The Red Cloud chief., 1874-12-23

Az III events" che SAIL iuroFus
20 Cora Dsiis., "yoB cant err-:
shelter under NY root 10 innge a
did'pt ask Cor such treatment :iom
Jon"
Cousin CariSa," aid Mernlion.
bravely, Il love Cora Dallas. ami /
stand here to e-pouse her cause. You
may sue her if you like"
Il shan't do that" said the wid"",
..lesstwi-e not until Jehorum Simkins
comes home to advise me what'-
best"
But" went on George Merrilton,
II shall make her my wife this very
day, in order that | can offer her u
home 10 place Of the Que OF which you
have 50 cruelty deprived her.
The widow, albeit naturally Q
k~ind-hesrted woman, fred up At
this.
"Of course I've nothing to ssy,"
che said, If you choose TO marry a
| thief"
But she stopped here-the upbiax-
ing fire in Merrilton's eyes ain,onlsh-
ed her to GO no further.
1t was lonely enough those coid
winter days, sitting .. her 6ro-Fl the
money gone. the merry ssnni OF
| George Merrilton's voice silent aud
| Cora's bnah, presence vanished.
"IfI should be wrong in '-pos'nR
| she took it." .he said to herself, I
| should be dreadful -orry ~ ,hins II
al the ugly. rame- | called her-hut
I don't zee a. there can possibly be
any doubt TO il. Anv way, yshoru'n
! will advise me when be III
And on the dus.y edge OF Saturday
Farmer Simkin> caue.
II never va, so glad Ia see ANYBODY.
in al my born days" said Mrs Peck
ington, inpul,ively jumping up from
| her seat-and she told him the story
Of the vanished bag Of geld before he
had Q chance t. deposit his portly
bulk upon the chair she Hospitality
drew forward.
Mr.. Simkins turned doll red-then
a tallow white-got up and sa' down
again, and finally dragged q leather
bag from the recess Of his butternut-
colored coHt-tail.
II never'n play off a practical joke
again. blamed If I d." he calculated;
"for / declare TO gracious | hadn't
any idea Of the mischief | was doin' |!
Here's your money, Clari>sv-I heard
you tell the folks where it va as ]
wss a~-scrsrin' the 20 of 'ny fee;
under the window that night. and |
reached it down. just for "a joke, when
you VA gone 70 see about the supper.
meant TO have brought II back the
next morning, ami have a good lsnsh
with you about the burglars, out Sc
how I va. 6xed-tather got poorly,
and I couldn't think Of nothin' but
him-but you won't Law it up again
me, Cisris-y, now will your"
but Cora Dal!as?" gasped the
astoni.hed widow. I've told every
body che took it."
"Then you and I must 60 around
and explain matters to everybody,
that's ALL" said the farmer.
Add Mrs. Peckington began TO
cry.
"Poor. Cora" she sobbed, poor
motherle.s child! l could bite my
tongue when l think Of what wicked
things l have spoken with it. But
I'll 20 right over and beg her pardon,
80 I will, and Georges too"
Cora Merrilton forgave Mr.. Peck
ington much more sweetly and really
than her husband could bring himself
to do-and she even came over to
help the widow make cake tor her
own wedding.
"For, Of course, I knew it would all
be set right sooner or later" said
Cora, cheerfu'y, land well let by
cones be bygones.'
And the wido~ solsced her con>ci.
ence by presenting Mrs. Cora with
just half the contents ot the misch'ev-
Gus leather bag tor a wedding present