The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-11

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The amiablc Winsomc wa taking her annual
holiday and the Marder n her place was Of =
,narlIrh hsh',, d ~ , me ,t rnspI : do w'r rSe 10 uo mIIi
never succeed with the hat trick Yet sh'
must do some thing or John M%a.i mink ,kc zig ~ ~
not. like poor Mr.. Pringlc, a pcnancc OF year.
NEVERTHELESS. invention failed her.
Mi, Rodwells opinion OF the 'oyer va
morning by what means he had oontrlN'd
Ia frank an eIistlc.
That the sort to work with, ell, mother
What do you think, dear. returned tho
widow ~ regular warns my heart -
batteries Vas u not for her that John .iad
distinguished himself?
Miss Rodwcll. warmer than ever in The anAir,
undertook 10 get n letter conveyed through
the laundry II Miss Pocket could manage to
Writci' in the sewing room that morning, Miss
Pocket had n morscl Of paper concealed In her
dress, but no writ ng imC!Nr,ht
silly girl. whispered Mrs. prlnple, "aint
YOU got your needle slowly and laborious'y
during the stolen momcnts Of a morning.
sewing Miss Pocket .prlckcd n mcssag sc wi
her, needle ,I,h'n III" twisted up the paper
and Ea!oISd n.r In9nce to to-, !, over r her her
tossing il to Mis-. Kodvell. was detected
of nqd ,h noq r n VIII ilho "y i a sc wardrr h h fnsTss
the heroic widow made "A pill of the note and
bOlted II
The tears ,rembled in Miss Pockets ewes,
but she restrained them \ sibilant sound of
sympathy won't UP from thc, hand of sewers.
for by this time Mis-, focie,'S love affair was
known to some and guessed by many in u
Wing, and had indeed almost discounted u"
nose Of susan Tolr.cr.s bahv MIR. Pringle'S
the matron, Miss Pocket keeping quiet in re-
spouse to the whispered protest Of hewiiow
that she should not give herself away "A
few marks lost amt much to me-" said Mrs.
rrinels.
The day, went by, in which Miss Pocket. who
fancI.d her,ci more ciocH.y WATCHED than ever.
Is rarely that q pr 2Deir %eHGlalIns against the
nlght Of time. but While Mi-s Pockets tenn vas
her hold Gron her lover. She would not, how
ever, accept defeat.
had Nil Pocket quit failed 10 Establish, u
post. bat the ervice on the other side was also
at q tand-till, The chaplain, who had but one
Stitched. and he had not given Mis- Pocket a
In this strait Mis-. Pocket was minded 10
venture one last shaft In Charel. She alone
1ne III 9 pTr r' t /, |9,cd dn Ii',l wT for n ,Ge S Sialiie o 1it thu
Governor, No one was taken into her confd-
ence, and. the hymn time had ceased TO be q
Miss Pocket once more launched her voice into
space, and supplemented the lines.
II, the sweet hope that thou ar, mine
Ny path Of life attend
with this improvisation.
Yes. John. and le, tina, hope be mine.
I'm with you to the end.
tho effect upon the congregation was such that
they all. a. by one accord ceased 10 sing. Ina
them on again. Nj. Poke" warde stretched
over and tapped her on thc shoulder.
IT was you, Pocket she cried
Miss Pocket, who had made no effort at con-
The warder glanced at the matron, and, in
obedience To a sign from that lady, Miss Pocket
wa marched out Of chapel.
Now this i all but the end of the story.
what would happen TO Mis-, Pocket he other
ladies scarcely dared To- conjecture, The mnt-
wa tartar undilnlcd, Miss Rodvell and Mir.
rringle were ml>crably concerned Tor their
friend.
But courage like Miss Pockets draws sup
port TO itself III the soresl si,uations. The
Pocket IN her cell that same afternoon. u"
lad never seen any wickedna~- in this young
woman. and believed that, If her reason were
not lost. size had u reason for her conduct.
Whether or no Miss Pocket had relied on the
%Chaplaln'> conutenance. She Mas determined
now That lie should champion her. She gave
the a~ioul-h"d par~on every detail of the story,
Including the theft OF the note from the lining
"t ht> cap. She laid she had been sincere il
II all. shp was really in love, and she wished
he chaplain would 80 and see the young man
himself.
II was such a case as lis reverence had never
before encountered. but he continued to be-
lleve in Mis- Pocket. lie said gravely that le
should lHy the matter before the matron and
he governor, (which. of course. lie must do.
CIriously or not. Mis- Pocket was never
punished She had been two days confined
10 her cell when the chaplain visited ler. again.
accompanied 10y the matroil. On the follow
ing morning -he WIS closely interrOgated by
the governor in hs office, On the morning
arain. wit NTH . j n'S STACEY beside her. o'"'e
six weeks later the chaplain married the pair
in the parish church.