The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-10-06

girl to get h1m!
Now, there was a skeleton In the
Brentnard closet. The duke, who was
an old man, was kleptOmaniac. He
was not allowed when in the city to
60 into the shops without a footman
to follow him and pay for what he
stole. When the old gentleman appro-
priated an article the footman would
step up 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 mania
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 form Of insanity
that warrants confning a 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 q coat she
found hanging in a closet. Then she
went downstairs to breakfast.
After the meal Miss Brown kept Miss
Anterior under observation so that she
might be the first to meet the English
girl after the discovery Of the loss. Just
before luncheon Miss Anterior 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 a finger ON her lip to enjoin
caution.
They're gone"
"Hist! The duke? You know his
failing?"
1--WE heard of it."
Don't say a word about 1t. The
marquis would never forgive you"
do you really think it best?'
II do"
"And must lose the gemsY'
"Never mind that; they will come
back to you"
That night at dinner Miss Anterior
appeared without a particle of jewel
ry. The marquis noticed it, but made
no comment After dinner he Joined
Miss Anterior on the terrace. He
never noticed the absence Of anything
belonging to any Of his guests with
out dreading lest his father had pur-
Joined it.
Christine" he said, why did you
leave of your jewels today at dinner"
"Oh, they're so Insignificant" she
said. compared 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 up with
stones"
When on future occasions the mar
quis noticed that Miss Anterior stdll
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 Brown.
That's not her reason. She has too
much kindness In her to hurt your
feelings by giving you the true one"
Good gracious! You don't mean
they have been stolenv'
81 do"
"And the thiefr'
Search your fathers pockets"
The marquis made the search and
returned the Jewels. The incident de-
cided him on marrying for love or
money He proposed to Miss Ather-
ton, much touched that she had pre-
ferred to lose her fnery to accusing
his father.
las for that American girl" he add
ed. .'she had the indelicacy common
among her countrymen. She did not
hesitate to remind me that. my father
Is thief"
Miss Brown left the grange covered
with Jewels, but when she got In .
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