The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-25
THE BULLETIN.
THE LOST KEY.

| MI. w ulteTb DTOW COHtFnCtcu hIlSuby
at the words, and he drew away the hand
which had been caressing his wife's pretty
hair,
as that portemennaie lost again :"
"No,e, Philip, said the little woman
with a world OF pretty penitence in the
heightened monosy liable, "don't scold
Upon my word, it's the first time I've mis-.
laid it this whole morning"
at is too provoking, Jane, =" said the
husband, pushing back the books on the
table before him with movement dcnot.
ing intense irritation. "Nill you never
brenk yourself Of this careless habit, M y
lover"
Jane was silent, looking down like n
naughty child who Ind been chidden.
You don't know what an apnovsncc
these bcedJe.s babi,s arc tos nc,bodical
| man like mvself dear - Inc added In q
gertlcr tone as the coral lin beysn "a
trembl. and the eve I, suause. "Do trv
TO be more thoughtful, for nv sake
Here il yonr lost treasure he added
quietly drawing a ,iny caae of pearl and
gold from his nocket nI found II living
on the stairs and thsuobt IL N most or.
cellent odportunity for giving nv careless
little wife . lesson
Jane claimed her hand. n, IN. siyb, os
the restored treasure and danced ont of
the room in cirli.b glee
"A perfect child. murmurcd the hu..
band, looking after her with a smile and a
,iyb blendin9 unconsciou.ly into one an .
other. "Well. IL don't make haste. |
shall be too late for that engagement in
the city. Let me see-,he notes are in my
| iron snfe. I believe. Nothing like lock up
things and keeping the KEYS yourself. III
Jane only followed my example-
! Mr.. Walter paused seeking in his yari-
Gus pockets, with nervous haste, for some
thing which seemed not TO be for,hcom-
| inc.
1yerv strange. nu,,ered he. biting
his lin. 81 always nut !, in that wni,.
coat pocket. Possible nav have laid it
! on the table amopgs, those papers."
The aforesaid papers rustled hi,b.r nm.
thith,r like animated snow-aakes, as Mr.
Walter burriedly sought amongst their
confused masses, but /, was all in vain.
Il cant have lost it, he exclaimed. in
note. il locked On in the safe. with no
earthly chance Of ever getting at it But
| am certain the kew cant be Lost never
lose ANYTHING, 1t won't do TO wait many
more minutes-Ill Jus, put on n clean
shir, and run down. Hang that key"
Mr.. Walter hastened up to hi, dressing
room to complete the details of his toilet,
Seie he left the house; bot his trials were
not We, destined to terminate. He was II
metbodicsl man. th.refort his wardrobe
wa. carefully locked he always kep,
things in one place, therefore the KEYS
were .nuylv rernsiny in ono corner of IN,
inscce..ibIc IRON safe
He rushed frsn,jcallv hack 10 the libra.
nv. bopinp family that the kew nigh, be
on the mantelpiece. where he 6ad not vet
searched. ID /, was not there. but n
treacberous ipk.tand was. The contents
whereof by on. unlucky sweep Of the
elbow. descended in an eboh cataract over
hi. shirt. .front-the snirt-front upon which
alone he had depended
"Well, here l. catastrophe I" he mur-
/ INJURED gloomilv, stanching the inky flow
/ with his pocket-handkercbief. However,
! | can button my coat over for the present.
/ Let me see-there is that money i promis-