The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-02-22
Finding tie Diamonds
How a maidservant Was the Means
of Restoring Lost Jewels.

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1t was her system that made Mrs.
Robinson what she was. If lie got
loose anywhere near. she was up and
after Ii with anything she could lay
her hands on
She showed you that lying didn't pay
into n serpent as soon as it got out of
your mouth. and you were glad to get
behind another.
Not to say that her system hadn't
It's wbacks Every system has.
And the naked truth is sometimes an
awful thng-ten times more awful
,han any lie you can think of ut the
lime.
When Susan Jones came. however,
5,rs. Robinson had her work cut out
The girl lied like an eel-therp was no
catching hold of her.
Al first she just chirped out lies as
ught hearted as "A bird "rleas'm ii
aere the eat or anything that came
,ppermost But the eat had a way
proving an alibi that astonished
nsan
So Susan rot rs cautious as charity,
nd it would have done your heart
eood to see the two nj il. for Mrs. Rob.
'.l*on had no SOONER got the ferret Of
..;lth into one hole than Susan was
ut and in at another
Any one else would have got sick
nd Disguised. but Mrs Robinson
i,ln't
For" said she. the girl has her
cd points. and I'll make n woman of
rr"
And she succeeded, for Susan got
orn out by the sheer uselesSnpss of
~ thing and nj last shut down in dis.
rust After TINT the girl die not de.
par1 from the truth for six months
aud then she let off the awfulest lie
Mrs Robinson had ever heard in her
born days Al least Mrs Robinson
thought il was
Ii happened like this one morning
when S,lSan was in the coal cellar she
found lady's ring thai da2zlcd your
eyes AMI took your breath away
Its one of them = cent things as
you can buy III any tinkpr's shop she
said 10 herself Just lot Of rubbishy
glass don't believe IFS worth both.
prin2 about"
She took il TO her mistress, however
Mrs Robinson gave a cry when she
saw the ring and started up with her
mouth open at looks like one of the
rings mentioned in my grandmother's
inventory" she said Il shouldn't won.
der II il belongs to the lost set of dia.
mouds"
Mrs. Robinson was widow and liv.
ed with her brother John Few men
could look wiser than Mr. John when
he tried it His spectacles made him
look like Solomon When he came
home, he put them on and raked out
the mvc.tory aud placed his foretinger
on an exact description of the ring II
was valued at 500
After they had all wondered awhile
they put on last years clothes. got
candles and went into the cellar: but.
though they shifted the Goals about for
hours. they got nothing but their faces
BACKED Mr. Johns was the blacklist
When she had got herself washed
and busted. Mrs Robinson put the
ring on and wore it till night, but be
fore retiring to rest she put ii Oh her
toilet table in case 1t got lost in bed
In the morning the ring was gone
Susan took a red face as soon rs her
mistress came down stars Mrs Rob
nson just stood still and looked N her
for n moment. and then she sand
Susan. what have you done with the
ringY"
Il never touched II. ma am" Was Su
sans reply and the girl sat right down
on her chest and burst into tears
Then what are you crying forY" IN
CURED her mistress
Bur Susan sohbed on and SAID moth
ing
I'm give You an hour TO make up
your mind about il" SAID Mrs Robin
son You're not to DO any work for
that time
Susan sal on the chest the whole 30
and cried herself out Mrs
Robinson came down Al the end of
that time and found her still glued to
The lid
Now. S2san. ! want the solemn
truth "
"Yps'm."
"Where's the ring?'
MIR John took II. ma am"
MY brotherY'
"YpS'm
Wise as he was MIR John was struck
in heap when his sister mentioned
the matter What wha what?' he
gasped THE girl is stone mad
Gever heard such thing III my lire- |
never did"
81 guessed as much" replied his sis
ter she is sitting on her chest, look
ing as guilty as red herring"
What is TO be doneT'
I'VE shant call IN the police. The
girl has been making progress. and the
prison would pun an end To all that.
believe she will give us the ring yet.
But II would be wrong TO keep her
here She shall pack up today and
leave tomorrow morning
AMI Susan got notice accordingly
II knew you wouldn't believe me-"
said the girl. gulping down a sob
Then why did you tell me such a
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