, 1874-07-25
"a You f1oAr2 Tho wallet ~

"You hoar2 Tho wa,letl"
Tho tramp hostated; but tho powerful hand
tiRhlenod Its grAap on Lis throat, and no drow
out tho tnun0Y,
"You Ind 6ottor count IT," astd John and, M
ValeEla moyod toward tho wallet, "don't toiIcli
It s.s} Ns't your hands," he aldad. quickly. "ak'
"l'hen he doesn't think my hands arc 30 ugly,
sttes q, wns tho aaallug thenght that erosaod
Saiotla's m'n!a slle obsy1d without word, how
over, nnu, with tho aid Of two stiokB, slowly
openou, tbo wallet aud counted tho money,
sproaaing tho bills on tho ground. THO tramp
lad turnou on him,
1T is ali hero," said va1ori.,
~ suppose you don't want to zoe mo thrash
5 hero. viii 10 back Il few e' minutes In s "AlS
lie disappeared. Dut, o fou,tuiuo inoonslat-
cncyl valeria softly followed and unuasn ler-
.aelf, Witnessed tho performance from safo dis
After while, howoyor, sho called out, "Don't
"Are you thoro;" answered john, throshing
":oh John, don'tl Yon will hurt him."
tThat il what inton1."
"ploase, john. 0, poasol"
"Vory we'll, my n1an you may Eo.'' Dut II
II were m mt for tho Indy you would not got OF
The man alunk awny like whipped dog.
I should not havo lot him escape aaid john,
wiping his forehead. III did ot.think you al
uatchos and wallets sro rot often to DO mot With
walking alono On tho ,Vallenburg Road. Sup
posing had not beon hore2
1le gathered up lilo bills, and put thom will,
tS wate ata Into a poeas T Eet fr0s
Falerla WAS Hiiont, lnd they started on. Tho
old road soon came mp into tho sunshine again,
and the lnoora, tho breoze, and the larchce wore
as Eay. as over This time John kept up the cou-
vcrsntiou; ho naw that Valoria was exhausted
and pale, hut ho saw nothing olBe. Ho had re-
ceived Lis eentcnce lilo lnd n!ayol his game
and lost 1t. Deliberately, sdorufu']y, sho hnd
/ again rejected him, and certainly ho should not
giye her third opportunity! Ihe afrair was
OYER FonEyEn
Duk, to do him 1tAeaco, oven then ho n0vor onco
thought Of tlat goldon-hatred some one still
less Of bis encounter with tho tramp. Vaioria,
howeyor, WAS thinking OF both.
"I prosums 1t will storm before night" said
John, looking at the rising clouds. Thcro IS,
unfortunately, no sfgnal-station down hero.
What wonderful thing tho algnal-servico is /"
'Valeria agEcod that MAS wonderful.
"0ur lake.Vosse1s nov dnpend' ontfrely upon
| tho Signals" continued john. "You may not
| bo awaro TINT thcro ia aloat on tho lakos this
olSa75." ,
| pressed with tho fact.
John llscoursod loarnod!y On this and kindred
subjects; all tho: While strldlng over tho ground
10 lapay sat saloa o coua hafa!y keep paco
ton first with inonobyllab'os, then nos at al
bnt john bravery began anu Sustained o so!o.
which laatou until Tho foad came out on hill-
top. nna;Bhowea them tho river, the corn-nolds.
and ths farmhouse below, They wore out Of
the wlluornosa at INIT.
Tho now Transportation, , COMPANY 9lono'
Win isa steamers ana pafscs' connnuoo 1oha'
"omnrhcos bum totai 9l-
",oh, DO stop" said VatoEla, family. Sho
| could see teams moving along tho flVer-foaa Do
low, anu all PRIVACY Tonla aoon DO loas inVol'
unfairly sle ho!d baok.
"What is i I" sa'd John; no expected como
thing about fatigue, or porhaps lalnttng-flt.
| Paletla looked as him with her eeyo3 full OF
toars,, "fou are bottos than am,' 'alo mur-
mured. = An selfish, and vain, and weak. Dut
Q, John! do you- il