Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-04-08
KIrTY,s NIGHT-wATCH. {

az do not like this Mr.. SedgewicK;
..Wbat have you against him, father ?
ara sure that many business men OF
tb;s city have taken quite fancy to him.
Have YOU noticed his reception on
'chanse yesterday"
aI-have lust read of it," and the bank
er.s ewes returned to the paper which ne
hal laid aside with the first words to his
daughter. sStill, for all that, Kitty DO
not like the man."
yours is one of these tnaccountaoi pie
dislikes, suppose she answered. With
a pout, ..and the world is none the better
for such. am sure that Mr.. Sedgewick
will overcome your repugnance and win
YOUR esteem. Perhaps he has not PIT
ronized the North American.
Kitty Ransom spoke the last WORDS
with smile.
-Ouite to the contrary. Kitty" re-
sponded her father. His deposits in the
North American run into the thousands,
and we cash all the checks that he re-
ceiyes. But the man-the man-kitty,
saw frankly that do not like him, and,
perhaps. / could not tell you why"
The girl. with noticeable pallor on
her face, walked to the window, and
gaze vacantly into the busy street.
Mo-" she murmured; The never likes
ANYBODY to whom / take fancy. One OF
these days | will tame him; yes, L will
cure him of his dli>likes."
Kitty spoke with wOmanly determine
ton, and her ruby lips closed firmly be-
hind the last word.
To the handsome man whose recep-
ton OH change had been quite fiattering
she had taken quite a fancy. He hiatt
rented the elegant store-roOm that adj
Joined the North American bank, and
was stocking it with an assortment OF
goods which, he declared, would prove
the wonder of the thriving city. VI
polished manners and fine business ad-
dress, he was winding his way TO the
trust of the substantial citizens, and
when it was learned that he was unmar-
ried many young bellies smiled upon him
Kitty Ransom among the number.
AS the days wore away Arthur Sedge-
wick continued TO rise in the estimation
of bellies and beaux.
He seemed to pay especial attention to
the bankers daughter, whom he met ut
social gatherings. while the father looked
on with silent disapprOval.
"Kitty will find him but tinsel. by
and-by." he said to his wife. who did
not look with favor on Arthur Sedg-
wick. The girl is young, and some
time she must learn that all Is not gold
that glitters. When | shall have dis
covered Mr.. Sedg ,wick's true character |
viii dissipate Kitty's dream. tie shall
never cross this threshold as our SON."
But the hand of fate was at work, and |
Kitty Ransom was destined TO discover
her lovers true character in the gloom
of the most memorable night Of her
slife
Lean see Kitty ?'
The speaker was private Waterman
who slept i'm the bank. and he stood on
the stoop of the banker home.
a moment later Kitty stood before him.
Kitty" said the young man, and a
blush began to suffuse his face, kitty,
cannot stay i'm the bank tonight"
why not, Benz"
@Bccause-because-K you will |
not say word about it if l tell you?n, |
f.Certainly not.r IS L8lxffl Is t83f3 |
Then Ben Kittredge. than whom no
trustier Waterman lived in the city, came
nearer to Kitty and said:
I'm going to be married tonight"
why, Ben Kittredge,r exclaimed the
girl This announcement is sudden |
You should have invited me sooner. But |
I'm too fast; you have not invited me as |
yet"
God bless you, Kitty Ransom said
Ben. You are the first woman would
invite If there were to be any wedding
guests. But L want you to do me a
greater favor. l want you to sleep in the
bank tonight in my place. L would
trust nobody else, and need not assure |
you the post is safe, for you know that |
the North American has never been dis |
turDed by burglars; in fact, Kitty, IL is !
burglar proof-the safes, L mean."
Il do not fear burglars" said the girl,
with smile; rbut, would father let me
do you this singular favor?' 50
He need not know it till morning.
was the quick reply. ''YOu often stay
from home at night, and he never ques-
tiOns your outgoings, as you have told
me. Besides, tonight he will know that
you will not see Mr.. Sedgewick, as that
gentleman has not been seen for several
days. Tell your father that you will not
be home tonight. 1 will come for you
by-and-by, and let you in the bank before |
they light the street-lamps."
Pleased with the romance of sleeping |
In bank as the guardian of many thou
sands OF dollars, Kitty Ransom assenred |
10 Ben propositions, and saw him de- |
part in good humor. l41Iiss u
VI 4atC SIG Aau hCiu IudI} SIOle0 Inter- |
views with Arthur Sedgewick, much to
the chagrin of certain young man
whom her father had in secret-chosen for
her husband. Kitty respected him and |
might have loved him, had not the DASH
ing merchant crossed her path, and made |
Tue conquest of her heart almost before |
.. Let her got" said Shirley Dare, in
a au. Ipi.'erness, 'let her discover that this |
dae .tf Sedgewick is wearing a cloak Of
hitty went to the bank with Ben Kit
treuge, Who left her tbere ne watcher
he was to make his wife. y 100 I
VII let you out early, Kitty - wa-e HE
last words. and the girl heard him t,,r,,
the key in the strong lock.
In the well-warrned back-parlor K;,tn
made herself comfortable, and pronose5
to read before going to sleep on the sette.
which Ben had transformed into COW
couch with something like womanly skill.
Several walls, thick and strong, separated |
the bankers daughter from the great
safe. that Contained the wealth of the in
stitutions and Kitty recalled her fathers
remark Of but that evening that the safe
had lever been so full as 1t was at that !
hour. 1
III go and look at the safes,' she