The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-11-21
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be said stolldly,
II brother Joe woald only waken,
said.
+ lie cooked his eye knowingly.
You want to make me believe that be
is Ia this house somewhere, ehf Ny deaf
madame, YOU are as transparent as air
Had be been under this roof you would
have screamed blue murder long before
this time.
Oh, oh, you varniutl groaned, ia
pure agony Of spirit. What do YOU
wAutf
Well, ma'am, since that is fair honest
question, | will attempt TO answer il.
To begin with, my financial affairs are in
very complicated condition. Money |
have but little-of credit, none; so am
forced TO levy irifing tax upon my
/ friends in this and other neighborhoods,
to cxtricate me from my disastrous con-
dition. As soon as collect certain
amount intend leaving fF France or
Italy, never, perhaps to return. DO not
she'd tears at this, dear madame, for wher-
ever my footsteps tend, your image
rutiled mig htoap and all--will remain for
ever imprinted upon my heart.
/ You old goose! | said.
/ Please do not interrupt me, madame;
have but few moments longer TO stay
and ! must be TO business at once. |
have learned that you have disposed in a
trunk in an adjoining closet forty dollars
and eighty cents. The forty-dolars |
would like TO borrow Of you for an in
definite length of time. The eighty cents
| do not care about. You can retain that
as trifling evidence of my generosity in
this great emergency Of my life
You are robber, thief, thenl ]
cried.
Either at your service, madame, now,
we want your money, said he, rising and
making bow like French dancing
master.
lie wasn't joking now There was
determined look in his eyes and about
his mouth.
lie that giveth to the poor lendeth to
the Lord, he said, speaking just like a
minister .....
And he that steaeth from the poor,
what of him?
My Bible does not dispose OF his case
especially.
And you came here to rob meme,
poor woman?
] came to borrow of you for an uncer-
tain length of time.
! saw it was useless to waste words
with him, besides didn't altogether like
the look in hls eyes. | closed my lips
tightly together, resolving not to speak
again,
If you've ne objection, ma'am. III
look around bit. and il ! hear any noise
from you, my dear, or if ] see in any
way that you are Becoming nervous, !
shall be obliged to quiet you by the use
Of
He took up the lamp as he spoke and
held up small vial.
Chlorotorm! gasped. .... /
Yes. ........
1t would be the death of me, | moan
ed.
l should be sorry to bring such loss to |
the world, but, believe me, that rests in
your own hands. This door leads into
the closet where the trunk is, believe,
he said, making straight for the closet
where my forty dollars was put for safe
keeping.
didn't say word. To tell the truth
the choloroform had scared me half out
of my wits. ...
He turned the key in the door q had
always kept it locked and the trunk
was at the further end of it. Let me say
here that this closet or store-room was in
the "L'' part of the house, fully foot
lower than my room. Mr.. Burglar was
not acquainted with this fact. GIancing
towards me with his sharp eyes, to see if
| was quiet, he took step forward and
went sprawing on all fours don't know
to this day how he managed to save the
lamp as he did, and burned as brightly as
ever. My wits came to me here. | sprang
rs lightly as a cat out of bed, and before
be could get up on his feet had the door
locked upon him. He grew lamb-like in
a moment.
You've done il now, haven't you, my
creature? | swear Pm in love
with you from this hour to the end of
time. You've got me tight and fast.
What is the use Of money now? mi
take the eighty cents, and you may have
he forty dollars if you will only let me
Dut
No, sir am going to call the neigh
1ofs, ! said resoutely.
Going with that night-cap on? You'n
make your fortune. But don't hurry,
hats dear. Let's have little friendly
alk. Say, III give you hundred dol.
ars If you'll let me come out
Yes and leave you free to scare some
1ther poor woman nearly TO death-no
irl
Well, then, III give YOU two hundred.
No, Sir.
Name yonr price, then, dear girl ! sup
bose every woman has htr price-so they ,
ay.
No; II wouldn't be right, said, hesita-
ingly.
! heard a chuckle i,
First step toward It; she begins to talk +.
# what Is right
thought Of my poor girl out to work
y the week, and 50 anxious 10 get an