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

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Il vas bard 10 hep Der discovery t
herself. bat sbs remembered the cd
look Mr. Van Ef,ea hsd given het vhs
he bad ssked her to lore his old suuiy
snj overlook her peculisrties 10 mope.
mstlprs icr biz sake
b Oi cautss be kuow she isa tleptoman
sc, Musutrne thonstt, sBd vas too get
etoas and loving to ssy 60 Well, can b.
generous, toe
Then she comiortei rselt With The
ra elton ihlt Augt Abigail VI. eolas
back to Vermont s5oD, sud bad made I
~tll Ia CbuIles favor,
one dreaded thought hsuuted and vor
ried her. Suppose some day Aunt Ali
gail take something from some one elsei
SHAT could dor No detective ever
shsdoSed asuspeol more yisilaotly thsn
Marguerite dli Aunt Abigail,
Come, Marguerite, eIelaimed Miss Abb
BAIL the morris Of the day she was to
leave dol't keep Charlie there saying
good by any lougerl am going to take
| you down TO the ] weler's and let you
choose a diamond as bright as your eyes
to help you remember your old sunty.
Ga, how lovely, cried the delighted
Marguerite, while Mr., Van Essen added
bis enthusiastic thanks. ,Iclhmipg as be
drew ou bis gloves
Bot don't. Amt Abigail, pray don't lei
her so into glove storel happened to
look into her accouBt book lssi night. and
hud she has been buyng unnumbered
pairs Of gloves | sctuslly b lieve half
the money have given her for household
expenses has gone fer gloves this month.
Marguerite flushed, then laughed ssuci
ly
Wei buy what we want. won't we.
aunty'
A little psne shot hlough her,
How must watch the dear old thing
she thought / would be too dreadful II
she should -
Bat the thought ws not formulated
1t really was too dreadful.
Oace at the jewelers. il wes too hard to
watch Aunt AblgsiI as tray after tray OF
the g .llterlng stones WAS placed before
them and she became more aud more sb
sorbed in chooIngs pin.
Suddenly she noticed puzz ed look
some into the face OF the clerk who was
waiting on hem, and he began carefully
the pins j the tray before him.
Il seemed for moment Us il ber heart
stopped beating. and she turned first scar
ct and then deadly white as she saw him |
hove the tray hastily into the case, aud
Ealing su o.ber clerk, asked him TO finish I
he sale.
Why, what's the mat er, desrieH asked I
liiss Abigail You look as il you had q
cen ghost. Q
01, auntie, cried Marguerite, softly, no z
Ter her breath, someone has taken a pinl
I they would only put it back quick be '
ore the Other clerk gets here it might not
10 found out. On, auntie, shall di | c
Vhst shall We do2 II they fnd the pin {
u anyone it will be an evefls,ting dis |
race; and they Will be sure to search us
unite they will be sure to search nsl q
The implorlng violet eyes raised TO Miss
bigsl onght to have melted the heart OF
be stoniest criminal. but she only viii, "
cred back, while sudden color famed k
p 10 her own faded cheeks and her testh II
lnt hard; h
eness they wont find il on me, and ! il
10 { going to be arched neither. II
Oh, suntle, dear untle, begged whis k
ering voice, do do be Quick Ii
What dpes the child mssnp echoed the a,
ID lady, und,r her bret th, while the
ERIK. seeing the evident fright and worry
the faces before him, began regarding ,o
lem with startled suspicion What -
But before che conld 90 further Mr.
ark one OF the propritt rs, came for .,
ard qnietly saying:
Come this way, ladies, plessCl a.
Tue two followed hin to bis private ,o
lice and once there, the younger one
ised qnlverlng face TO his, saying:
May speak with you moment entire =,
alone, plesse2 An will You telephone :,
Z Charles Van Essen to come here at !,
cc?
With pleasure pleasure was the polite
spouse mes turning TO tie olerk, "
Iepbone Mr.. Van Essen. And nov will ~
N come bere Mrs Van Essen9 y
The two disappeared before Miss Abb o
ira beviIdered eyes into sn inGer office. u
For mercy's sskel circulated that horn
d lady 1t cent bfl II just cant be '"
tie Marsuarite would take that pinl D'
Then the sound OF q pleading voice ~
me TO ber ,hruu b the door, that had II
It quite latcbed,
| sm perfectly wiling to psy for it II
u only won't prosecute iUl
@ ooduee sighed the aghast listener. so
Klep'omsnisc she can't help taking br
'le thugs, drifted through the door on
Horribel too horribl, commented Mi. hi
,issIl. bn
Oaly wait until Mr. Van Esssn comes an
doesl kbox shout 1t, coutBued the ia
ice ineiie, at least N not cure that he th'
owe
Don't bel cried the Loffifsd but loving gls
nt outside Then be never shall hs
nhout hesi sfioo she oFened the door Tic
4 rushed 10. ch
Here, Mr.. storsteeper she cried don't Of
auctber word shout thst dismot d. col
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