The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-27
When 4 Girl
 M0rries
By ANN LESLIE.

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 knew from the girls actions. as well as from the mans telI-tale pallor. tthat this must be her convict hus- kband- But on arriving at Aunt Mol the's hotel, a few minutes lated I dis missed 1t from my mind because of sthe greater problem which I couldn't fdismiss---the problem of my unfair mess to Tom.
 Instead of sending up word that rJhe car was waiting and asking Uncle ENed and Aunt Mollie down to join us, II went to the suite where there are Falways bowls of old-fashioned flow ters. Uncle Ned's perpetual gift to his t'brfde-" The little old lady, radiant sin one of her tight-bodiced, fu1l-skirt- led silks, greeted me with 9 hug and a fkiss- Then she held me off at arms length and called:
 'Neddie, come hereI Our little girl Hooks a mite peaked and worried. You ssee whether she needs some aromatic Tor @, 1eetle of my blackberry juice.''
 Uncle Ned came striding out i'm tmediately from the inner room as he Ea1ways does when Aunt MOllie sum kInonS him. He marched over, took EIny hands in his big ones and led me Ito the light. Then, after grave in sspection from his deep blue eyes, he eInarched me back to his wife.
 What this child needs is mother ring he said quietly.
 "Once upon a time,'' I said, "a dear Had I know brought his wife a beau Etiful pearl ring for a birthday gift. EThere were three persons there at the Etfme, and circumstances left each of EIt disappeared It might have been staken by servant who swore her in enocence, or by the man guest who shadn't any possible motive for taking Tdt- But the wife felt sure that the girl Aguest was the thief"
 Sure? Sure's a big word. Why ! was she sure? asked Uncle Ned So---na ming no names---I told of 7l1iG nf nf eand of the three minutes alone with Temptation. When I finished, Uncle s..Ned came over and put his hand un- }der my chin and so he held my face sto the grave scrutiny of his eyes. Judge not, little girl,' said he. t>sJudge not It's easy to be wrong sSome folks ain't fair to our Val. You wouldn't do anything to fasten blame tson an innocent person know that, zor I don't know a thing about folks
 Then I told them of the one day remaining before the husband put sthe law on the criminals track, and of the position of trust the wife had . aided the girl in obtaining. And svvhen had finished, the two old dears sderness in their eyes. Uncle Ned sat sholding Aunt Mollie's hand between :bodh of his, and looking at her for approval he spoke, with no pretenSe , of misunderstanding who was the D wife" of my story.
 Have you searched all through your clothes, Anne Z
 'sNo I haven't I confessed.
 Well we'll call the rest of our safternoon together postponed and 5you go straight home and search everything you had on that sday. I reckon you'll find your ring, sin pocket or caught in a hem or some place that's so likely you never ,4hought of it at all. But anyway, we love you for the way you've stood by that girl.'
 ~I believe you're right I said, un- uttera.bly relieved I'm going right home, and I feel sure I'll be back here in an hour with the ring on my finger
 At the door Aunt Mollie added a gentle word.
 I'm sure my Neddie's right, Anne. We'll see you back with the ring in an hour, and we want you to know, dear, that we are proud you came to us. But we ain't going to make any mention of this confidence ever, nor yet let ourselves figure on who the little girl who might have taken the ring can be-unless she needs us some day"
 you dears!" I cried. II know ;Tn find my ring. And you've made me very thankful I didn't steal-the girls chance!''
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