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Wingham Times, 1892-02-19, Page 6fir"l6.4 am", until the bank was closets, re.. ; then taking his stone before the Ore, tf•(11)4„, i)fl ItktR 'p liedJohn•Don't worry anything about bs said With his fingers: it, deer You are that only one eutsitle t Ren easy, dear ; I'll not leave you of the firm that knows what disposition ia lana for a moment. has been ,made of the money, and to.. ( DirectlyafterAbraham made bis ap. morrow it will be placed in the bank.. 18fjat'auce and John sent Birt for the 1< was satisfied with the explanation, I coal, calling after him to bring the MOAN. FEBRUARY 19, 1891 Outwitted by a Womau Yt'laran Jelin and I were married 'we began housekeeping in one of the flats down near the ferry. People said we were fooliah to try and run en Petah•• lisbtnent of our own on a thousand dollars salary,but John neither smoked nor drank, and my mother had taught lase ail the little ecnnoniies of house,. keeping, SO we managed to get along nicely, and every month something was added to our nest egg in the savings bank. John Shultz, who for ypers bed been fireman down tit Ohine Pottery works, occupied half of the flat we had taken,', and though both be and his wife hes longed to the unpdueated,hardworlting class of German emigrants, they were sober and honest and proved to be very good neighbors. indeed, sly some strange freak of nature their twin children, Frank and Gretchen were born mutes. When we formed their acquaintance they were about eight years old, and seemed to enter into all sports of el,tt}lihood, with es much zest as their more noisy companions, Still, it was pathetic to watch the little things going around so silently, and it was out of laser pity for their forlorn condition hat John and I undertook to ntastet he deaf and•dumh alphabet. John learned rapidly, but it was a ong time before I could make my ngers speak so as to carry on a con- ersatien intelligently. My final tri- nepb gave as much pleasure to the ttle Dutchies, as to myself, and as I w shall show you, I was amply res id for all tate pains I took to give em enjoyment, • We had been married five years,and spite of the gloomy prophecies of me of pur would be advisers, John s junior member of the.firm that ce employed him, and the snit of ems- in the flat had been exchanged r a very pleasant residence, in a very speetabie part of the city. John looked after the business erests of the concern, and he was iged to take many unexpected trips as often left for several clays for a e with no other company than the vents. 1 protested a little at first I was reasonable, and soon became ustomed to the loneliness. ne cold, stormy night in February, t after the shutters had been closed the curtains drawn, John .came in sSriedfy, and without speaking went t. ;ells up stairs. I was surprised, for girl not usually leave the store until 'elook,and it was then but half past hen lie came into the parlor a few utes later I inquired anxiously if he 1. Before answering me he closed or leading' into the living room, ten drawing a chair close to mine id in a 1,7w voice not mean to say anything to tut it Marton; but your are such little woman I ant sure I can ou, attempt to blow the, safe was tst night, 'and the adroit way in he would be burglar managed T up his work leads us to entitle repitition of the visit tonight. r to thwart the gentleman's de. ave brought' the money and des hotue, and 'have put the box ing the treasures in the lower of the secretary that stands in twit stoney is there in it ? I yirlg l.o speak in my natural tt r fifteen thousand, nnsteered whisper. idn't yon pttt it in the bolt 'keeping? I asked uneasily. tale arrangement; but ,andstant casltier,whose bus. to attend to it, forgot his and thought no more about the box iheavy shovel, that the fire might be upstairs until'after theeloeh nod wartx• 1 securely covered. ed for nine, it was uoG probable that I I When the big, stout fellow returned would have thought of it Chen hitd not John said aloud • John been ordered off on one of his Marion, please jump up and find midnight journeys. Just before he that package which you wished me to leave with Cousin iMarie. 1 may have time to run across the river when I ant in Chicago. money, give hint this: I will not bel I did not watt for any other corn - home to look after it before the bank I mend but sprang across John into the closes to-morrow.wardrobe just as be said •,•• 1 felt a queer fluttering in the regions I Seize the shovel Abraham, and helps of my heart when John kissed the me brain the scoundrel who is hiding good-bye, but 1 made tuyself believe i behind the bed curtains. that I was very hrave,and at my ret;u• l A.br%ltam obeyed,. and then John lar cane for retiring went io wy room, • spoke again—this time to the man who cautioned Abraham, as usual, to see I was waiting atnong the shadows to die - that all the doors were securely fasten- poil his home. started he put the key of that box in my band, saying : When Mr. \Mowbray calls. for the ed. After I went up stairs 1 weakened i Step out and show your guilty face a littlt,and was on the point of calling if you wish to .leave the room alive, be Betty to sleep in my room,but fearing !commanded in a tone of authority. John would laugh at my cowardice, I I When the mask was torn off, John summoned all my courage to my aid, stepped back in amazement, for in the was soon sleeping as peacefully as a; features of the outlaw he recognized baby. I the assistant Cashier Brown. I must Have slept soundly,or I would He pleaded for mercy, and I, woe have heard the` creak of the wardrobe man like, added my tears to his petit door, and the stealthy steps of a tall, ! ion„ but .John said the law must take lank figure that emerged tlterefront.As its course and gave him into the bands it was -the first intimation I had of the of a policeman for safe keeping. preseuce of an unwelconeed visitor was The fellow had been on the alert, a hoarse whisper in my ear : and so had kept trace of the disap. Where is that iron box which your pearance of the money, and naturally husband brought home from the store Q'ioagll had followed it up, It after. this evening ? wards came.out that Joint's dispatch to Opening my eyes I was almost paral. proceed to Chicago at once was a yzed to see bending over me a hid- clever forgery, of which Brown knew' eous face, the most fiendish one I had more than he was willing to tell. There was a bright fire in It was a long time before I recover. ed and I had a fair view of the ed from the shock I received that night villian; but before I could move or uta 'and to this day John never asked me ter a cry the cold muzzle of a revolver to stay alone during his absence. was pressed against my head, and the On account of, some blunder .on the same voice hissed : j part of She state's attorney, Brown was Stir or make a noise at your peril 1 not brought to trial, but he was wise You are in my power, but if you do as enough to leave the city, and so far.as I tet! you I will not harm you in the I know he has never made his appear, least I want ti moue in that box ante in the neighborhood since. I ever seen. y and, fair or foul, I intend to have it. Fully realizing my,helpless position, • 1 told him where it was,,hoping that in some way I might make my escape ; while his back was turned. I was just measuring the distance to the door I with my eye, wondering if it were pos- sible for me to reach it unseen,when a key turned in the hall door below, and my heart throbbed hopefully; for that ;light, quick step that came bounding up that stairs could belong to no one but John. In air instant the robber was among, the folds of the curtains at the head of my bed, and just as John opened the door he whispered : If you betray me any. way I will kill you both. I left my watch lying in the bureau, and as the train id an hour behind time, I concluded to run back and get it, John said by way •of explanation, If there is alis thing in the world that a man hates when travelling, it is to be without a time piece. Did you find it 4 I asked huskily. hoping that he would request my as- sistance in the search, 'Yes. here, it is, all right. Don't'get out of bed, dear, you will catch a chill. Bow,are you getting along 1 returned John, T'he stupid fellows I thought, Why will you not give me a chance 1 but my lips faltered, Very well. For heaven's sake, do not leave me, 7'ohn. There is a robber behind the curtains of my bed; but he will hill us both if we try to escape, Without seeming to notice what I said, John tutned round to replenish the fire, saying as lie dict sc ; You must keep tt good fire on all night Marion. It will keep you from feeling lonely in my absence. Abra- hem must bring another bucket of coal before he goes to bed. 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A, man up in London the at x day: who was addreslting the Pat 'one of Industry, gave some startling figures as to the costa and selling pr cea of s'i agricultural machinery. He told that • Binders wee sold at $140 in three annual payments with' igterest at 7` ? 1 per cent, which can be bought for $87 cash, and that ploughs are sold at $14 which can be produced for from $4.50 to $4.80, a difference of something like a 19Q per pent. An esteemed ex- change in commenting on the figures, observed that if they are correct it is little wonder that the farmers are joining together to protect themselves.. Yes, it is little wonder, but the great, er wonder to us is that intelligent men, such as the great proportion of our farmers are, cannot discriminate a little better in picking oat the objects against which the united forces shall be exerted. They find themselves at the present time, hampered.and ground down by a set of huge monop, ohes, the existence of which in Canada is directly attributable to a systetu'uf tariff legislation, that ,they deliberately voted into being years ago and that they have regularly upheld as often as needful ever since. To the Implement Lords, the Cotton Kings, the Sugar Barons, the Stove Eingsters they •pay vast subsidies every day. They are feeling the pinch now and want to hit back somewhere. So they are organs. izing and the first man they are squeezing the life out is the poor conn - try nforeltant, who is no more respon>. sibe for the state of affairs that exist than the man in the moon. If this is not trying to clean the stairs by begin., niug at the bottom step we don't know what is. 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I am afraid that George 18 tiring of me. • Why : my dear ? Ile has beats ' telling me that I am too good a woman to be the wife of such a man as he is.