The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-28

Becsuse. my lad. she i alncss .
stranger - US
"Fatber, / woali stake my life on
her truth Aud honesty. said the ycang
MAI
Because you are in love with her.
my SOC. Ea~ard. looS hsre, Nave
you spoken = her yet -
Sot y~t, sir.
Will You d. me fAvor'
"Tha. depends npou xhss it is. fash-
er.~
will you wal, week before yoa
AK her - become your wife, VIII
yoo wsit one week without asking any
qGestions :"
If you desire il. sir"
7 s.'.At the end al ,sszt time WiA tell
you what think upon ne uratfer
And Mf. Ste,ihurst went cut.
The next lay nc brought down al
armful OF old coats. vests. etc, from
the garnet,
judith" said be. these things are
getting moth. eaten. They belonged 20
an old uncle Of mine. who died tep
years ago-an Odd. piserly old fellow
who boarded every thing up. and died
in cellar At last, l want them cut
into carpet rags
YES. sir, answered Judith Black. 10
the soft low voice hich was habitual 10
ter. And when her days routine of
duty was done, she went 10 work dill
gently with Mrs Stedhursts big
shears
She Was all alone in the kitchen the
next afternoon just As the clock was
striking three And as she worke ed she
sang 10 herself an old Scotch ballad,
Bonnie Dundee"
picking up an old waistcoat of ginger
coiortd cloth, she Clipped off the but
tons. and mechanically turned the pock-
cts INSIDE out to cut them away. There
was piece Of folded brownish paper in
in one of them. Judith took it out,
without thinking much Of it, and un-
folded it.
To her surprise. she perceived that it
was a twenty pound note.
In her first astonishment she uttered
q little cry, ali alone though she was
And then she remembered what Mr.
Stedhurst had said about the miserly
old one who had hoarded up bis little
gains and died in cellar at last. :"
This. doubtless. was one of the old
mans hiding places he died and
made no sign.
And this precious bit of paper-was
il not hers by right Of discovery
Her eyes CLEANED and her fingers
trembled .convulsively as they tighten
ed upon it She needed it ~ much
She was so poor-so pinched for money
And these Stedhursts. % whom it would
naturally revert, were rich, and did not
need it. They would never know. No
body would know.
For minute the temptation bAttissi
tlercely with her better nature For a
minute only; and then she rose up and
went straight TO the door of the tool
room-went with dropping eyelids aud
a scarlet stain on either cheek
"Come in" said Mr.. Stedhur.t. as
she knocked at the door, and she en-
tered.
"Mr Stedhurst." said she. in voice
that would falter little, in spite Of her
efforts TO control it, here is some mon
ey. a twenty pound note. have found
ii in the pockets of one of those old
waistcoats.
"Ah." said Mr.. Stedhurst, putting
down bis plane, and taking the crum-
pied bit OF paper. And why didn't you
keep i: !: Did it not occur TO you that l
would never know anything about it Z"
Yes. said Judith slowly, lit did
occur TO me. sir
Then why didn't you keep it :"
1T was not mine" Judith answered,
in low tone.
Judith" said old Phneas S,edhurst,
II put that money there"
You did :"
II did. To test you To make sure
tha, the girl TO whom my boy had Civ
en- his heart was worthy of him."
judith's face glowed deep scarlet.
IL don't understand you, sir"
said she
NO. l suppose not. Blu, you will in
a few days"
And she did wh.n Edward Sted-
hurst asked her To be his wife
My own love" he said. " the house
has been like different place since you
came into it Will you promise to stay
here always"
And Judith's answer WAS Yes"