Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-09-02

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! prrnce for title than for a member
| ship of sewing society,". She was one
of the kind to see through milestone.
and 1t was plain to her that the mar
quis wanted her for her money. and
Miss Atherton wanted the marquis for
limself
$50 long as l don't want him my
SELF" unused Miss Brown, why
shouldn't l help this young English
girl to get him?''
Now, there was a skeleton In the
Brentnard closet. The duke, who was
was not allowed when in the city to
go into the shops without a footman
to follow him and pay for what he
stole. When the old gentleman appro-
priated all article the footman would
step vi, to the clerk behind the counter
from which it was taken and say:
lis grace is shopping today. 'Ow
much for the and mirror e took?"
Il see" the clerk would reply. THAT
one is three and six"
This would be followed up by other
purchases acquired in the same way
and duly paid for by the footman.
There was nothing upon which the
marquis was so sensitive as this mani
Of his father. he had made every ef-
fort to avoid the disgrace, even to an
attempt to shut his father up, but as
kleptomania is not a form Of insanity
that warrants combining person in
bedlam the duke maintained his lib
erty.
One morning Miss Brown remained
in her room when the others were down
to breakfast and, being alone on the
floor, went into Miss Atherton's room.
took all the jewelry the poor girl had.
carried it to the dukes apartment and
slipped it into the pocket of a coat sh~
found hanging in closet. Then she
went downstairs to breakfast.
After the 1ueal Miss Brown kept Miss
might be the first to meet the English
girl after the discovery of the loss. Just
before luncheon Miss Atherton came
out of her room with a terror stricken
look on her face Miss Brown was in
the hall.
my Jewels" exclaimed Miss Ather-
ton.
"What of 'em?" asked Miss Brown.
putting finger on her lip to enioin
caution
'They're gone"
"Hist! The duke: You know his
failing?
i've heard of it,
Don't say word about it. The
marquis would never forgive you
do you really think it best?''
II do"
land | must lose the gems?
Never mind that: they will come
back to you i"
That night at dinner Miss Athcr:on
appeared without particle of jewel
ry. The marquis noticed it. but made
no comment. After dinner he Joined
Miss Anterior on the terrace lie
never noticed the absence of ANYTHING
belonging to any of his GUESTS with
out dreading lest his father bad pur-
Joined it.
leave off your jewels today at dinner"
"Oh. they're so insignificant" she
said. "comparcd with what the other
ladies wear
Miss Brown. for instance.'
The lady named had that day ap-
peared bedizened with a small fortune
in diamonds.
Hers are very handsome
"Umph: These Americans don't
know when or where to load IN with
stones"
When on future occasions the mar
quis noticed that Miss Atherton still
refrained from wearing her Jewels he
wondered. Then one day Miss Brown
spoke to him of the omission.
''She doesn't wear them" said the
marquis, "because she's ashamed of
them"
Nonsense" replied Miss Grown
''That's not Der reason SHE has tn:,
much kindness in her to hurt YOU,
feelings by giving yo'' the true one"
Good gracious! You don't mea,
they have been stolen!"
II do
And the thief:''
'Searvh Your fathers rockets"
The marquis made the search an{
returned the Jewels The incident de-.
cided him on marrying for love or
money He proposed to Miss At!,pr.
ton. much touched that she had rye
ferred to lose her finery to accusing
bis father
LAS for that American GIRL he add
ed. "she had the indelicacy common
among her rountrymen She did not
hesitate to remind me that my father
Is thief"
Miss Brown left the grange covered
with jewels. but when she 20, IN a
train she put them IN bel salchel,