Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-01-30
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New yos1l sav. Here man without
resource. Why didn't be pawn bis wa,ch!'
To tell the truth. that's What I had done
the week before. and the money was all
gone Then uuder the circumstances. >
you'll add. ii was immoral TO give q par
ty.i But, you'll besr in mind the invita-
tions had been out for fortnight, and
then we we're In funds.
We'll. Jack. said my wife, 'yuu mus.
get the mas-the p. B.-to give you
some more money on the watch. =, Sell it
to him right out. It must be worth at
least ten pounds. for it cost thirty. and
you've only had ave upon it. Sell the
ticket : ss.r-i.. ~ r..4a@
Yes; but where vas the ticket F? Why,
in the little caah pocket Of my brown great
coat. Still, / had heard that If you'd lost
a ticket you could make the man give you
another and Brooks. the pawnbroker,
was respectable fellow. who perhaps.
would help me out of my difficulty.
went to bin anyhow, on my way to the
station. felt ike ticket-of-leave man
as went into his shop. but put good
face upon it. g. ... t-s .l--,.
Brooks. said. that watch-you know
the ticket-h's, stolen -, -,
Brooks gave most portcntious wink.
He was slow specched man, With rcd
face. and . tremendous corporation. ii,
Nay he says. my lad; thou'rt wrong
there .t.., ...' .....
What do you mean 2 I said. coloring
up furiously. Every one suspected me, Il
seemed 90. rrs
a'Wboi it might ha' been stolen once.
but it aren't now ave got it here. This
is how it were. A cadging sort o chap
comes in, and he says: Master. what'li
you give nre for this ere ticket 2 Now,
you know the hacs don't allow Us to give
nought in that kind Of way. but 1 saws to
the chap: Lets have look at it ; and
then saw II was yours. aud said to the
man My lad, you aren't come honest BY
this.'' - r...
And ycu gave him iaia rnsindY. he's
in prison I Old Brooks, what a capital
fellow you are!
Nay he said L knowed better nor
that. Do you think I'd expose a Gus
toner? l know you gents don't care
about these little matters getting abroad
and so slaps my fist on the counter,
and says: Hook it = just like that
And away he went just like 4 lamp.Igh.-
err
sank down on the counter overpov-
cred with emotion 'f
And what's more. went on Brooks,
he never took up the money I'd lent him
for the coat ..'........-.r ..
What coat z l cried.
"A very nice brown coat he put up with
me. About ct you, I should think. See.
here it is .l -'t --.-.- -a..... +
1t was my identical brown great-coat.
wrapped up in a bundle. and tied round
with my own handkerchief. I made
dart at it. opened it, plunged my hand
into the breast pocket-there vas the roll
Of money. there were the twesty-two thou
sand pounds.
How did I 60 to the bank that morn
ing. on legs or wings? And how did I
get home. rs soon as I had put the money
safe away? Mary knew by my face that
it was all right; and didn't we have
dance Of Joy all round the house?
Ny burglar had only been sort Of
sneak. after all, who gos in at IN open
window, aud bolted with the spells Of the
hall; but if he had taken the pains to look
in the pockets Of the coat. he'd have been
a rich-though perhaps miserable an in
secure-man. aud l should have been ut
terly and descrvedly ruined.-Chaabers'
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