van + sen. What does this
oil mesn2
I'm cure | don't know, answered Miss
Abigail, ell her GOODNESS leaving her when
when she discovered Marguerite either
wss not the thief abe bad confessed her
self or was so hsrdensd she new meant to
deny it entirely am sure | don't know.
Ask him.
1t was evidently useless to question Mar
guetite. who sat staring at Miss Abigail
10 aDgulshed entreaty, murmuring feebly,
o.. sunty, do do telI-plesse dol 1t
will be much better and similar dscon
nected sentences.
Mr.. Van Essen turned steruly to the
proprietor.
DO | understand You accuse Que OF
these ladies OF 80
Oh, Charlie, don't blame her Interrupt
cd Aunt Abigail, She lie so younsl
Then Marguerite, linging herself into
Mr.. Vsn Essen's arms, exclaimed:
You knew she was kleptomspiac,
CharIle Why-wby did you let her come
here today
Knew who was kIeptomaniac2 inter
posed Mr.. Van Essen.
Aunt Abigail, OF coursel sobbed Msrgue
rite, cling ing to him. You sal she WAS
peculiar about money matters, and |
found che only took very little just
market money and few bils-snd did
not care, Charlie. ! charged it to new
gloves every time IN the account. and -
Here Aunt Abigail hastily pulled an en-
'elope from her pocket circulating:
Merciful HeaveDsl ] do believe the
,hld thinks | stole from herl Rad that
charlie mesnt to give 1T to her when
left tonight.
Mr., Van Essen, too bewildered to ask
questions. read slowly; aloud, I
My Dear Niece Aunt Abigail has been
little worried over the loose way iD
which You trnst that butler and maid,
Inow yon won't believe it, but here is
Orty dollars have picked up around the
Iouse and got IN change ut market. To
I have put forty dollars more. With it
want you to buy something pretty snd
eep 1t where you can always zee 1t, IS !
title reminder TO be more careful q your
mall change, Lovingly,
Aunt Abigail.
Oh. auntie erlep Marguerite, rushing
D her, then you aren't keptomsnisc, si
Or all
Before Miss Abigail could reply clerk
ntered hastily. and said to Mr.. Park;
Here Is that lost diamond, cir. 1t was
sught 90 q pendant pin the ladies were
,okng at. and was put into sn other tray !
here iust discovered it
The quartet 10 the room gsz'd at each
ther q oneut. and then Mr.. Ven Essen,
ho had been looking as black ss q thuu '
er cloud. burst ont laughing.
Do yon know. he cried, this is the frs
April and # there is bigger set OF .
,ols, or at Ipsst worse-fooled set, 10 the
y. should like to see then Aunt Abb u
all. you aud NJ rguerte kiss and make y
p, and we will all 60 home. V
Yes, replied the foreiving auut, that's -
bat we'll do. Marguerite. There's 20
snying We are pair OF April fools, but
lbody can say we amt honest ones -