The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-10-04

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90. int u,h9 baI - cLourr NJ the safe beside
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80 "N"hoJy bnt Lilly Rotlbone," SAYS /
.Vnn nro SIRE ~, Saws She
uIyIn, NJ course >, co,sI
..n'nnnII -, s,,,s sI,n "nrrhops there is an
; Io,I,cr ,yo,, out ofit Nol he you've had OC
co ,ui r. psr that money Of mine. meal
tho thousond dollar hand note that | put il
i,hcrn in a red pockct hook last week"
"Nyo y said "Of course I'd spoken of it
II wa, your private money"
"Tt,s rome Richard" SAYS she. you saw
lime look into the SAT-. todny:'
.,Yrs.u said l.
"WcIIn say. She. "it was gone then.
Icouldn't bring mvsojfto speak oft You see
a pirl like that has so many temptations; go
ling 10 marry and all. Richard, promise me
Iyuu won't have her arrested, or anything II II
lis her."
at is not" cried. BESIDES 1t was your
money. You would be the prosecutor to any
Ihief.@
Dear me, yes says She, and I'll let her
70: but must get it back, and she must
| leave the store
How can you think so i'll OF the grl"
said /. why don't you suspect me. l am
ever So much more Of Il doubtful character
than she is
you are my protherin-law,' said Margaret
Ann. Now listen to reason. Come to the
store with me and we'll search, II we don't
lind it | shall charge Lilly with the theft TO-
> Ip Il trpt "a n
warrant for her rooms-l'll be very KIND, but
cant lose sum IKE mat
she crled again, uiu really lcel tiia' siic
was in great trouble We went to the store
again and searched the safe, but the money
was all gone. Margaret Ann had the number
in her pocket book. III was easy 10 luentily,
and BESIDES the poor girl was IN suspicious
position, anu l SAID II she proved guilty., my
faith in human nature was gone,
Mine, too,' sad Margaret Ann. hau
come to ike her so. Ana then poor oaih,
| went home To tea with my slster-ln-ia",
but we had not much appetite. she promised
not 10 come to the store until the closing houT,
and to be very mercitul ana to give the girl
every chance.
And so we parted. / arose to say good
night and came around the table 10 shake
hands with Margaret Ann, when, Delhg a,
clumsy old bachelor not used TO women NIX
ngs, my coat caught IN niue Wicker-"orh
sewing basket, on long SPIDER Iegs, anu over
set it, Out tumbled cotton, buttons and tape,
and stopped down to pick them up, when
among them | saw key, brass door Key,
with nick III it and a long piece OF PINK
'ibbon tied to the handle. 1t was very littie
hing, and 1t made my blood run cold.
II that was the key Lilly had lost, what was
t doing there? didn't dare to look at my
istcr-ln-law. And | walked the moor all
light; but by morning my mimi was made
Up,
At nine O'Clock met that boy and girl at
he store and told them | should be gone all
he day In ten minutes more stole Lillys
Key from under the counter and went to the
lOusc--to her little room on the third floor,
md entered it like a thief, 1t was very poor
md very bare, but very neat and clean; ana
here was Il closet in it, with few dresses
hanging upon pegs, and bonnet box on al
shelf Into this closet | went, and there sat
queer old clock ticking in the room. heard
t count the hours, ten, eleven, twelve. And
Kept saying to myself;
IF you are a wicked, suspicious old fool,
Richard Wood, Lord forgive you"
But | waited still, and just as the long black
hands pointed at halfpast one, | heard such
knock as my sister.in law always gave at
he office door
| drew my closet door tight, and put my
yes at a crcyicc IN it.
There was another knock-a pause; and
hen | heard the key turn in the lock, and saw
he door open and my sister-inlaw come in.
he looked abouther, shut the door, relocked
and stole across the room. Then-God for
i've the woman; | suppose she was mad with |
calousy-shc lifted up the mattress of the |
leat little bed in the corner, and taking a red
rocket hook. thrust it under pulingthe quilt
veil down about the bed aftcrward.
~ hardly think you'u marry Sam Spencer
.ftrr alI. Miss Inv" She said aloud with IA
wicked TOSS of The head "pyr outwitted
.on e"
"Nnt unite ., said "NInrparct Ann there
re two words ia That mattnro
ny back To the outer door ShS knew herself /
raped, but her wicked tongue had It's way
ull: 49,.
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