Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-04-18
Sunny Bank Farm
FLOYD LIVINGSTON


. VERSE, ana snOuld suHer accordingly,
while. on the contrary, IL she be limo.
cent. she shall have an opportunity OF
proving herself So"
BY this time Ada had collected her
scattered senses, and resolving to brave
the storm she had raised, replied, Ger.
tainly, Miss Lee has right to clear her.
self II she can, and prove that she 10
really Rosa instead Of Anna Lee"
Rosa instead Of Anna! What do you
meanf" Numbered Mr.. Delafeld, while
was too much astonished to speak.
Ada was not very deep, and In all her
plotting she had never thought how easy
Il would be for me to prove the falsity
Of her assertion by writing home; 30
with the utmost GOODNESS she replies: II
mean this: there were two Lee girls liv-
Ing ut the house of their uncle where
occasionally visited; one was Anna, a
young lady OF twenty-five or twenty.
three; the other was Rosa, a school girl
Of fourteen or fifteen. The oldest Of
these two have every reason to believe
stands before us-at least this, which
found upon the stairs, would Indicate AZ
much," and she held to view the hand
kerchief which I had dropped and had
not missed.
/
said: Il have observed q similar mark
upon several of her garments, and rather
wondered at It."
generously with me, giving me many Of
her clothes, some Of which bore her full
name, while others had merely the In.
itials. was about to tell Of this, when
MI. DelaReld prevented mo by asking
1 Il AtuA n
resented myself to be. and that was q
mere school girl when saw Miss Mon.
trose In Boston.
"Yes, sir, can," answered, firmly;
by writing home can prove It, II IN no
other way. But Miss Montrose knows
better than to confound me with Anna,
whom she surely has reason for remem-
bering"
Fearful lest her darling secret was
about to be divulged, Ada reused up, and
In q tone Of angry defiance, answered:
Yes, have reason for remembering you,
for you did me good service by taking
on my hands worthless, drunken fel-
low, about whom tho Bost0nians were
annoying me. thank you for II, Miss
Lee, and only wonder how you could sur.
pose l would forget you. recognised
did not then dream Of your calling your
self eighteen when you IRE certainly
twenty.six."
was COMPOUNDED and remained speech.
less, while with renewed strength my
accuser continues: "Psfhaps you will
deny having been teacher at that time,
when, according to your statement, you
were only fourteen"
"No," answered, II do not deny that;
II had taught, but I was only thirteen
when l did 50. o. any one at home will
testify"
Thirteen! how improbable!" exclairn.
ed Mrs. Lansing, while Ada continued,
And what OF your engagement with DR..
Clayton? heard 1t from the lips Of
your aunt: but perhaps she told me a
falsehood" and she looked maliciously at
me. while with a stamp Of his foot Mr..
Deladeld said sternly, ada, you have
no right to question her about that"
But ! am glad she did," I said, "for
as live, ! have never been engaged to
any man."
'Nor In love with one eitherY Will
you say you were never In love with DIR,
Clayton?" persisted Ada.
1t was cruel question, but could not
deny 1t, and remained silent, while I
covered beneath the burning case Of
Mr.. Dela6eld, who still held me fast, but
who now loOsened his hold, and slightly
pushing me from him, leaned against the
pillar with folded arms and dark, lower.
ing brow, while Mrs. Lansing and Ada
exchanged glances of triumph. They
had by my silence gained partial nd.
vantage over me, but as long a. I felt
the clasp Of Mr.. Delafeld's hand, I was
strong to defy them. Now, however, that
had failed me, and girl.like I began to
cry, telling them "they could easily test
the whole matter by writing either to
Boston or Sunny Bank"
This alternative had not occurred to
Ada before; but now she readily saw how
easily could prove my innocence, and
a. she met Mr.. DelaReld's inquiring
glance, she turned very pale and laid her
hand upon her side a. II the pain had re.
turned.
Rosa" said Mr.. DelaAeld, "you
would hardly wish for me to write were
you guilty, and as you seem willing that
we should do 80, l am inclined to hope
that Ada may be mistaken. Come, stand
by me"-and reaching out his hand no
drew me to his side-"and tell me all the
particulars Of your acquaintance with
Miss Montr0se, and also about that sister
with whom you are COMPOUNDED, and you"
turning to the other ladies-"are not to
speak until she Il through, when Ada
can make any correction or explanation
necessary"
Il was an act Of justice which I owed
to myself, knew, and wiping my Dyes,
was about to commence, when Ada,
a